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Tune ID#604 (Farewell to Connaught)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Farewell to Connaught about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SRPJM (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Farewell to Connaught / Farewell to Connacht / Slán le Connachta / John Bowe's / John Bowe's No. 2 (also in G)
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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).
~19591#3
[SRPJM] Seán Ryan, PJ Maloney. Traditional Music of Ireland. Volume One. Digitally Remastered. Seán Ryan (fiddle), PJ Maloney (flute).
~19592.21#3
[MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Michael Gorman (fiddle), Jimmy Power (fiddle).
196820#1
[JPwr] Jimmy Power. Go Home and Have Your Dinner. Jimmy Power (fiddle). For this tune: with Jimmy Dunleavy (fiddle).
~19711.1#1
[NaF 2] Na Filí. Farewell to Connacht. Tomás Ó Canainn (pipes, accordion, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Tom Barry (whistle).
~19781#2
[JyHenry] Johnny Henry. One Out of the Fort. Johnny Henry (fiddle).
19808#2
[FtE] Dolores Keane and John Faulkner with Eamonn Curran. Farewell to Erin (Farewell to Éirinn). Instruments not specified: Dolores Keane (vocals, etc.), John Faulkner (vocals, etc.). For this tune: (whistles).
~19889#2
[RBPOL 1] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).
~19952.3#2
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
~19973#1
[Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano).
19997#2
[MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki).
20014#1
[FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle).
~20015#2
[FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (fiddle).
~20021#1
[AFL] Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry. At First Light. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, bodhrán), John McSherry (pipes, whistle). For this tune: Michael (flute), John (pipes).
~20031#1
[PShvln] Peter Shovlin. Beyond the Wee Strand. Peter Shovlin (fiddle).
~20083#3
[Fngl 1] Fingal. Fingal. James Keane (accordion), Randal Bays (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals).
201113#4
[MDORlgh] MacDara Ó Raghallaigh. Ego Trip. MacDara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Dinny O'Brien's
MGm, JV, JyHenry, MCnnly
Down the Broom
SRPJM
Maid of Mount Kisco
FtE
Spike Island Lassies
RBPOL 1
Jenny Picking Cockles
FG 6
Broomstick
Fngl 1
Drag Her around the Road
MDORlgh
Played beforeOn Albums
Come West along the Road
NaF 2
Fisherman's Island
MGm
Farewell to Ireland
FtE
Sligo Maid
JPwr
Bank of Ireland
Shskn 10
Gravel Walks
MCnnly
Corney Is Coming
FDys
Chandelier
AFL
Ashmolean House
PShvln
Imelda Roland's
MDORlgh

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.
On page 68 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #38 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As tune #319 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #62 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As reel #89 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? [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): 1959