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Tune ID#4485 (Michael Coleman's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Michael Coleman's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JCt 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Barn dance32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Michael Coleman's / Johnny Gorman's / Polca Sheánín Uí Ghormáin / Paddy Shannon's (1st in Coleman Set on AtR 1; 1st in set Far from Home on JCt 3) (also described as a polka on TTItself and PHGH 2, and as a reel on JOH 1)
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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).
~19978#1
[AtR 1] At the Racket. At the Racket. John Carty (banjo, fiddle, flute), Brian McGrath (keyboard, piano, banjo, mandolin), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, viola, keyboard, vocals), Seamus O'Donnell (saxophone, flute, bodhrán, vocals). For this tune: John (fiddle).
~199911#2
[JOH 1] John O'Halloran. "But Why, Johnny?". John O'Halloran (accordion). For this tune: 1st time (C# accordion), then with Martin Murray (mandolin, banjo).
~20012#1
[JCt 3] John Carty. Yeh, That's All It Is. John Carty (fiddle, guitar).
~20045#1
[TTItself] Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin. The Thing Itself. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Peadar O'Loughlin (flute).
~200711#1
[PHGH 2] Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington. The Merry Love to Play. Peter Horan (flute), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). For this tune: Gerry (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Da Slockit Light
JOH 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Lost and Found
AtR 1
Johnny Gorman's Reel
JCt 3
Leather Away the Wattle O
TTItself
Primrose
PHGH 2

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1997