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Tune ID#961 (Seamus Cooley's Jig)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Seamus Cooley's Jig about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MoD (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Seamus Cooley's Jig / Seamus Cooley's / Cooley's Jig / Cooley's Delight / Joe Cooley's Jig / Joe Cooley's / The Bohola Jig / The Bohola / Foster's Favourite (2nd in set Cooleys Jigs on KHys 1; 2nd in set Joe Cooley's on KHys 2; 3rd in set New House Selection on MCny 2) (also in G) (compare Brodie Kierce's #6226 and Streamstown Jig #4807 and compare 1st part with 1st part of The Angry Peeler #548)
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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).
199311#2
[MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals).
19944#2
[MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). For this tune: with P.J. Hayes (fiddle).
199610#2
[TCB 3] The Tulla Ceili Band. A Celebration of 50 Years. P. J. Hayes (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Francis Donnellan (fiddle), Mark Donnellan (fiddle), J. J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), Jim Corry (piano), Michael Flanigan (drums).
~19983#2
[KH] Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo. Kieran Hanrahan (banjo).
20004#1
[ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards).
200114#2
[KHys 1] Kitty Hayes. A Touch of Clare. Kitty Hayes (concertina). For this tune: with Yvonne Casey (fiddle).
~20028#2 (2:11)
[Boh 3] Bohola. Bohola. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion), Sean Cleland (fiddle, viola, baritone fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, bouzouki, vocals).
200610#2
[TCB 4] The Tulla Céilí Band. 60th Anniversary Celebration. Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Jim Corry (piano), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), J.J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Martin Glynn (flute), Mick Flanagan (drums).
20071#2
[AbsIr] Absolutely Irish. Mac Benford (banjo, vocals), Darrah Carr (feet), Liz Carroll (fiddle), Karan Casey (vocals), Brendan Dolan (piano), John Doyle (guitar, bouzouki, vocals), Seamus Egan (banjo, flute), Eileen Ivers (fiddle), Rhys Jones (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Susan McKeown (vocals), Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar, vocals), Robbie O'Connell (vocals, guitar), Niall O'Leary (feet), Jerry O'Sullivan (pipes, whistle), Mike Rafferty (flute), Athena Tergis (fiddle).
20078#2
[KHys 2] Kitty Hayes. Remembered. In Concert in Glór and Bantry House. Kitty Hayes (concertina). For this tune: with Peter Laban (C pipes), Mick Kinsella (harmonica), Josephine Marsh (accordion).
~200815#2
[HiBs 1] The HiBs. 40 Acre Notch. Jode Dowling (fiddle), Kate Dowling (whistle, flute). For this tune: Kate (whistle), Martin McHugh (accordion), Jode (fiddle).
~201013#3
[MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes).
20125#3
[CtNGn] Caitlín Nic Gabhann. Caitlín. Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, dance). For this tune: (Bb/F concertina).
~20128#2
[MidRare] John Cronin and Daithí Kearney. Midleton Rare. John Cronin (accordion), Daithí Kearney (banjo).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
House in the Glen
MoD, KHys 1, TCB 4, AbsIr, KHys 2, HiBs 1, CtNGn, MidRare
Hole in the Hedge
MH 2, TCB 3
Humours of Ennistymon
KH
Ship in Full Sail
Boh 3
Hardiman's Fancy
MCny 2
Played beforeOn Albums
Kerfunten Jig
TCB 3
Jimmy Ward's
ACB 1
Sweet Biddy Daly
Boh 3
Doonagore
AbsIr

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 jig #329 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
As jig #333 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]
As jig #151 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): 1993