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Tune ID#748 (Good Morning to Your Nightcap)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Good Morning to Your Nightcap 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 ?
Reel32AABBA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Good Morning to Your Nightcap / Good Morning to Your Night Cap / Good Morning, Nightcap / Good Morning, Nightcap? / Good Morning Nightcap / Morning Nightcap / The Morning Nightcap / Roll Her in the Rushes / Tabhair Casadh sa Luachair Di / Michael Coleman's / Shifting Gravel / Drunken Police Car / Over the Waves (2nd in set Farrell O'Gara on MC; 2nd in Good Morning Nightcap Set on PttW) (also with parts reversed, also singled, also in G)
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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).
19271.7#2
[MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle).
~19781#2
[KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle).
~198111#1
[MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
19918#3
[Ch AIE] The Chieftains. An Irish Evening. Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, keyboards).
~19932#1
[4MD 2] Four Men and a Dog. Shifting Gravel. Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo), Gino Lupari (percussion, vocals), Kevin Doherty (guitar, vocals), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Conor Keane (accordion), Gerry O'Connor (banjo, fiddle).
~200111#2
[Lu 3] Lúnasa. The Merry Sisters of Fate. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle), Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle), Donogh Hennessy (guitar, whistle), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass). For this tune: Kevin Crawford (whistle).
20061#2
[Lu 7] Lúnasa. The Story So Far .... Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhran), Sean Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, pipes), John McSherry (pipes), Donogh Hennessy (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass, cello), Paul Meehan (guitar). For this tune: Kevin Crawford (whistle).
~20072#2
[PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar).
20161#2
[ACwMoss] Alison Perkins and Nicolas Brown. All Covered with Moss. Alison Perkins (fiddle, vocals), Nicolas Brown (B pipes, B flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Farrell O'Gara		MC, PttW
Wedding Reel		Lu 3, Lu 7
John Kelly's Concertina Reel		KB Cap
An Suisin Bán		Ch AIE
Tie the Bonnet		ACwMoss
Played beforeOn Albums
Malbay Shuffle		Lu 3, Lu 7
Wheels of the World		KB Cap
Bohola		MM 2
Galway Races		Ch AIE
Noisy Curlew		PttW
Satin Slipper		ACwMoss

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 #204 in [CRE 4] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 4. [available]
As tune #1485 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #710 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 73 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
On page 148 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 43 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 70 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #214 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): 1880
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