about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MLIIA (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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1980 | 13#1 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1986 | 18#1 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| 1990 | 10#1 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. |
| ~1993 | 13#3 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1993 | 9#1 | [JMd] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
| 1999 | 12#1 | [MOBAL] Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Rolston. Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Rolston. Michelle O'Brien (fiddle), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Gavin Ralston (guitar). |
| ~2007 | 1#1 | [RdOnly] Brian McNamara and Tim Collins. Reed Only. Brian McNamara (pipes), Tim Collins (concertina). |
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 #186 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As reel #692 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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?