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Tune ID#529 (Donegal Traveler)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Donegal Traveler about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FD 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABA Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Donegal Traveler, The / Donegall Traveller / The Donegal Traveller / An Taistealaí Conallach / The Donegal Rambler / Fánaí Thír Chonaill / Tuam Reel / The Tuam Reel / Gillespies / Hugh Gillespie's / McFadden's / Blind Norry's (also in D or Bb or C; also doubled) (compare with 1st and 2nd parts of Mother's Delight #3627)
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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).
19292.18#1
[PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). For this tune: with Walter Lally (banjo).
192919#1
193813#1
[HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle).
~196716#2
[SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle).
~19701#2
~19816#2
[SWlsh 4] Séamus Walshe. Traditional Music of Ireland on Button Accordion. Séamus Walshe (accordion).
~19921#4
[CTL 3] Cherish the Ladies. The Back Door. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Eileen Golden (feet), Winifred Horan (fiddle, feet), Maureen Doherty Macken [Mary Rafferty] (accordion, flute), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Cathie Ryan (vocals), Linnane Wick (feet).
~20021#3
[BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle).
~200811#2
[OCHrn 1] Oisín and Conal Hernon. Up and Coming. Oisín Hernon (accordion, whistle), Conal Hernon (banjo, guitar). For this tune: Oisín (accordion).
200912#3
[DPss 2] Dan Possumato. Pulling Out the Stops. Traditional Music and Song of Ireland. Dan Possumato (accordion). For this tune: with Kevin Burke (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Bonnie Kate
SprklDwn
Pigeon on the Gate
FD 1
Miss McDonald
SWlsh 4
Volunteer
CTL 3
Concert Reel
BCw 1
Drunken Tinker
OCHrn 1
Boogie Reel
DPss 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Salamanca
PJConlon, OTUS2
Phelim's Frolic
HG

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 #28 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As reel #158 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #140 in [CRE 5] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 5.

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): 1929