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Tune ID#2382 (Jimmy O'Reilly's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jimmy O'Reilly'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 DMa (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jimmy O'Reilly's / Ríl Jimmy O'Reilly / John Naughton's / Joe Bane's / Joe Banes / Paddy Keane's Favourite (also both parts singled or doubled) (compare Paul's Departure #6318 and Queen of the May #7786; compare 1st part with 1st part of Ballinafad Fancy #4602, 1st part of Jim Conroy's #939 and 2nd part of Gossan that Beat His Father #288)
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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).
~19876#2
[JJCasey] John Joe Casey. The Tiermaclane Fancy. John Joe Casey (concertina).
~19901#1
[DMa] Declan Masterson. Deireadh an Fhómhair. End of the Harvest. Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle).
19974#1
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
20007#1
[KC 2] Kevin Crawford. In Good Company. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). For this tune: with Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
~20041#1
[OHrth] Mary Mac Namara, Andrew Mac Namara. Open Hearth. Mary Mac Namara (concertina), Andrew Mac Namara (accordion).
~20061#2
[LLses 3] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Enchanted Lady. Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle, mandola, banjo), Maureen Linane (accordion), Dee Havlin (flute, whistle), Kathleen O'Sullivan (vocals). For this tune: 1st 2 times (flute).
~201410#1
[BorTr] The Boruma Trio. Gléas. Andrew MacNamara (accordion), Eileen O'Brien (fiddle), Geraldine Cotter (whistle, piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Gillespie's
JJCasey
Barr Road
LLses 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Green-Gowned Lass
OHrth, BorTr
Broomstick
JJCasey
Pretty Girls of Mayo
DMa
Paddy Fahey's Reel No. 20
MH 3
Doonagore
KC 2
Murphy's
LLses 3

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): 1987