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Tune ID#4276 (Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 5)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 5 about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LYK 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBC Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 5 / Paddy Fahy's No 5 / Paddy Fahy's Jig / Paddy Fahey's (2nd in set Paddy Fahy's Jigs on JKn 5; originally mislabeled on ECrn 1 as Whelan's Jig / Rolling Waves) (composed by Paddy Fahey aka Paddy Fahy)
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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).
19987#2
[JKn 5] James Keane. Sweeter as the Years Roll By. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Michael Rooney (harp).
20019#2
[LYK 1] Liz and Yvonne Kane. The Well Tempered Bow. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano).
~20102#1
[BG 7] Bobby Gardiner. The High Level. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, melodeon, vocals).
~20146#2
~20159#1
[JPmpls] Jayne Pomplas. Jayne Pomplas. Traditional Irish Music on Fiddle. Jayne Pomplas (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 10
JKn 5, LYK 1
Luckpenny
ECrn 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Luachrachán's Jig
BG 7
Happy Days
JPmpls

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 281 of [FaheyMH] Maria Holohan. The Tune Compositions of Paddy Fahey.

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): 1995