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Tune ID#7245 (Sporting Nellie)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Sporting Nellie about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CarbQ 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABE Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sporting Nellie (compare Gorman's #962 and compare 1st part with 1st parts of Sporting Nell #1813 and Sporting Nell #7246)
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~200311#2
[CarbQ 1] Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn. Angelina Carberry and Martin Quinn. Angelina Carberry (banjo), Martin Quinn (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: Martin (D melodeon).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Peacock's Feather
CarbQ 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Green Pigeon
CarbQ 1

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): 2003