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Tune ID#693 (Galway Hornpipe)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Galway Hornpipe about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Galway Hornpipe, The / Galway Hornpipe / The Galway / Dan Lowry's Hornpipe / McDermott's (1st in set McDermott's on MC and on DH 3; 1st in set McDermotts on AM; 1st in set Hornpipes on JReidy 3; 1st in set Galway Hornpipe on JCt 5) (also in G) (2nd part same as 2nd part of #6197)
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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).
19221.21#1
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
~1971A.5#2
[SMcGJB] Sean McGuire and Joe Burke. Two Champions. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Joe Burke (accordion).
~19775#1
[AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar).
~19812.5#1
[JReidy 3] Johnny Reidy. Full Polka Set. Ireland's Number One. Johnny Reidy (accordion).
~19882#1
[KSG] Kevin and Séamus Glackin. Na Saighneáin. Northern Lights. Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Séamus Glackin (fiddle).
~19904#1
[VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán).
~199413#2
[SJMcG] Sean and Jim McGuire. Pure Traditional Irish Fiddle Music. Brothers Together. Tribute to their Father. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Jim McGuire (fiddle).
199520#2
~19985#1
[KH] Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo. Kieran Hanrahan (banjo).
~199810#2
[THwtB] Seamus Tansey and Jim McKillop. To Hell with the Begrudgers. Seamus Tansey (flute), Jim McKillop (fiddle).
200011#1
[ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards).
~200011#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).
~20056#1
[JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, fiddle). For this tune: (banjo).
~200718#1
[GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Lad O'Beirne's
SMcGJB
McDermott's
SJMcG
Sweep's Hornpipe
KMKerry
Golden Eagle
THwtB
Played beforeOn Albums
McDermott's
MC, AM, DH 3, JCt 5
Golden Eagle
KSG, KH
Wily Old Bachelor
JReidy 3
Boys of Bluehill
VK 1
Rights of Man
ACB 1
Stack of Wheat
GCB 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.
On page 116 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #107 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 116 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As hp #36 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #87 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #82 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
On page 204 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As hp #60 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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): 1922