about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1.12#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). | |
| 1928 | 16#1 | [FBros] The Flanagan Brothers. The Tunes We Like to Play on Paddy's Day. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Louis Flanagan (guitar, banjo), Mike Flanagan (banjo, vocals, mandolin). | |
| 1938 | 9#2 | [HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle). | |
| 1948 | 12#2 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). | |
| 1960 | 1.17#2 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. | |
| ~1973 | 1#1 | [SE 2] Seamus Ennis. The Pure Drop. Seamus Ennis (pipes). | |
| ~1974 | 11#2 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). | |
| 1985 | 5#1 | [Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). | |
| 1986 | 8#2 | [TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion). | |
| ~1986 | 1.3#1 | [RtH] various. Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Séamus Meehan (piano accordion), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Neillidh Mulligan (pipes), Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich (accordion), Gerry Bevan (fiddle). | |
| ~1988 | 7#3 | [SWW] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). | |
| ~1989 | 3#4 | [FG 3] Frankie Gavin. Frankie Goes to Town. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). | |
| ~1990 | 1#3 | [DMa] Declan Masterson. Deireadh an Fhómhair. End of the Harvest. Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle). | |
| ~1991 | 8#3 | [PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). | |
| ~1996 | 12#2 | [JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute). | |
| ~1997 | 12#2 | [NaCnn 1] Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Sean Og Potts (pipes, whistle), John Regan (accordion), John Wynne (flute), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar). | |
| ~1998 | 25#2 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). | |
| ~1999 | 1#2 | [Trc] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin and Patrick Ourceau. Tracin'. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle). | |
| ~2002 | 10#2 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). | |
| 2003 | 4#2 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (fiddle). | |
| 2006 | 17#2 | [TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). | |
| ~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 #1271 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1292 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1305 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #539 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #557 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #156 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 109 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 113 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 107 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #47 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 46 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #128 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?