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Tune ID#713 (Ger the Rigger)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Ger the Rigger about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDa 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Single reel32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Ger the Rigger / Jer an Rigéara / Jer the Rigger / Thadelo's (2nd in set Thadelo's on JOL 2; 1st in set Thadelo's Barndances on AOT 3) (also in G, also described as hornpipe or barndance)

cd 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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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). Go to album
197712#2
[JDa 1] Jackie Daly. Music from Sliabh Luachra. Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (concertina).
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~19786#2
[KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
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~19899#2
[JOL 2] Johnny O'Leary. An Calmfhear. The Trooper. Johnny O'Leary (accordion).
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19955#1
[AOT 3] Any Old Time. Crossing. Traditional Music from Cork and Beyond. Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Dave Hennessy (accordion), Mick Daly (vocals, guitar, banjo).
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~19987#2
[FFH] Far From Home. Tri. Turner Collins (accordion, whistle, vocals), Bob Newton (octave mandolin, mandocello, bodhrán, vocals), Daithi Wolfe (fiddle).
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19992#4 (8:56)
[MH 4] Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill. Live in Seattle. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
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201119#1
[IFMCK] Connie O'Connell. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. Connie O'Connell (fiddle).
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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.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #128 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2.
As tune #113 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #20 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. [available]
On page 229 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As polka #17 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 107 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [available]

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): 1966