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Tune ID#4339 (Swans among the Rushes)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Swans among the Rushes about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MER (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Swans among the Rushes / The Swans among the Rushes / The Swan's among the Rushes / Na hEalaí I measc na nGiolcach / The Flight of the Wild Geese / Flight of Wild Geese / The Flock of Wild Geese (3rd in set Reavey's on SWlsh 3) (composed by Ed Reavy)
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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).
~197923#1
[MER] The Music of Ed Reavy. Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Billy McComiskey (accordion).
~19859#2
[IT 3] The Irish Tradition. The Times We've Had. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals).
~19868#2
[SEgn 1] Seamus Egan. Traditional Music of Ireland. Seamus Egan (flute, banjo, mandolin, whistle, pipes, tres). For this tune: Seamus (mandolin), Siobhan (fiddle).
~19961#3
[SWlsh 3] Seamus Walshe. Clare Accordion. Seamus Walshe (accordion).
~199812#2
[MMR 2] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Old Fireside Music. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle). For this tune: Mary (accordion), Mike (flute).
~200012#3
[JNolan] John Nolan. A Rake of Reels. John Nolan (accordion).
~200812#3
[BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Happy Days
IT 3, JNolan
House in the Glen
SEgn 1
Castleblaney Piper
SWlsh 3
Jim Conroy's Jig
MMR 2
Condon's Frolics
BCw 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Chicago
SEgn 1

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 #82 in [ER] Joseph M. Reavy (compiler). The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy. [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): 1979