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Tune ID#6328 (Francis John McGovern's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Francis John McGovern's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LinL (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):
Francis John McGovern's / Gillespie's / Joe Bane's / Kevin Burke's / The Primrose Road / The Primrose Lass (1st in set Lucy Campbell's on StWing 3; as Gan Anim [sic] on Cian) (mildly but still clearly different from Primrose Lass #1617; compare more distantly Old Torn Petticoat #2878; also compare 1st part with 1st part of hornpipe McGahan's #7111)
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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).
~19811.6#1
[LinL] Charlie Lennon and Mick O'Connor. Lucky in Love. Charlie Lennon (fiddle), Mick O'Connor (flute). For this tune: Charlie (fiddle).
~1982A.5#1 (0:26)
[StWing 3] Stockton's Wing. Light in the Western Sky. Kieran Hanrahan (mandolin, harmonica, banjo), Maurice Lennon (fiddle, viola), Paul Roche (flute, whistle), Mike Hanrahan (vocals, guitar), Tommy [Hayes] (percussion, tarbuka, bodhrán, bones, tarbuka). For this tune: 1st time Paul (flute).
~19876#1
[JJCasey] John Joe Casey. The Tiermaclane Fancy. John Joe Casey (concertina).
~199810#2
[DAttic] Damp in the Attic. I Was ...... Flyin It. P.J. King (accordion), Martin Murray (fiddle, viola, mandolin), Cyril O'Donoghue (vocals, bouzouki, guitar).
~19984#1
[Cian] Cian. Three Shouts from a Hill. Brian Duke (flute), Padraig Rynne (concertina), Tim Murry (guitar, vocals), Damien Quinn (bodhrán, percussion).
19996#1
[AMacN 1] Andrew Mac Namara. Dawn. Andrew Mac Namara (accordion).
20136#1
[CFF 6] The Celtic Fiddle Festival. Live in Brittany. André Brunet (fiddle, feet), Kevin Burke (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle), Nicolas Quémener (guitar). For this tune: Kevin (fiddle).
20219#1
[CplySt 2] Nathan Gourley / Joey Abarta / Owen Marshall. Copley Street 2. Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Joey Abarta (B pipes), Owen Marshall (bouzouki).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
An Trí is a Rian
DAttic
Played beforeOn Albums
Road to Cashel
LinL, Cian
Lucy Campbell
StWing 3
Jimmy O'Reilly's
JJCasey
Phelim's Frolic
DAttic
Callaghan's
AMacN 1
Hop Down Reel
CFF 6
Reel of Bogie
CplySt 2

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 reel #69 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. [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): 1981