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Tune ID#2904 (Little House under the Hill)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Little House under the Hill about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WmMully (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Little House under the Hill, The / The Last Bus to Drimnagh / Jink About (2nd in set Little House under the Hill on WmMully) (with additional part first, in O'Neill books)
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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).
19277#2
[WmMully] William Mullaly. The Westmeath Hunt. William Mullaly (concertina).
~19936#2
[JKn 3] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Gillan's Apples
WmMully
Ellis's Jig
JKn 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Holly Bush
JKn 3

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 #988 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #204 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 49 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