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Tune ID#914 (Jackson's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jackson's about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FG 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32ABCCD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jackson's / Jackson's Favourite / Jackson's Reel / Ríl Mhic Shiacuis / Denis Murphy's / Jim McKenna's (2nd in set Jackson's on FG 1; misidentified as La Cosa Mulligan and miscredited to Tommy Peoples on ECoy 1) (compare Paddy Cronin's #6147; compare 3rd part with 2nd part of Jim Donoghue's #940 and with 2nd part of Sheila Coyle's #3978)
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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).
~19776#2
[FG 1] Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, whistle), Alec Finn (bouzouki).
~19914#3
[BT] Baal Tinne. . . . About Time. Noel Rice (flute, whistle), Kevin Rice (bodhrán, percussion), Cathleen Rice (fiddle), Matt Sundstrom (guitar), Paul Cienniwa (piano, keyboards). For this tune: Cathleen (fiddle).
~20026#4
[ECoy 1] Éamonn Coyne. Through the Round Window. Éamonn Coyne (banjo, guitar, mandolin).
~20092.32#1
[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).
~20159#2
[AtMcGn 2] Antóin MacGabhann, with Charlie Lennon. Tunesmith. Antóin MacGabhann (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Jackson's No. 2		FG 1
Ceilier		BT
Leeside Sessions		AtMcGn 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Colonel Rodney		BT
Kit O'Connor's		AtMcGn 2

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 #207 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #25 in volume 3 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As tune #45 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. [available]
As reel #219 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As reel #145 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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): 1968
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