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Tune ID#2212 (Forget Me Not)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Forget Me Not about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording ApW (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBC Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Forget Me Not / Ná Dearmad Mé / Larry Redican's / The Belfast Traveller / Gerry Cronin's Reel / Ríl Ghearóid Uí Chróinín / Gerry Cronin's / Gerry Cronins / Mrs. Crotty's / Martin Rocheford's / Rochford's / Crehan's Reel (2nd in set Mc Killop's on SSm) (also in D) (composed by Larry Redican)
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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).
~19811#2
[ApW] Brian Conway and Tony DeMarco. The Apple in Winter. Irish Music in New York. Brian Conway (fiddle), Tony DeMarco (fiddle).
~198112#1
[SWlsh 4] Séamus Walshe. Traditional Music of Ireland on Button Accordion. Séamus Walshe (accordion).
~19932#2
[SSm] Seán Smyth. The Blue Fiddle. Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, vocals).
~19981#1
[BG 6] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (C melodeon).
20079#2
[CMcEv 3] Catherine McEvoy. The Home Ruler. Traditional Irish Flute Music. Catherine McEvoy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~20081#3
[TndUp] Brendan Mulholland, Brendan Hendry, Paul McSherry. Tuned Up. Brendan Mulholland (flute), Brendan Hendry (fiddle), Paul McSherry (guitar).
~201115#1
[DOMhny 1] Danny O' Mahony. In Retrospect. Danny O' Mahony (accordion). For this tune: (D/D# accordion).
~20159#1
[CEgan] Claire Egan. Turning Tides. Claire Egan (fiddle).
~201611#1
[MulcFam4] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. The Reel Note. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (concertina, fiddle, harp, piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
O'Rourke's
ApW
Maeve's Reel
SSm
Concert Reel
CMcEv 3
Tap Room
TndUp
Played beforeOn Albums
Gates of Mullagh
SWlsh 4
Denis Langtou's
SSm
Flowers of Redhill
DOMhny 1
Flower of the Flock
CEgan
McHugh's
MulcFam4

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 #31 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. [available]
As tune #114 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As tune #141 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]
As reel #166 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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): 1979