Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#989 (Street Player)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AMPR (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Street Player, The / Ed Reavey's Favourite / Ed Reavy's Favorite / Cronin's Reel / Cronin's (1st in set Reavy's Medley on AMPR; 1st in set Cronin's on Sld 2) (also as polka on Sld 2) (composed by Ed Reavy)
Discography
Here 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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1976 | 1#1 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 5#2 | [ST ES] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| ~1997 | 1.7#2 | [WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| 2002 | 2#1 | [Sld 2] Slide. Harmonic Motion. Aogán Lynch (concertina, whistle, vocals), Daire Bracken (fiddle, strings, guitar, vocals), Mick Broderick (bouzouki, mandolin, vocals), Éamonn de Barra (flute, whistle, bodhrán, piano, harmonium, vocals). |
| ~2003 | 1.16#2 | [WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Michael Clarkson (flute). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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 #10 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As tune #112 in [ER] Joseph M. Reavy (compiler). The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy. |
| As tune #142 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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1976