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Tune ID#1607 (Poppy Leaf)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Poppy Leaf 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 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Poppy Leaf, The / Poppy Leaf (also in Eb)
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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).
~195020#1
~19814#1
[ApW] Brian Conway and Tony DeMarco. The Apple in Winter. Irish Music in New York. Brian Conway (fiddle), Tony DeMarco (fiddle).
~19993#2
[BRny 1] Brian Rooney. The Godfather. Brian Rooney (fiddle).
20026#1
[LAC] Tom and Kerry Barrett. Lios A'Cheoil. Traditional Irish Music. Tom Barrett (fiddle), Kerry Barrett (fiddle).
~20063#2
[JKgn 6] Josephine Keegan. The Fairy Bridges. Josephine Keegan (fiddle).
~20084#1
[TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (fiddle).
~201113#2
[FScahl 2] Fergal Scahill. Wayfaring. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
201416#1
[SWlsh 5] Séamus Walshe. Turas. Séamus Walshe (accordion).
~201510#2
[JPmpls] Jayne Pomplas. Jayne Pomplas. Traditional Irish Music on Fiddle. Jayne Pomplas (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Harlequin
BRny 1
Da Auld Restin' Chair
JKgn 6
Liverpool Hornpipe
FScahl 2
Galway Bay
JPmpls
Played beforeOn Albums
Showman's Fancy
MG
Flowers of Spring
ApW
Last of the Twins
LAC
Patrick's Night
JKgn 6
Alexander's
TDeM
Rossinver Braes
SWlsh 5

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 #14 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): 1950