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Tune ID#1651 (Real Thing)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Real Thing about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JDr 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?BarsMode ?
Hornpipe32D Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Real Thing, The
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
19946#3
[JDr 1] Joe Derrane with Felix Dolan. Give Us Another. Joe Derrane (accordion), Felix Dolan (piano).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Quarrelsome Piper		JDr 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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1570 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 167 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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