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Tune ID#5152 (Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 12)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 12 about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording OMcA (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Paddy Fahey's Jig No. 12 / Paddy Fahey's [Paddy Fahy's]/ Eddie Kelly's Jig No. 2 (composed by Paddy Fahey aka Paddy Fahy or Eddie Kelly)
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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).
~20075#1
[OMcA] Oisín McAuley. Far from the Hills of Donegal. Oisín McAuley (fiddle, guitar).
20177#1
[ECrn 2] Éilís Crean. Searbh Siúcra. 21 Eddie Kelly Compositions. Bitter Sweet. Éilís Crean (fiddle). For this tune: with Mike McGoldrick (flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
My Former Wife		OMcA
Memories of France		ECrn 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.
On page 288 of [FaheyMH] Maria Holohan. The Tune Compositions of Paddy Fahey.

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): 1995
Please cite your source when you use information from this document.
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