Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4942 (Crónán na nGabhar)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording RdOnly (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Crónán na nGabhar / An Cronan Gabhair / Cronan Gabhair / Cró na nGabhar / Cro nan Gobhar / The Goat's Song (also as song-air)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~2007 | 7#2 | [RdOnly] Brian McNamara and Tim Collins. Reed Only. Brian McNamara (pipes), Tim Collins (concertina). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recording listed above.
| As tune #480 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 124 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903