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Tune ID#4569 (Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JCnly 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig16ABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh / Páidín O Raifeartaigh / Paddy O'Rafferty / Paidin O'Rafferty's Jig (1st in set The Rookery on SGMM; mislabeled as Hardiman the Fiddler / Ó hArgadáin an Fidléir on JCnly 2; 3rd in set Far from Home on Yanks 2) (also in D or F, also reversed parts; also as song, included here) (compare to the 4th and 5th parts of Páidín Ó Raifeartaigh #4565)
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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).
~19512.8#1
~19986#2
[JCnly 2] Johnny Connolly. Drioball na Fáinleoige. Johnny Connolly (melodeon, accordion, vocals). For this tune: (C melodeon).
20052#1
[SGMM] Shannon, Gavin, McGoldrick and Murray. Tunes. Sharon Shannon (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle), Jim Murray (guitar).
~20071#2
[PS 9] Patrick Street. On the Fly. Kevin Burke (fiddle), John Carty (fiddle, flute, banjo), Ged Foley (guitar, vocals), Andy Irvine (mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, vocals).
20141.9#3
[Yanks 2] The Yanks. Haymaker. Dan Gurney (accordion), Dylan Foley (fiddle, whistle), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki), Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes, tenor saxophone, whistle).
201411#3
[LfAllChk] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Life Is All Checkered. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar), Laura Feddersen (fiddle). For this tune: Laura (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Little Fair Cannavans
JCnly 2, PS 9
Far from Home
Yanks 2
Blarney Pilgrim
LfAllChk
Played beforeOn Albums
Bill Harte's
SGMM

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): 1951