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Tune ID#2806 (Lilies in the Field)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Lilies in the Field about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TJC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Lilies in the Field, The / Lilies in the Field / Na Lilithe sa Pháirc / Lilies of the Field / The Sailor's Jacket / Seaicéad an Mhairnéalaigh / Come to Your "Tay" / Kitty in the Lane / The Broken Pledge / P.J. Conlon's (untitled following The Road to Nenagh on GCJR) (also in Mixolydian; also doubled) (1st part, particularly as transcribed in book 1850, same as 2nd part of Fallon's Delight #7671)
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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).
~19042.5#1
[FONC] The Francis O'Neill Cylinders. Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904. Bernard Delaney (pipes).
19292.17#1
[PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). For this tune: with Walter Lally (banjo).
19867#3
[TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion).
19932#1
[MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals).
~19937#2
[BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Master's Choice. Bobby Gardiner (accordion).
~19937#1
[Shskn 6] Shaskeen. My Love Is in America. Tom Cussen (banjo), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán), Sean Conway (flute, whistle, guitar, vocals), Charlie Harris (accordion), Kevin Rohan (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Charlie (accordion).
199914#2
[GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). For this tune: Gerdie (concertina).
20026#1
[HB 2] Harry Bradley. As I Carelessly Did Stray. . .. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute).
~20034#2
[KitRec] Seán O'Driscoll and Larry Egan. The Kitchen Recordings. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki), Larry Egan (accordion).
20063#1
[MOR 2] Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh. Inside Out. Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina).
~200914#1
[MulcFam3] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. Reelin' in Tradition. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (concertina, fiddle, harp, piano). For this tune: Louise (C pipes), Michelle (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Templehouse		TJC
Tailor's Thimble		BG 5
Trip to Nenagh		GCJR
Gorman's		KitRec
Played beforeOn Albums
Broken Pledge		PJConlon
Limerick Lasses		MoD
Miss McGuinness		BG 5
Tap Room		Shskn 6
Scotch Mary		GCJR
Gatehouse Maid		HB 2
Dream of Home		MOR 2
Wexford Lasses		MulcFam3

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 #1369 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #621 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #105 in [CRE 4] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 4. [available]
On page 127 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [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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