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Tune ID#5145 (Dublin Lads)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Dublin Lads about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording ATrgs 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel24ABCG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Dublin Lads, The / Hold the Reins (3rd in set The Plantxy Drew Set on OTD43 2) (compare 1st and 3rd parts with Hold the Reins #840 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Lucky in Love #2396)
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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).
~199115#1
[TKn] Tommy Keane. The Piper's Apron. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes), with Michael Hynes (flute), Henry Benagh (fiddle).
19954#2
[FSOD] Hervé Cantal, Denis Kersual, Vincent Blin, John Maguire, Gérard Tauzin, J.-Ch. Lequerre. For the Sake of Old Decency. Musique de tradition irlandaise en France. Music of Irish tradition in France. Hervé Cantal (flute, whistle), Denis Kersual (pipes), Vincent Blin (melodeon), John Maguire (vocals), Gérard Tauzin (guitar), J.-Ch. Lequerre (piano). For this tune: Denis Kersual (pipes), Hervé Cantal (flute).
~20079#3
[ATrgs 1] Athena Tergis. A Letter Home. Athena Tergis (fiddle).
~20119#1
[DdBzz] Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Deadly Buzz. Aoibhinn Crónán. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle, flute), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle, fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle), (Bb whistle).
20121#2
[PDArcy] Patrick D'Arcy. Wallop the Spot. Patrick D'Arcy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (B pipes).
20155#1
[CplySt] Nathan Gourley and Joey Abarta. Copley Street. Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Joey Abarta (pipes).
~201510#3
[OTD43 2] Open the Door for Three. The Penny Wager. Liz Knowles (fiddle, hardanger d'amore), Kieran O'Hare (pipes, whistle), Pat Broaders (bouzouki, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Bonnie Ann
FSOD
Father O'Grady's Visit to Bocca
ATrgs 1
Maude Miller
PDArcy
Jack and Mattie
OTD43 2
Played beforeOn Albums
I Have No Money
TKn
Tap Room
DdBzz
Dream of Home
CplySt
Barr na Cúille
OTD43 2

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 #67 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [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): 1965