about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JC (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1963 | 3#1 | [JC] Joe Cooley. Cooley. Joe Cooley (accordion). |
| ~1978 | 8#2 | [IT 2] The Irish Tradition. The Corner House. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1988 | 12#1 | [SW] Silly Wizard. Live Wizardry. |
| 1997 | 12#1 | [Dnu 1] Danú. Danú. Daire Bracken (fiddle), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (pipes, bodhrán), Tom Doorley (flute), Eamonn Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Timmy Murray (guitar), Cárthach Mac Craith (vocals). |
| ~1997 | 11#1 | [CBt] various. Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Neil Martin (pipes, whistle), Davy Maguire (flute, whistle), Brian McAteer (fiddle), Breandan O'Hare (flute, whistle), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), John McSherry (pipes), Ray Gallen (bodhrán). |
| ~1998 | 13#2 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
| 1999 | 2(14:57)#7 | [MH 4] Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill. Live in Seattle. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| 2000 | 12#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 | 7#2 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
| 2006 | 16#3 | [TCB 4] The Tulla Céilí Band. 60th Anniversary Celebration. Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Jim Corry (piano), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), J.J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Martin Glynn (flute), Mick Flanagan (drums). |
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 #4 in volume 3 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 87 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As tune #51 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 30 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As reel #15 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 49 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #139 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #171 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As tune #140 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As ?.63 in [CRE 3+] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann. |
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?