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Tune ID#2412 (Tom Busby's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Tom Busby'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 JOBM 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tom Busby's (1st in set Legend of Lisalway on OCG; 1st in set Kitty Got a Clinking on OTD43 2) (compare Willie Clancy's #4115)
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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).
~19893#2
[GdMxr] Noel O Grady, Henry Benagh, John Carty, Marcus Hernon. The Good Mixer.
~199615#2
[JOBM 1] Jimmy O'Brien-Moran. Seán Reid's Favourite. Jimmy O'Brien-Moran (pipes).
~19978#1
[CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Brian McAteer (fiddle).
~19974#1
[Sol 2] Solas. Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers. Karan Casey (vocals), John Doyle (guitar, mandocello, vocals), Seamus Egan (flute, banjo, whistle, mandolin, guitar, bodhrán, percussion), Winifred Horan (fiddle), John Williams (accordion, concertina).
~20098#1
[OCG] Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford. On Common Ground. Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle), Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). For this tune: (pipes), (flute).
~201213#2
[MORDOM] Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh and Danny O' Mahony. As It Happened. Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina), Danny O' Mahony (accordion).
~20122#2
[Rlta 1] Réalta. Open the Door for Three. Conor Lamb (pipes, whistle), Deirdre Galway (vocals, guitar, bouzouki), Aaron O'Hagan (pipes, whistle, bodhrán).
~201412#1
[BOCCOD1] Blackie O'Connell and Cyril O'Donoghue. Friars Green. Blackie O'Connell (pipes), Cyril O'Donoghue (vocals, bouzouki, guitar). For this tune: (D pipes).
~20156#1
[OTD43 2] Open the Door for Three. The Penny Wager. Liz Knowles (fiddle, hardanger d'amore), Kieran O'Hare (pipes, whistle), Pat Broaders (bouzouki, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tumble the Tinker
GdMxr
Sliabh Russell
JOBM 1
Paddy Clancy's
MORDOM
Girl from the Big House
Rlta 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Stolen Purse
GdMxr, MORDOM
Statia Donnelly's
JOBM 1
Atholl Highlanders
CBt
Lost and Found
Sol 2
Legend of Lisalway
OCG
Bashful Maid
Rlta 1
Rambling Pitchfork
BOCCOD1
Lark on the Strand
OTD43 2

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): 1989