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Tune ID#51 (Ah Surely)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Ah Surely about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (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):
Ah Surely / Ah Surely! / Ah, Surely / Ah, Surely! / Ah! Surely / Aye Surely / Cinnte le Dia / Ah Surley / The Windy Gap / Bearna na Gaoithe / Killaghbeg House / Killabeg House / Killabeg's House / Killybegs House / The Boys of Twenty-Five / The Boys of the Twenty Five / The Boys of the 25 / Rose in the Garden / The Rose in the Garden / Up Cloontia / The Bonfire / John Quinn's Favourite (3rd in set Streams of Poolaphuca on OTUS2; 1st in Crosses of Annagh Set on Dnu 1) (also in A or D)
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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).
193210#1
19324#1
[BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: Paddy Killoran (fiddle), Paddy Sweeney (fiddle).
~193313#3
[OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. Edward Meehan's Rosaleen Orchestra: Eddie Meehan (accordion), unknown (fiddle).
19379#1
[IFM] Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. Aughrim Slopes Ceilidhe Band: Paddy Kelly (fiddle), Jack Mulkere (fiddle), Jimmy Drury (fiddle)?, Joe Mills (accordion).
~196711#1
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
19681.14#2
[MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals).
~196917#1
[McDoB] The McDonaghs of Ballinafad and Friends Play Traditional Music of Sligo. Larry McDonagh (flute), Michael Joe McDonagh (fiddle).
~19767#2
[AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
1978A.2#1
[ECahill] Eddie Cahill. Ah! Surely. Eddie Cahill (flute).
~19794#1
[Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina).
~19791#2
[MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (Eb whistle).
~19814#1
[CtL] Peg McGrath, Mary Mulholland, Kathleen Smyth. Cherish the Ladies. Disc 9 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Peg McGrath (flute), Kathleen Smyth (fiddle), Mary Mulholland (piano).
~198414#2
[FoNote] Peter O'Loughlin, Paddy Canny, Paddy Murphy, Geraldine Cotter. Friends of Note. Peter O'Loughlin (flute), Paddy Canny (fiddle), Paddy Murphy (concertina), Geraldine Cotter (piano).
~198913#1
[DBDL] Ben Lennon, Séamus Quinn, Gabriel McArdle, Ciarán Curran. Dog Big and Dog Little. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Séamus Quinn (fiddle, accordion, piano), Gabriel McArdle (concertina, song), Ciarán Curran (cittern).
~199614#1
[ST ES] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute).
199714#1
[Dnu 1] Danú. Danú. Daire Bracken (fiddle), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (pipes, bodhrán), Tom Doorley (flute), Eamonn Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Timmy Murray (guitar), Cárthach Mac Craith (vocals).
~199812#1
[KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: Kevin Henry (flute).
20015#2
[IrHvst] Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin, Brian McGrath. Ireland's Harvest. Joe Derrane (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano). For this tune: Frankie (fiddle).
200210#3
[AJK] Alan and John Kelly. Fourmilehouse. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), John Kelly (flute, whistle). For this tune: John Kelly (whistle).
20097#2
[Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (C whistle).
~20111#3
[FScahl 2] Fergal Scahill. Wayfaring. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
~20135#2
[BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle). For this tune: (A whistle).
~20131#1
[HB 4] Harry Bradley. The First of May. Harry Bradley (flute). For this tune: (F flute).
~20149#2
[BOCCOD1] Blackie O'Connell and Cyril O'Donoghue. Friars Green. Blackie O'Connell (pipes), Cyril O'Donoghue (vocals, bouzouki, guitar). For this tune: (D pipes).
~20148#1
[DOSlvn 2] Dympna O'Sullivan. Enriched. Saibhriú. Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina). For this tune: with Willie Kelly (fiddle).
20169#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: John (Eb flute).
~20218#2
[BrtDrkly] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Brightly or Darkly. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki), Laura Feddersen (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Copperplate
OTUS2
Farrell O'Gara
MGm
Fantastic Reel
AMPR
Finbar Dwyer's
MB 1
Traveller
FoNote
Seán sa Cheo
IrHvst
Palm Tree
AJK
Rainy Day
Hmmrs
Wayfaring
FScahl 2
Roscommon Reel
BHghs 3
Cathal McConnell's
BOCCOD1
Joe Bane's Schottische
BrtDrkly
Played beforeOn Albums
Steeplechase
WW 1, BtB, DBDL
First House in Connaught
IFM, DOSlvn 2
Copperplate
ECahill, TrklHwl
Jackson's
SprklDwn
John McGrath's
Ev
Union Reel
MB 1
Farrell O'Gara
CtL
Maud Miller
ST ES
Crosses of Annagh
Dnu 1
Killavil Fancy
KHe
Pride of Rathmore
Hmmrs
Flowers of Redhill
HB 4

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 #81 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #129 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As tune #25 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As reel #200 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.
As tune #30 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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): 1932