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Tune ID#7959 (Braes of Maas)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Braes of Maas about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JD 5 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Highland16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Braes of Maas, The / Braes of Maas / The Braes of Marr / Green Grow the Rushes / Some Say the Devil Is Dead (as Gan Ainm on JByrne 2) (also reversed parts) (compare Love Will You Marry Me #1791)
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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.

Click play below to hear the first 12 seconds.
Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~197423#1
[JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle).
19959#1
[WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). For this tune: Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
~20088#2
[JByrne 2] James Byrne. The Beirneach. Field Recordings of Donegal Fiddler James Byrne. James Byrne (fiddle).
~201113#1
[Bua 3] Bua. Down the Green Fields. Devin Shepherd (fiddle), Sean Gavin (flute, pipes, whistle), Brían Ó hAirt (vocals, concertina, dance), Brian Miller (guitar, bouzouki). For this tune: Devin Shepherd (fiddle).
~20114#3
[JigAtD] Gerry O'Connor, Gabriel McArdle, Martin Quinn. Jig Away the Donkey. Music and Song of South Ulster. Gerry O'Connor (fiddle), Gabriel McArdle (concertina), Martin Quinn (accordion).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
O'Flynn's Fancy
JByrne 2
Jemmy Duffy's
JigAtD
Played beforeOn Albums
Casey's Pig
WaMoDub
Donegal Highland
Bua 3

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) 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): 1974