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Tune ID#5971 (Granuaile Barndance)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Granuaile Barndance about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Tda 4 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Barn dance64AABBCCDDG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Granuaile Barndance / Granuaile / The Gráinne Mhaol
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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).
~20109#1
[Tda 4] Téada. Ceol and Cuimhne. Music and Memory. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, piano), Paul Finn (accordion), Damien Stenson (flute), Seán McElwain (guitar, bouzouki), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán).
~201111#1
[JCtBRn] John Carty and Brian Rooney. At Complete Ease. John Carty (fiddle, tenor guitar), Brian Rooney (fiddle). For this tune: John (fiddle), with James Carty (fiddle).
~202412#1
[LaneGlen] Oisín Mac Diarmada, Daithí Gormley, Samantha Harvey. Lane to the Glen. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle), Daithí Gormley (accordion), Samantha Harvey (piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Circus Polka		Tda 4
Green Groves of Erin		JCtBRn
Malloy's Favourite		LaneGlen

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.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 2010
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