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The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Tune ID#3271 (Rath Cairn Reel)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DOEI (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Reel	32	AABB	D Mixolydian

Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

Rath Cairn Reel, The (composed by Jimmy Keane)

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Discography

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
1992	5#2	[DOEI] Dear Old Erin's Isle. Irish Traditional Music from America. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
Horse Keane's Hornpipe	DOEI

Played before	On Albums
Charleston Reel	DOEI

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1992

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