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Tune ID#1209 (Maple Leaf)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Maple Leaf about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DS 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maple Leaf, The / Duilleog na Mailpe (2nd in set The Turkish Revery on DS 1) (composed by Darach de Brún)
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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).
~19796#1
[DncOBrn] Donncha Ó Briain. Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin. Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle. Donncha Ó Briain (whistle).
~19932#2 (2:33)
[DS 1] Dáithí Sproule. A Heart Made of Glass. Dáithí Sproule (vocals, guitar). For this tune: Liz Carroll (fiddle), Peter Ostroushko (mandolin).
~20113#2
[SailCrvt] Paddy O'Brien, Tom Schaefer, Paul Wehling, Erin Hart. The Sailor's Cravat. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tom Schaefer (fiddle), Paul Wehling (bouzouki), Erin Hart (vocals).
~20131#1
[BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Turkish Revery		DS 1
Sailor's Cravat		SailCrvt
Played beforeOn Albums
Man of Aran		DncOBrn
Bag of Spuds		BHghs 3

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 16 (Ceol) in [L] Alan's private loose music.
As reel #195 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #200 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [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): 1979
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