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Tune ID#3978 (Sheila Coyle's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Sheila Coyle'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 4MD 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sheila Coyle's / Ríl Shíle Mhic Giolla Chomhaill / Sheila Coyles / Donegal Reel (2nd in set Hidden Love on 4MD 1) (compare 2nd part with 3rd part of Jackson's #914 and with 3rd part of Paddy Cronin's #6147 and with 2nd part of Jim Donoghue's #940)
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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).
19911#2
[4MD 1] Four Men and a Dog. Barking Mad. Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo), Donal Murphy (accordion), Brian McGrath (banjo, piano, mandolin), Mick Daly (guitar, 5-string banjo, vocals), Gino Lupari (percussion, vocals).
~19964#1 (1:40)
[SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán).
~199822#2
[BG 6] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (D melodeon).
200411#2
[BstnEdge] Joe Derrane, Séamus Connolly, John McGann. The Boston Edge. Joe Derrane (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), John McGann (mandolin, guitar).
~20084#2
[OCHrn 1] Oisín and Conal Hernon. Up and Coming. Oisín Hernon (accordion, whistle), Conal Hernon (banjo, guitar).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Cavan Reel		BG 6
Sporting Paddy		BstnEdge
Lucy Campbell		OCHrn 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Hare's Paw		BstnEdge
McFadden's		OCHrn 1

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 #36 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As reel #578 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
As reel #382 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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): 1991
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