about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KB Cap (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1959 | 1#3 | [AIC1] Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peadar O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty. An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway. Paddy Canny (fiddle), P.J. Hayes (fiddle). |
| ~1959 | 10#3 | [AIC2] Paddy Canny. Meet Paddy Canny. All-Ireland Champion - Violin. Paddy Canny (fiddle). |
| 1960 | 1.17#1 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1978 | 8(4:44)#4 | [KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| 1986 | 8#3 | [PS 1] Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn. Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar). |
| 1998 | 1#1 | [Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle). |
| 1998 | 10#3 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| 2000 | 15#2 | [INS] Hammy Hamilton, Séamus Creagh, Con Ó Drisceoil. It's No Secret. Hammy Hamilton (flute, vocals), Séamus Creagh (fiddle, vocals), Con Ó Drisceoil (accordion, vocals, piano). |
| ~2000 | 12#2 | [LC 3] Liz Carroll. Lost in the Loop. Liz Carroll (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 2.4#2 | [WFO 3] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 3. |
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 67 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #142 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #6 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 20 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 30 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #81 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As reel #191 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
| As tune #61 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As reel #26 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
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?