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Tune ID#1340 (Morning Dew)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Morning Dew about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABCE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Morning Dew, The / Morning Dew / The Hare in the Heather / Hare among the Heather / The Hare among the Heather / Giorria sa bhFraoch (2nd in set One Last Cold Kiss on PDuffy; 3rd in The Hare in the Heather Set on PttW; 1st in set Alternate Routes on LTC 1) (also in D Major; 3rd part is switched with 1st part on AIC1 and AIC2) (compare Morning Dew #2512 and Morning Dew #7516)
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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).
19272.2#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
19275#1
192711#1
[MC 2] Michael Coleman. The Enduring Magic. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
193217#1
[OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), Paddy Sweeney (fiddle), unknown (accordion, saxophone, banjo).
193510#1
19551.4#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
~195618#1
[TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. Michael Gorman, Margaret Barry.
~19597#1
[AIC1] Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peadar O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty. An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway. Paddy Canny (fiddle), P.J. Hayes (fiddle).
~195912#1
[AIC2] Paddy Canny. Meet Paddy Canny. All-Ireland Champion - Violin. Paddy Canny (fiddle). For this tune: with P.J. Hayes.
19677#3
[PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Bobby Casey (fiddle).
19671#3
[ItS] In the Smoke. Bobby Casey (fiddle).
~196721#1
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~19697#1
[McDoB] The McDonaghs of Ballinafad and Friends Play Traditional Music of Sligo. Larry McDonagh (flute), Michael Joe McDonagh (fiddle), Tommy Flynn (fiddle).
~197113#1
~19736#1
[Ch 4] The Chieftains. 4. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones).
~197510#3
[BC 4] Bobby Casey. Maestro. Bobby Casey (fiddle).
~197611#1
[KClns 1] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle).
~19817#1
[MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~19846#1
[FoNote] Peter O'Loughlin, Paddy Canny, Paddy Murphy, Geraldine Cotter. Friends of Note. Peter O'Loughlin (flute), Paddy Canny (fiddle), Paddy Murphy (concertina), Geraldine Cotter (piano). For this tune: Paddy C. (fiddle).
~19892.5#1
[JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle).
199016#1
19921#1
[BMu 2] Brendan Mulvihill, Donna Long. The Morning Dew. Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Donna Long (piano).
19927#3
[CFF 1] Kevin Burke / Johnny Cunningham / Christian Lemaître. Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle). For this tune: Kevin (fiddle).
199710#2
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
~20021#2
[LC 4] Liz Carroll. Lake Effect. Liz Carroll (fiddle).
~200314#2 (2:46)
[PDuffy] Philip Duffy. Killin' Clocks. Philip Duffy (fiddle).
~200710#3
[PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar).
20081#3
[LRCB] Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point. Johnnie Duffy (banjo), Brendan Doyle (accordion), Liz Ryan (piano), Colin Butler (drums).
20112#1
[LTC 1] Long Time Courting. Alternate Routes. Ariel Friedman (cello, vocals), Liz Simmon (guitar, vocals), Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Sarah Blair (fiddle, vocals).
~201311#3
[JAbrt 1] Joey Abarta. Swimming against the Falls. Snámh in aghaidh easa. Joey Abarta (pipes).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Woman of the House
PitS, ItS, BC 4
Glen of Aherlow
CFF 1
Rolling in the Barrel
MH 3
Rock Reel
LC 4
Tilly Finn's
PttW
Galway Rambler
LRCB
Morning Star
JAbrt 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Woman of the House
MC, WW 2, MC 2, JV, TDMI, SprklDwn, ST BST, KClns 1
Hunter's House
AIC2, AIC1
Liffey Banks
OTUS2
Traveller
GD
Longford Collector
JK 1
Jenny's Chickens
MLIIA
Grant's Reel
BMu 2
Reeling on the Box
LC 4
Alternate Routes
LTC 1

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 #198 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #21 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 166 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. [available]
On pages 196-197 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
On page 16 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. [available]
As tune #54 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 46 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On pages 74-75 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #225 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 89 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? [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): 1927