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Tune ID#3980 (Sir Philip McHugh)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Sir Philip McHugh about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WU (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?BarsMode ?
Slip jig16G Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sir Philip McHugh / Sir Phillip McHugh / Rince Philip an Cheoil (as Gan Ainm on WFO 2; 2nd in Garykennedy Selection on MDORlgh) (compare The Funny Mistake included here from O'Neill books)
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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).
~19932#1
[WU] Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly, Jack Coen. Warming Up. Martin Mulhaire (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), Jack Coen (flute).
~20031.10#1
[WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Duncan Davidson (flute).
201111#3
[MDORlgh] MacDara Ó Raghallaigh. Ego Trip. MacDara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle).
~201411#3
[NnNCsd] Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha. Draoícht na Feadóige. Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (flute, whistle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Humours of Derrycrosane		MDORlgh, NnNCsd
Played beforeOn Albums
Hunting the Hare		WU
Trip to Athlone		WFO 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 #1138 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #1146 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #426 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 82 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 83 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [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): 1903
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