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Tune ID#1086 (Caoineadh Eoghain Rua)

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Mode ?
AirE Minor
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Caoineadh Eoghain Rua / The Lament for Eoghan Rua O'Neill / The Lament from Eoin Rhua / Lament from Eoin Rhua
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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).
~19844#1
[MCrtch] Matt Cranitch. Éistigh Seal. Matt Cranitch (fiddle).
~198814#1
[PO 1] Paddy O'Brien with Daíthi Sproule. Stranger at the Gate. Paddy O'Brien (accordion).
~198815#1
[BigSq] The Big Squeeze. Masters of the Celtic Accordion. Paddy O'Brien (accordion).
~20006#1
[TMacMn 2] Tony Mac Mahon. Mac Mahon from Clare. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion).
~200111#1 (0:44)
[JoeMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). For this tune: (low F whistle).
20054#1
[TMacMn 3] Tony Mac Mahon, Steve Cooney. Scaoil Amach an Pocaide. Live in Spiddal. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Steve Cooney (guitar).
~20072#1
[NNC 1] Niamh Ní Charra. Ón Dá Thaobh. From Both Sides. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina). For this tune: (concertina).
~20098#1
[PCrbry] Peter Carberry. Traditional Irish Music from Co. Longford. Peter Carberry (accordion, banjo, tenor guitar). For this tune: (Bb accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
March of the Gaelic Order
PO 1, BigSq

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): 1984