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Tune ID#4659 (Jimmy Neary's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jimmy Neary'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 McGrCool (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jimmy Neary's / Neary's Jig / Port Mhic Naraigh / By Golly (often in D Major, could also be described as in A Mixolydian)
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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).
~1974A.3#1
[McGrCool] McGreevy and Cooley. McGreevy and Cooley. John McGreevy (fiddle), Seamus Cooley (flute). For this tune: Johnny (fiddle).
~20004#3
[BMcNmr 1] Brian McNamara. A Piper's Dream. Brian McNamara (pipes). For this tune: (D pipes).
~20031#1
[MatH] Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey, Kathleen Gavin. Music at the House. Brendan Bulger (fiddle), Marty Fahey (accordion, piano), Kathleen Gavin (piano).
~20041#3
[TCllns 1] Tim Collins. Dancing on Silver. Tim Collins (concertina).
~200414#2
[TTItself] Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin. The Thing Itself. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Peadar O'Loughlin (flute).
~20051.2#3
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Conor Byrne (flute).
20167#1
[TrklHwl] John Blake, Mairéad Hurley, Nathan Gourley. The Truckley Howl. John Blake (guitar, flute, piano), Mairéad Hurley (concertina), Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar). For this tune: with John (flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tap the Barrel
BMcNmr 1
Rooms of Dooagh
TTItself
Jim Droney's
TCllns 1
Francie Dearg's
WFO 3
Played beforeOn Albums
Jimmy Ward's
McGrCool
Nancy Hynes
BMcNmr 1
Tommy Maguire's
MatH
Humours of Rahey
TrklHwl

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): 1974