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Tune ID#813 (Hawk)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Hawk about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SK 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBE Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hawk, The / The Harp (also as hornpipe) (setting on Beg 1 is in D Major and begins differently) (compare distantly Shetland Fiddler #1764) (composed by James Hill) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Northumbrian music.]
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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).
~19811.6#2
[Boys 9] Boys of the Lough. In the Tradition. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern, banjo), Tich Richardson (guitar, acoustic bass guitar). For this tune: Aly (fiddle).
~19901#3 (1:35)
[SK 3] Seán Keane. Jig It in Style. Seán Keane (fiddle).
~199414#1
[SJMcG] Sean and Jim McGuire. Pure Traditional Irish Fiddle Music. Brothers Together. Tribute to their Father. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Jim McGuire (fiddle). For this tune: Sean McGuire (fiddle).
19953#1
[JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion).
19979#3
[Beg 1] Beginish. Beginish. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals), Noel O'Grady (bouzouki). For this tune: Paul O'Shaughnessy.
200414#1
[JDr 4] Joe Derrane. The Man behind the Box. Joe Derrane (accordion). For this tune: John (guitar).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Miss Mary Walker
SK 3
Kitty in the Lane
Beg 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Marquis of Huntly
SK 3
Bridge of Athlone
JDr 2
Pope's Toe
Beg 1
Tailor's Twist
JDr 4

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 #287 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [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): 1981