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Tune ID#6307 (Miss Dunbar)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Miss Dunbar about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording McNamFam (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Miss Dunbar / The Cloone Reel / Ríl Cluana
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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).
19905#3
[MissReel] Séamus McGuire, John Lee. The Missing Reel. An Ríl ar Lár. Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), John Lee (flute).
~199816#3
[McNamFam] McNamara Family. Leitrim's Hidden Treasure. Michael McNamara (flute), Brian McNamara (pipes), Ray McNamara (pipes, whistle), Ciarán McNamara (flute), Enda McNamara (fiddle), Deirdre McNamara (concertina), Frank Kelly (piano), Mick Giblin (guitar), Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer).
~200512#2
[CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Jimmy McKiernan (fiddle), Jim Rawl (fiddle).
~200815#2
[MHyDLd 2] Michael Hynes and Denis Liddy. The Spectacle Bridge. Michael Hynes (flute), Denis Liddy (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Corriga Grove
MissReel
Mountain Lark
McNamFam
Humours of Toomagh
CmA 2
Rolling in the Ryegrass
MHyDLd 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Bernie McKiernan's Dream
McNamFam

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): 1990