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Tune ID#7088 (Ahern's Egg)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Ahern's Egg about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LYK 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBE Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Ahern's Egg / Aherne's Egg (composed by Finbarr Dwyer)
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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).
20045#2
[LYK 2] The Kane Sisters. Under the Diamond. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle).
~20096#1
[PCrbry] Peter Carberry. Traditional Irish Music from Co. Longford. Peter Carberry (accordion, banjo, tenor guitar). For this tune: (accordion), with Angelina Carberry (banjo).
20132#2
[SunBanks] Edel Fox and Neill Byrne. The Sunny Banks. Edel Fox (concertina, fiddle), Neill Byrne (fiddle).
~20152#2
[HRich 1] Haley Richardson with Dylan Richardson. Heart on a String. Haley Richardson (fiddle), Dylan Richardson (guitar, bouzouki).
~201710#1
[MMWNBE] Luke Deaton & Jayne Pomplas. My Mind Will Never Be Easy. Luke Deaton (accordion), Jayne Pomplas (fiddle). For this tune: Luke (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Over the Hills
LYK 2
Jocelyn's Tree
SunBanks
Comet
HRich 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Coming of Spring
LYK 2
Hurry the Jug
PCrbry
Port ChĂșil Aodha
SunBanks
Tatter Jack Walsh
HRich 1
Holly Bush
MMWNBE

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 2004