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Tune ID#3348 (Jackson's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jackson'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 MG (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABCG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jackson's / Jackson's Reel / Jackson's No. 2 / Ríl Mhic Eoin / Ríl Mhic Sheáin Uimh. 2 / Jackson's Reel II / The Dublin Reel / Dublin Reel / The Dublin Lasses / The Twister / Around the Tree / The Westmeath Hunt / The Shuffle Reel / The Clogher Reel / Athens / Victor Wild / The Union Reel / The Twelve Locks / Miss Daly's / Ned Falvey's Reel / Jim McCormack's / Boys of Ballisodare (2nd in set Jackson's Reels on JB 2; 2nd in set Kilfenora Reels on KCB 3; 2nd in set Kilfenora Selection on MSCB) (often with a 4th part between the older 1st and 2nd parts, or even instead of the 1st part; compare D Major setting as Dublin Reel #554; compare lowest part of the 4-part setting to 1st part of Dublin Reel #6019)
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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).
192517#2
193625#2
193916#2
[HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle).
193922#2
[IFM] Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle).
~19589#2
[KCB 1] The Kilfenora Ceili Band. The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band. P.J. Lynch (fiddle), Gus Tierney (fiddle), Jim McCormack (flute), Gerry Lynch (accordion), P. Mullins, T. Eustace, P. Madigan, Kitty Linnane (piano), G. O'Loughlin (drums).
196027#1
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina).
~196711#2
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~19739#2
[JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano).
~197312#2
[JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle).
19746#2
[CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted.
197411#2
[RF] Miko, Pakie and Gussie Russell. The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare. Miko Russell (whistle, flute, vocals), Gussie Russell (whistle), Pakie Russell (concertina). For this tune: Miko (flute), Gussie (whistle), Pakie (concertina).
~19741#2
[KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band].
~19782.3#2
[FlgDub] Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien. The Flags of Dublin. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mick Gavin (flute), Michael O'Brien [known later as:] Mick O'Brien (pipes). For this tune: Paddy (fiddle).
198720#1
[WmSullvn] William Sullivan. Traditional Irish Music. William Sullivan (accordion).
~19963#2
[GOh] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina, whistle).
~19964#2
[JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute).
~200013#9
[JNolan] John Nolan. A Rake of Reels. John Nolan (accordion).
~20022.2#2
[MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums).
~20087#2
[BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Jackson's Reel
MG, JJK, JB 2, FlgDub, BCw 2
Connemara Stockings
KCB 1, CC, RF, KCB 3, MSCB
Dowd's No. 9
HG, IFM
Bunch of Keys
GD, JCt 2
Ah Surely
SprklDwn
Crosses of Annagh
GOh
Miss Patterson's Slipper
JNolan
Played beforeOn Albums
Tear the Calico
KCB 1, CC, KCB 3, MSCB
Miss Thornton's
GD
Tom Ward's Downfall
JNolan
White Leaf
BCw 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.
As tune #33 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 90 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #102 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
On page 143 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As tune #218 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As reel #74 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 66 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [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): 1925