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Tune ID#1289 (Micho Russell's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Micho Russell's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MB 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Micho Russell's / Miko Russell's / Mike Russell's / Peg McGrath's / Peg McGrath's Reel / Miss Galvin's / Upstairs in a Tent / Thuas Staighre i bPuball / The Upper Room (also singled) (compare Moving Bog #1356)
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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).
~19792#2
[MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle).
~19866#2
[HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). For this tune: Michael Cooney (pipes).
199514#1
[WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
19985#1
[JKn 5] James Keane. Sweeter as the Years Roll By. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Seán Keane (fiddle).
~20028#2
[SN 3] Sliabh Notes. Along Blackwater's Banks. Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals).
~20036#2
[PDuffy] Philip Duffy. Killin' Clocks. Philip Duffy (fiddle).
~200412#2
[MRaf] Mike Rafferty. Speed 78. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes). For this tune: (flute), with Mary (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Miss Johnson		MB 1
Bells of Tipperary		HMSP
McDonagh's		SN 3
Rick's		PDuffy
Piper's Despair		MRaf
Played beforeOn Albums
Crosses of Annagh		WaMoDub
Around the World for Sport		JKn 5
Rising Sun		SN 3
Billy Brocker's		PDuffy

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 #190 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
On page 88 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As reel #47 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As reel #383 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [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): 1966
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