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Tune ID#1460 (Old Grey Goose)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Old Grey Goose 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 ?
Double jig96AABBCCDDEEFFE Minor
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Old Grey Goose, The / Old Grey Goose / An tSean Ghé Liath / An tSeanghé Ghlas / An tSeanghé Liath / The Grey Goose / We'll All Take a Coach and Trip it Away
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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).
19262.1#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
196513#2
[TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Andy McGann (fiddle).
~19673#1
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~1971B.3#1
[SMcGJB] Sean McGuire and Joe Burke. Two Champions. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Joe Burke (accordion).
~197211#1
[TMacMn 1] Tony MacMahon. Tony MacMahon. Tony MacMahon (accordion).
~197310#1
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
~19739#1
[JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle).
~19768#2
[ST KCF] Séamus Tansey. King of the Concert Flute. Remastered. Séamus Tansey (flute).
~197812#1
[PJHrn 1] P.J. Hernon. P.J. Hernon. P.J. Hernon (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: (accordion).
~19797#2
~19822.4#1
[SK 2] Sean Keane. Sean Keane. Sean Keane (fiddle, viola).
199528#1
[JOL 3] Johnny O'Leary. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. Johnny O'Leary (accordion).
~199510#1
[Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals).
~19962#1
[ECottr 1] Eamonn Cotter. Traditional Irish Music from County Clare. Eamonn Cotter (flute).
~19963#1
[JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute).
~200710#1
[PHGH 2] Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington. The Merry Love to Play. Peter Horan (flute), Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
~200710#1
[TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Brian (fiddle).
~20115#1
[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).
~20145#2
[BorTr] The Boruma Trio. Gléas. Andrew MacNamara (accordion), Eileen O'Brien (fiddle), Geraldine Cotter (whistle, piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Andy McGann's
TMC, ST KCF
Millpond
BICM
Geese in the Bog
BorTr
Played beforeOn Albums
Sixpenny Money
JB 2
King of the Pipers
SK 2
McFadden's
Arc 2
Pathway to the Well
JCt 2
Gillan's Apples
BICM
Rosewood
TAM

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 #1000 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #214 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On pages 30-31 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
On page 51 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #172 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #90 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 170 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #88 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): 1903