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Tune ID#2368 (Gillan's Apples)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Gillan's Apples 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 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Gillan's Apples / Úllaí Uí Ghiolláin / Gillian's Apples / Gillian's Apple / The Humors of Dingle / Apples in Winter / The Castle Jig / Fruit for Ladies / Rouse the Grouse / Rise the Grouse / The Longford Jig / Jackson's Growling Cat (2nd in set The Churn of Buttermilk on CtL) (also in D) (compare with 1st two parts of Gillan's Apples #719)
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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).
~196719#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
19691#2
[Ch 2] The Chieftains. 2. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle).
~19797#3
[BICM] Best of Irish Ceili Music. Disc 5 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Pride of Erin Ceili Band.
~198113#2
[CtL] Peg McGrath, Mary Mulholland, Kathleen Smyth. Cherish the Ladies. Disc 9 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Peg McGrath (flute), Kathleen Smyth (fiddle), Mary Mulholland (piano).
~20002.5#3
[WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Justin Murphy (flute).
201412#1
[Unfldg] Unfolding. Young Music from East Clare. Tulóg Céilí Band: Rosa Carroll (fiddle), Cliona Donnellan (fiddle), Aine Murphy (fiddle), Eve O'Connor (fiddle), Naoise O'Sullivan (fiddle), Clodagh O'Farrell (fiddle), Aisling McMahon (flute), Stephen Kennedy (flute), Ronan Kennedy (flute), Lily O'Connor (concertina), Conal Egan (concertina), Donagh O'Sullivan (banjo), Calum Beirne (drums).
~201416#1
[RBysFam] Randal Bays and Family. A Rake of Tunes. Randal Bays (fiddle), Susan Waters (fiddle), Willie Bays (flute), Owen Bays (concertina). For this tune: Randal (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Banish Misfortune		Ch 2
Millpond		CtL
Old Grey Goose		BICM
Contentment Is Wealth		WFO 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Sporting Pitchfork		RBysFam

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 #1044 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #253 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #7 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #22 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #39 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 60 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 75 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As jig #28 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #24 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 83 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 139 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #42 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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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