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Tune ID#382 (Connor Dunn's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Connor Dunn's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MSHtn 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Connor Dunn's / O' Connor Donn's / The O'Connor Donn's / Cathal McConnell's (as Gan Anim [sic] on Cian; 1st in set The Dogs among the Bushes on Fdl 1) (also in F)
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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).
19841#2
[DMeehan] Danny Meehan. Navvy on the Shore. Danny Meehan (fiddle).
19923#2
[MH 1] Martin Hayes. Martin Hayes. Martin Hayes (fiddle).
~19982#2
[Cian] Cian. Three Shouts from a Hill. Brian Duke (flute), Padraig Rynne (concertina), Tim Murry (guitar, vocals), Damien Quinn (bodhrán, percussion).
~20052.5#1
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Shannon Heaton (Eb flute).
~20069#1
[MSHtn 2] Matt and Shannon Heaton. Blue Skies Above. Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Matt Heaton (guitar, bouzouki, mandola, bodhrán, vocals). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~20084#1
[Fdl 1] Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Aidan O'Donnell. Fidil. Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle), Aidan O'Donnell (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Whistler of Rosslea		MH 1
Silver Reel		Cian
Navvy on the Line		DMeehan
Played beforeOn Albums
Morning Thrush		WFO 3, MSHtn 2
Old Schoolmaster		Cian
Francie Byrne's		Fdl 1

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1984
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