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Tune ID#4174 (Kilfenora Jig)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Kilfenora Jig about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KCB 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig80AABBCCDDEED Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kilfenora Jig, The / Kilfenora Jig / The Kilfenora (1st in set The Kilfenora Jigs on Arc 2; 2nd in set Kilfenora on Dnu 5) (note that the transcriptions in books B&S and DM 2 append jig #4175 as 6th and 7th parts of this jig) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Friendly Jack, included here)
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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).
~19586#1
[KCB 1] The Kilfenora Ceili Band. The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band. P.J. Lynch (fiddle), Gus Tierney (fiddle), Jim McCormack (flute), Gerry Lynch (accordion), P. Mullins, T. Eustace, P. Madigan, Kitty Linnane (piano), G. O'Loughlin (drums).
~199111#1
[GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle).
~19953#1
[Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals).
~19994#2
[DzDnly 1] Dezi Donnelly. Familiar Footsteps. Dezi Donnelly (fiddle).
200112#2
[CFF 3] Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaître. Rendezvous. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle).
20049#2
[Dnu 5] Danú. When All Is Said and Done. Donal Clancy (guitar, electric bass), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Tom Doorley (flute, whistle, vocals), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Oisin McAuley (fiddle, vocals), Benny McCarthy (accordion), Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (vocals, whistle, flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Gráinne's Jig
DzDnly 1
Battering Ram
CFF 3
Willie's Fling
Dnu 5
Played beforeOn Albums
Kilfenora Jig
Arc 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 #742 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #34 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As tune #33 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As jig #239 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
On page 151 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
On page 152 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As tune #243 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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