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The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Tune ID#7859 (An Bonnán Buí)

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Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

An Bonnán Buí / An Buinneán Buí :/l/ The Yellow Bittern (see also this song with different melody as #2240) (text by Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna aka Cathal Bui Mac Giolla Gunna aka Cathal Buidhe Mac Giolla Gunna)

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Discography

Here are all recordings of this song – considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~1951	1.25#1	[AL2] The New Demesne. Field Recordings Made by Alan Lomax in Ireland, 1951. John Jack McDonagh (vocals).
1957	1.12#1	[SltSdt] Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. Seán 'ac Dhonncha (vocals).
~2000	9#1	[BMcNmr 1] Brian McNamara. A Piper's Dream. Brian McNamara (pipes). For this tune: (C pipes).
~2010	3#1	[SPotts] Seán Potts. Number 6. Seán Potts (whistle). For this tune: (C whistle).

Bibliography

I have found zero transcriptions of this song anywhere on the indexed books. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. If you want to actually learn to sing this song, simply learn it from a fellow singer or from a recording 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): 1951

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