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Tune ID#676 (Friendly Visit)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Friendly Visit about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LR 1 (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):
Friendly Visit, The / An Chuairt Chairdiúil / A Friendly Visit / Callanan's Retreat (2nd in set Stack of Barley Medley on OTUS1; 1st in set Byrne's Hornpipes on PMcG 1) (also in A or D)
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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).
193312#1
[Sunshn] "Sunshine". Frank Lee's Tara Ceilidh Band: probably Richie Tarrant (fiddle), probably Paddy Tarrant (fiddle), probably Joe Hann (piccolo), unknown (piano accordion).
193413#2
[OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. Louis E. Quinn and His Shamrock Minstrels: Louis E. Quinn (fiddle), James O'Beirne (fiddle), Patrick Lynch (accordion).
~194818#2
[LR 1] Leo Rowsome. Classics of Irish Piping. Leo Rowsome (pipes).
~194823#1
[JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). For this tune: O'Brien.
~1971B.5#2
[SMcGJB] Sean McGuire and Joe Burke. Two Champions. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Joe Burke (accordion).
~197611#2
[AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).
198821#2
[DODnl 3] Danny O'Donnell. Bean ag Baint Duilisc. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle).
~199210#1
[PMcG 1] Paul McGrattan. The Frost Is All Over. Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle). For this tune: with Matt Molloy (flute).
~19963#2
[JOBM 1] Jimmy O'Brien-Moran. Seán Reid's Favourite. Jimmy O'Brien-Moran (pipes).
~20004#1
[DH 3] Dan Herlihy and John Drew. The Ballydesmond Polka. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra Played By Dan Herlihy and John Drew. Dan Herlihy (accordion), John Drew (mandocello).
200114#1
[IrHvst] Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin, Brian McGrath. Ireland's Harvest. Joe Derrane (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano).
~20017#2
[Beg 2] Beginish. Stormy Weather. Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals), Noel O'Grady (bouzouki), Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle), Gavin Ralston (guitar, keyboards), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
200211#2
[SPMR] Siobhan Peoples and Murty Ryan. Time on Our Hands. Siobhan Peoples (fiddle), Murty Ryan (accordion).
~20045#1
[JK 4] James Kelly. Melodic Journeys. James Kelly (fiddle).
~20068#2
[CrnrHs 2] Corner House. The Friendly Visit. Davey Mathias (guitar), Andi Hearn (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Andi (fiddle).
~20087#2
[OCHrn 1] Oisín and Conal Hernon. Up and Coming. Oisín Hernon (accordion, whistle), Conal Hernon (banjo, guitar). For this tune: Michael Craven (melodeon).
~200812#1
[FScahl 1] Fergal Scahill. The Dusty Bridge. Fergal Scahill (fiddle, guitar, bodhrán).
20144#1
[ANCPOC] Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Paudie O'Connor. Didn't She Dance and Dance. Sliabh Luachra Music on Fiddle and Accordion. Aoife Ní Chaoimh (fiddle), Paudie O'Connor (accordion).
~20146#3
[DOSlvn 2] Dympna O'Sullivan. Enriched. Saibhriú. Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina). For this tune: (C#/G# concertina).
~20163#2
[CMcMlln] Christopher McMullan. Uilleann Tales. Christopher McMullan (pipes, whistle).
~20173#1
[NSGSGL] Caroline Keane and Tom Delany. Never Say Goodbye, Say Good Luck. Caroline Keane (concertina), Tom Delany (pipes). For this tune: 1st time Caroline (concertina).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Tailor's Twist
AMPR, JOBM 1
Plains of Boyle
OCHrn 1, CMcMlln
Stack of Barley
OTUS1
Sweep's Hornpipe
LR 1
Tomorrow Morning
SMcGJB
Brown Braes of Fintown
DODnl 3
Harlequin
Beg 2
Quinn of Armagh
SPMR
Seanbhean bhocht
CrnrHs 2
Her Lovely Hair Was Flowing Down Her Back
DOSlvn 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Sweep's Hornpipe
Sunshn
Byrne's Hornpipe
PMcG 1
Cuckoo
DH 3
Stack of Wheat
IrHvst
Leitrim Fancy
JK 4
Long Lane
FScahl 1
Cuckoo's Nest
ANCPOC
Hills of Coore
NSGSGL

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 #1696 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #894 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #114 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 196 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As hp #16 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #97 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
As hp #25 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #258 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]
As other #19 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): 1903