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Tune ID#3928 (Newmarket)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Newmarket about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PS 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Polka32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Newmarket / Newmarket #1 / Terry Teahan's Polka / Terry Teahen's (3rd in set The Newmarket Polkas on PS 3; 2nd in set Newmarket Polkas on 4MD 2; 3rd in set Mickey Chewing Bubblegum on NNC 3)
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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).
~19905#3
[PS 3] Patrick Street. Irish Times. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Andy Irvine (vocals, harmonica, mandolin, bouzouki), Gerry O'Beirne (vocals, guitar), James Kelly (fiddle), Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle, keyboards), Jackie Daly (accordion), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Bill Whelan (keyboards).
~19936#2
[4MD 2] Four Men and a Dog. Shifting Gravel. Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo), Gino Lupari (percussion, vocals), Kevin Doherty (guitar, vocals), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Conor Keane (accordion), Gerry O'Connor (banjo, fiddle).
20127#3
[NNC 3] Niamh Ní Charra. Cuz. A Tribute to Terry "Cuz" Teahan. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals, viola). For this tune: (concertina, fiddle), with Anne Sheehy McAuliffe (flute), Nicky McAuliffe (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Dan Mac's
PS 3
Tripping to the Well
4MD 2
Mickey Chewing Bubblegum
NNC 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Lakes of Sligo
4MD 2

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 #97 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. [available]
On page 235 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.

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): 1990