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Tune ID#116 (Banks)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Banks about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MG (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Mode ?
HornpipeEb Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Banks, The / Banks Hornpipe / The Banks Medley / Souvenir de Venice / Morgan's / Cornphíopa Uí Mhuireagáin / Mrs Taff (2nd in set The Klezmer Hornpipes on DD 9) (also in D or G) (composed by Parazotti) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
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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).
~195016#1
[MG] Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. Louis E. Quinn (fiddle), James O'Beirne [Lad O'Beirne] (fiddle).
~19734#2
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
~19778#1
[AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar).
~198010#1
[SMMcG] Seamus and Manus McGuire. Humours of Lissadell. Seamus McGuire (fiddle), Manus McGuire (fiddle).
~19822.2#1
[SK 2] Sean Keane. Sean Keane. Sean Keane (fiddle, viola).
19906#1
[MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
~19914#2
[DD 9] De Dannan. 1/2 Set in Harlem. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute, whistle, piano), Aidan Coffey (accordion), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar, harmonica), Eleanor Shanley (vocals), Colm Murphy (bodhrán).
~19989#1
[McNamFam] McNamara Family. Leitrim's Hidden Treasure. Michael McNamara (flute), Brian McNamara (pipes), Ray McNamara (pipes, whistle), Ciarán McNamara (flute), Enda McNamara (fiddle), Deirdre McNamara (concertina), Frank Kelly (piano), Mick Giblin (guitar), Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer). For this tune: Enda (fiddle).
~20084#1
[FScahl 1] Fergal Scahill. The Dusty Bridge. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
~200811#1
[MvDnly 2] Maeve Donnelly. Flame on the Banks. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Minnie Foster's Clog
JB 2
Higgins' Hornpipe
DD 9
Played beforeOn Albums
Galway Bay
AM
Ladies' Choice
FScahl 1
Compliments to Sean Maguire
MvDnly 2

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.
On page 34 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [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): 1950