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Tune ID#376 (Congress Reel)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Congress 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 ECst (track 1, 1st tune) (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Congress Reel, The / The Congress / An Chomhdháil / Ríl an Chomhthionóil (also in E) (3rd in set The Humours of Clonmult on StWing 9) (composed by Joe Mills in 1932)
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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).
~19506#2
[OTPR] Oldtime Records. Vol. 3. Piping Rarities. Felix Doran (pipes).
~19771#1
[ECst] Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. Sean McGlynn (accordion), Mike Flynn (flute), Jack Coen (flute).
~197719#1
~197711#1
[FG 1] Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki). For this tune: (D whistle).
~19781#2
[Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes).
~197812#1
[IT 2] The Irish Tradition. The Corner House. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals). For this tune: 1st time Billy McComiskey (concertina).
~1980B.5#3
[PGJJ] Paddy Glackin & Jolyon Jackson. Hidden Ground. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Jolyon Jackson (cello, bouzouki, mandola, mandolin, dobro, guitar, bass, harmonica, bodhrán, synthesizer, tambourine, whistle, recorder).
19899#1
[TripCull] Phil, John and Pip Murphy. The Trip to Cullenstown. Phil Murphy (harmonica), John Murphy (harmonica), Pip Murphy (harmonica). For this tune: John (A harmonica).
19926#3
[StWing 9] Stockton's Wing. The Crooked Rose. Mike Hanrahan (vocals, guitar), Maurice Lennon (fiddle), Paul Roche (flute, whistle), Davey McNevin (banjo, mandolin), Peter Keenan (piano, keyboards).
19941.1#3
[BPower] Brendan Power. New Irish Harmonica. Brendan Power (harmonica).
19952#3
[JK 2] James Kelly and Zan McLeod. The Ring Sessions. James Kelly (fiddle), Zan McLeod (guitar, bouzouki).
19973#3
[OAces] O'Aces. Ón Oíche go Maidin. Martin Dowling (fiddle), Davy Maguire (flute), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), Kevin Dorris (bouzouki), Paul McSherry (guitar).
~19978#1
[GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. The Irish Tradition.
~199813#1
[BG 6] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (lilting).
~199811#3
[KH] Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo. Kieran Hanrahan (banjo).
19991#1
[GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle).
200116#2
[LFJW] Liam Farrell and Joe Whelan. They Sailed Away from Dublin Bay. Liam Farrell (banjo), Joe Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with James Carty (flute).
~200516#1
[CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina).
200810#1
[LRCB] Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point. Johnnie Duffy (banjo), Brendan Doyle (accordion), Liz Ryan (piano), Colin Butler (drums).
20119#3
[JigUp] The Jig Is Up!. First Steps. Judd Heartsill (accordion, flute), Larry Mallette (flute, whistle), Diehl Moran (fiddle, banjo), Matthew Lewis (guitar, flute, whistle), Robert Shaddox (bodhrán, vocals). For this tune: 1st time Judd Heartsill (accordion).
201314#2
[MMcHugh] Martin McHugh. The Master's Choice. Martin McHugh (accordion). For this tune: with Laura (flute).
20132#3
[Friel1] The Friel Sisters. The Friel Sisters. Anna Friel (flute, whistle, vocals), Sheila Friel (pipes, flute, whistle, vocals), Clare Friel (fiddle, whistle, mouth organ, vocals).

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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 #122 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
On page 73 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As tune #54 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
On page 52 of [L] Alan's private loose music.
As tune #36 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 6 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 16 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #42 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #9 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]
In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? [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): 1950