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Tune ID#4224 (Woodcock)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Woodcock about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KR (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABCG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Woodcock, The / How Are You Now, Kitty? / How Are You Kitty? / O'Shannahan's Rambles / Shanahan's Rambles / Shanahans' Rambles (also in C or A, also with a 3rd part, also all parts doubled) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Miss Walsh #2395 and with 1st part of #3876)
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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).
~19985#1
[KR] Kevin Rowsome. The Rowsome Tradition. Kevin Rowsome (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes), with Lorraine (fiddle).
200615#1
[Boys 23] Boys of the Lough. Midwinter Live. Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern), Brendan Begley (accordion, melodeon, vocals), Malcolm Stitt (guitar), Kevin Henderson (fiddle).
~201410#1
[MMcNmr 3] Mary MacNamara. Note for Note. Mary MacNamara (concertina). For this tune: (Bb/F concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Put on Your Clothes		KR
Pretty Brown-Haired Girl		Boys 23
Tatter Jack Walsh		MMcNmr 3

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 #11 in [CRE 4] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 4. [available]
As tune #890 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #975 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #139 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #193 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #299 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #135#2 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #92 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 48 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): 1894
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