Banks of Lough Gowna - irishtune.info

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Double jig	32	AABB	A Minor

Discography

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).
1965	8#1	[TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano).
~1971	2#2	[ST BST] Seamus Tansey. [The Best of Seamus Tansey. Traditional Irish Flute]. Disc 1 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Seamus Tansey (flute).
1986	4#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.
~1988	4#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).
1989	2#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).
1990	6#1	[MNln 1] Martin Nolan. Travel 'n Style. Martin Nolan (pipes, whistle).
1992	3#1	[ScE] Gerry Harrington and Eoghan O'Sullivan. Scéal Eile. Gerry Harrington (fiddle), Eoghan O'Sullivan (accordion). For this tune: Eoghan (accordion), Gerry (fiddle).
~1997	23#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).
~1998	8#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).
2001	2#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).
2006	15#1	[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (D flute), with Nóra Ó Murchú (fiddle).
~2010	7#1	[IslTrs] Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures. Marcus Hernon (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon).
~2011	15#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).
~2014	11#1	[DOSlvn 2] Dympna O'Sullivan. Enriched. Saibhriú. Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
Strike the Gay Harp	ST BST
Humours of Lisheen	GLPL 1
High Part of the Road	BODFam

Played before	On 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

Tune ID#117 (Banks of Lough Gowna)

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Bibliography