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Tune ID#1149 (Longford Collector)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Longford Collector 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 ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Longford Collector, The / Longford Collector / The Longford Beggarwoman / Longford Beggar Woman / Longford Maid / The Longford Tramp / Bailitheoir Longfoirt / Bailitheoir Longphoirt / Sailor's Bonnet / The Bonny Boy (2nd in set The Milltown-Rathconrath Set on BCB 2; mislabeled as The Job of Journeywork on PK 1)
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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).
193418#2
[IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Pat Roche's Harp and Shamrock Orchestra.
19342.10#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
193417#2
[WW 1] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
196023#1
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina).
19672.13#2
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal). For this tune: with Tony MacMahon (accordion), Andy Boyle (fiddle).
~1971B.6#2
[SMcGJB] Sean McGuire and Joe Burke. Two Champions. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Joe Burke (accordion).
~197511#2
[PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle). For this tune: John Keenan (banjo).
~1977A.1#2
[CronBrk] Johnny Cronin and Joe "Banjo" Burke. Cronin and Burke. Johnny Cronin (fiddle), Joe "Banjo" Burke (banjo).
~19892.5#2
[JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle).
199014#2
[MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Johnny Cronin (fiddle), Paddy Cronin (fiddle), James Kelly (fiddle), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle).
~199412#2
[SndCmC] The Sound of Coleman Country. Coleman Heritage Group.
19969#3
[AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: James Keane (accordion).
~199716#2
[Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano).
199913#2
[JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion).
~19995#2
[BCB 2] The Bridge Céilí Band. Sparks on Flags. Tom Ahearne (fiddle), Robert Gleeson (fiddle), Karen Gavigan (fiddle), Carthage Daly (fiddle), Catherine McHugh (fiddle), James Kinsella (accordion), Fionnuala Gleeson (flute), Eugene Nolan (flute), Pat O'Meara (piano, synthesizer), Liam McCormack (drums, bodhrán).
20013#2
[IrHvst] Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin, Brian McGrath. Ireland's Harvest. Joe Derrane (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano).
200814#2
[LRCB] Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point. Johnnie Duffy (banjo), Brendan Doyle (accordion), Liz Ryan (piano), Colin Butler (drums).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tarbolton		MC, WW 1, MByrnes2, PK 1, MLIIA, SndCmC, Shskn 10, BCB 2, IrHvst, LRCB
Maid behind the Bar		IDM 2
Kerry Reel		SMcGJB
Ships Are Sailing		CronBrk
Morning Dew		JK 1
Tilly Finn's		AW
Piper's Despair		JWh 8
Played beforeOn Albums
Sailor's Bonnet		MC, WW 1, MByrnes2, MLIIA, SndCmC, Shskn 10, JWh 8, BCB 2, IrHvst, LRCB
Old Bush		JK 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 #184 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As reel #22 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #278 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #14 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
In [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 62 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #182 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #126 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]
In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? [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): 1934
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