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Tune ID#2946 (Coming of Spring)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Coming of Spring about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DMa (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig48AABBCCE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Coming of Spring, The / Paddy O'Brien's / Port Paddy O'Brien (2nd in set Paddy O'Brien's on KBoyle) (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary)
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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).
~19902#1
[DMa] Declan Masterson. Deireadh an Fhómhair. End of the Harvest. Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle).
~199912#2
[KR] Kevin Rowsome. The Rowsome Tradition. Kevin Rowsome (pipes). For this tune: (D pipes), with Lorraine (fiddle).
20045#3
[LYK 2] The Kane Sisters. Under the Diamond. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle).
~20064#1
[LLses 3] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Enchanted Lady. Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle, mandola, banjo), Maureen Linane (accordion), Dee Havlin (flute, whistle), Kathleen O'Sullivan (vocals).
~20087#2
[KBoyle] Kathleen Boyle. An Cailín Rua. Kathleen Boyle (piano accordion, piano).
~20102#2
[IslTrs] Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures. Marcus Hernon (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon).
~20117#1
[BODFam] Bríd O'Donohue and Family. Cliabhán an Dúchais. Bríd O'Donohue (flute, whistle), Seán O'Brien (flute), Eibhlís O'Brien (pipes), Deirdre O'Brien (harp), Liam O'Brien (concertina), Sinéad O'Brien (fiddle). For this tune: Liam (concertina), Bríd O'Donohue (flute).
~201411#2
[ACrby 2] Angelina Carberry. Pluckin' Mad. Angelina Carberry (banjo, tenor guitar). For this tune: with Shaunagh Carberry (fiddle), Roisin Carberry (accordion).
20155#2
[JOR 2] Jason O'Rourke. The Northern Concertina. Jason O'Rourke (concertina). For this tune: with Teresa Clarke (fiddle).
~20171.24#1
[CPONE] Eileen O'Brien. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991. Eileen O'Brien (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Trip to Bantry
KR
Ahern's Egg
LYK 2
Boys of Lough Gowna
KBoyle
Stormy Night
IslTrs
Jackson's Rum Punch
ACrby 2
Mongrel
JOR 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Tumble the Tinker
DMa
Headwood Crossing
LLses 3
Bubbling Wine
KBoyle
Banks of Newfoundland
BODFam
Woods of Old Limerick
JOR 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.
On page 14 of [POB] Eileen O'Brien. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991. [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