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Tune ID#456 (Dancing Eyes)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Dancing Eyes about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MMulv 2 (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):
Dancing Eyes / The Dancing Eyes / Sean Ryan's / Sean Ryans (1st in set Sean Ryan's No. 1 & 2 on MMulv 2) (composed by Seán Ryan)
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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).
~19861.7#1
[MMulv 2] Martin Mulvihill. The Humors of Glin. Martin Mulvihill (fiddle).
~19982#1
[JMcE] John McEvoy. Returning. John McEvoy (fiddle).
~20019#1
[PACarb] Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry, John Blake. Memories from the Holla. Peter Carberry (accordion), Angelina Carberry (banjo), John Blake (guitar).
~20041#2
[GOC 4] Gerry O'Connor. Journeyman. Gerry O'Connor (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Gerry O'Connor's Jig in A		GOC 4
Played beforeOn Albums
Dooney Rock		MMulv 2
Humours of Drinagh		JMcE
Eddie Moloney's		PACarb
Up and About in the Morning		GOC 4

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 #72 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
On page 14 of [SR] Brian Ryan. The Hidden Ireland. The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan. [available]
As jig #59 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): 1986
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