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Tune ID#1213 (March of the Mín á Toitean Bull)

Transcription of first 2 bars of March of the Mín á Toitean Bull about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JD 4 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?BarsMode ?
March64A Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
March of the Mín á Toitean Bull, The / The March of the Meena Toiten Bull / March of the Meeatoiteen Bull / The Drunken Piper (also without parts beyond 1st 2; also as highland) (composed by Pipe Major Alexander MacLeod)
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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).
~194923#1
[TaisLFid] Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album. Matt Muldoon Céilí Quartet: Matt Muldoon (fiddle), Charlie Corrin (fiddle), Eileen Muldoon (piano), Benny Carey (drums).
197414#1
[JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals).
19773#1
[JD 4] John Doherty. Bundle and Go. John Doherty (fiddle).
~20049#2
[Ovld] Randal Bays and Dáithí Sproule. Overland. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals).
~20092.34#1
[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Martin Kirwan's March		Ovld
Played beforeOn Albums
79th Farewell to Gibraltar		TaisLFid
New Lough Isle Castle		JD 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.
On page 87 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. [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): 1949
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