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Tune ID#2791 (Duncan Davidson)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Duncan Davidson about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IDM 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Highland16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Duncan Davidson / Ducan Davidson / Donegal Lassies / Paddy Killoran's Highland / Hílean Pháidí Mhic Giolla Odhráin (3rd in set The Low Highland on A BI) (also as strathspey)
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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).
19317#1
[IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Patrick Killoran and His Pride of Erin Orchestra.
~197610#3
[AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
20019#3
[A BI] Altan. Blue Idol. Not identified in liner notes. [Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle), Dermot Byrne (accordion), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar), Dáithi Sproule (guitar)].
~20024#1
[SQGH] Séamus Quinn and Gary Hastings. Slán le Loch Eirne. Stories to Tell. Séamus Quinn (fiddle, melodeon, viola, piano), Gary Hastings (flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Stirling Castle		AMPR
Moneymusk		A BI
Played beforeOn Albums
Stirling Castle		IDM 2
Laird O'Drumblair Strathspey		AMPR
Wild Irishman		A BI
Hannah Mhicí Mhicheáil's		SQGH

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 153 of [Altan] Martin Tourish. Altan. The Tunes. [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): 1931
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