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Tune ID#3747 (Peeler and the Goat)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Peeler and the Goat about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BBg 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars4-bar phrase structureMode ?
Slide32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Peeler and the Goat, The / Peeler and the Goat / An Siotcoimeadaide Agus An Ga / Bansha Peeler / I'll Puck You with My Horn O / Cabin Buck / Cavan Buck / The Recruiting Sergeant (for 5th figure of Sliabh Luachra Set on MISD 7; 1st in set The Chieftains Are Coming on NNC 3) (also in A, also as single jig or as song) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Gortantubrid #3862)
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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).
~19868#1
[NNC 3] Niamh Ní Charra. Cuz. A Tribute to Terry "Cuz" Teahan. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals, viola). For this tune: Cuz Teahan (accordion, vocals).
~19871#1
[BBg 1] Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich. Seana Choirce. Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: (F melodeon).
~1996A.5#1
[MISD 7] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 7. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar).
~20033#2
[CarbQ 1] Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn. Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn. Angelina Carberry (banjo), Martin Quinn (accordion, melodeon).
201113#1
[IFMCK] Connie O'Connell. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. Connie O'Connell (fiddle).
20128#2
[NNC 3] Niamh Ní Charra. Cuz. A Tribute to Terry "Cuz" Teahan. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals, viola). For this tune: (concertina).
20133#3
[Tda 5] Téada. Ainneoin na Stoirme. In Spite of the Storm. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, piano, keyboard), Séamus Begley (vocals, melodeon), Paul Finn (accordion, concertina), Damien Stenson (flute), Seán Mc Elwain (guitar, bouzouki, bass guitar), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tenpenny Piece		CarbQ 1
Peeler and the Goat		NNC 3
[untitled]		Tda 5
Played beforeOn Albums
[untitled]		BBg 1, MISD 7
Seán Buí		CarbQ 1
Peeler and the Goat		NNC 3
Paul's Departure		NNC 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 #296 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #241 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 33 of [SLoP] Paul Deloughery. Sliabh Luachra on Parade. [available]
As tune #306 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As slide #74 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
As slide #80 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
On page 117 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [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): 1903
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