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Tune ID#344 (Cloonagroe Reel)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Cloonagroe Reel about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MH 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Cloonagroe Reel / The Cloonagroe Reel / The Cloonagroe / Sandy Carty's (also in E; with high part as intro on FlgMem and MMcNmr 3; also with 3rd part)
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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).
19942#1
[MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle).
~200014#2
[MMcNmr 2] Mary MacNamara. The Blackberry Blossom. Mary MacNamara (concertina). For this tune: (Bb/F concertina?).
~20113#2
[FlgMem] Andrew Mac Namara, Orla Harrington, Jim Higgins. Flagstone Memories. Orla Harrington (fiddle), Andrew Mac Namara (accordion), Jim Higgins (piano, percussion).
~201416#2
[MMcNmr 3] Mary MacNamara. Note for Note. Mary MacNamara (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Blackberry Blossom
MMcNmr 2
Coal Miner's Reel
FlgMem
John Naughton's
MMcNmr 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Dan Breen's
MH 2
Jolly Seven
FlgMem
Matt Peoples
MMcNmr 3

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 #199 in [CRE 4] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 4. [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): 1978