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Tune ID#4942 (Crónán na nGabhar)

Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Crónán na nGabhar
 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)

cd 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). Album details
and contents
~20077#2[RdOnly] Brian McNamara and Tim Collins. Reed Only. Brian McNamara (pipes), Tim Collins (concertina).View album details

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. [available]
On page 124 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. [available]

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