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Tune ID#7627 (Mil na Maidí)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Mil na Maidí about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording VCbl (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel40ABCDED Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mil na Maidí / Mill na Máidí / Muileann na Maidí / Muilleann na Maidí / The Crushing of Twigs (compare 1st, 2nd, and 4th parts with 1st 2 parts of Pinch of Snuff #1290; compare 2nd and 3rd parts with 4th and 6th parts of Wise Maid #8044; also compare 1st part with 1st part of Glen Road to Carrick #732)
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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).
~19892.41#1
[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).
19919#2
[A HS] Altan. Harvest Storm. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute, whistle, vocals), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki, bouzouki-guitar).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
McFarley's
A HS

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 #183 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [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): 1966