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Tune ID#3432 (Nora Daly)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Nora Daly about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MMcHugh (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Polka16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Nora Daly / My Name Is Nora Daly / Mursheen Durkin / Muirsheen Durkin / Mursheen Durkan / Cailíni deasa Mhaigh Eo / Sweet Biddy from Ballyvourney (also doubled, also as song) (compare 1st part as occasional 3rd part of Kenmare Polka #3751)
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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).
197419#1
[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 (vocal).
~19878#1
[Blasket] Beauty an Oileáin. Music and Song of the Blasket Islands. Seán Ó Duinnshléibhe (A melodeon?).
201316#4
[MMcHugh] Martin McHugh. The Master's Choice. Martin McHugh (accordion).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Dan Mac's
MMcHugh
Played beforeOn Albums
She Hasn't the Thing She Thought She Had
Blasket

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.
On page 52 of [SLoP] Paul Deloughery. Sliabh Luachra on Parade. [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): 1974