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Tune ID#4026 (Maude Miller)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Maude Miller about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AWhyte (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maude Miller / Maud Miller / Maud Millar / Old Maude Miller's / Maude Miller 2nd Setting / Maude Millars / Sporting Molly / Dunnigan's Reel / The Jackdaw's Nest (1st in set Sean McGuire's on DD HR) (also doubled, also in E, also as a highland) (compare especially 1st parts with Luke Kelly's #5655 and Lonesome Reel #6721; compare 1st part distantly with 1st part of Maud Millar #1237)
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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).
19651.19#2
[AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle).
~19682.11#1
[EMlny] Eddie Moloney. Eddie Moloney. Master Musician. Eddie Moloney (flute, fiddle, whistle, vocal). For this tune: (flute), with Joe Burke (accordion), Donal Standún (banjo), Kathleen Collins (fiddle).
~198928#2
[PMrphy] Paddy Murphy. In Good Hands. Field Recordings from a Pioneer of the Irish Concertina. Paddy Murphy (concertina).
~199512#1
[DD HR] De Dannan. Hibernian Rhapsody. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Colm Murphy (bodhrán), Derek Hickey (accordion), Tommy Flemming (vocals).
~199611#3
[MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (B pipes), with Terry Crehan (fiddle).
199714#3
[JKn 4] James Keane. With Friends Like These. James Keane (accordion).
200113#3
[LYK 1] Liz and Yvonne Kane. The Well Tempered Bow. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano).
20035#2
[Tda 2] Téada. Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, vocals), John Blake (flute, guitar), Paul Finn (accordion, concertina), Seán McElwain (banjo, bouzouki), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán, vocals).
~20038#2
[MatH] Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey, Kathleen Gavin. Music at the House. Brendan Bulger (fiddle), Marty Fahey (accordion, piano), Kathleen Gavin (piano). For this tune: Brendan Bulger (fiddle).
~20067#2
[HB 3] Harry Bradley. The Night-Rambler's Companion. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle).
~20095#1
[PoNY] Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Brendan Dolan. Pride of New York. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Brian Conway (fiddle), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Dolan (piano).
~20108#1
[NcGvsky] NicGaviskey. Home away from Home. Sean Gavin (flute), Bernadette Nic Gabhann (fiddle), Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina), Sean McComiskey (accordion).
20121#1
[PDArcy] Patrick D'Arcy. Wallop the Spot. Patrick D'Arcy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (B pipes).
201311#2
[SunBanks] Edel Fox and Neill Byrne. The Sunny Banks. Edel Fox (concertina, fiddle), Neill Byrne (fiddle). For this tune: Neill (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
O'Connell's Trip To Parliament
AWhyte
Farewell to Leitrim
PMrphy
West Clare Railway
MOB
First Month of Summer
JKn 4
Broken Pledge
LYK 1
Humours of Lissadell
Tda 2
Girl that Broke My Heart
MatH
Culfadda
HB 3
Jug of Punch
SunBanks
Played beforeOn Albums
Rakish Paddy
EMlny
Anderson's Reel
PMrphy
Spey in Spate
DD HR
Jolly Tinker
Tda 2
Morning Mist
PoNY
Castle Kelly
NcGvsky
Dublin Lads
PDArcy
Farewell to London
SunBanks

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 #1204 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #480 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 96 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #58 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As reel #6 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