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Tune ID#2353 (Sergeant Early's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Sergeant Early's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WC 4 (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):
Sergeant Early's / Sergt. Early's Jig / Sgt. Early's Jig / Sergt. Early's / Port Mhaor Uí Chonaire / Port an Achréidh (3rd in set Sarsfield Lilt on OTUS1) (also in Major, also as single jig) (compare Garrett Barry's #702)
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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).
19285#3
[OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. Flanagan Brothers: Joe Flanagan (accordion), Mike Flanagan (banjo).
19601.1#2
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (Bb pipes).
~199112#2
[TKn] Tommy Keane. The Piper's Apron. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~200015#2
[BMcNmr 1] Brian McNamara. A Piper's Dream. Brian McNamara (pipes). For this tune: (C pipes).
20164#1
[ACwMoss] Alison Perkins and Nicolas Brown. All Covered with Moss. Alison Perkins (fiddle, vocals), Nicolas Brown (B pipes, B flute). For this tune: Alison (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Down the Back Lane		WC 4, TKn
Conlon's Jig		OTUS1
My Former Wife		BMcNmr 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Galway Tom		ACwMoss

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 #725 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #25 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #59 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
On page 73 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [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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