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Tune ID#742 (Gold Ring)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Gold Ring about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WC 4 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig112AABBCCDDEEFFGGG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Gold Ring, The / The Gold Ring 1 / An Fáinne Óir / Tá Fáinne Air / Gold Ring / The Pharroh or War March / The Pharroh (various numbers of parts, but usually 7)
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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).
~19472.4#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
194811#1
[SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (pipes).
~19612#1 (1:37)
[SE 7] Séamus Ennis. Ceol, Scéalta agus Amhráin. Séamus Ennis (pipes, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~19621.32#1
[EMlny] Eddie Moloney. Eddie Moloney. Master Musician. Eddie Moloney (flute, fiddle, whistle, vocal). For this tune: (flute).
197314#1
[WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19752#1
[SK 1] Seán Keane. Gusty's Frolicks. Seán Keane (fiddle).
~19764#1
[MM 1] Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~19769#2
[SotC] Armagh Pipers Club. Armagh Pipers' Club [Song of the Chanter]. Disc 10 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Paul Davis (concertina, flutes, harmonica), Eithne Vallelly (fiddle), Pat Daly (harp), Brian Vallelly (pipes, whistle, flute), Niall Vallelly (bodhran). For this tune: Brian Vallely (pipes).
~19781.6#1
[FlgDub] Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien. The Flags of Dublin. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mick Gavin (flute), Michael O'Brien [known later as:] Mick O'Brien (pipes). For this tune: Michael (pipes).
~19781.4#1
[Oisn 2] Oisín. Bealoideas. Seamus McGowan (guitar, vocals), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Geraldine McGowan (vocals, bodhrán, recorder), Brian McDonagh (guitar, mandolin), Mick Davis (fiddle, vocals).
19857#1
[Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). For this tune: Noel Hill (concertina).
19907#1
[COG 1] Conal O Gráda. The Top of Coom. Conal Ó Gráda (flute).
~19917#1
[TKn] Tommy Keane. The Piper's Apron. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
19978#1
[SCAC] Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey. Séamus Creagh, Aidan Coffey. Séamus Creagh (fiddle), Aidan Coffey (accordion).
~199810#1
[LOF 5] Liam O'Flynn. The Piper's Call. Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (D pipes), with Sean Keane (fiddle).
~19998#1
[NVall 1] Niall Vallely. Beyond Words. Niall Vallely (concertina, keyboard). For this tune: with Cillian Vallely (pipes).
~200013#2
[EOR] Eoin Ó Riabhaigh. Tiomnacht. Handed On. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (pipes).
20022.12#1
[KCThtr] Live from the Katharine Cornell Theater. Traditional Irish Music. Niall Vallely (concertina), Cillian Vallely (pipes).
20024#2
[GLPL 2] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. Dark of the Moon. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar, concertina). For this tune: (flute).
~200213#1
[RBPOL 2] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. Touch Me If You Dare. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle).
~20038#1
[MCny 1] Michael Cooney. A Stone's Throw. Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~201610#1
[NH 3] Noel Hill. Live in New York. Noel Hill (concertina). For this tune: (C#/G# concertina?).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Old Hag You Have Killed Me
SotC
Killimor Jig
EOR
Blackbird
GLPL 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Collins' Jig
NVall 1, KCThtr
Strop the Razor
SK 1
Paddy O'Rafferty
FlgDub
Úirchill a' Chreagáin
SE 6
Gold Ring
SCAC
Doberman's Wallet
MCny 1

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 #708 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #12 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 28 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. [available]
As tune #9 in volume 3 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. [available]
As tune #139 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 72 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On pages 123-124 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As tune #51 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 84 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 141 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #43 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): 1903