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Tune ID#4282 (Monsignor's Blessing)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Monsignor's Blessing about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KClns 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Monsignor's Blessing, The / Monsignor's Blessing / Beannacht an Mhoinsíneora / Captain Kelly's Reel / Kathleen Collins' (accidentally mislabeled as Jug of Punch only in the booklet part of the KClns 1 reissue, which apparently led the liner-note authors for KlmFcy to also call this tune The Jug of Punch) (compare Tinker's Stick #1277)
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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).
~19762#1
[KClns 1] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle).
20016#2
[KlmFcy] Catherine McEvoy and John McEvoy. The Kilmore Fancy. Catherine McEvoy (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle).
~20129#1
[SODrscl] Seán O'Driscoll. So There You Go. Irish Tenor Banjo. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki, accordion). For this tune: (banjo), Patrick Egan (concertina).
20159#1
[BOLCG] Bryan O'Leary, Colm Guilfoyle. Where the Bog Is. Bryan O'Leary (accordion), Colm Guilfoyle (flute). For this tune: 1st time Colm (flute).
~20177#3
[WltzfJ] Dan Brouder and Angelina Carberry. A Waltz for Joy. Dan Brouder (accordion), Angelina Carberry (banjo, guitar).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Maid I Ne'er Forgot		KlmFcy
Brogan's Ferry		WltzfJ
Played beforeOn Albums
Limerick Lasses		KClns 1
Millstream Reel		SODrscl
Anderson's Reel		BOLCG

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 #157 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As tune #63 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [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): 1976
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