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Tune ID#346 (Tar Road to Sligo)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Tar Road to Sligo about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (disc 1, track 15) (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tar Road to Sligo, The / Tar Road to Sligo / The Coach Road to Sligo / The High Road to Sligo / An Bóthar Mór go Sligeach / The Humors of the Whiskey / The Humours of Whiskey / Jackson's Jig / Jackson's / Port Jackson / Coleman's / Fasten the Leg in Her / Lambert's (2nd in set Jackson's on MC; 2nd in set Tobin's Fancy, also on MC; 2nd in set Up Sligo on CLnn 1) (compare 1st part with the 1st part of The Races at Carrick in O'Neill, included here)
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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).
19171.1#1
[PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon).
~19241.6#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
19341.15#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
193415#2
[MC 2] Michael Coleman. The Enduring Magic. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
19758#1
[BB 1] The Bothy Band. 1975. The First Album. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle), Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Donal Lunny (bouzouki, vocals), Tríona Ni Dhomhnaill (harpsichord, bodhrán, vocals), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (guitar, vocals). For this tune: Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Matt Molloy (flute).
~197712#1
[DODnl 2] Danny O'Donnell. Ón tSean-Am Anall. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle).
197810#1
[BB 6] The Bothy Band. Live in Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Peter Browne (pipes), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals, clavinet), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar).
19781.17#2
[SRyan C] Seán Ryan. A Collection of His Own Compositions and His Versions of Well Known Traditional Tunes. Seán Ryan (fiddle).
~19932#3
[JKn 3] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion).
19955#1
[JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion).
19957#2
[JMd 2] Joanie Madden. Song of the Irish Whistle. Joanie Madden (whistle, flute, percussion). For this tune: starts (whistle), then with Jerry O'Sullivan (pipes).
~19967#3
[SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán).
199912#1
[JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: 1st time Zan McLeod (cittern).
~19996#1
[OMT] Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill, and Zan McLeod. One More Time. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), and Zan McLeod (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bass). For this tune: Brendan.
~200016#2
[CLnn 1] Charlie Lennon. Time for a Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, piano, drum).
20041#2
[RogRd] Jason O'Rourke and Ruadhraí O'Kane. Roguery Road. Jason O'Rourke (concertina), Ruadhraí O'Kane (fiddle).
~201314#1
[BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Jackson's Jig		MC, CLnn 1
Tobin's Favorite		MC, MC 2
Paddy Taylor's		SRyan C
New House		JKn 3
Legacy		JMd 2
Out on the Ocean		SBw
Humours of Lisheen		RogRd
Played beforeOn Albums
Paddy Clancy's		BB 1, BB 6
McHugh's		DODnl 2
Humours of Ennistymon		JDr 2
Cliffs of Moher		JWh 8
Welcome Home Gráinne		BHghs 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 #836 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #99 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 37 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #33 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
On page 31 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 8 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. [available]
As jig #41 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #91 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 110 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 188 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.

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): 1903
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