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Tune ID#117 (Banks of Lough Gowna)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Banks of Lough Gowna about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TMC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBA Minor
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Banks of Lough Gowna, The / Banks of Lough Gowna / The Banks of Lough Gamhna / The Shores of Lough Gowna / Lough Gowna / The Slopes of Sliabh Luachra / The Ball of Ballinafeidh (mislabeled as Brendan Tone Rowe's on ST BST reissue) (also in B, also in Dorian or Minor) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Geese in the Bog #710)
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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).
19658#1
[TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano).
~19712#2
19864#1
[PS 1] Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn. Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar). For this tune: 1st time Kevin Burke.
~19884#1
[RBPOL 1] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).
19892#1
[TripCull] Phil, John and Pip Murphy. The Trip to Cullenstown. Phil Murphy (harmonica), John Murphy (harmonica), Pip Murphy (harmonica). For this tune: Pip (C harmonica).
19906#1
[MNln 1] Martin Nolan. Travel 'n Style. Martin Nolan (pipes, whistle).
19923#1
[ScE] Gerry Harrington and Eoghan O'Sullivan. Scéal Eile. Gerry Harrington (fiddle), Eoghan O'Sullivan (accordion). For this tune: Eoghan (accordion), Gerry (fiddle).
~199723#1
[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). For this tune: Tom Cussen (mandolin).
~19988#1
[Sol 3] Solas. The Words That Remain. Karan Casey (vocals), John Doyle (guitar, etc.), Seamus Egan (flute, banjo, etc.), Winifred Horan (fiddle, etc.), Mick McAuley (accordion, concertina, etc.). For this tune: Seamus (flute).
20012#2
[GLPL 1] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. The Green House. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium, field organ, piano), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar). For this tune: (concertina).
200615#1
[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (D flute), with Nóra Ó Murchú (fiddle).
~20107#1
[IslTrs] Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures. Marcus Hernon (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon).
~201115#2
[BODFam] Bríd O'Donohue and Family. Cliabhán an Dúchais. Bríd O'Donohue (flute, whistle), Seán O'Brien (flute), Eibhlís O'Brien (pipes), Deirdre O'Brien (harp), Liam O'Brien (concertina), Sinéad O'Brien (fiddle). For this tune: Bríd O'Donohue (flute), Sineád O'Brien (fiddle).
~201411#1
[DOSlvn 2] Dympna O'Sullivan. Enriched. Saibhriú. Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Strike the Gay Harp
ST BST
Humours of Lisheen
GLPL 1
High Part of the Road
BODFam
Played beforeOn Albums
Bill Harte's
TMC
Contentment Is Wealth
PS 1
Paddy O'Rafferty
RBPOL 1
Jackson's Jig
TripCull
Cobbler
ScE
John Brennan's
Shskn 10
Gaelic Club
Sol 3
Willie Coleman's
MMrch 2
Butcher's March
IslTrs
Old Station House
DOSlvn 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.
As tune #1060 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #264 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #113 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 36 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #36 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 63 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On pages 30, 44, 58 of [TS] Tony DeMarco and Miles Krassen. A Trip to Sligo. A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Irish Fiddling, Sligo-Style.
As tune #35 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. [available]
As tune #8 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #97 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 75 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 124 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As tune #190 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