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Tune ID#3883 (McKenna's)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PS 2 (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Double jig	32	AABB	A Major

Basic musical information on this tune.

Rhythm ?

Bars

8-bar phrase structure

Mode ?

Double jig

AABB

A Major

Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

McKenna's (1st in set Judy Callahan on JMcK; 2nd in set John McKenna's Jigs on PS 2; 2nd in set McKenna's Jigs on PS 7; titled as Jig for 2nd figure of Victoria Jig Set on MISD 6) (compare distantly and reversed parts Night Cap #2799)

Discography

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).
~1922	1.11#1	[JMcK] John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'. John McKenna (flute, whistle, lilting, vocals). For this tune: Barney Conlon (fiddle).
~1988	1#2	[PS 2] Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn. 2, Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle, backing vocals), Jackie Daly (accordion, backing vocals), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, mandola, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar).
~1996	1.2#2	[MISD 6] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 6. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar).
1998	1#2	[PS 7] Patrick Street. Live from Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle).
~2000	3#2	[JLavelle] John Lavelle. @Home Alone. John Lavelle (accordion).

Played after	On Albums
Connie the Soldier	PS 2, MISD 6, PS 7, JLavelle

Played after

On Albums

Connie the Soldier

PS 2, MISD 6, PS 7, JLavelle

Played before	On Albums
Up Leitrim	PS 2, MISD 6, PS 7, JLavelle
McKenna's	JMcK

Played before

On Albums

Up Leitrim

PS 2, MISD 6, PS 7, JLavelle

McKenna's

JMcK

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.

Tune ID#3883 (McKenna's)

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