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Tune ID#2321 (Hugh Smith's Farewell)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Hugh Smith's Farewell about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LaL (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hugh Smith's Farewell / Céad Slán le hAodh Mac Gabhann (see http://www.capeirish.com/webabc/working/source.folders/bbmg/bbmg_plus/125hugh_s.pdf) (composed by Bill Black)
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

Click play below to hear the first 12 seconds.
Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
20002.4#1
[LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. Antóin Mac Gabhann (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Hugh Smith's Reel
LaL

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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As 5 (Treoir) in [L] Alan's private loose music.

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): 1993