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Tune ID#93 (Tuaim na Farraige)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Tuaim na Farraige 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 3 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tuaim na Farraige / Tuam na Farraige / The Atlantic Roar / The Atlantic Sound / Atlantic Sounds (also in A or G, also singled, also as a piece) (composed by Anthony Helftery, although miscredited in book JKg3 to John Doherty)
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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).
19531#1
[FCssdy] Frank Cassidy. Níl Gar Ann! Frank Cassidy (fiddle).
197412#1
[JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals).
~197911#3
[Ev] Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly. Eavesdropper. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina).
~199012#2
[SK 3] Seán Keane. Jig It in Style. Seán Keane (fiddle).
~20052.15#1
[VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle).
~200810#1
[Fdl 1] Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Aidan O'Donnell. Fidil. Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle), Aidan O'Donnell (fiddle). For this tune: Aidan.
~20155#4
[BHarp 1] Bríd Harper. Bríd Harper. Bríd Harper (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Páistín Fionn		Ev
Willie's Fling		SK 3
Johnny Boyle's		BHarp 1
Played beforeOn Albums
Báitheadh Bhruclais		Fdl 1

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.
On page 83 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. [available]
As hp #61 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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): 1953
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