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Tune ID#1391 (My Love Is in America)

Transcription of first 2 bars of My Love Is in America about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WC 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
My Love Is in America / My Love Is in Amerikay / My Love in America / My Love She's in America / I Meiriceá atá mo Ghrá-sa / Tá mo Ghrá i Meiriceá / My Love in the Bronx / My Love Is on the Ocean / Dandy Apron / The Dandy Apron / Jenny Lind's Reel / Jenny Lind's / Jenny Hind's Reel / Collier's (1st in set Alternate Routes on MSHtn 1) (also in D Major or D Dorian; with extra beat in setting on CCssdy and WaMoDub) (compare Collier's Reel #359)
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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).
~19471.1#2
[JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes).
~19622.7#3
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal). For this tune: with Seamus Ennis (C pipes).
~19636#1
[JC] Joe Cooley. Cooley. Joe Cooley (accordion).
19691.11#2
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
197112#1
[TPtts] Tommy Potts. The Liffey Banks. Tommy Potts (fiddle).
~19714#2
[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle).
19739#2
[WC 2] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 1. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~197516#2
[PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~197518#1
[BC 4] Bobby Casey. Maestro. Bobby Casey (fiddle).
~19772.6#2
[BC 2] Bobby Casey. Taking Flight. Bobby Casey (fiddle).
~19801#1
[MMlny 2] Mick Moloney. Strings Attached. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar). For this tune: (banjo).
19866#2
[TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion).
~198620#1
[CCssdy] Con Cassidy. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Con Cassidy (fiddle).
~198927#1
[PMrphy] Paddy Murphy. In Good Hands. Field Recordings from a Pioneer of the Irish Concertina. Paddy Murphy (concertina).
199022#1
~19931#3
[Shskn 6] Shaskeen. My Love Is in America. Tom Cussen (banjo), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán), Sean Conway (flute, whistle, guitar, vocals), Charlie Harris (accordion), Kevin Rohan (fiddle, vocals).
19942.1#3
[SDI 3] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume III. Michael (flute), Tommy (concertina), Eamon (fiddle).
~19949#2
[MMcNmr 1] Mary MacNamara. Traditional Music from East Clare. Mary MacNamara (concertina). For this tune: with Martin Hayes (fiddle).
19955#1
[WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). For this tune: Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
19978#1
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
~199712#2
[NMllgn 2] Neil Mulligan. The Leitrim Thrush. Neil Mulligan (C# pipes).
~19992.2#2
[WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Niall Keegan (flute).
~200012#2
[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).
~200223#3
[RBPOL 2] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. Touch Me If You Dare. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle).
~20028#2
[JWh 2] John Whelan. From the Heart. Traditional Irish Music. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Patrick Mangan (fiddle).
20031#2
[Mona] Live at Mona's. Patrick Ourceau (fiddle), Cillian Vallely (pipes), Brian Holleran (flute).
~20031#1
[MSHtn 1] Matt and Shannon Heaton. Dearga. Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Matt Heaton (guitar, vocals, bodhrán, dobro, electric guitar).
~20054#2
[DPower 2] David Power. My Love Is in America. David Power (pipes).
~20076#1
[CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals). For this tune: (accordion).
~201114#2
[StryGoes] Seán Tyrrell, Kevin Glackin, Ronan Browne. And So the Story Goes . . .. Seán Tyrrell (banjo, mandolin, mandola, mandocello, mandobass, tenor guitar, vocals), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Ronan Browne (pipes, flute, whistle, bodhrán).
20131#1
[MMcHugh] Martin McHugh. The Master's Choice. Martin McHugh (accordion). For this tune: with Laura (whistle).

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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 #1327 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #586 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #160 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #271 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #48 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
As tune #83 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 119 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #49 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #15 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As reel #238 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #136 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): 1903