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Tune ID#7880 (Rattle the Quilt)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Rattle the Quilt about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Drv 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBB Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Rattle the Quilt / Corraigh an Chuilt / Rattle the Quilt to Pieces (3rd in set Apples in Winter on Drv 1) (also in A) (compare Apples in Winter #83)
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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).
~19921#3
[Drv 1] Dervish. Harmony Hill. Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhrán, bones), Liam Kelly (flute, whistle, vocals), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Shane McAleer (fiddle, viola), Brian McDonagh (mandola, mandolin), Michael Holmes (bouzouki, guitar).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Whinny Hills of Leitrim		Drv 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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #53 in [CRE 5] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 5.

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): 1974
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