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Tune ID#654 (Low Level)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Low Level about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MG (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBBb Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Low Level, The / Fly by Night / Louis Quinn's / The High Level / Best Shot / The Locomotive / An Locomotive / (1st in set High Level on MG; 1st in pair titled Heirloom on Sunshn) (also in G or D or A, also described as a clog) (composed by James Hill)
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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.

Click play below to hear the first 12 seconds.
Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
193314#1
[MG] Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. Louis E. Quinn (fiddle), James O'Beirne [Lad O'Beirne] (fiddle).
193418#2
[Sunshn] "Sunshine". Paddy Killoran's "Pride of Erin" Orchestra: Jack Healy (saxophone).
~19583#1
[TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. Jimmy Hogan (accordion).
~198112#1
[ApW] Brian Conway and Tony DeMarco. The Apple in Winter. Irish Music in New York. Brian Conway (fiddle), Tony DeMarco (fiddle).
20018#1
[LYK 1] Liz and Yvonne Kane. The Well Tempered Bow. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano).
20095#2
[JDr 6] Joe Derrane. Grove Lane. Joe Derrane (accordion).
~201115#2
[MOhEn] Micheál Ó hEidhin [with] Steve Cooney and Charlie Lennon. Ceol Sidhe. Shee Music. Micheál Ó hEidhin (concertina), Steve Cooney (guitar), Charlie Lennon (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Sweep's Hornpipe		Sunshn
Autograph		JDr 6
Tailor's Twist		MOhEn
Played beforeOn Albums
High Level		MG, LYK 1
[untitled]		Sunshn
Champion Hornpipe		ApW

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 hp #6 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

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): 1933
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