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Tune ID#1885 (Tempest)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Tempest about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MGm (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Minor
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tempest, The (credited to Bobby Casey but only in book JKg 3 and definitely not on BC 4)
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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).
~19572.22#1
[MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals).
~197512#1
[BC 4] Bobby Casey. Maestro. Bobby Casey (fiddle). For this tune: with Joe Ryan (fiddle).
~197810#2
[IT 2] The Irish Tradition. The Corner House. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals).
~19809#1
[JKn 2] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Sean Keane (fiddle).
~19966#1
[SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán).
19983#1
[JKn 6] James Keane and Friends. Live in Dublin. James Keane (accordion).
19995#2
[JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: Patrick Ourceau (fiddle).
200114#2
[TrsCl] Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. Debbie Quigley (pipes).
~201017#1
[MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Molly on the Shore		IT 2
Kylebrack Rambler		JWh 8
Long Note		TrsCl
Played beforeOn Albums
Mother's Delight		BC 4, JKn 2, JKn 6
Colonel Rodney		MGm
Farrell O'Gara		SBw
Reconciliation		JWh 8
Four Courts		TrsCl
Boys on the Hilltop		MCny 2

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 #26 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. [available]
As reel #331 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #256 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]
As reel #178 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [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): 1957
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