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Tune ID#3361 (Billy McCormick)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Billy McCormick about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DH 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Billy McCormick / Billy McCormick's / Billy McCormick's Jig / Billy McCormack's / Port Liam Mhic Cormaic / Port Bhilí Mhic Cormaic / Paddy Cronin's Jig / Paddy Cronin's / New Lesson / Tumbling Down Tady's Acre / Ryan's / Julia McMahon (3rd in set Paddy Cronin's on CODnl 1)
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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).
~19962#2
[DH 1] Dan Herlihy and Friends. The Night of the Fair. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra. Dan Herlihy (accordion).
~19967#2
[PS 5] Patrick Street. Cornerboys. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, harmonica, mandolin), Ged Foley (guitar, Northumbrian smallpipes).
~19982#3
[LN 2] Laurence Nugent. Two for Two. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute), with Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~199910#3
[CODnl 1] Colm O'Donnell. Farewell to Evening Dances. Colm O'Donnell (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (flute), with Seamus O'Donnell (flute).
~20052#1
[MulcFam2] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. Notes from the Heart. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (fiddle, concertina, harp, piano).
~20092#3
[LmKlly] Liam Kelly. Sweetwood. Liam Kelly (flute, whistle).
20117#2
[JigUp] The Jig Is Up!. First Steps. Judd Heartsill (accordion, flute), Larry Mallette (flute, whistle), Diehl Moran (fiddle, banjo), Matthew Lewis (guitar, flute, whistle), Robert Shaddox (bodhrán, vocals).
~201310#2
[BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle).
20157#2
[LKPD] Liam Kelly and Philip Duffy. Sets in Stone. Liam Kelly (flute), Philip Duffy (fiddle).
201510#1
[BOLCG] Bryan O'Leary, Colm Guilfoyle. Where the Bog Is. Bryan O'Leary (accordion), Colm Guilfoyle (flute). For this tune: with Mikie O'Gorman (fiddle), Ciarán O'Sullivan (banjo).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Farewell to Ballinahulla
CODnl 1, LKPD
Portarlington Jig
PS 5
Mountcollins Jig
DH 1
Willie Johnston's
LN 2
Brendan Tonra's
LmKlly
Haunted House
JigUp
Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part
BHghs 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Munster Buttermilk
PS 5
An Seanduine Dóite
MulcFam2
Battering Ram
JigUp
Troy's Wedding
BHghs 3
Anthony Frawley's
LKPD
Kilkenny Jig
BOLCG

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 #341 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #7 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [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): 1907