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Tune ID#5658 (Planxty John Kelly)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Planxty John Kelly about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Fngl 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Type ?Bars16-bar phrase structureMode ?
Piece64AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Planxty John Kelly / John Kelly (composed by Turlough O'Carolan)
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

Click play below to hear the first 12 seconds.
Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~200813#1
[Fngl 1] Fingal. Fingal. James Keane (accordion), Randal Bays (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals).

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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #72 in [Crln] The Complete Works of O'Carolan. [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): 1989
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