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Tune ID#1020 (Kerry Jig)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Kerry Jig about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AW (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kerry Jig, The / The Kerry / West Kerry Jig / Charlie Mulvihill's / Mulvihill's Jig / Mulvihill's / Port Mhaoilmhichíl / Port Mhaolmhichíl / The Whistling Postman / Feadaire an Phoist / Sean Dwyer's / Ellis Jig (also in G or D) (compare remotely 1st part with 1st part of James McMahon's #919) (composed by Charlie Mulvihill)
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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).
~19714#2
[AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion).
~197613#1
[MMulc 1] Mick Mulcahy. Mick Mulcahy. Mick Mulcahy (accordion).
~197712#3
[DODnl 2] Danny O'Donnell. Ón tSean-Am Anall. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle).
19881#1
[GFA] The Green Fields of America. Live in Concert. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar, tres, vocals), Robbie O'Connell (guitar, vocals), Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, synthesizers, vocals), Eileen Ivers (fiddle), Seamus Egan (pipes, flute, whistle, bodhrán, tres). For this tune: Mick (banjo), Jimmy Keane (piano accordion).
~198911#2
[SRn 1] Seán Ryan. Siúil Uait / Take the Air. Seán Ryan (whistle). For this tune: (Eb whistle).
~199410#1
[SetFree] Tola Custy and Cyril O'Donoghue. Setting Free. Tola Custy (fiddle), Cyril O'Donoghue (vocals, bouzouki, guitar).
199614#1
[SC] Gerry Harrington, Eoghan O'Sullivan, Paul de Grae. The Smoky Chimney. Gerry Harrington (fiddle), Eoghan O'Sullivan (accordion, flute), Paul de Grae (guitar).
~19961#2
[PS 5] Patrick Street. Cornerboys. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, harmonica, mandolin), Ged Foley (guitar, Northumbrian smallpipes).
~20003#3
[JNolan] John Nolan. A Rake of Reels. John Nolan (accordion).
20025#3
[AJK] Alan and John Kelly. Fourmilehouse. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), John Kelly (flute, whistle).
~20086#1
[MHyDLd 2] Michael Hynes and Denis Liddy. The Spectacle Bridge. Michael Hynes (flute), Denis Liddy (fiddle). For this tune: Matt (whistle).
20127#2
[Yanks 1] The Yanks. The Yanks. Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes), Dylan Foley (fiddle), Dan Gurney (accordion), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki). For this tune: Dan (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
McHugh's		DODnl 2
Clancy's Jig		SRn 1
White Petticoat		PS 5
Jackson's Jig		AW
Cat in the Corner		JNolan
Diplodocus		AJK
Up and About in the Morning		Yanks 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Connaughtman's Rambles		MMulc 1
Hills of Larraga		GFA
Josie's Visit		SetFree
Humours of Lisheen		SC
Katy Is Waiting		PS 5
Ladies of Carrick		MHyDLd 2

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #41 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As jig #175 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
As jig #57 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1971
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