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Tune ID#1252 (McFadden's Handsome Daughter)

Transcription of first 2 bars of McFadden's Handsome Daughter about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MMM (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABCA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
McFadden's Handsome Daughter / McFaddens Handsome Daughter / Iníon Dhathúil Mhic Pháidín / McFaddens (2nd in set Crosses of Armagh on McP BHB; 3rd in set Castle Reels on MHyDLd 1; 3rd in set Road to Garrison on MSHtn 1; 4th in McFadden's Handsome Daugher Set on PttW; 3rd in set Top It Off on NNC 2; 2nd in set The Invasion on Socks 2) (setting on MBP, McP BHB, and in book FT could be considered a partially distinct tune) (also in G) (compare 1st 2 parts distantly with Kit O'Connor's #3902; compare 1st part with 1st parts of McFadden's Handsome Daughter #8156 and My Love Is Fair and Handsome #8161)
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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).
19773#2
[MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). For this tune: Matt Molloy (flute).
~19807#2
[MMlny 2] Mick Moloney. Strings Attached. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar). For this tune: (banjo).
~19808#2
[SMMcG] Seamus and Manus McGuire. Humours of Lissadell. Seamus McGuire (fiddle), Manus McGuire (fiddle).
19911.2#2
[McP BHB] The McPeake Family and Paul Burns. Back Home in Belfast. (flute).
~199211#3 (3:33)
[MMM] Music at Matt Molloy's. Terry Crehan (fiddle), Matt Molloy (flute).
~199713#2
[GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. Mick Moloney (banjo).
~19975#2
[Sol 2] Solas. Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers. Karan Casey (vocals), John Doyle (guitar, mandocello, vocals), Seamus Egan (flute, banjo, whistle, mandolin, guitar, bodhrán, percussion), Winifred Horan (fiddle), John Williams (accordion, concertina). For this tune: Seamus (banjo).
199910#2
[MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki).
~20009#4
[LLses 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle).
~20028#3
[JWh 2] John Whelan. From the Heart. Traditional Irish Music. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Patrick Mangan (fiddle).
20037#3
[MHyDLd 1] Michael Hynes and Denis Liddy. Waifs and Strays. Michael Hynes (flute), Denis Liddy (fiddle).
~200310#3
[MSHtn 1] Matt and Shannon Heaton. Dearga. Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Matt Heaton (guitar, vocals, bodhrán, dobro, electric guitar). For this tune: with George Keith (fiddle).
~200414#3
[DF] The Dunne Family. Legacy. Mickey Dunne (pipes, fiddle, whistle), Niamh Dunne (fiddle, vocals, viola), Brid Dunne (fiddle). For this tune: Suffering Duck Ceili Band.
~200614#2
[CrnrHs 2] Corner House. The Friendly Visit. Davey Mathias (guitar), Andi Hearn (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Andi (fiddle), Beanie Odell (fiddle).
~20071#4
[PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar).
~20102#3
[NNC 2] Niamh Ní Charra. Súgach Sámh / Happy Out. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals, viola). For this tune: (fiddle).
~20151#2
[Socks 2] Socks in the Frying Pan. Return of the Giant Sock Monsters from Outer Space. Shane Hayes (accordion), Aodán Coyne (guitar, vocals), Fiachra Hayes (fiddle, banjo). For this tune: 1st time Fiachra (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Dunmore Lasses
MMlny 2, GL1
Crosses of Annagh
MBP, PttW
Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire
SMMcG
Flower of the Flock
McP BHB
Otter's Holt
MMM
Paddy Taylor's
Sol 2
Karen Ryan's
MCnnly
Jimmy Lyon's
LLses 1
My Love Is in America
JWh 2
Humours of Toomagh
MHyDLd 1
Maids of Mitchelstown
MSHtn 1
Maudabawn Chapel
DF
Johnny Henry's
CrnrHs 2
Glen Road to Carrick
NNC 2
Rusty Bike
Socks 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Irish American
Sol 2
I Have No Money
MCnnly
Christmas Eve
CrnrHs 2
Devil's Ladder
NNC 2
Bye A While
Socks 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 #1289 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #554 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #19 in volume 3 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. [available]
As tune #48 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. [available]
As reel #208 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #209 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): 1903