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Tune ID#1770 (Silver Spear)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Silver Spear about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SE 6 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Silver Spear, The / An Silver Spear / An Ga Airgid / Silver Spear / Old Silver Spear / The Silver Tip / Sliabh Bána / An tSleá Airgid / Silver Spire / The Top of the Cliff / Miss Lane's Fancy / The New Mown Meadows / New Mown Meadows / The New Mown Meadow / The Meadow / An Móinear / Anderson's (2nd in set Miss McClouds Reels on ESL 1, which in turn is mislabeled as The Belburry Hills; 3rd in set The Silver Spire on ADB; for 3rd figure of Connemara Set on JRSLCB 2; 1st in set The Finale on Socks 1) (also in G or A) (the setting included here on MCrJD 1 is ambiguous between this tune and #1409) (compare The New-Mown Meadows #1409)
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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).
194922#3
[TnRadio] Tuning the Radio. Seán Seery (pipes).
195212#3
[KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: Murphy, Clifford.
195215#3
[RshMtn] The Rushy Mountain. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle).
19571.11#2
[SltSdt] Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. Denis Murphy (fiddle).
~19581.23#2
[AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle). For this tune: with Elizabeth Crotty (concertina).
195920#1
[SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~19593#3
[LNCB] Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band. Come to an Irish Dance Party. Willie Clancy (pipes), Martin Talty (pipes), Michael Falsey, J. C. Talty, Angela Merry (bass fiddle), Colm O'Connor (piano), Paddy Joe McMahon (accordion), Michael Sexton (accordion), Martin Malone (drums), Junior Crehan (fiddle), Christy Dixon (fiddle), Paddy Galvin (fiddle).
196012#2
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). For this tune: with Denis Murphy (fiddle).
196025#2
[ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). For this tune: with Aggie White (fiddle).
~196913#1
[FFurey] Finbar Furey. Traditional Irish Pipe Music. Finbar Furey (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19771#3
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~19779#1
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C pipes).
1978A.4#1
[ECahill] Eddie Cahill. Ah! Surely. Eddie Cahill (flute).
~19781.2#1
[FlgDub] Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien. The Flags of Dublin. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mick Gavin (flute), Michael O'Brien [known later as:] Mick O'Brien (pipes). For this tune: Paddy (fiddle).
~19797#4
[KB Pr] Kevin Burke, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Promenade. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, piano).
199310#3
[MoD] Tony Mac Mahon, Noel Hill, Iarla Ó Lionáird. Music of Dreams. Tony Mac Mahon (accordion), Noel Hill (concertina), Iarla Ó Lionáird (vocals). For this tune: Noel (concertina).
~199314#3
~199319#1
[TDrty] Tom Doherty. Take the Bull by the Horns. Tom Doherty (accordion). For this tune: with Maureen Doherty Macken (flute), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Mary Coogan (banjo).
~199316#2
[WU] Martin Mulhaire, Séamus Connolly, Jack Coen. Warming Up. Martin Mulhaire (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), Jack Coen (flute).
199512#2
[JK 2] James Kelly and Zan McLeod. The Ring Sessions. James Kelly (fiddle), Zan McLeod (guitar, bouzouki).
~19969#3
[ADB] Mighty Session! Derek Hickey (accordion), Cian O'Sullivan (flute).
~199613#1
[JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute).
199812#2
[LMlltt 1] Larry Mallette and Friends. 'Til Time Is No More. Larry Mallette (flute, whistle). For this tune: (flute), with Diehl Moran (fiddle).
~19982.10#2
[ESL 1] An Evening in Sliabh Luachra. Volume One. A Collection of Traditional Music and Song from the Sliabh Luachra Area. Joe O'Sullivan (flute), Tim Keily (guitar), Norma Boyle (bodhrán).
~199821#1
[JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion).
~19991#3
[OMT] Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill, and Zan McLeod. One More Time. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), and Zan McLeod (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bass). For this tune: Billy, Brendan.
~199911#2
[SN 2] Sliabh Notes. Gleanntán. Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle).
20002.1#3
20004#1
[SkHly 3] Skip Healy. Purgatory Chasm. Skip Healy (flute).
~200012#1
[LC 3] Liz Carroll. Lost in the Loop. Liz Carroll (fiddle).
~200012#2
[MDOF] Mícheál Darby Ó Fátharta. Bosca Bídeach. Mícheál Darby Ó Fátharta (melodeon).
~20013#3
[PGMOD] Paddy Glackin and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Reprise. Athchuairt. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (guitar, vocals, keyboard). For this tune: with Paddy Keenan (pipes), possibly others.
~20012.8#1
[WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Skip Healy (flute).
~20021#2
[BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion).
~20021#2
[Fns] Feenish. Rabharta. P.J. Hernon (accordion), Marcus Hernon (flute, whistle), Don Stiffe (vocals, guitar, whistle).
~20037#1
[JCt 4] John Carty. At It Again. John Carty (fiddle).
~200315#1
[KLO] Mick O'Brien agus Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Kitty Lie Over. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle, whistle). For this tune: 1st time Mick O'Brien (Bb pipes).
~200415#2
[JCnly 3] Johnny Connolly. An Mileoidean Scaoilte. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: (C melodeon).
20093#3
[RoClare] Riches of Clare. Colm Healy, Eric Healy, Kieran Hehir, Seanie McGrath.
20103#3
[MCrJD 1] Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly. The Living Stream. Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion).
~20109#3
[BG 7] Bobby Gardiner. The High Level. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, melodeon, vocals). For this tune: (melodeon).
~20121#1
[Socks 1] Socks in the Frying Pan. Socks in the Frying Pan. Shane Hayes (accordion), Fiachra Hayes (fiddle, banjo), Aodán Coyne (guitar, vocals). For this tune: 1st 2 times Shane (accordion).
~201415#2
[NnNCsd] Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha. Draoícht na Feadóige. Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (flute, whistle).

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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 #141 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #2 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On pages 35, 49, 63 of [TS] Tony DeMarco and Miles Krassen. A Trip to Sligo. A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Irish Fiddling, Sligo-Style.
As reel #43 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #39 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 57 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
On page 97 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #311 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As reel #158 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.
As tune #21 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]
In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? [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): 1949