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Tune ID#8264 (Merry Merchant)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Merry Merchant about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IvyLf (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Merry Merchant / Bright Sun's Glorious Ray / Canny Sugach / Jolly Merchant / The Jolly Merchant / Merchant's Daughter / Who'll Buy My Besoms? / World Is Turned Upside Down (compare air Besom #7103)
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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).
~20125#3
[IvyLf] The Ivy Leaf. Traditional Irish Music. Daniel Accardi (fiddle, concertina), Armand Aromin (fiddle, whistle), Caroline O'Shea (flute, whistle, vocals), Lindsay Straw (bouzouki, guitar, vocals).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Cucanandy		IvyLf

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 #1843 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #993 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 430 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. [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): 1903
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