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Tune ID#1619 (Providence Reel)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Providence Reel about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AW (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Providence Reel, The / The Providence / Providence / Providence Reel / Ríl Providence / The Rossport Reel / Miss Mac Namara / Miss MacNamara / Cooney's (also in G) (composed by John McGrath)
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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).
~19712#1
[AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
~19711.3#1
[NaF 2] Na Filí. Farewell to Connacht. Tomás Ó Canainn (pipes, accordion, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Tom Barry (whistle). For this tune: Matt.
~19727#1
[BHCMoher] Sean Ryan, Kathleen Ryan, Pat Lyons. Back Home to the Cliffs of Mohir [sic]. Sean Ryan (fiddle), Pat Lyons (accordion), Kathleen Ryan (piano).
~19721.5#1
[FTIM] Festival of Traditional Irish [Music]. Discs 7 and 8 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Sean Ryan Trio [presumably Sean Ryan (fiddle), Pat Lyons (accordion)].
~19782.5#1
[Oisn 2] Oisín. Bealoideas. Seamus McGowan (guitar, vocals), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Geraldine McGowan (vocals, bodhrán, recorder), Brian McDonagh (guitar, mandolin), Mick Davis (fiddle, vocals).
~19858#2
[CW] Matt Molloy and Sean Keane. Contentment Is Wealth. Matt Molloy (flute), Sean Keane (fiddle).
~198513#1
[CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Fred Finn (fiddle).
~1991A.1#2
[Di] Ditherum. Reeling between Bars. Catherine Drapier (vocals, guitar), Eileen Healy (vocals, guitar), Edel Sullivan (fiddle), Pádraig Kelleher (flute), Donal Lyons (percussion). For this tune: Pádraig (flute), Edel (fiddle).
19975#1
[SCAC] Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey. Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey. Séamus Creagh (fiddle), Aidan Coffey (accordion).
~199721#1
[MMrch 1] Marcas Ó Murchú. Ó Bhéal go Béal. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (Eb flute), with Maurice Bradley (fiddle), Peter Gallagher (accordion).
19994#1
[MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki). For this tune: with Mick Senior (fiddle).
~20011#2
[FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (fiddle).
~20023#1
[SN 3] Sliabh Notes. Along Blackwater's Banks. Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals).
~200614#1
[DShrdn 1] Dave Sheridan. Sheridan's Guesthouse. Dave Sheridan (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute), with Pádraig O'Neill (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Around the World for Sport
CW
Duke of Leinster
Di
Man of the House
FG 6
Played beforeOn Albums
Trip to Nenagh
BHCMoher, FTIM
Musical Priest
NaF 2
Cooley's
Oisn 2
Old Bush
CW
Humours of Westport
SCAC
Old Dudeen
AW
Paddy Mills' Special Dream
MMrch 1
Eel in the Sink
MCnnly
Man of the House
SN 3
Mullin's Fancy
CmA 2
Limerick Lasses
DShrdn 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.
On page 99 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #19 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As reel #90 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #51 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #45 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 86 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
On page 99 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [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): 1971