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The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Tune ID#8908 (Joan and Smokie's)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TDCHTM (details in the Discography below).

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Reel	16	AB	E Dorian

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

Joan and Smokie's (composed by Francis O'Connor)

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Discography

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).
2019	14#1	[TDCHTM] Francis and Áine O'Connor. They Didn't Come Home until Morning. Francis O'Connor (flute), Áine O'Connor (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played before	On Albums
Flax in Bloom	TDCHTM

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): 2019

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