about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 64 | AABBCCDD | D Mixolydian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording HG (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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 5#1 | [HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle). | |
| 1971 | 1#1 | [DC1] various. The Drones and the Chanters. Irish Pipering. Séamus Ennis (pipes), Peadar Broe (pipes), Leo Rowsome (pipes), Paddy Moloney (pipes), Dan Dowd (pipes), Tommy Reck (pipes), Willie Clancy (pipes). | |
| 1973 | 24#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). | |
| ~1976 | 8#2 | [KClns] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). | |
| ~1978 | 6#1 | [Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). | |
| ~1987 | 5#1 | [FT] John Whelan, Eileen Ivers. Fresh Takes. John Whelan (accordion), Eileen Ivers (fiddle). | |
| 2000 | 11#1 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). | |
| ~2002 | 10#1 | [BCw] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). | |
| ~2007 | 8#1 | [MH 5] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. Welcome Here Again. Martin Hayes (fiddle, viola), Dennis Cahill (guitar, mandolin, bass). | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
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 #1456 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #687 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #261 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #144 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 142 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 124 of [TOC] Tomás Ó Canainn. Traditional Music in Ireland. |
| On page 146 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As reel #144 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #81 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 33 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 55 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #150 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #180 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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?