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Tune ID#528 (Donegal Reel)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Donegal Reel about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TDMI (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Donegal Reel, The / The Donegal / Donegal / The Donegall Reel / Ríl Dhún na nGall / The Donegall / Antrim Reel / Úna Bean Uí Chuinneagáin / Una Bhain Ní Chuinneagain / Ríl Thír Chonaill / Ríl Thír Chonaill (1st in set The Donegal Reel on JMcKllp; for Sixteen Hand Reel in book MM) (compare 1st part with 1st part of The Fantastic Reel #602)
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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).
~195220#3
[TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. The McCusker Brothers Ceilidh Band.
~195910#2
[LNCB] Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band. Come to an Irish Dance Party. Willie Clancy (pipes), Martin Talty (pipes), Michael Falsey, J. C. Talty, Angela Merry (bass fiddle), Colm O'Connor (piano), Paddy Joe McMahon (accordion), Michael Sexton (accordion), Martin Malone (drums), Junior Crehan (fiddle), Christy Dixon (fiddle), Paddy Galvin (fiddle).
~19621.3#1
[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).
197426#1
[JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals).
~197410#2
[KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band].
~197712#1
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~19791.7#2
[AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle). For this tune: with Seamus Connolly (fiddle), Joe Burke (flute).
~198312#1
[JMcKllp] Jim McKillop, Josephine Keegan. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Jim McKillop (fiddle), Josephine Keegan (piano).
~198621#2
[CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Johnny Henry (fiddle), Joe Dowd (fiddle).
~199317#2
[JCnly 1] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: (C melodeon).
~199310#3
[SSt] The Sound of Stone. Artists for Mullaghmore. Kevin Crawford (Eb flute).
~19932#1
[TDrty] Tom Doherty. Take the Bull by the Horns. Tom Doherty (accordion). For this tune: with Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle).
~199711#3
[MMrch 1] Marcas Ó Murchú. Ó Bhéal go Béal. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (C whistle).
~20024#1
[Fns] Feenish. Rabharta. P.J. Hernon (accordion), Marcus Hernon (flute, whistle), Don Stiffe (vocals, guitar, whistle). For this tune: Marcus (flute), joined at 2nd half by Padraic (piano).
~20021.3#2
[MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums).
200812#1
[StGrmm 2] Stanley & Grimm. Another Round. . .. Nicole Engstrom aka Nikki Engstrom (fiddle), Sean Brennan (guitar, vocals).
201410#2
[CtlnCrn] Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh. Caitlín Ciarán. Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, dance), Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Down the Broom
KCB 3, MSCB
Doon Reel
AWhyte, CmA 2
Tinker's Apron
TDMI
First House in Connaught
LNCB
Miss Johnson
JCnly 1
Monaghan Twig
SSt
Ríl Liatroma
MMrch 1
King Robert the Bruce
CtlnCrn
Played beforeOn Albums
Boil the Breakfast Early
KCB 3, MSCB
Boyne Hunt
LNCB
St. Anne's
AWhyte
Farrell O'Gara
JMcKllp
Maid that Dare Not Tell
TDrty
Drunken Landlady
Fns
Cooley's
StGrmm 2
Fairy Dance
CtlnCrn

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 #66 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 16 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. [available]
As misc #41 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
On page 17 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 17 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On pages 22-23 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #65 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #6 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 63 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [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): 1952