Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#521 (Doctor Gilbert)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
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 MC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Doctor Gilbert / Dr. Gilbert / Dr. Gilbert's / An Dochtúir Gilibeart / Ríl an Dochtúra Gilbeirt / Dr. Gilberts / Doctor Gilbert's Fancy Concert Reel / Dr. Gilberts Fancy Concert Reel / Donegal Gilbert / The Dispute at the Crossroads / An tAighneas ag an gCrosbhóthar / The Loughros Point Reel / John Doherty's (also in D) (compare #522)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 1.22#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1975 | 5#1 | [SK 1] Seán Keane. Gusty's Frolicks. Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| 1977 | 12#1 | [JD 4] John Doherty. Bundle and Go. John Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1977 | 7#1 | [AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar). |
| ~1981 | 7#1 | [ApW] Brian Conway and Tony DeMarco. The Apple in Winter. Irish Music in New York. Brian Conway (fiddle), Tony DeMarco (fiddle). |
| ~1989 | 1.3#2 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1991 | B.1#2 | [Di] Ditherum. Reeling between Bars. Catherine Drapier (vocals, guitar), Eileen Healy (vocals, guitar), Edel Sullivan (fiddle), Pádraig Kelleher (flute), Donal Lyons (percussion). |
| ~1991 | 14#1 | [PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). |
| ~1991 | 12#2 | [GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 10#1 | [MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. |
| 1995 | 11#2 | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
| ~1995 | 9#1 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). |
| 1998 | 7#2 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~1999 | 6#1 | [Lu 2] Lúnasa. Otherworld. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán), Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, viola), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass, cello), Donogh Hennessy (guitar). |
| ~2000 | 10#1 | [A AS] Altan. Another Sky. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle, vocals), Dermot Byrne (accordion), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Dáithi Sproule (guitar, vocals). |
| ~2007 | 12#1 | [PHGH 2] Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington. The Merry Love to Play. Peter Horan (flute), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). |
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 recordings listed above.
| On page 63 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #180 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #228 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #21 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| On page 118 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 16 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 308 of [CITM] Fintan Vallely. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. |
| On page 25 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #63 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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): 1929