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Tune ID#3898 (Hide and Go Seek)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Hide and Go Seek about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FidDel (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hide and Go Seek / Hide and Seek / Cornelius Curtin's Big Balloon / Con Curtin's Big Baloon [sic] / Balún Mór Chonchúir Mhic Cruitín / Mick Gorman's Fancy (1st in set Medley of Jigs on FidDel) (also in D Dorian) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Jenny's Wedding #3284 and with 1st part of Tomaisín a' Rí #2553; compare distantly Apples in Winter #83)
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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).
192310#1
[FidDel] The Fiddler's Delight. Rare 78rpm Irish Fiddle Recordings 1921-1945. Patrick J. Gaffny [sic for:] Gaffney (fiddle).
~19758#1
[PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute).
~198129#2
[JPwr] Jimmy Power. Go Home and Have Your Dinner. Jimmy Power (fiddle).
19859#1
[PCtCT] Paddy Carty and Conor Tully. Traditional Music of Ireland. Paddy Carty (flute), Conor Tully (fiddle).
~200310#2
[CarbQ 1] Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn. Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn. Angelina Carberry (banjo), Martin Quinn (accordion, melodeon).
~201511#1
[CEgan] Claire Egan. Turning Tides. Claire Egan (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Statia Donnelly's		JPwr
Rooms of Dooagh		CarbQ 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Father O'Flynn		FidDel
Queen of the Fair		PCt
Meelick Team		PCtCT
My Mind Will Never Be "Aisy"		CarbQ 1
Paddy Kelly's		CEgan

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 #859 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #119 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 34 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #22 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As jig #10 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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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