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Tune ID#614 (Fasten the Leg in Her)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Fasten the Leg in Her about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Chi (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Fasten the Leg in Her / Fasten the Leg on Her / Fasten the Leg / Fasten The Leg In / Fasten the Leggin' / Fasten the Legging / Fáisc an Chos Uirthi / Fasten the Wig on Her / Rambles with Rory / Johnny Is So Long at the Fair / The Noonday Feast / Port Vincent Hegarty / Joe Ryan's (2nd in set The Wandering Minstrel Medley on MLIIA) (compare Tribute to Peggy McGrath included here, compare the slightly different Fasten the Leg in Her #6992, and compare 1st part with 1st part of #1527)
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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).
~19196#1
[PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes).
192814#2
[OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. James Morrison (fiddle).
~194919#2
[TaisLFid] Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album. Seán McLaughlin (fiddle).
19752#2
[Chi] Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. Joe Shannon (pipes), John McGreevy (fiddle).
~1978A.2#2
[NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle).
199021#2
[MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. all sixteen fiddlers (fiddle).
~19956#2
[WatReeds] Tommy Keane, Jacqueline McCarthy, with Alec Finn. The Wind among the Reeds. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle), Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). For this tune: Tommy (Eb whistle).
~19967#1
[ST ES] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute).
~19978#2
[NMllgn 2] Neil Mulligan. The Leitrim Thrush. Neil Mulligan (C# pipes).
19992#2
[CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums).
20055#2
[KHPL] Kitty Hayes and Peter Laban. They'll Be Good Yet. Kitty Hayes (concertina), Peter Laban (C pipes).
~200611#1
[JOSe] Jimmí Ó Sé. Malairt Poirt ó Fionntrá. Jimmí Ó Sé (accordion, vocals). For this tune: (C melodeon).
~20079#1
[RdOnly] Brian McNamara and Tim Collins. Reed Only. Brian McNamara (pipes), Tim Collins (concertina). For this tune: Tim Collins (concertina).
~200811#3
[HiBs 1] The HiBs. 40 Acre Notch. Jode Dowling (fiddle), Kate Dowling (whistle, flute). For this tune: Jode (fiddle).
~20087#2
[BMcGrth] Brian McGrath. Pure Banjo. Brian McGrath (banjo, guitar, keyboards).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Wandering Minstrel		TaisLFid, MLIIA, CrssCl, KHPL
Scatter the Mud		OTUS2, Chi, NF
Henry's #1		WatReeds
Whistler at the Wake		NMllgn 2
Father McConville's Favourite		HiBs 1
Maid on the Green		BMcGrth
Played beforeOn Albums
Coleman's Cross		TaisLFid, MLIIA
John McKenna's Jig		ST ES
Westering Home		RdOnly

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 #860 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #120 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 20 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #197#1 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #6 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 35 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As jig #13 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. [available]
As jig #63 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #40 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 134 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #32 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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
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