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Tune ID#6703 (Top the Candle!)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Top the Candle! about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Yanks 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Slip jig16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Top the Candle! / Top the Candle / John McFadden's (1st in set Eamon's Hop Jigs on Yanks 2) (setting on ACnly 1could debatably be a distinct tune)
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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).
~20073#3
[NKndy 1] Nuala Kennedy. The New Shoes. Nuala Kennedy (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (Bb flute).
20142.5#1
[Yanks 2] The Yanks. Haymaker. Dan Gurney (accordion), Dylan Foley (fiddle, whistle), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki), Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes, tenor saxophone, whistle).
~20164#1
[ACnly 1] Aidan Connolly. Be Off. Aidan Connolly (fiddle, banjo). For this tune: with Liam McGonigle (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Foxhunter's Jig
NKndy 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Surround
Yanks 2
Spatter the Dew
ACnly 1

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 #1142 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #428 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 82 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [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