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Tune ID#3398 (Drummer Boy)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Drummer Boy about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording OTUS1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Fling16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Drummer Boy, The / The Laddie with the Pladdie (2nd in set The Drummer Boy on OTUS1; 2nd in set The Four Province Flings on LN 1; as The Drummer Boy on MHyDLd 2; 2nd in set The Laddie with the Pladdie on Gatehs 1) (compare Laddie with the Pladdie #5490)
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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).
192911#2
[OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. Four Provinces Orchestra: probably John McCormick or John Kennedy (fiddle), unknown (banjo).
~19966#2
[LN 1] Laurence Nugent. Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin-Whistle. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (whistle, flute).
~20088#2
[MHyDLd 2] Michael Hynes and Denis Liddy. The Spectacle Bridge. Michael Hynes (flute), Denis Liddy (fiddle). For this tune: Denis (fiddle).
~20168#2
[Gatehs 1] Gatehouse. Tús Nua. Rachel Garvey (vocals), Jacinta McEvoy (concertina, guitar), John Wynne (flute, whistle), John McEvoy (fiddle, viola, piano).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Drummer Boy		OTUS1, LN 1, MHyDLd 2, Gatehs 1

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): 1929
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