about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 32 | ABCD | D Mixolydian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TDMI (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1919 | 16#1 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| ~1953 | 2#1 | [TDMI] various. Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. |
| ~1974 | 8#2 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1975 | 4#1 | [SK 1] Seán Keane. Gusty's Frolicks. Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| 1991 | 5#1 | [FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. |
| ~2000 | 7#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). |
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 #1171 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #444 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #105 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 88 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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?