Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#521 (Doctor Gilbert)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
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 (1st in set John Doherty's on Di) (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.
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to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (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). For this tune: Edel Sullivan (fiddle). |
| ~1991 | 12#2 | [GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
| ~1991 | 14#1 | [PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). |
| ~1992 | 10#1 | [MMM] Music at Matt Molloy's. Seán Smyth (fiddle), Matt Molloy and Paul McGrattan (flutes). |
| 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). For this tune: Sean (fiddle). |
| ~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 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 67 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. |
| 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