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Tune ID#4505 (Peg McGrath's Reel)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Peg McGrath's Reel 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 4 (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):
Peg McGrath's Reel / Peg McGrath's / Ríl Pheig Mhig Craith (also doubled, also in C) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Speed the Plough #1803 and compare distantly this 1st part with 1st part of Father O'Grady's Visit to Bocca #3220; also compare the Martin Mulhaire composition A Long Way from Home included here in book JKg 3) (composed by Josie McDermott although presumably mistakenly credited to Peg McGrath on MulcFam4)
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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).
197611#1
[JsMcD] Josie McDermott. Darby's Farewell. Josie McDermott (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (flute).
~20034#2
[JCt 4] John Carty. At It Again. John Carty (fiddle). For this tune: with James (Eb flute).
~20069#2
[JasCt] James Carty. Upon My Soul. James Carty (flute). For this tune: (D flute).
20111#3
[MDORlgh] MacDara Ó Raghallaigh. Ego Trip. MacDara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle).
20158#2
[LKPD] Liam Kelly and Philip Duffy. Sets in Stone. Liam Kelly (flute), Philip Duffy (fiddle).
~20162#3
[MulcFam4] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. The Reel Note. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (concertina, fiddle, harp, piano).
~20244#3
[LaneGlen] Oisín Mac Diarmada, Daithí Gormley, Samantha Harvey. Lane to the Glen. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), Daithí Gormley (accordion), Samantha Harvey (piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Major Moran's
JCt 4, JasCt
Ring around the Moon
MDORlgh
Martin Wynne's No. 4
LKPD
Dave White's
MulcFam4
Mill of Kylemore
LaneGlen
Played beforeOn Albums
Mill of Kylemore
MDORlgh, LKPD
Crosses of Annagh
JsMcD

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 reel #257 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): 1976