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Tune ID#1197 (Maid of Mount Kisco)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Maid of Mount Kisco about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel40AABCCA Dorian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maid of Mount Kisco, The / The Maid of Mt. Kisco / Maid of Mount Kisco / Maid of Mt. Kisco / Gearrchaile Shliabh Cisco / Bruinneall Mount Cisco / Maid of Mt Kisko / The Maid of Mount Cisco / Maid of Mount Cisco / The Maid of Mt. Cisco / Maid of Mt. Cisco / The Maid of Mountcisco / The Maid of Montcisco / The Maid of Mont Cisco / The Maids of Mount Cisco / Maids of Mount Cisco / The Maids of Mont Cisco / Maids of Monsisco (for 5th figure of Caledonian Set on JRSLCB 2; 3rd in set Eanáir on Lu 1 and Lu 7; 2nd in set A Mist Covered Brandon on TEdey 1) (also in E or F# or G, also 2nd part doubled) (composed by Paddy Killoran or John McGrath?)
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Here 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.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
193713#1
[BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: Paddy Killoran (fiddle).
194524#2
[IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. Kincora Ceilidhe Band.
19473#1
[OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. Joe Maguire's Pride of Erne Orchestra: Joe Maguire (fiddle), unknown (fiddle, accordion, flute, and piano).
~194911#2
[TaisLFid] Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album. Felix Doran (pipes), John Kelly (fiddle).
~19496#2
[TaisLFid] Taisce Luachmhar (Valuable Treasure) - The Fiddle Album. Patrick O'Sullivan (fiddle), Sean O'Sullivan (fiddle).
~19515#2
19571.8#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). For this tune: with Michael McIntyre (flute).
196011#1
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina).
~19612.12#1
[JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle).
196520#1
[TKrny] Tommy Kearney. The Master Pipers. Volume 2. Tommy Kearney (pipes).
197417#2
[CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted.
~19797#1
[DncOBrn] Donncha Ó Briain. Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin. Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle. Donncha Ó Briain (whistle).
19808#1
[FtE] Dolores Keane and John Faulkner with Eamonn Curran. Farewell to Erin (Farewell to Éirinn). Instruments not specified: Dolores Keane (vocals, etc.), John Faulkner (vocals, etc.). For this tune: (concertina?, fiddles).
~19809#3
[SMMcG] Seamus and Manus McGuire. Humours of Lissadell. Seamus McGuire (fiddle), Manus McGuire (fiddle).
~19811.1#2
[LinL] Charlie Lennon and Mick O'Connor. Lucky in Love. Charlie Lennon (fiddle), Mick O'Connor (flute).
~19899#1
[BlaMrl] P.J. agus Marcus Hernon. Béal a' Mhurlaigh. P.J. Hernon (accordion, melodeon), Marcus Hernon (flute). For this tune: P.J. (accordion).
~19916#1
[TKn] Tommy Keane. The Piper's Apron. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes), with Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina).
19921.2#1
[SDI 1] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume 1. Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Junior Crehan (fiddle), Eamon McGivney (fiddle).
~19955#1
[Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals). For this tune: 1st time Patsy (piano).
19971#3
[Lu 1] Lúnasa. Lúnasa. Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, whistle), John McSherry (pipes, whistle), Donagh Hennessy (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass).
~19979#1
[CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Davy Maguire (flute).
~19972#3
[Lu 7] Lúnasa. The Story So Far .... Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhran), Sean Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, pipes), John McSherry (pipes), Donogh Hennessy (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass, cello), Paul Meehan (guitar).
~19986#2
[Cltri 3] Ceoltóirí. Women of Ireland. Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, flute, whistle), Connie McKenna (vocals, guitar), Sue Richards (harp). For this tune: Karen (hammered dulcimer), Kieran (pipes).
~199811#1
[JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion).
~199912#1
[CODnl 1] Colm O'Donnell. Farewell to Evening Dances. Colm O'Donnell (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (whistle).
20001#2
[RBys 2] Randal Bays. The Salmon's Leap. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar).
~200015#2
[MMcNmr 2] Mary MacNamara. The Blackberry Blossom. Mary MacNamara (concertina). For this tune: (C/G concertina), with Catherine McEvoy (flute).
~200013#3
[JNolan] John Nolan. A Rake of Reels. John Nolan (accordion).
20015#3
[JBC] Johnny B. Connolly. Bridgetown. Johnny B. Connolly (accordion). For this tune: with Skip (fiddle).
20019#2
[PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin).
200112#1
[LFJW] Liam Farrell and Joe Whelan. They Sailed Away from Dublin Bay. Liam Farrell (banjo), Joe Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with James Carty (flute).
~200112#1
[FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~20016#1
[HOP] Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick Davey. The Humours of Piping. Claire Byrne (pipes), Darragh Murphy (pipes), Barry Kerr (pipes), Patrick Davey (pipes). For this tune: Patrick.
~20024#1
[BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). For this tune: with Gregory Daly (Eb flute).
~20049#1
[OMcD 1] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, whistle).
~200611#2
[TEdey 1] Tim Edey. Irish Music from the Dingle Peninsula and Beyond. Tim Edey (accordion, whistle, banjo, piano, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, double bass, percussion). For this tune: (accordion, guitar).
200713#1
[PotW] John Wynne and John McEvoy. Pride of the West. John Wynne (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle).
20079#1
[KHys 2] Kitty Hayes. Remembered. In Concert in Glór and Bantry House. Kitty Hayes (concertina). For this tune: with Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina).
~200810#1
[BMcGrth] Brian McGrath. Pure Banjo. Brian McGrath (banjo, guitar, keyboards).
~20103#2
[GMrphy] Gráinne Murphy. Short Stories. Gráinne Murphy (fiddle).
201110#1
[MDORlgh] MacDara Ó Raghallaigh. Ego Trip. MacDara Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle).
20111#2
[PMcGl 2] Paul McGlinchey. The Boys of the Town. Paul McGlinchey (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~20111#1
[DOMhny 1] Danny O' Mahony. In Retrospect. Danny O' Mahony (accordion). For this tune: (D/D# accordion).
~201312#1
[BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle). For this tune: (A whistle).
~201313#1
[DPower 3] David Power. The Eighteen Moloney. David Power (B pipes).

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Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #118 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #93 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 42 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
As tune #65 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 65 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #189 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #88 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]

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?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1937