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Tune ID#5181 (Buntata agus Sgadán)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Buntata agus Sgadán about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SMTOD (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?BarsMode ?
Reel16A Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Buntata agus Sgadán / Buntata's Sgadán (3rd in set Fruitmarket Reels on Lu 8) (also doubled and 2nd part used as intro on Lu 8) (composed by Alan MacDonald aka Allan McDonald) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
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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).
~200811#3
[SMTOD] Stéphanie Makem and Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn. Ceol is Píob. Stéphanie Makem (vocals), Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn (pipes).
~20104#3
[Lu 8] Lúnasa. Lá Nua. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle), Sean Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Paul Meehan (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Danny Meehan's		SMTOD
Supernose		Lu 8

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 2008
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