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Tune ID#4214 (Into the Woods)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Into the Woods about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CPO (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBF Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Into the Woods / Into the Wood's (3rd in set Maid in Taiwan on LD 1; appears unlisted on TriTns after The Princess") (also in D) (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary, in the late 1970s)
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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).
198614#1
[MCnnlly] Martin Connolly and Maureen Glynn. The Fort of Kincora. Martin Connolly (accordion), Maureen Glynn (piano, fiddle).
~199311#1
[CPO] Eileen O'Brien and Willie Fogarty. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien. Eileen O'Brien (fiddle), Willie Fogarty (accordion).
19997#3
[LD 1] Liz Doherty. Last Orders. Liz Doherty (fiddle).
20141#2
[LfAllChk] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Life Is All Checkered. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar), Laura Feddersen (fiddle).
~20143#3
[TriTns] The Trí-Tones. The Trí-Tones. Tara Breen (fiddle), Conor Moriarty (accordion), Stephen Rooney (guitar, vocals).
~20173.33#1
[CPONE] Eileen O'Brien. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991. Eileen O'Brien (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Palm Tree		LD 1
Crib of Perches		LfAllChk
Peerless Hornpipe		TriTns
Played beforeOn Albums
Duharra Reel		MCnnlly
Old Road to Garry		CPO
Brendan's Favourite		LD 1
McGreevy's Favourite		LfAllChk

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.
On page 54 of [POB] Eileen O'Brien. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991. [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): 1986
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