about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 40 | ABCDE | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Ch 2 (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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 6(3:18) | [Ch 2] The Chieftains. 2. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle). | |
| 1977 | 8#2 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). | |
| 1978 | 4#2 | [NHTL] Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony Linnane (fiddle). | |
| ~1981 | 3#1 | [KOS] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Traditional Music of Ireland. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar). | |
| ~1985 | 6(1:58) | [Ch BIH] The Chieftains. Music from "Ballad of the Irish Horse". Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle). | |
| ~1985 | 11(2:06)#5 | [Ch BIH] The Chieftains. Music from "Ballad of the Irish Horse". Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle). | |
| ~1989 | 1.7#1 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). | |
| 1994 | [2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes. | ||
| 1994 | 12#2 | [MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). | |
| ~1994 | 2.1#2 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. | |
| ~1995 | 1#3 | [Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals). | |
| 1998 | 10#2 | [CFF 2] Kevin Burke / Johnny Cunningham / Christian Lemaître / Soïg Siberil. Celtic Fiddle Festival Encore. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle), Soïg Siberil (guitar). | |
| 2000 | 14#2 | [ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards). | |
| ~2001 | 6#3 | [HOP] Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick Davey. The Humours of Piping. Claire Byrne (pipes), Darragh Murphy (pipes), Barry Kerr (pipes), Patrick Davey (pipes). | |
| ~2001 | 17#2 | [FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). | |
| ~2002 | 4#4 | [Fns] Feenish. Rabharta. P.J. Hernon (accordion), Marcus Hernon (flute, whistle), Don Stiffe (vocals, guitar, whistle). |
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.
| As tune #51 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As tune #25 in volume 2 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| As tune #205 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #157 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As tune #29 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 25 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On pages 38-39 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #107 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #19 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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?