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Tune ID#3069 (Liffey Banks)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Liffey Banks about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KCB 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24AABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Liffey Banks, The / Liffey Banks / Liffy Banks / Bruacha na Life / Colleen Bawn / The Colleen Bawn / The First of August (2nd in set Tory Island Reel on WmMully; 1st in set Dinny O'Brien's Reels on KCB 3; 1st in set Ml. Colemans Reels on WyndTrn) (also 2nd part doubled)
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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).
19278#2
[WmMully] William Mullaly. The Westmeath Hunt. William Mullaly (concertina).
193217#2
[OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), Paddy Sweeney (fiddle), unknown (accordion, saxophone, banjo).
~19441#1
[MC 2] Michael Coleman. The Enduring Magic. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
19668#1
[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle).
19682.17#1
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal).
~196912#1
[JyHenry] Johnny Henry. One Out of the Fort. Johnny Henry (fiddle).
19711#1
[TPtts] Tommy Potts. The Liffey Banks. Tommy Potts (fiddle).
~19718#1
~19747#2
[KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band].
~19958#2
[LkMgc] Todd Denman, Bill Dennehy. . . .Like Magic. Todd Denman (pipes, whistle), Bill Dennehy (fiddle, bouzouki).
~199717#1
[WyndTrn] Dan Healy and Ciaran O'Raghallaigh. The Wyndy Turn. Dan Healy (flute), Ciaran O Raghallaigh (fiddle).
~199913#1
[MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Harry McGowan (flute), Mick Loftus (flute).
200017#2
[MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina). For this tune: Mike (flute), Mary (accordion).
200014#4
[MnMcG] Manus McGuire. Saffron and Blue. Manus McGuire (fiddle).
~20021#1
[BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle).
~20027#1
[Tda 1] Téada. Téada. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, vocals, whistle, piano), John Blake (flute, whistle, guitar, piano), Seán McElwain (banjo, bouzouki, vocals), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán, vocals).
~20074#1
[PHGH 2] Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington. The Merry Love to Play. Peter Horan (flute), Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
~20084#1
[BMcGrth] Brian McGrath. Pure Banjo. Brian McGrath (banjo, guitar, keyboards). For this tune: with Aidan Flanagan (flute).
~201014#2
[SPotts] Seán Potts. Number 6. Seán Potts (whistle). For this tune: with Paddy Glackin (fiddle).
201114#3
[ChiReel] Chicago Reel. Chicago Reel. Gerry Carey (accordion), Pauline Conneely (banjo, guitar), Rose Duffy (fiddle), Devin Shepherd (fiddle), Denis O'Sullivan (vocals), Jonathan Whitall (piano).
~20119#3
[DdBzz] Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Deadly Buzz. Aoibhinn Crónán. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle, flute), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle, fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle), (Bb whistle).
~201520#2
[RBPOL 3] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The Legacy. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tap Room
SPotts, DdBzz
O'Reilly's Greyhound
WmMully
Morning Dew
OTUS2
Flax in Bloom
KCB 3
McGovern's Favourite
LkMgc
Torn Jacket
MnMcG
Fox on the Prowl
MMR 3
Caher Rua
ChiReel
Sunny Banks
RBPOL 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Shaskeen
MC 2, BC 3, JyHenry, ST BST, WyndTrn, MtRd, PHGH 2, BMcGrth
Dinny O'Brien's
KCB 3
Seán O'Cealleigh's
LkMgc
Lucy Campbell
MnMcG
Concert Reel
BCw 1
House on the Hill
Tda 1

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 #82 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As tune #23 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.

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): 1927