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Tune ID#1429 (Nóra Chríonna)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Nóra Chríonna about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JKn 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Nóra Chríonna / Nora Crionna / Nóra Críona / Nora Críona / Nóra Crîonna / The Lilliburlero Jig (3rd in set The Slide from Grace on JMcSh 1) (compare as slide #1430 and as piece #4970)
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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).
~19721.28#2
[EMlny] Eddie Moloney. Eddie Moloney. Master Musician. Eddie Moloney (flute, fiddle, whistle, vocal). For this tune: (Eb flute).
19732.20#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~197913#2
[MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (C whistle).
~19805#4
[JKn 2] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion).
199513#3
[WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
~20109#3
[JMcSh 1] John McSherry. Soma. John McSherry (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes), Dónal O'Connor (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Monaghan Jig
MB 1
Condon's Frolics
JKn 2
Banks of Newfoundland
EMlny
Pipe on the Hob
WaMoDub
Slide from Grace
JMcSh 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Slip into Maddens
JMcSh 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 #152 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
As jig #83 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): 1972