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Tune ID#1346 (Mossy Banks)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Mossy Banks about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LN 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel48AABBCCG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mossy Banks, The / Na Bruacha Caonaigh / The Lads from Leitrim / The Lad from Leitrim / John Carty's (1st in The London Set on JK 3; 1st in Wilbur Hill Set on AcrPond; 3rd in set Tinker's Daughter on MHyDLd 1) (also structure ABCC)
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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).
~199610#1
[JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle). For this tune: with Paddy Keenan (pipes).
~199612#1
[LN 1] Laurence Nugent. Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin-Whistle. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute), with Sean (fiddle).
~19974#1
[SHernon] Seán Hernon. An Nóra Bheag. Seán Hernon (Eb whistle, banjo).
~19998#4
[CTL 7] Cherish the Ladies. At Home. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Aoife Clancy (vocals), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Donna Long (piano, synthesizer, fiddle, vocals), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle, concertina). For this tune: Mike Rafferty (flute), Mary Rafferty (accordion).
200010#1
[KC 2] Kevin Crawford. In Good Company. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). For this tune: with Mick Conneely (fiddle).
200212#1
[SPMR] Siobhan Peoples and Murty Ryan. Time on Our Hands. Siobhan Peoples (fiddle), Murty Ryan (accordion).
~20028#1
[AcrPond] Across the Pond. Across the Pond. Kevin Griffin (banjo), Roger Burridge (fiddle), Michael Shorrock (bouzouki), Quentin Cooper (mandolin, guitar, bass). For this tune: Kevin (banjo).
200311#3
[MHyDLd 1] Michael Hynes and Denis Liddy. Waifs and Strays. Michael Hynes (flute), Denis Liddy (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Drag Her around the Road
CTL 7
Anderson's Reel
MHyDLd 1
Played beforeOn Albums
High Hills of Larghey
LN 1
Harvest Moon
JK 3
Road to Ballymac
SHernon
Bag of Spuds
CTL 7
Swallow's Nest
KC 2
Pat the Budgie
SPMR
Out on the Road
AcrPond

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 #216 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As reel #133 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.
As tune #154 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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): 1968