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Tune ID#4660 (Maid of the House)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Maid of the House about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SJMcG (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maid of the House, The / Maid of the House
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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).
~19949#2
[SJMcG] Sean and Jim McGuire. Pure Traditional Irish Fiddle Music. Brothers Together. Tribute to their Father. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Jim McGuire (fiddle).
~20051.9#2
[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Brendan Mulholland (flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Maid behind the Bar
SJMcG
O'ot Be Est da Vong
WFO 3
Played beforeOn Albums
De'il among the Tailors
SJMcG

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): 1994