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Tune ID#1937 (Matt Peoples)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Matt Peoples about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MBP (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Matt Peoples / Matt Peoples' / Matt Peoples' Reel / Ríl Mhatt Peoples / Tommy Peoples' / Lady Gordon's Reel / Lady Gordon (2nd in set Matt Peoples on MBP; 2nd in set New Century on Yanks 2) (also in G or C) (compare 1st part with 1st part of All Round the Room #4489)
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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).
19771#2
[MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
~20001#2
[MulcFam1] The Mulcahy Family. The Mulcahy Family. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (accordion, concertina, harp).
200211#4
[BBg 3] Brendan Begley. It Could Be a Good Night Yet! Oíche go Maidean. Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich/Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals). For this tune: (D melodeon).
~20054#2
[JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, fiddle). For this tune: (guitar).
20063#5
[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: Brendan (D melodeon).
~20095#3
[PoNY] Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Brendan Dolan. Pride of New York. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Brian Conway (fiddle), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Dolan (piano).
~201213#3
[MiMulc] Michelle Mulcahy. Suaimhneas. Michelle Mulcahy (harp).
20142.7#2
[Yanks 2] The Yanks. Haymaker. Dan Gurney (accordion), Dylan Foley (fiddle, whistle), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki), Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes, tenor saxophone, whistle). For this tune: Dan (accordion).
~201416#3
[MMcNmr 3] Mary MacNamara. Note for Note. Mary MacNamara (concertina).
~20219#1
[BrtDrkly] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Brightly or Darkly. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki), Laura Feddersen (fiddle). For this tune: Nathan (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Man of the House		BBg 3, Boys 23
Matt Peoples		MBP
Anderson's Reel		MulcFam1
Sporting Nell		JCt 5
Morning Mist		PoNY
Lad O'Beirne's		MiMulc
New Century		Yanks 2
Cloonagroe Reel		MMcNmr 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Connemara Stockings		Yanks 2
Rookery		BrtDrkly

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 #256 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #28 in volume 2 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. [available]
As tune #167 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As reel #11 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #60 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [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): 1968
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