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Tune ID#4139 (Jim Moore's Fancy)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jim Moore's Fancy about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LitN (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jim Moore's Fancy / Flowers of Michigan / Down through the Broom (1st in set Dance in the Cottage on LitN) (quite similar to Follow Me Down to Galway #4336; compare also Down the Broom #540)
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~20028#1
[LitN] Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue. Late . . . in the Night. Christy Barry (flute, whistle, spoons), Conor McCarthy (accordion), Cyril O'Donoghue (bouzouki, guitar). For this tune: Christy (Eb whistle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Jack Dolan		LitN

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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1236 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #510 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 102 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #55 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. [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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