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Tune ID#191 (Bonnie Kate)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Bonnie Kate about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (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):
Bonnie Kate / Bonny Kate / Cáit Bhóidheach / Cáit Bhreá / Cáitín Ghleoite / Sporting Kate / Cáit Spórtúil / The Bonny Lass of Fisherrow / The Bonny Lass of Fishirron / The Boys of Limerick (1st in set Mind the Dresser on KCB 5) (wide range of settings; also singled, also in C) (composed by Donald Dow? or Daniel Dow)
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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).
19163#1
[JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion).
~191936#1
[PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes).
19297#1
[IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. "K. Scanlon".
192910#1
19342.15#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
193417#1
[MC 2] Michael Coleman. The Enduring Magic. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
19387#2
[ITWWW] "If There Weren't Any Women in the World". Austin Stack Ceilidhe Band: Edith Cross Moore (fiddle), Leo Redmond (piano), and other unknown fiddlers.
19401#1
[SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (pipes).
~19472#2
[POB] Paddy O'Brien. 1922-1991. Paddy O'Brien (accordion).
19491.11#1
~194914#1
195125#1
[IFM] Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. Michael Gorman (fiddle).
~19511.34#1
~19511.1#1
[AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle).
19537#1
[FCssdy] Frank Cassidy. Níl Gar Ann! Frank Cassidy (fiddle).
19541.1#1 (0:32)
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
19571.5#1
[SltSdt] Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. Tommy Reck (pipes).
~19598#1
[SRPJM] Seán Ryan, PJ Maloney. Traditional Music of Ireland. Volume One. Digitally Remastered. Seán Ryan (fiddle), PJ Maloney (flute). For this tune: Seán (fiddle).
~19591.24#1
196034#1
[FCssdy] Frank Cassidy. Níl Gar Ann! Frank Cassidy (fiddle).
~19671#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
~196716#1
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
19682.7#2
[MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals).
~197115#1
[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle).
197311#1
[KB SD] Kevin Burke. Sweeney's Dream. Fiddle Tunes from County Sligo, Ireland. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~197311#1
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
19749#1
[JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals).
~197424#1
[JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle).
~19774#1
[AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar).
~19892.1#1
[JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle).
~19918#2
[NMllgn 1] Neil Mulligan. Barr na Cúille. Neil Mulligan (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~199313#1
[JCnly 1] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: (D melodeon).
199511#1
[JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion).
199616#2
[FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~19973#1
[KCB 5] The Kilfenora Céili Band. Set on Stone. Aidan McMahon (fiddle), Anne Marie McCormack (fiddle), Anne Rynne (fiddle), Garry Shannon (flute), Anthony Quigney (flute), Conor McCarthy (accordion), John Lynch (banjo), Tim Collins (concertina), Fintan McMahon (piano), Sean Griffin (drums), Paul O'Driscoll (double bass).
19982#1
[KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~19989#2
[TP 7] Tommy Peoples. The Quiet Glen / An Gleann Ciúin. Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
~200016#3
[BMcNmr 1] Brian McNamara. A Piper's Dream. Brian McNamara (pipes). For this tune: (D pipes), with Deirdre McNamara (concertina).
200210#2
[HB 2] Harry Bradley. As I Carelessly Did Stray. . .. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~20049#2
[DF] The Dunne Family. Legacy. Mickey Dunne (pipes, fiddle, whistle), Niamh Dunne (fiddle, vocals, viola), Brid Dunne (fiddle). For this tune: Niamh (fiddle), Brid (fiddle), Mickey (fiddle).
200615#1
[TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Joe (accordion).
20083#5
[StGrmm 2] Stanley & Grimm. Another Round. . .. Nicole Engstrom aka Nikki Engstrom (fiddle), Sean Brennan (guitar, vocals). For this tune: with Susan Gedutis Lindsey (flute).
200811#1
[WndnRds] Paudie O'Connor and John O'Brien. Wind and Reeds. Paudie O'Connor (accordion, whistle), John O'Brien (pipes, whistle).
~200815#1
[BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle).
201113#3
[HDvls 2] The House Devils. Crossing the Ocean. Matt Fahey (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, resonator guitar), Mat Walklate (harmonica, flute, vocals, whistle, pipes), Andrew Dinan (fiddle), Anthony Haller (double bass).
~20154#1
[HRich 1] Haley Richardson with Dylan Richardson. Heart on a String. Haley Richardson (fiddle), Dylan Richardson (guitar, bouzouki).
~202210#2
[DOMr] Diarmuid Ó Meachair. Siúl na Slí. Diarmuid Ó Meachair (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: (Eb melodeon).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Shaskeen
ITWWW, HB 2
Peter Street
POB
Mountain Road
MGm
Salamanca
NMllgn 1
Farewell to Leitrim
FkKelly
Black Pat's
TP 7
Kit O'Connor's
BMcNmr 1
Humours of Peacock's Town
DF
Pigeon on the Gate
StGrmm 2
Lady Birr
HDvls 2
Devaney's Goat
DOMr
Played beforeOn Albums
Jenny's Chickens
MC, MC 2, TaisLFid, AL2, AWhyte, SRPJM, SRyan C, MGm, KB SD, JB 2, AM, JK 1, JCnly 1, FkKelly, KB IC, TAM, BCw 2
Swallow's Tail
IDM 1, MG
Over the Moor to Maggie
JKm
Teetotaller
ITWWW
Miss McLeod
SltSdt
Donegal Traveler
SprklDwn
Milliner's Daughter
SE 6
Copperplate
NMllgn 1
Doctor Gilbert
JDr 2
Hut in the Bog
JV
Sean McGuire's
KCB 5
Wind that Shakes the Barley
WndnRds
Lord McDonald's
HRich 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.
As tune #1277 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #545 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #182 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #183 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On pages 50-51 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #44 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
As tune #174 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #175 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #176 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
On page 53 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As tune #141 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
On page 3 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 3 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #18 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #22 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 49 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): 1903