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Tune ID#1032 (Macroom Lasses)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Macroom Lasses about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Schottisch24ABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Macroom Lasses, The / Cailíní mhá Chromtha / The Killarney Wonder / Farrell O'Gara Schottische / Hilary's Choice (also as reel, also singled) (1st in set Killarney Wonder on MC; 1st in set The Killarney Wonder Schottisches on KB SD; misidentified as Gurren Castle on KB SD)
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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).
~19242.22#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
197316#1
[KB SD] Kevin Burke. Sweeney's Dream. Fiddle Tunes from County Sligo, Ireland. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~19772#1
[JDSC] Jackie Daly, Séamus Creagh. Jackie Daly. Séamus Creagh. Jackie Daly (accordion), Séamus Creagh (fiddle). For this tune: 1st time Jackie (accordion).
~1991B.4#1
[Di] Ditherum. Reeling between Bars. Catherine Drapier (vocals, guitar), Eileen Healy (vocals, guitar), Edel Sullivan (fiddle), Pádraig Kelleher (flute), Donal Lyons (percussion). For this tune: Pádraig (flute), Edel (fiddle).
~20034#1
[TapRT] The Tap Room Trio. The Tap Room Trio. Harry Bradley (flute, piccolo), Jesse Smith (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano, flute). For this tune: Jesse Smith (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Finnea Lassies		MC, KB SD
Rambler in Cork		JDSC
Drunken Landlady		Di
Music at the Gate		TapRT

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 #1219 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #496 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As (Treoir) in [L] Alan's private loose music.
On page 150 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As reel #34 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): 1903
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