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Tune ID#2433 (Hills of Coore)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Hills of Coore about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TWR (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hills of Coore, The / Hills of Coore / Junior Crehan's / Harvey Street Hornpipe (2nd in set Two Flings by Junior Crehan on Hmmrs) (also described as a fling) (compare The Listowel Hornpipe #1133) (composed by Martin "Junior" Crehan)
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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).
~198510#1
[TWR] Mick Moloney, Jimmy Keane, Robbie O'Connell with Liz Carroll. There Were Roses. Mick Moloney (vocals, banjo, mandolin, guitar), Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, vocals), Robbie O'Connell (vocals, guitar).
~20007#2
[MulcFam1] The Mulcahy Family. The Mulcahy Family. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (accordion, concertina, harp).
200111#1
[KHys 1] Kitty Hayes. A Touch of Clare. Kitty Hayes (concertina).
~20011#1
[KCrhn] Kevin Crehan. An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg. Music from West Clare. Kevin Crehan (fiddle).
20056#1
[KHPL] Kitty Hayes and Peter Laban. They'll Be Good Yet. Kitty Hayes (concertina), Peter Laban (C pipes).
200914#2
[Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (whistle), (concertina), (banjo).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Stack of Rye		MulcFam1, Hmmrs
Played beforeOn Albums
Stack of Oats		KHys 1, KHPL
Birds		TWR
Humours of Tullycrine		KCrhn

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.
On page 21 of [JCrehan] Angela Crotty. Martin Junior Crehan. Musical Compositions and Memories. 1908-1998. [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): 1985
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