Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#826 (Hewlett)
| Type ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piece | 32 | AABC | D Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Ch 4 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hewlett / Fine Toast to Hewlett (composed by Carolan?)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1973 | 8#1 | [Ch 4] The Chieftains. 4. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones). |
Bibliography
Here 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 recording listed above.
| As tune #29 in volume 3 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 23 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| On page 133 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #93 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| As ocar #17 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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): 1973