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Tune ID#708 (Geese in the Bog)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Geese in the Bog about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig80AABBCCDDEED Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Geese in the Bog, The / Geese in the Bog / The Geese in the Bogs / Na Géabha sa bPortach / Géabha sa bPortach / Géanna sa Phortach / The Old Geese in the Bog / Old Geese in the Bog / The Lark in the Bog / The Lark's March / The Larks March / The Mountain Lark / The Lark in the Morning / Jackson's Coola / Jackson's Walk to Limerick / Jackson's Trip to Limerick / The Humours of Limerick / Tom Broderick's Jig / The Green Meadow / Tuhy's Frolic / The Pipers Frolic / Wiseman's Favourite / Twice Tricked / Bob Thompson's Favourite / The Coravat Jig / The Hare's Paw (also with a 6th part, also only as 1st 2 parts in either order, also in C Major) (compare Up Sligo #3922, Saddle the Pony in Levey and The Housemaid in Joyce)
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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).
~191930#1
[PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes).
19293#1
[OTPR] Oldtime Records. Vol. 3. Piping Rarities. Michael Carney (pipes).
19363#1
[BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: Paddy Killoran (fiddle).
~19494#2
19644#1
[RshMtn] The Rushy Mountain. Star of Munster Trio: John Clifford (piano accordion), Julia Clifford (fiddle), Billy Clifford (flute).
~196717#1
[PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle).
~197715#1 (1:44)
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C# pipes).
19782#1
[NHTL] Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony Linnane (fiddle). For this tune: with Matt Molloy (flute).
~19781.2#1
[Boys 7] Boys of the Lough. Wish You Were Here. Highlands and Islands Tour. Dave Richardson (mandolin, banjo), Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle), Robin Morton (bodhrán, concertina).
~19915#1
[LFinger] Joe McHugh and Barry Carroll. The Long Finger. An Mhéar Fhada. Joe McHugh (pipes, whistle, keyboard, bouzouki), Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer, keyboard). For this tune: Joe (pipes).
~19952.7#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
19982#1
[Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle).
~200011#1
[MDOF] Mícheál Darby Ó Fátharta. Bosca Bídeach. Mícheál Darby Ó Fátharta (melodeon).
~20071.3#1
[CLnn 2] Charlie Lennon. Turning the Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, viola, piano, harpsichord, bass, keyboards).
~20089#1
[Fngl 1] Fingal. Fingal. James Keane (accordion), Randal Bays (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals).
20144#2
[LfAllChk] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Life Is All Checkered. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar), Laura Feddersen (fiddle).
~20145#1
[BorTr] The Boruma Trio. Gléas. Andrew MacNamara (accordion), Eileen O'Brien (fiddle), Geraldine Cotter (whistle, piano).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Humours of Lisheen
TaisLFid
Around the Bench of Rushes
LfAllChk
Played beforeOn Albums
Humours of Glin
LFinger
Geese in the Bog
Lgcy
Maid in the Meadow
MDOF
Old Grey Goose
BorTr

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 #1085 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #279 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #91 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On pages 65-66 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [available]
As tune #28 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #53 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #62 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 67 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As jig #19 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
On pages 42-43 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. [available]
As jig #41 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #165 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [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