about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IT 2 (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 | 2.10#1 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. | |
| 1968 | 1.1#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). | |
| ~1974 | 10#1 | [KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band]. | |
| ~1978 | 12#2 | [IT 2] The Irish Tradition. The Corner House. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals). | |
| 1992 | 8#1 | [BMu 2] Brendan Mulvihill, Donna Long. The Morning Dew. Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Donna Long (piano). | |
| 1993 | [2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes. | ||
| ~1997 | 8#2 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. | |
| ~1998 | 1.3#1 | [ESL 1] various. An Evening in Sliabh Luachra. Volume One. A Collection of Traditional Music and Song from the Sliabh Luachra Area. | |
| ~1999 | 6#1 | [MtRd] various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. | |
| ~2002 | 1.3#1 | [MSCB] Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton Ceili Band. Michael Sexton (accordion), Caroline Tubridy (fiddle), Pat Curtin (flute), Brian Morgan (flute), Ralph Morgan (banjo), George Byrt (piano), Martin Garrihy (drums). | |
| ~2003 | 1#2 | [KitRec] Seán O'Driscoll and Larry Egan. The Kitchen Recordings. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki), Larry Egan (accordion). |
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.
| On page 65 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #77 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| As tune #11 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 90 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #340 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 14 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #3 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 24 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #69 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #144 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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?