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Tune ID#944 (Jim Keeffe's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Jim Keeffe'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 JDSC (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Polka32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jim Keeffe's / Jim Keefe's / Jim Keeffe's 1 / Jim O'Keeffe's / Jim Keeffe's Polka / O'Keefe's / The Gullane / Séamus Ó Caoimh / Polca Shéamuis Uí Caoimh / Jimmy Doyle's (3) / Jimmy Doyle's Polka / Kerry No. 3 (1st in set 3 Polkas on MMulv 2) (also in Major)
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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).
~19771#1
[JDSC] Jackie Daly, Séamus Creagh. Jackie Daly. Séamus Creagh. Jackie Daly (accordion), Séamus Creagh (fiddle). For this tune: Jackie Daly (concertina).
~19782.11#1
[DDoody] Denis Doody. Kerry Music. Denis Doody (accordion).
~19862.6#1
[MMulv 2] Martin Mulvihill. The Humors of Glin. Martin Mulvihill (fiddle). For this tune: with Donie (flute).
~199011#1
[VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán).
~20026#1
[MJCgn] Mary and Jim Coogan. Passing Time. Jim Coogan (accordion), Mary Coogan (banjo, mandolin, guitar).
201121#1
[IFMCK] Connie O'Connell. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. Connie O'Connell (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Jimmy Doyle's Polka		DDoody, VK 1
Jim Keeffe's		JDSC
Top of Maol		MMulv 2
Toormore #1		MJCgn
Seán McGovern's Polka		IFMCK

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 #64 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As tune #92 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. [available]
As tune #249 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #22 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. [available]
On page 108 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [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): 1977
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