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Tune ID#1124 (Lilting Banshee)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Lilting Banshee about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CmA 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Lilting Banshee, The / The Whistling Banshee / The Wailing Banshee / The Banshee / Ballinasloe Fair / The Sligo Jig / The Miller of Glanmire / Miller of Glenmire / The Miller of Glenmire / The Maids of Glenroe / The Killaloe Boat / Lay Her Down Easy / Ryan's Favourite / Ryan's Favorite / John Conroy's Jig (1st in set Bohola Jigs on McGrCool; 2nd in set Chase around the Windmill on Ch B; 1st in set Michael J. Kennedy Jigs on GLPL 2) (also in G) (setting on GLPL 2 has missing beats) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Killaloe Boat #6691 and with 1st part of #7065)
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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).
19581.16#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). For this tune: with Tom Standeven (fiddle), Ed Cahill (flute).
~196430#1
~1974B.5#1
[McGrCool] McGreevy and Cooley. McGreevy and Cooley. John McGreevy (fiddle), Seamus Cooley (flute). For this tune: 1st time Seamus (flute).
19763#1
[JCC] Jack and Charlie Coen. The Branch Line. Jack Coen (flute), Charlie Coen (concertina). For this tune: Jack (flute).
1978B.6#1
[ECahill] Eddie Cahill. Ah! Surely. Eddie Cahill (flute).
~197910#2
[Ch B] The Chieftains. 9. Boil the Breakfast Early. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle).
~19854#2
[JyHenry] Johnny Henry. One Out of the Fort. Johnny Henry (fiddle). For this tune: with Verona Ryan nee Henry (fiddle).
19931.3#1
[SDI 2] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle).
19942.4#1
[SDI 3] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume III. Michael (flute), Tommy (concertina), Eamon (fiddle).
19972#2
[JKn 4] James Keane. With Friends Like These. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
~19986#2
[KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: with Maggie Healy (flute).
20023#1
[GLPL 2] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. Dark of the Moon. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar, concertina). For this tune: Paddy (guitar), Grey (concertina).
~20022#3
[Fns] Feenish. Rabharta. P.J. Hernon (accordion), Marcus Hernon (flute, whistle), Don Stiffe (vocals, guitar, whistle).
~200810#1
[FScahl 1] Fergal Scahill. The Dusty Bridge. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Killavil Jig
JKn 4, KHe
Toss the Feathers
Ch B
Old Man Dillon
JyHenry
Boys of the Town
Fns
Played beforeOn Albums
Butcher's March
CmA 1, McGrCool
Jim Conroy's Jig
JCC
Munster Buttermilk
ECahill
Cailleach an Airgid
Ch B
Out on the Ocean
SDI 2
Humours of Ennistymon
SDI 3
Joy of My Life
JV
Do You Want Any More?
JKn 4
[untitled]
GLPL 2
Boys of the Town
FScahl 1

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 #765 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #48 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 34 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #40 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As jig #74 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #79 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As jig #1 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. [available]
On page 96 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 96 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 159 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
On page 159 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #71 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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