about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | ABCD | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1907 | 17#1 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1928 | 9#2 | [WW 2] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. |
| 1928 | 18#2 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| ~1947 | A.1#1 | [JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes). |
| 1957 | 1.9#2 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1959 | 6#2 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1966 | 15#1 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1975 | 16#1 | [PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle, low whistle). |
| ~1975 | 5#2 | [SK 1] Seán Keane. Gusty's Frolicks. Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 11(1:16)#2 | [SE 5] Seamus Ennis. The Fox Chase. Seamus Ennis (pipes). |
| ~1987 | 7#1 | [JOS 1] Jerry O'Sullivan. The Invasion. Jerry O'Sullivan (pipes). |
| ~1987 | 1.16#1 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| 1990 | 1#1 | [COG] Conal O Gráda. The Top of Coom. Conal Ó Gráda (flute). |
| 1997 | 5#2 | [Dnu 1] Danú. Danú. Daire Bracken (fiddle), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (pipes, bodhrán), Tom Doorley (flute), Eamonn Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Timmy Murray (guitar), Cárthach Mac Craith (vocals). |
| ~1998 | 13#1 | [KH] Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo. Kieran Hanrahan (banjo). |
| ~2000 | 5#1 | [EOR] Eoin Ó Riabhaigh. Tiomnacht. Handed On. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (pipes). |
| ~2001 | 1#1 | [JMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). |
| 2003 | 10#2 | [DF] The Dunne Family. Legacy. Mickey Dunne (pipes, fiddle, whistle), Niamh Dunne (fiddle, vocals, viola), Brid Dunne (fiddle). |
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 #1246 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #520 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #21 in volume 3 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| As tune #87 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 104 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #359 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #137 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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?