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Tune ID#1203 (Mama's Pet)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Mama's Pet 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 ?
Reel16ABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mama's Pet / Mamma's Pet / Peata Mamaí / Mother's Pet / Downing's Reel / Timothy Downing / The Rotten Spuds / The First House in Connaught (2nd in set Paddy Ryan's Dream on MC; 3rd in The Humours of Lissadell Set on PttW) (compare Timothy Downing in books 1850 and Krsn, included here; compare mainly the 1st part of Mama's Pet #4872; compare reversed parts with Gossan that Beat His Father #288; compare this 1st part with 1st parts of Solus Lillis #2912, Dr. Taylor #3786, John Doherty's #2676, and Jim Conroy's Reel #939)
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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).
19212.18#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
196512#2
[TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Joe Burke (accordion).
198736#1
[WmSullvn] William Sullivan. Traditional Irish Music. William Sullivan (accordion).
19969#2
[FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~199918#2
[MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Harry McGowan (flute), Mick Loftus (flute), with Jim Corry (piano).
~200515#2
[CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Roger Sherlock (flute).
~20078#3
[PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar).
20146#3
[SSands 1] Seamus Sands. Across Bridges. Traditional Irish Fiddle Playing. Seamus Sands (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Paddy Ryan's Dream
MC, TMC, FkKelly, PttW
Sunny Banks
MtRd
Ballinamore Reel
CmA 2
Mary O'Neill's Fancy
SSands 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Miss McLeod
FkKelly

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 #1334 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #106 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #34 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 121 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [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