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Tune ID#1049 (Kiss Me Kate)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Kiss Me Kate about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BHCMoher (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kiss Me Kate / Charming Mollie's Reel
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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).
~19725#1
[BHCMoher] Sean Ryan, Kathleen Ryan, Pat Lyons. Back Home to the Cliffs of Mohir [sic]. Sean Ryan (fiddle), Pat Lyons (accordion), Kathleen Ryan (piano).
~19768#2
[AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
~197812#1
[LCTM] Liz Carroll & Tommy Maguire. Kiss Me Kate. Liz Carroll (fiddle), Tommy Maguire (accordion).
~19952#3
[KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). For this tune: (flute).
~19986#3
[Cltri 3] Ceoltóirí. Women of Ireland. Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, flute, whistle), Connie McKenna (vocals, guitar), Sue Richards (harp). For this tune: Karen (hammered dulcimer), Kieran (pipes).
20096#1
[RoClare] Riches of Clare. John Moloney, Elaine Hogan, Sheila Garry, John Kelly.

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Golden Keyboard
AMPR
Gorman's
KC 1
Maid of Mount Kisco
Cltri 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Sliabh Bloom Reel
BHCMoher
Richard Dwyer's
LCTM
Mayor Harrison's Fedora
RoClare

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 #1432 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #669 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 137 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #21 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. [available]
As reel #222 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As reel #88 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
In [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
As tune #39 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 57 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #168 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #109 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]

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