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Tune ID#4833 (Western Lasses)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Western Lasses about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FireAfl (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel48AABBCCC Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Western Lasses / The Western Lassies / The Graf Spee / The Grand Spey (compare 2nd and 3rd parts with the 3rd and 2nd parts, respectively, of The Graf Spee #756)
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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).
~199213#2
[FireAfl] Matt Molloy, Seán Keane, Liam O'Flynn. The Fire Aflame. Matt Molloy (flute), Seán Keane (fiddle), Liam O'Flynn (pipes).
200110#1
[CFF 3] Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaître. Rendezvous. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle). For this tune: Kevin Burke (fiddle).
20023#3
[SPMR] Siobhan Peoples and Murty Ryan. Time on Our Hands. Siobhan Peoples (fiddle), Murty Ryan (accordion).
~20054#3
[InTndm] Kevin Burke and Ged Foley. In Tandem. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Ged Foley (guitar, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Dash to Portobello		FireAfl
Famous Ballymote		SPMR
Culfadda		InTndm
Played beforeOn Albums
Noisy Curlew		CFF 3

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 #1552 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #765 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [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
Please cite your source when you use information from this document.
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