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Tune ID#1532 (Paddy's Resource)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Paddy's Resource about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JWh 8 (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):
Paddy's Resource / Ill Omens / The Road to Skye / New York Jig (2nd in set Paddy Kelly's on CmA 1) (compare Colairne #3661)
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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).
~196723#2 (2:19)
[CmA 1] The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. Johnny Henry (fiddle), Tommy Hunt (flute).
~19792.22#1
[AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle). For this tune: with Joe Burke (accordion).
~19958#2
[JW 1] John Williams. John Williams. John Williams (accordion, concertina). For this tune: (accordion).
19996#1
[JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
An Buachaillín Bán		JW 1
Paddy Kelly's		CmA 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Nightingale		AWhyte
Geese in the Bog		JWh 8

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 #997 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #212 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 50 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [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
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