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Tune ID#3903 (Maid of Mullaghmore)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Maid of Mullaghmore about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JigAtD (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maid of Mullaghmore, The / Maid of Mullaghmore / Maighdean Mhara an Mhullaigh Mhóir / The Mermaid of Mullaghmore / The Maid of Mullagh / John Doherty's Fancy / John Doherty's Reel / Ríl Sheáin Uí Dhochartaigh (2nd in set The Maids of Mullaghmore on DD9) (also with high part as intro, also doubled)
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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).
~19828#1
[TP 4] Tommy Peoples. The Iron Man. Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
~199112#2
[DD 9] De Dannan. 1/2 Set in Harlem. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute, whistle, piano), Aidan Coffey (accordion), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar, harmonica), Eleanor Shanley (vocals), Colm Murphy (bodhrán).
~20118#1
[JigAtD] Gerry O'Connor, Gabriel McArdle, Martin Quinn. Jig Away the Donkey. Music and Song of South Ulster. Gerry O'Connor (fiddle), Gabriel McArdle (concertina), Martin Quinn (accordion). For this tune: Gerry (fiddle).
~201810#4
[A GD] Altan. The Gap of Dreams. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Ciarán Curran (bouzouki), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Martin Tourish (piano accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Miss Ramsey		DD 9
Heathery Cruach		A GD
Played beforeOn Albums
Brogan's Ferry		TP 4
Turnpike		DD 9
Cronin's Reel		JigAtD

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 #134 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #149 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [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): 1965
Please cite your source when you use information from this document.
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