about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 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 BtB (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 | 21#1 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). | |
| 1936 | 5#1 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). | |
| 1937 | 9#1 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. | |
| ~1947 | B.2#2 | [JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes). | |
| 1951 | 2.27#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). | |
| 1960 | 10#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). | |
| 1960 | 1.19#2 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. | |
| 1973 | 5#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). | |
| 1974 | 30#1 | [JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals). | |
| 1978 | 18#2 | [KKgn] Kevin Keegan. The Music of Kevin Keegan. Kevin Keegan (accordion). | |
| ~1993 | 22#1 | [JCnly] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (accordion). | |
| 1994 | [2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes. | ||
| ~1998 | 7#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
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 #1603 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #847 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #223 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #44 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As tune #85 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 207 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 23 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| On page 131 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #292 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On page 205 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As hp #29 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #56 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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?