about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | ABCD | D Mixolydian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording ECst (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere 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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). | |
| 1975 | 4#2 | [JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). | |
| ~1977 | 4#2 | [ECst] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. | |
| ~1978 | 8#1 | [IT 2] The Irish Tradition. The Corner House. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals). | |
| ~1978 | 10#1 | [BigSq] various. The Big Squeeze. Masters of the Celtic Accordion. | |
| 1982 | 6#3 | [Plx 7] Planxty. Words and Music. Christy Moore (guitar, vocals, bodhrán), Andy Irvine (bouzouki, mandolin, vocals, harmonica), Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle), Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, bowed psaltery, spinet, dulcimer, bodhrán, synthesizer). | |
| ~1985 | 9#3 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). | |
| ~1988 | 9#1 | [SWW] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). | |
| 1993 | 4#1 | [MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals). | |
| 1993 | 15#1 | [MR 5] Micho Russell. Ireland's Whistling Ambassador. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). | |
| 2000 | 12#3 | [MOR] Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh. The Nervous Man. Traditional Irish Music on Concertina. Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina). | |
| ~2001 | 4#2 | [PK 4] Paddy Keenan, Tommy O'Sullivan. The Long Grazing Acre. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals). | |
| ~2002 | 2#2 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). | |
| ~2002 | 15#1 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). | |
| ~2006 | 3#1 | [MMcG 3] Michael McGoldrick. Wired. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, mandolin, bodhrán). | |
| ~2007 | 4#3 | [RdOnly] Brian McNamara and Tim Collins. Reed Only. Brian McNamara (pipes), Tim Collins (concertina). | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
BibliographyHere are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #143 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #16 in [P] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| On page 46 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As reel #316 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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?