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Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Double jig	48	AABBCC	A Mixolydian

Discography

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).
1965	3#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).
~1982	1.2#2	[SK 2] Sean Keane. Sean Keane. Sean Keane (fiddle, viola).
~1985	3#2	[TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). For this tune: with Alec Finn (bouzouki).
~1988	10#3	[KSG] Kevin and Séamus Glackin. Na Saighneáin. Northern Lights. Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Séamus Glackin (fiddle).
~1991	11#3	[MV] Maiden Voyage. Live Traditional Irish Music Session from Pepper's Bar, Feakle, Co. Clare. Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Siobhán Peoples (fiddle), Andrew McNamara (accordion), Kevin Crawford (flute), P.J. King (accordion), Páraic Mac Donnchadha (banjo), Pat Marsh (bouzouki), Joe Bane (whistle), John Maloney (bodhrán), Séan Mac Donnchadha (vocals).
~1991	9#2	[PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán).
~1992	4#3	[CR 1] Craobh Rua. The More That's Said the Less the Better. Mark Donnelly (pipes, whistle), Michael Cassidy (fiddle), Brian Connolly (banjo, mandolin, bodhrán), Jim Byrne (guitar, mandola, vocals). For this tune: 1st time Brian Connolly (banjo).
~1993	14#2	[JKn 3] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion).
~1993	2#2	[MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle).
1999	8#2	[JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion).
~2001	2#2	[JoeMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). For this tune: (A whistle), with Mary Bergin (A whistle).
2009	12#2	[JDr 6] Joe Derrane. Grove Lane. Joe Derrane (accordion).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
Apples in Winter	TMC
Father O'Flynn	SK 2
Munster Jig	KSG
King of the Pipers	PG 2
[untitled]	MV
Maid in the Meadow	CR 1
Maid on the Green	MB 2
Queen of the Rushes	JKn 3
Willie Coleman's	JWh 8
Contentment Is Wealth	JoeMcK
Ard Baithen	TP 8
Mist-Covered Mountain	JDr 6

Played before	On Albums
Arthur Darley's	JKn 3
Carraroe Jig	JWh 8
King of the Pipers	TP 8

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 #1034 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #246 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 58 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #55 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 99 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 167 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #79 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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

Tune ID#1337 (Mooncoin)

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Bibliography