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Tune ID#2291 (Dark Island)

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Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Dark Island, The / Dark Island Lament (2nd in set L'île Noire on Barde 1) (composed by I. MacLaughlan according to JDr 4) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
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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).
1977A.3#2
[Barde 1] Barde. Barde. Richard Chapman (mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, guitar, vocals), Toby Cinnsealaé (flute, recorder, percussion), Pierre Guérin (accordion, guitar, concertina, recorder, vocals), Cris MacRághallaigh [Chris Crilly] (fiddle, bodhrán, percussion, vocals), Ed Moore (bodhrán, percussion, flute, concertina), Elliot Selick (fiddle, banjo, flute).
~19973#1
[WyndTrn] Dan Healy and Ciaran O'Raghallaigh. The Wyndy Turn. Dan Healy (flute), Ciaran O Raghallaigh (fiddle).
199812#1
[CFF 2] Kevin Burke / Johnny Cunningham / Christian Lemaître / Soïg Siberil. Celtic Fiddle Festival Encore. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle), Soïg Siberil (guitar). For this tune: 1st times Johnny.
~20009#1
[LLses 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle).
20047#1
[JDr 4] Joe Derrane. The Man behind the Box. Joe Derrane (accordion). For this tune: John (mandolin).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
South Wind
WyndTrn
Orange and Blue
LLses 1

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1977