about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
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).
DiscographyHere 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). |
| ~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). |
| ~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). |
BibliographyHere 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. |
| 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?