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Tune ID#2798 (Hinchy's Delight)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Hinchy's Delight 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 ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hinchy's Delight / Hinchy's / Henchy's Delight / Henchey's Delight / Hinchies Delight / Hinches Delight / The Lark in the Corn (2nd in set Light Jigs on TrsCl) (also with a 3rd part, each different on PACarb and in book 1001) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Walsh's Favourite #6811)
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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).
193722#2
[IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Aughrim Slopes Ceilidhe Band.
~19472.1#3
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19946#2
[SJMcG] Sean and Jim McGuire. Pure Traditional Irish Fiddle Music. Brothers Together. Tribute to their Father. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Jim McGuire (fiddle).
~199616#2
20014#2
[KlmFcy] Catherine McEvoy and John McEvoy. The Kilmore Fancy. Catherine McEvoy (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle).
~20016#1
[PACarb] Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry, John Blake. Memories from the Holla. Peter Carberry (accordion), Angelina Carberry (banjo), John Blake (guitar). For this tune: with Peter Carberry (pipes).
~20043#2
[TTItself] Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin. The Thing Itself. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Peadar O'Loughlin (flute).
~201414#2
[DOSlvn 2] Dympna O'Sullivan. Enriched. Saibhriú. Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina). For this tune: with Willie Kelly (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Monaghan Jig
IDM 2
Old Tipperary
WC 4
Cobbler
SJMcG
Cherish the Ladies
TrsCl
Paddy Fahy's
KlmFcy
Flowers of Dungarvan
TTItself
Trip to Athlone
DOSlvn 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Rosewood
SJMcG
Cliffs of Moher
TrsCl
Old Thatch Cabin
PACarb
Old Man Dillon
DOSlvn 2

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 #1032 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #215 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #104 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 57 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #186 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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