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Tune ID#5185 (Ballroom Favourite #2)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JMcK (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Barn dance	24	AAB	D Major

Basic musical information on this tune.

Rhythm ?

Bars

8-bar phrase structure

Mode ?

Barn dance

AAB

D Major

Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

Ballroom Favourite #2, The (2nd in set The Ballroom Favourites on Shskn 10; combined with #5184 as The Ballroom Favourite on KMKerry; 2nd in set Rogha an Halla Rince / Ballroom Favourites on SMTOD)

Discography

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).
1934	1.9#2	[JMcK] John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'. John McKenna (flute, whistle, lilting, vocals). For this tune: with Michael Gaffney (banjo).
1995	6#3	[KMKerry] Musique et Musiciens d'Irlande (Killorglin and Miltown, Co Kerry). Music and Musicians of Ireland. Musik und Musiker aus Irland. Tom Connor (flute).
~1997	21#2	[Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano).
2002	2#1	[HB 2] Harry Bradley. As I Carelessly Did Stray. . .. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute).
~2008	14#2	[SMTOD] Stéphanie Makem and Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn. Ceol is Píob. Stéphanie Makem (vocals), Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn (pipes).

Played after	On Albums
[untitled]	JMcK, KMKerry, Shskn 10, SMTOD

Played after

On Albums

[untitled]

JMcK, KMKerry, Shskn 10, SMTOD

Played before	On Albums
Belle of the Ball	HB 2

Played before

On Albums

Belle of the Ball

HB 2

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.

Tune ID#5185 (Ballroom Favourite #2)

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