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Tune ID#2031 (Walls of Liscarroll)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Walls of Liscarroll about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Ch 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Walls of Liscarroll, The / The Walls of Liscarrol / The Walls of Liscaroll / Lads on the Mountain / The Lark in the Meadow / Andy Hehir's Jig (also in G Mixolydian, E Dorian, or A Dorian) (both variants of the beginning of the 2nd part are included here) (compare Little Black Pig #2381)
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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).
19277#2
[OTPR] Oldtime Records. Vol. 3. Piping Rarities. Joseph Sullivan (pipes), Patrick Doran (flute), Joe Owens (fiddle).
196017#1
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina).
~19636#1
[Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán).
19748#1
[RF] Miko, Pakie and Gussie Russell. The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare. Miko Russell (whistle, flute, vocals), Gussie Russell (whistle), Pakie Russell (concertina). For this tune: Miko (whistle), Gussie (whistle).
~19749#2
[SE 3] Séamus Ennis. The Wandering Minstrel. Seamus Ennis (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~199316#1
[MR 4] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle).
~199410#2
[MMcNmr 1] Mary MacNamara. Traditional Music from East Clare. Mary MacNamara (concertina). For this tune: (C#/G# concertina), with Martin Hayes (fiddle).
19952#1
[WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
~19958#2
[Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).
~19974#2
[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 Sean Og Potts (whistle).
~19993#2
[JOH 1] John O'Halloran. "But Why, Johnny?". John O'Halloran (accordion). For this tune: (D melodeon), with Dermot Byrne (accordion).
20019#1
[GLPL 1] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. The Green House. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium, field organ, piano), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar). For this tune: (flute).
~20012.10#1
[WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Grey Larsen (flute).
20021#1
[HB 2] Harry Bradley. As I Carelessly Did Stray. . .. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~20027#1
[GCttr] Geraldine Cotter. Piano+. Geraldine Cotter (piano, whistle). For this tune: (whistle).
~200612#2
[LLses 3] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Enchanted Lady. Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle, mandola, banjo), Maureen Linane (accordion), Dee Havlin (flute, whistle), Kathleen O'Sullivan (vocals). For this tune: 1st time (fiddle).
~20129#3
[IvyLf] The Ivy Leaf. Traditional Irish Music. Daniel Accardi (fiddle, concertina), Armand Aromin (fiddle, whistle), Caroline O'Shea (flute, whistle, vocals), Lindsay Straw (bouzouki, guitar, vocals).
~20132#3
[DPower 3] David Power. The Eighteen Moloney. David Power (B pipes).
~201512#1
[RBPOL 3] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The Legacy. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute).
~20178#1
[LOBrn] Liam O'Brien. The Lane. Liam O'Brien (concertina).

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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 #704 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #8 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #89 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 41 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #9 in volume 2 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. [available]
On page 18 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 193 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #141 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #185 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]
In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? [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