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Tune ID#2529 (Mountain Lark)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Mountain Lark about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording NR (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mountain Lark, The / The Mountain Lark No. 1 / Fuiseog an tSléibhe / The Rakish Highlander / An Híleantóir Réiceach / The Aghavas Reel / Ríl Achadh an Mheasa / Lively Kate / Bonny Kate of Aberdeen (compare 1st part with 1st part of Taproom #1876)
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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).
~199816#2
[McNamFam] McNamara Family. Leitrim's Hidden Treasure. Michael McNamara (flute), Brian McNamara (pipes), Ray McNamara (pipes, whistle), Ciarán McNamara (flute), Enda McNamara (fiddle), Deirdre McNamara (concertina), Frank Kelly (piano), Mick Giblin (guitar), Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer).
20006#1
[NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
20018#2
[Dnu 3] Danú. All Things Considered. Tom Doorley (flute, whistle), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, mandola), Brendan McCarthy (accordion, harmonica), Oisin MacAuley (fiddle, vocals, guitar), Jesse Smith (fiddle, viola), Noel Ryan (guitar), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocals, piano accordion).
~20042#1
[TCllns 1] Tim Collins. Dancing on Silver. Tim Collins (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
John Blessing's		McNamFam
Rogha an Ghabha		Dnu 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Miss Dunbar		McNamFam
Toss the Feathers		NR
John Carty's		Dnu 3
Larry Lavin's Choice		TCllns 1

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 #1243 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #516 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #132 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 103 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #144 in [CRE 5] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 5.
As reel #115 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [available]
As reel #42 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [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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