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Tune ID#4566 (Jim Droney's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jim Droney'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 NR (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):
Jim Droney's / Droney's / Port Shéamus Uí Dhronaigh / Poirt Shéamais Uí Dhróna / Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh / Páidín Ó Raifearta / Paidin Ó Raifearta (see the Field Guide to Paddy O'Rafferty at https://www.irishtune.info/public/paddyorafferty.html regarding partial similarities to Paddy O'Raffertys #4565, id:#6473:, and id:#6513:) (composed by Jim Droney)
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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).
~19952#2
[CDrny 3] Chris Droney. The Fertile Rock. Chris Droney (concertina).
20004#1
[NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
~20041#2
[TCllns 1] Tim Collins. Dancing on Silver. Tim Collins (concertina).
~20108#2
[MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes).
~20174#2
[FloFahy] Florence Fahy. Tunes from the Flaggy Shore. Florence Fahy (concertina).
~20184#3
[TobarB] Antóin Mac Gabhann and Caitlín Nic Gabhann. Tobar Bhríde. Antóin Mac Gabhann (fiddle), Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, fiddle, dance).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Kitty's Rambles
CDrny 3
Kit O'Mahony's Jig
TCllns 1
Luachrachán's Jig
MCny 2
Darby the Driver
FloFahy
An Seanduine Dóite
TobarB
Played beforeOn Albums
Darby the Driver
NR
Jimmy Neary's
TCllns 1
Statia Donnelly's
MCny 2

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 #14 in [CRE 5] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 5.

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): 1995