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Tune ID#574 (Eileen Curran)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Eileen Curran about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PitS (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBG Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Eileen Curran / Eileen Curran's / Eileen Curren / Eillie Curran's / The Sailor's Return / The Sailor Set on Shore / Sailors Set on Shore (2nd in George Peoples Set on TriTns) (compare John Stewart #6861) (also in A or E, also as hornpipe)
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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).
196618#1
[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle).
19673#1
[PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Martin Byrnes (fiddle).
19681.1#1
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal).
~197510#1
[PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute).
~19803#2
[JKn 2] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion).
~19802.8#1 (1:36)
[MByrnes2] Máirtín Byrnes. The Inimitable Máirtín Byrnes. Máirtín Byrnes (fiddle, vocal).
~19802.13#2
~198410#3
[KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Joe Burke (accordion).
~198911#3
[BlaMrl] P.J. agus Marcus Hernon. Béal a' Mhurlaigh. P.J. Hernon (accordion, melodeon), Marcus Hernon (flute). For this tune: (accordion), (flute).
~19933#1
[MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle).
~19953#2
[WatReeds] Tommy Keane, Jacqueline McCarthy, with Alec Finn. The Wind among the Reeds. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle), Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). For this tune: Jacqueline (concertina).
19967#1
[FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle).
199711#2
[MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar).
~199811#3
[LN 2] Laurence Nugent. Two for Two. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (F whistle).
~20008#2
[EOR] Eoin Ó Riabhaigh. Tiomnacht. Handed On. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~20006#2
[LLses 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle).
~20016#1
[JoeMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). For this tune: (A whistle).
~20046#2
[TTItself] Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin. The Thing Itself. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Peadar O'Loughlin (flute).
~200812#2
[Fngl 1] Fingal. Fingal. James Keane (accordion), Randal Bays (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals). For this tune: Randal Bays (fiddle).
~20141#2
[TriTns] The Trí-Tones. The Trí-Tones. Tara Breen (fiddle), Conor Moriarty (accordion), Stephen Rooney (guitar, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Maud Miller
JKn 2, GL20
Flax in Bloom
KB UC
I Have No Money
BlaMrl
Cuffe Street
WatReeds
Bucks of Oranmore
MH 3
Lad O'Beirne's
LN 2
Corner House
EOR
Eleanor Plunkett
LLses 1
Ryan's Rant
TTItself
O'Rahilly's Grave
Fngl 1
George Peoples
TriTns
Played beforeOn Albums
Bunch of Keys
PitS, MByrnes2
Star of Munster
BC 3, MByrnes2
Paddy Murphy's Wife
JKn 2, GL20
Dowd's Favourite
PCt
Lománach Cross
MB 2
Malloy's Favourite
FkKelly
Jimmy on the Moor
MH 3
Tommy Peoples
JoeMcK
Dogs among the Bushes
Fngl 1

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 #1375 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #625 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #36 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 128 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As reel #82 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #309 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [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): 1903