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 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 | 1.5#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1928 | 8#2 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| ~1949 | 21#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| ~1951 | 5#1 | [AL] various. World Library of Folk and Primitive Music: Ireland. |
| ~1978 | A.8#2 | [MMu] Martin Mulvihill with Mick Moloney. Traditional Irish Fiddling from County Limerick. Martin Mulvihill (fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 15#3 | [PHt] Parson's Hat. The Better Match. Bríd Ní Chatháin (harp, vocals), Fred Johnston (guitar, vocals, mandolin), Janet Sutton (whistle), Paul Wilkins (piano accordion, whistle, keyboards, piano). |
| 1993 | 12#1 | [MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals). |
| ~1993 | 9#2 | [PS 4] Patrick Street. All in Good TIme. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar), Bill Whelan (keyboards, vocals). |
| ~1996 | 6#2 | [ST] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| 1998 | 1#2 | [JWh] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~1999 | 8#5 | [CTL 7] Cherish the Ladies. At Home. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Aoife Clancy (vocals), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Donna Long (piano, synthesizer, fiddle, vocals), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle, concertina). |
| 2000 | 5#1 | [KC 2] Kevin Crawford. In Good Company. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). |
| ~2000 | 6#2 | [LC 3] Liz Carroll. Lost in the Loop. Liz Carroll (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 9#2 | [Fns] Feenish. Rabharta. P.J. Hernon (accordion), Marcus Hernon (flute, whistle), Don Stiffe (vocals, guitar, whistle). |
| ~2004 | 4#2 | [DF] The Dunne Family. Legacy. Mickey Dunne (pipes, fiddle, whistle), Niamh Dunne (fiddle, vocals, viola), Brid Dunne (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 2.12#1 | [WFO 3] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 3. |
| 2007 | 12#2 | [CMcEv 3] Catherine McEvoy. The Home Ruler. Traditional Irish Flute Music. Catherine McEvoy (flute). |
| ~2007 | 4#3 | [PHGH 2] Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington. The Merry Love to Play. Peter Horan (flute), Gerry Harrington (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 #111 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As reel #109 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #27 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As reel #6 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #146 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?