Farewell to Miltown Malbay

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Reel	32	AABB	G Dorian

Discography

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).
~1971	12#1	[BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle). For this tune: with Sean Casey (mandolin).
1994	9#2	[MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). For this tune: with Randal Bays (fiddle).
~1994	13#2	[JCt 1] John Carty and Brian McGrath. The Cat that Ate the Candle. John Carty (banjo, fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano, banjo). For this tune: (banjo).
~1996	11#1	[MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). For this tune: 1st time Terry Crehan (fiddle), then with Mick (whistle).
~1998	1.4#1	[JCrehan] Junior Crehan. The Last House in Ballymakea. Junior Crehan (fiddle, vocals, concertina). For this tune: (fiddle).
~1999	1#2	[JqMcC] Jacqueline McCarthy. The Hidden Note. Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). For this tune: (A/E concertina).
~2001	12#3	[KCrhn] Kevin Crehan. An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg. Music from West Clare. Kevin Crehan (fiddle).
2002	13#1	[ACC] Aidan McMahon and Anthony Quigney. A Clare Conscience. Aidan McMahon (fiddle), Anthony Quigney (flute).
2004	6#1	[LYK 2] The Kane Sisters. Under the Diamond. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle). For this tune: Liz (fiddle).
~2009	1#2	[JWynn 2] John Wynne. Ar nós na Gaoithe. Like the Wind. John Wynne (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
2014	10#1	[SWlsh 5] Séamus Walshe. Turas. Séamus Walshe (accordion). For this tune: with Noel (concertina).
~2014	14#1	[RBysFam] Randal Bays and Family. A Rake of Tunes. Randal Bays (fiddle), Susan Waters (fiddle), Willie Bays (flute), Owen Bays (concertina). For this tune: Randal (fiddle), Susan (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
Molly Bán	MH 2
Tommy Coen's	JCt 1
Old Torn Petticoat	JqMcC
Paddy Kelly's	KCrhn
Gladstone	JWynn 2

Played before	On Albums
Star of Munster	BC 3, RBysFam
West Clare Railway	MOB
Mother's Delight	JCrehan
In Memory of Coleman	ACC
Wheels of the World	LYK 2
Humours of Westport	JWynn 2
Pigtown	SWlsh 5

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 #21 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As reel #594 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
As reel #179 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.
On page 12 of [JCrehan] Angela Crotty. Martin Junior Crehan. Musical Compositions and Memories. 1908-1998. [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): 1971

Tune ID#611 (Farewell to Miltown Malbay)

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Discography

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Bibliography