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Tune ID#100 (Baker)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Baker about these two bars
These 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).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Baker, The / Scott Skinner's / Scott Skinner's Hornpipe and Reel (3rd in set Jackson Scots Reels on MMcAly 2) (compare with 1st 2 parts of The Contradiction #385) (see Skinner original composition at https://www.abdn.ac.uk/scottskinner/display.php?ID=JSS0142 last verified 19 January 2020) (composed by James Scott Skinner) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
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Discography cd

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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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~197610#5
[AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
~19887#1
[KSG] Kevin and Séamus Glackin. Na Saighneáin. Northern Lights. Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Séamus Glackin (fiddle).
~19901#1
[SK 3] Seán Keane. Jig It in Style. Seán Keane (fiddle).
~20113#3
[FScahl 2] Fergal Scahill. Wayfaring. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
20124#2
[Yanks 1] The Yanks. The Yanks. Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes), Dylan Foley (fiddle), Dan Gurney (accordion), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki).
~20167#3
[MMcAly 2] Mick McAuley. Highs and Bellows. Mick McAuley (accordion, vocals, guitar).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Laird O'Drumblair Strathspey
AMPR
Craig's Pipes
FScahl 2
Stack of Barley
Yanks 1
Limber Up
MMcAly 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Grant's Reel
KSG
Miss Mary Walker
SK 3

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1976