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Tune ID#962 (Gorman's)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Gorman'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 NMllgn 2 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel16ABD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Gorman's / Gorman's Reel / O'Gorman's / Sporting Nell / Neil Spórtúil / The Tulla Reel / Joe Madden's Reel (2nd in set Lough Gill Favourites on ITWWW) (also doubled, or just 2nd part doubled; the 2nd part has two established variants that are quite similar) (compare Sporting Nellie #7245, Ragged Hank of Yarn #1650, and The Beauty Spot #135; compare 1st part with 1st parts of Sporting Nell #1813 and Sporting Nell #7246)
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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).
19414#2
[ITWWW] "If There Weren't Any Women in the World". Lough Gill Quartette: John Cawley (flute), Sarah Hobbs (fiddle), Sonny Brogan (accordion), Bill Harte (accordion).
~19738#2
[JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle). For this tune: with Michael Gavin (flute), Michael Crehan (pipes).
~198214#2
[NMllgn 2] Neil Mulligan. The Leitrim Thrush. Neil Mulligan (C# pipes). For this tune: Tom Mulligan (fiddle).
199510#2
[FSOD] Hervé Cantal, Denis Kersual, Vincent Blin, John Maguire, Gérard Tauzin, J.-Ch. Lequerre. For the Sake of Old Decency. Musique de tradition irlandaise en France. Music of Irish tradition in France. Hervé Cantal (flute, whistle), Denis Kersual (pipes), Vincent Blin (melodeon), John Maguire (vocals), Gérard Tauzin (guitar), J.-Ch. Lequerre (piano). For this tune: Hervé Cantal (C whistle).
~199513#2
[MMR 1] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Dangerous Reel. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle).
~19966#2
[MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~200214#1
[PJCJC] P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan. Happy to Meet. P.J. Crotty (flute), James Cullinan (fiddle), Carol Cullinan (piano).
~20104#2
[SPotts] Seán Potts. Number 6. Seán Potts (whistle). For this tune: with Paddy Glackin (fiddle).
~201213#2
[JDwyer] John Dwyer. The Dursey Sound. John Dwyer (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Hut in the Bog
ITWWW
West Wind
JJK
Lucy Farr's
FSOD
Johnny Allen's
MMR 1
May Morning Dew
MOB
Toss the Feathers
NMllgn 2
Pretty Girls of Mayo
SPotts
Volunteer
JDwyer
Played beforeOn Albums
Moving Bog
PJCJC

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 #194 in [CRE 3] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 3. [available]
As reel #213 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

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): 1941