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Tune ID#5079 (Ray's Classic)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Ray's Classic about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BCB 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Polka32AABBA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Ray's Classic / Race Classic (2nd in set Lakes of Sligo Polkas on AtR 1; 3rd in set The No-Name Polka Set! on BCB 2; as Gan Ainm on VCJL) (also in G) (composed by Willie Hunter, Jr.)
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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).
~199711#2
[AtR 1] At the Racket. At the Racket. John Carty (banjo, fiddle, flute), Brian McGrath (keyboard, piano, banjo, mandolin), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, viola, keyboard, vocals), Seamus O'Donnell (saxophone, flute, bodhrán, vocals).
~19996#3
[BCB 2] The Bridge Céilí Band. Sparks on Flags. Tom Ahearne (fiddle), Robert Gleeson (fiddle), Karen Gavigan (fiddle), Carthage Daly (fiddle), Catherine McHugh (fiddle), James Kinsella (accordion), Fionnuala Gleeson (flute), Eugene Nolan (flute), Pat O'Meara (piano, synthesizer), Liam McCormack (drums, bodhrán).
~200012#3
[VCJL] Verena Commins and Julie Langan. Fonnchaoi. Verena Commins (accordion, piano), Julie Langan (fiddle).
200712#2
[Aths 1] Áthas. Áthas. Heather Lewin-Tiarks (fiddle, viola, cello), Amy Richter (bodhrán, djembe, whistle), Jeff Ksiazek (guitar, whistle, flute). For this tune: Heather (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tripping on the Mountain
AtR 1
Tripping to the Well
BCB 2
O'Callaghan's
VCJL
Ballyvournie Polka
Aths 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Lakes of Sligo
AtR 1

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 polka #46 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [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): 1997