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Tune ID#4496 (Bríd Harper's Jig)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Bríd Harper's Jig about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CaBrdg (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Bríd Harper's Jig / Port Bhríd Harper / Bríd Harpers / The Rock on the Clyde (1st in set Paddywhacks on PRynne 1) (also in E Minor) (possibly composed by Bobby MacLeod according to research by Christroph Zeiler emailed 23 September 2016)
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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).
~19909#2
[VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán).
~20027#1
[CaBrdg] Niall and Cillian Vallely. Callan Bridge. Niall Vallely (concertina), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (concertina and C pipes).
~200310#1
[PDuffy] Philip Duffy. Killin' Clocks. Philip Duffy (fiddle).
~200410#1
[PRynne 1] Pádraig Rynne. Bye a While. Pádraig Rynne (concertina).
~20128#2
[MiMulc] Michelle Mulcahy. Suaimhneas. Michelle Mulcahy (harp).
~20142#3

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Sliabh Bloom
VK 1
Mary Shore
MiMulc
Contentment Is Wealth
ECrn 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Munster Lass
CaBrdg
Larry's Delight
PDuffy
Alasdruim's March
PRynne 1
Luachrachán's Jig
MiMulc

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 jig #84 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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): 1990