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Tune ID#1761 (Padraig O'Keeffes [Pádraig O'Keeffe's])

Transcription of first 2 bars of Padraig O'Keeffes [Pádraig O'Keeffe's] about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TnRadio (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):
Padraig O'Keeffes [Pádraig O'Keeffe's] / Padraig O' Keeffe's (2) / Planxty Connor / Planxty Mrs. O'Conor / Pleraca Maigisdreas Ni Concobair / John O'Connor / John O' Connor's / Sean O Conchubhair / The Bellfast Allmanack (2nd in set Sheehan's on TnRadio; 2nd in set Sheehan's Jigs on MOK) (also described as a slide; compare 1st part with 1st part of jig John O'Connor #981 and compare 1st part with 1st 8 bars of Planxty Mrs. O'Conor #3330)
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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).
194914#2
[TnRadio] Tuning the Radio. Pádraig O'Keeffe (fiddle).
19935#2
[MOK] Máire O'Keeffe. Cóisir. House Party. Máire O'Keeffe (fiddle).
20088#2
[WndnRds] Paudie O'Connor and John O'Brien. Wind and Reeds. Paudie O'Connor (accordion, whistle), John O'Brien (pipes, whistle).
20119#2
[IFMCK] Connie O'Connell. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. Connie O'Connell (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Cheer Up Old Hag		TnRadio, MOK, IFMCK
Cat in the Corner		WndnRds
Played beforeOn Albums
Padraig O'Keeffes [Pádraig O'Keeffe's]		TnRadio, MOK, WndnRds, IFMCK

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 #312 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As slide #44 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
On page 115 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [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): 1949
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