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Tune ID#4581 (Molly Put the Kettle On)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Molly Put the Kettle On about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MCnnlly (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Molly Put the Kettle On / Polly Put the Kettle On / The Watchmaker
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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#2
[MCnnlly] Martin Connolly and Maureen Glynn. The Fort of Kincora. Martin Connolly (accordion), Maureen Glynn (piano, fiddle).
~19987#2
[JMcE] John McEvoy. Returning. John McEvoy (fiddle).
~20031.19#3
[WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Tom McElvogue (F flute).
~20078#1
[CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals). For this tune: (C/G concertina), with Martin Hayes (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Paddy Gavin's		MCnnlly
Master McDermott's		JMcE
Cacodemon		WFO 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 #1363 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #616 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #196 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 126 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]

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): 1903
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