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Tune ID#2533 (One that Was Lost)

Transcription of first 2 bars of One that Was Lost 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 ?
Double jig32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
One that Was Lost, The / One That Was Lost / An Ceann a Cailleadh (1st in set The Clare Shout on AtR 2; 2nd in set Spry Slides on Sld 3) (also in D) (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary)
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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).
20009#1
[NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
~20019#1
[AtR 2] At the Racket. Mirth-Making Heroes. John Carty (fiddle, banjo), Brian McGrath (banjo, piano, keyboards), Seamus O'Donnell (flute, saxophone, vocals), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano), Brid Dooley (vocals).
20022#1
[AJK] Alan and John Kelly. Fourmilehouse. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), John Kelly (flute, whistle).
20064#2
[MOR 2] Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh. Inside Out. Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina).
~20061#2
[Sld 3] Slide. Overneath. Éamonn de Barra (flute, whistle, bodhrán, piano, vocals), Daire Bracken (fiddle, guitar, strings, vocals), Aogán Lynch (concertina, whistle, vocals), Mick Broderick (bouzouki, cittern, mandolin, vocals). For this tune: Daire Bracken (fiddle).
20119#1
[ChiReel] Chicago Reel. Chicago Reel. Gerry Carey (accordion), Pauline Conneely (banjo, guitar), Rose Duffy (fiddle), Devin Shepherd (fiddle), Denis O'Sullivan (vocals), Jonathan Whitall (piano).
~20116#2
[FScahl 2] Fergal Scahill. Wayfaring. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán). For this tune: with Ryan (fiddle).
20134#2
[SunBanks] Edel Fox and Neill Byrne. The Sunny Banks. Edel Fox (concertina, fiddle), Neill Byrne (fiddle).
~20171.21#1
[CPONE] Eileen O'Brien. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991. Eileen O'Brien (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Shandon Bells
MOR 2
If I Had a Wife
Sld 3
Jig de Girafe
FScahl 2
Hill of Bruff
SunBanks
Played beforeOn Albums
Sheep in the Boat
NR
Clare Shout
AtR 2
Hardiman's Fancy
AJK
Anthony Frawley's
MOR 2
Cis Liathain
Sld 3
House in the Glen
ChiReel
Australian Waters
SunBanks

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 jig #372 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
On page 13 of [POB] Eileen O'Brien. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991. [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): 1998