about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1924 | 1.19#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1926 | 15#1 | [WW 2] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. |
| 1926 | 4#1 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| 1977 | 2#1 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 1998 | 13#1 | [Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle). |
| 1998 | 6#1 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 13#1 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). |
| 2000 | 6#1 | [INS] Hammy Hamilton, Séamus Creagh, Con Ó Drisceoil. It's No Secret. Hammy Hamilton (flute, vocals), Séamus Creagh (fiddle, vocals), Con Ó Drisceoil (accordion, vocals, piano). |
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 #735 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #970 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #32 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 40 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #52 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 48 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On pages 26, 40, 54 of [TS] Tony DeMarco and Miles Krassen. A Trip to Sligo. A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Irish Fiddling, Sligo-Style. |
| As jig #12 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 127 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #139 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #25 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As jig #40 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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?