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Tune ID#241 (Bucks of Oranmore)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Bucks of Oranmore about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording GD (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel40ABCDED Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Bucks of Oranmore, The / Bucks of Oranmore / Bocannaí Uaráin Mhóir / Bocanna Óráin Mhóir / Bocanna Órán Móir / The Bucks of Carranmore / The Bucks of Cranmore / The Hearty Bucks of Oranmore / The Hearty Bucks / The Bucks / The Buck of Oranmore (2nd in set Miss Monaghan on McP BHB; 1st in set The Trucks of Bohermore on RT 2) (also with fewer parts and in different order; also with some parts doubled; also in A or C or E) (compare Killavil Bucks #4886, compare 1st and 4th parts with 1st and 4th parts of The Leitrim Bucks #6285; and compare 1st part with 1st part of Fermanagh Highland #2110)
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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).
193313#1
19409#2
[SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (pipes).
~195133#1
~19592.17#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19627#2
[BG 2] Bobby Gardiner. Memories of Clare. Bobby Gardiner (accordion).
~19634#1
[JC] Joe Cooley. Cooley. Joe Cooley (accordion).
196518#1
[TKrny] Tommy Kearney. The Master Pipers. Volume 2. Tommy Kearney (pipes).
~19702.1#2
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal).
19716#1
~19734#1
[Ch 4] The Chieftains. 4. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones). For this tune: Seán Keane (fiddle).
~19731#1
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
19751#2
[Chi] Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. Joe Shannon (pipes), John McGreevy (fiddle).
~197615#1
[MM 1] Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~19767#1
[ItS] In the Smoke. Vince O'Halloran (accordion), Des O'Halloran (fiddle).
~19768#2
[MMulc 1] Mick Mulcahy. Mick Mulcahy. Mick Mulcahy (accordion).
~19773#1
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C pipes).
~19774#1
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C# pipes).
197813#2
[BB 6] The Bothy Band. Live in Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Peter Browne (pipes), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals, clavinet), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar). For this tune: Paddy Keenan (pipes).
~197813#2
[Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). For this tune: 1st time Keenan (pipes).
~19781#2
[StWing 1] Stockton's Wing. Stockton's Wing. Jigs, Reels & Songs. Maurice Lennon (fiddle), Tommy Hayes (bodhrán, jew's harp), Kieran Hanrahan (banjo, harmonica, bouzouki), Paul Roche (flute, whistle), Tony Callanan (vocals, guitar, bouzouki).
~19842.25#1
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal).
19888#4
[GFA] The Green Fields of America. Live in Concert. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar, tres, vocals), Robbie O'Connell (guitar, vocals), Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, synthesizers, vocals), Eileen Ivers (fiddle), Seamus Egan (pipes, flute, whistle, bodhrán, tres).
~19889#1
[BigSq] The Big Squeeze. Masters of the Celtic Accordion. Joe Burke (accordion).
~19907#2
[SK 3] Seán Keane. Jig It in Style. Seán Keane (fiddle).
19911.6#2
[McP BHB] The McPeake Family and Paul Burns. Back Home in Belfast. (A whistle).
~19912#1
[GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle).
~199116#2
[NMllgn 1] Neil Mulligan. Barr na Cúille. Neil Mulligan (pipes). For this tune: (B pipes).
19936#1
[MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals). For this tune: Noel (concertina).
~19944#3
[SndCmC] The Sound of Coleman Country. Carmel Gunning (Eb whistle).
~19951#4
[Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals).
~199514#3
[KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). For this tune: (flute).
~19968#2
[SWlsh 3] Seamus Walshe. Clare Accordion. Seamus Walshe (accordion).
~199618#1
[JB 4] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano).
199711#1
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
19971#1
[RT 2] Reeltime. Live It Up. Máirin Fahy (fiddle, vocals), Éilís Egan (accordion), Luke Daniels (accordion), Chris Kelly (guitar, vocals), John Flatley (keyboards, vocals), Yvonne Fahy (percussion).
~199711#1
[GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. Joe Burke (accordion).
~199715#2
[NaCnn 1] Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Sean Og Potts (pipes, whistle), John Regan (accordion), John Wynne (flute), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar).
199813#2
[JKn 6] James Keane and Friends. Live in Dublin. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Sean Keane (fiddle), Mick O'Connor (flute).
~199815#1
[JCnly 2] Johnny Connolly. Drioball na Fáinleoige. Johnny Connolly (melodeon, accordion, vocals). For this tune: (melodeon), with Charlie Lennon (fiddle).
200014#1
[ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards).
~20001#1
[JLavelle] John Lavelle. @Home Alone. John Lavelle (accordion).
200115#2
[PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin).
20019#1
[IrHvst] Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin, Brian McGrath. Ireland's Harvest. Joe Derrane (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano).
~20021.8#3
[MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums).
200310#3
[DF] The Dunne Family. Legacy. Mickey Dunne (pipes, fiddle, whistle), Niamh Dunne (fiddle, vocals, viola), Brid Dunne (fiddle).
200512#2
[SGMM] Shannon, Gavin, McGoldrick and Murray. Tunes. Sharon Shannon (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle), Jim Murray (guitar).
~200513#2
[MulcFam2] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. Notes from the Heart. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (fiddle, concertina, harp, piano). For this tune: Michelle (harp).
~200515#1
[DPower 2] David Power. My Love Is in America. David Power (pipes).
200617#1
[TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: 1st time Joe (accordion).
200617#3
[TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano).
20099#3
[LBCK] Kevin Griffin, Eoin O'Neill, Quentin Cooper. Live at the Burren Centre, Kilfenora. Kevin Griffin (banjo), Eoin O'Neill (bouzouki), Quentin Cooper (mandolin, banjo). For this tune: Kevin (banjo).
20094#3
[RoClare] Riches of Clare. Kevin Griffin (banjo).
~201012#1
[MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes).
~201016#3
[IslTrs] Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures. Marcus Hernon (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: with Proinsias Hernon (accordion), Breandán Hernon (fiddle), Labhrás Hernon (piano accordion).
20142.11#3
[Yanks 2] The Yanks. Haymaker. Dan Gurney (accordion), Dylan Foley (fiddle, whistle), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki), Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes, tenor saxophone, whistle).
~20163#1
[ACnly 1] Aidan Connolly. Be Off. Aidan Connolly (fiddle, banjo). For this tune: with Andrea Palandri (fiddle).
~202116#2
[BrtDrkly] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Brightly or Darkly. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki), Laura Feddersen (fiddle).

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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 #1199 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #476 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #149 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #32 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
As tune #20 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 30 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. [available]
On page 95 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #23 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 5 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 10 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #27 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