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Tune ID#6413 (May Bán)

Transcription of first 2 bars of May Bán about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KCrhn (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
May Bán (also in D) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Happy Days of Youth #1746) (composed by Martin "Junior" Crehan)
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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).
~20019#2
[KCrhn] Kevin Crehan. An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg. Music from West Clare. Kevin Crehan (fiddle).
~201211#2
[MiMulc] Michelle Mulcahy. Suaimhneas. Michelle Mulcahy (harp).
~201612#2
[MulcFam4] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. The Reel Note. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (concertina, fiddle, harp, piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Last House in Ballymakea		KCrhn
Miss Galvin's		MiMulc
Caisleán an Óir		MulcFam4

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 27 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): 2001
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