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Tune ID#175 (Blarney Pilgrim)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Blarney Pilgrim about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JCC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig48AABBCCD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Blarney Pilgrim, The / The Parish Girl / Jackson's Rambles / Paddy O'Brien's / Paddy O'Briens (also in E)
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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).
19768#2
[JCC] Jack and Charlie Coen. The Branch Line. Jack Coen (flute), Charlie Coen (concertina).
~20018#2
[PK 4] Paddy Keenan, Tommy O'Sullivan. The Long Grazing Acre. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals). For this tune: (pipes).
20027#1
[EGrs 1] Eliot Grasso. Standing Room Only. Eliot Grasso (pipes).
~20022.5#1
[MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums).
~20025#3
[TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). For this tune: with John Doyle (guitar).
200416#2
[TP 9] Tommy Peoples. Recorded at Fiddler's Hearth. Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
200613#2
[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (G whistle), with José Climent (gaita), Oisín (fiddle).
200610#1
[Boys 23] Boys of the Lough. Midwinter Live. Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern), Brendan Begley (accordion, melodeon, vocals), Malcolm Stitt (guitar), Kevin Henderson (fiddle). For this tune: Cathal (whistle).
20131#1
[Currach] The Currach. Fair Play to You. Daithi Wolfe (fiddle, vocals), Darl Ridgely (bodhrán, bones, guitar, vocals), Josh Perkins (guitar, concertina, vocals), Steve Honer (flute), Bill O'Donoghue (guitar, mandolin, whistle, vocals).
201411#2
[LfAllChk] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Life Is All Checkered. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar), Laura Feddersen (fiddle). For this tune: Laura (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Ship in Full Sail		TP 8, TP 9
Have a Drink with Me		JCC
Sliabh Russell		PK 4
Paddy Doory's Fancy		MMrch 2
Child of My Heart		LfAllChk
Played beforeOn Albums
Jimmy Ward's		PK 4
Palm Sunday		EGrs 1
Tom Billy's		MSCB
Pinch of Snuff		Boys 23
Maid at the Spinning Wheel		Currach
Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh		LfAllChk

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 #1099 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #291 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #7 in volume 2 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. [available]
On page 70 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #90 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 77 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 126 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #27 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. [available]
As jig #9 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
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