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Tune ID#1414 (Newcastle)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Newcastle about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MG (track 14, 3rd tune) (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBBb Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Newcastle, The / Newcastle / The Newcastle Hornpipe / McCormack's / McCormack's Hornpipe / McCormacks / Prince Albert's Hornpipe / Prince Albert's (3rd in set Alone in the Dark on WFO 3) (also in A) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Parker's Fancy #1545) (composed by James Hill)
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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).
193314#3
[MG] Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. Louis E. Quinn (fiddle), James O'Beirne [Lad O'Beirne] (fiddle).
~194918#2
~195015#2
[MG] Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. Louis E. Quinn (fiddle), James O'Beirne [Lad O'Beirne] (fiddle).
19511.25#3
[NBoyle] Néillidh Boyle. A Feeling in the Blood. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Néillidh Boyle (fiddle).
~199410#1
[SJMcG] Sean and Jim McGuire. Pure Traditional Irish Fiddle Music. Brothers Together. Tribute to their Father. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Jim McGuire (fiddle). For this tune: Sean McGuire (fiddle).
20002#2
[DMeehan] Danny Meehan. Navvy on the Shore. Danny Meehan (fiddle).
~200213#2
[BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle).
20049#2
[SGrant] Seamus Grant. Traditional Fiddle Playing from Inishowen. Seamus Grant (fiddle).
~20051.4#3
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Christy Barry (8-key D flute).
~20083#1
[MvDnly 2] Maeve Donnelly. Flame on the Banks. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle).
~20143#1
[TriTns] The Trí-Tones. The Trí-Tones. Tara Breen (fiddle), Conor Moriarty (accordion), Stephen Rooney (guitar, vocals). For this tune: 1st time Tara.

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
High Level
MG, TaisLFid, MG
Moving Cloud
NBoyle
Japanese Hornpipe
DMeehan
Minnie Foster's Clog
BCw 1
Derry Hornpipe
SGrant
Mother's Delight
WFO 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Fly by Night
BCw 1
Cliff Dwellers
WFO 3
Independent
MvDnly 2
Peerless Hornpipe
TriTns

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 hp #15 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

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): 1933