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Tune ID#1953 (Father O'Flynn)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Father O'Flynn about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording OTUS1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Father O'Flynn / Father O'Flynn's / An T'Athair Ó Floinn / The Top of Cork Road / Top of Cork Road / Top of the Cork Road / Cork Road / The Rollicking Irishman / Rollicking Irishman / To Drink with the Devil / Trample Our Enemies / Yorkshire Lasses / The Bonny Green Garters (1st in set Medley of Jigs on FidDel and on OTUS1; 2nd in set The Frost Is All Over on LHGBoys)
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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).
192310#2
[FidDel] The Fiddler's Delight. Rare 78rpm Irish Fiddle Recordings 1921-1945. Patrick J. Gaffny [sic for:] Gaffney (fiddle).
192921#1
[OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. K. Scanlon (fiddle).
193214#2
[LHGBoys] "Let Her Go Boys!". Quinn's Dublin Orchestra: William Quinn (accordion), unknown (fiddle).
~19695#1
[GP] The Gentlemen Pipers. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Piping. Leo Rowsome.
~197420#2
[ItS] In the Smoke. John Doonan (fife), John Wright (jew's harp), Noel Pepper (harmonica), Paddy Moran (flute), Paddy Neylan (spoons).
~19821.2#1
[SK 2] Sean Keane. Sean Keane. Sean Keane (fiddle, viola).
~19859#2
[Boys 11] Boys of the Lough. To Welcome Paddy Home. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, banjo, cittern), Christy O'Leary (pipes, harmonica, whistle, vocals), John Coakley (guitar, piano). For this tune: (F whistles).
~19867#1
[HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals).
~19956#1
[Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).
~199711#1
[NaCnn 1] Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Sean Og Potts (pipes, whistle), John Regan (accordion), John Wynne (flute), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar). For this tune: 1st time John Wynne (flute).
199817#1
[JWh 6] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Jim Eagan (fiddle).
200018#2
[DMeehan] Danny Meehan. Navvy on the Shore. Danny Meehan (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Hide and Go Seek		FidDel
Frost Is All Over		LHGBoys
Cherish the Ladies		ItS
Teelin March		Boys 11
Johnny Docherty's [Johnny Doherty's]		DMeehan
Played beforeOn Albums
Irish Washerwoman		OTUS1, GP, NaCnn 1
Mooncoin		SK 2
Haste to the Wedding		HMSP
Munster Jig		Whr
Father Tom's Wager		JWh 6

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 #1031 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #244 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #97 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #13 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 57 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #2 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
On page 82 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 134 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #33 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #40 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 101 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): 1903
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