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Tune ID#2889 (Siobhán O'Donnell's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Siobhán O'Donnell's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Drv 4 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Siobhán O'Donnell's / Siobhan O'Donnell's / The Reel of Sceach (as Untitled on MLIIA; 2nd in set The Green Mountain on Drv 1 and Drv 4; 3rd in set Meitheamh on Lu 1) (also in G) (composed by Siobhán O'Donnell aka Siobhan O'Donnell according to Lu 1 and HN, or by John Brady according to DPss 2 and LRCB)
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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).
199015#1
[MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Eileen Ivers (fiddle).
~19926#2
[Drv 1] Dervish. Harmony Hill. Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhrán, bones), Liam Kelly (flute, whistle, vocals), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Shane McAleer (fiddle, viola), Brian McDonagh (mandola, mandolin), Michael Holmes (bouzouki, guitar). For this tune: 1st time Shane McAleer (fiddle).
19971.14#2
[Drv 4] Dervish. Live in Palma. Cathy Jordan (vocals), Liam Kelly (flute), Shane McAleer (fiddle), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Brian McDonagh (mandola, guitar), Micheal Holmes (bouzouki).
19976#3
[Lu 1] Lúnasa. Lúnasa. Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, whistle), John McSherry (pipes, whistle), Donagh Hennessy (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass).
200810#7
[LRCB] Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point. Johnnie Duffy (banjo), Brendan Doyle (accordion), Liz Ryan (piano), Colin Butler (drums).
20094#3
[DPss 2] Dan Possumato. Pulling Out the Stops. Traditional Music and Song of Ireland. Dan Possumato (accordion). For this tune: with Quentin Cooper (banjo).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Miss Lyon's Fancy		Drv 1, Drv 4
Ash Plant		Lu 1
Gravel Walks		LRCB
Miss McGuinness		DPss 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Donald Blue		Drv 1, Drv 4
Piper on Horseback		MLIIA
MacArthur Road		LRCB

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 reel #667 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc 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): 1990
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