Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for The Flax in Bloom. Traditional Irish Music by Brendan Mulvihill, accompanied by Mick Moloney

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Artist NameBrendan Mulvihill, accompanied by Mick Moloney
Album TitleThe Flax in Bloom. Traditional Irish Music
MusiciansBrendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Mick Moloney (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin), with an appearance by Martin Mulvihill (fiddle).
Source and
other information		Green Linnet GLCD 1020, 1979. Recorded in New Canaan, Connecticut. Notes by Brendan Mulvihill, Mick Moloney, and Wendy Newton.

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Every Irish tune on this album was identified by carefully comparing this recorded performance with all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index—by comparing musically, disregarding tune titles. The track and tune numbers below, furthermore, correspond to what you actually hear on this album. This page is thus more reliable than the original album notes, track titles listed by iTunes/Media Player, or other Web sites, all of which usually suffer from errors.

TrackTuneTune ID#RhythmTitles used for this tune (and other notes)
11 Tune Info
641		 Reel Flax in Bloom, The / The Flaxen Bloom / The Lilly White (2nd part used as intro on KB UC) (also with a 3rd part, also as a fling)
2 Tune Info
846		 Reel Honeymoon, The / The Honeymoon Reel / The Maid Who Left the County / Girl from the Country / Neil Rooney's Reel / Rooney's Reel / Ha'penny Reel / The Windy Gap / The Pure Drop / Bearna Ghaoithe (also in D)
21 Tune Info
405		 JigD Crabs in the Skillet
31 Tune Info
373		 Hpipe Concertina, The / Brendan's Fancy
2 Tune Info
327		 Hpipe Circus, The
41 Tune Info
1367		 Reel Mullingar Races, The / The Mullinger Races / Rásaí an Mhuilinn Chearr / Rásaí an Mhuilinn gCearr / Murphy's Favourite / The Hunchback (1st in set The Maid behind the Barrel on FG 3)
2 Tune Info
1318		 Reel Miss Thornton's / Miss Thornton's Reel / Miss Thornton / Miss Thorton / Iníon Uí Dhroighneáin / Coming thro' the Field / Coming through the Field / Coming through the Fields / Through the Fields / Thro' the Fields / The Boat Street Lasses / The Bout Street Lasses / The Maid of the Forest / Maid of the Forest / Lady Anna Hope / The Creeping Mouse / Down the Street / Down the Hill / The House on the Hill / House on the Hill / Spike Island Lasses / Salamanca / The Salamanca / O'Loughlin's Reel / O'Loughlin's (2nd in set The Moving Bogs Medley on WW 1; mislabeled as Reevey Johnson on KHe; 3rd in set Within a Mile o' Jamestown on MMlvy) (also in D or C) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Music at the Gate #1379)
51 Tune Info
1083		 Air O'Donnell's Lament / Lament for O'Donnell / Caoineadh Uí Dhomhnaill / Caoine Uí Domhnaill / Caoine Uí Dhonaill (also as song)
61 Tune Info
403		 Reel Courting Them All / Don't Bother Me / The Moving Bog / The Bashful Bachelor / John Grady's Downfall (compare Moving Bogs #4408)
2 Tune Info
643		 Reel Flogging Reel, The / The Flogging / The Floggin' / Floggin' Reel / The Floggin / Floggan Reel / The Slashing Reel / Ríl an Lasctha / An Lascadh / The Flaggon Reel / The Flaggon / The Flagon / The Flagon Reel / The Humours of Bantry Bay / The Newry Lass (also in D or F, also with some or all parts doubled) (compare The Fife Reel and 1st part with 1st part of Pirrie Wirrie #3326)
71 Tune Info
1581		 Reel Pigeon on the Gate, The / Pigeon on the Gate / Pidgeon on the Gate / A Pigeon on the Gate / An Colúr ar an nGeata / Pigeon on the Pier / The Pigeon on the Pier / Lagan Slashers / The Lagan Slashers / League and Slasher / The Athol Braes / The Scotch Braes / Reidy's Reel / The Drinking Reel / The Drunken Tailor / The Wandering Tinker / Gallagher's Best / The Swallowtail (2nd in set The Chattering Magpie on Ch 6; 3rd in The Taproom Set on CLnn 2) (also in A or G or G Minor; quite a bit of variation in the 2nd part) (compare The Drunken Landlady #549 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Drunken Tailor #551)
2 Tune Info
1311		 Reel Miss Monahan's Reel / Miss Monaghan's / Miss Monaghans / Miss Monaghan / Ríl Iníon Ní Mhonacháin / Mal Ní Mhuineacháin / The Green Fields to America / Stormy Weather / Belles of Tipperary / The Belles of Tipperary / Connacht Lasses / The Connacht Lasses / The Connacht Star / Kerry Star / The Kerry Star / The Barrow Castle / The Bleaberry Blossom / The Dandy Girl / The Dandy Lass / The Green Fields to America / Jackson's Welcome to Cork / Johnny Shooting in the Glen / Lamont's / O'Connell in Clare (2nd in set The Pigeon on the Gate on MC; for 7th figure of Taille Mhara Jig Set on MISD 7) (also in A or G)
81 Tune Info
523		 JigD Doctor O'Neill / Doctor O'Neill's / Dr O Neill / Dr. O'Neal (mislabeled as Killavel on JWh 2)
91 Tune Info
844		 Hpipe Home Ruler, The / The Home Rule / Fear an Rialtais Dúchais / Daniel O'Connell - The Home Ruler / Daniel O'Connell, the Home Ruler / Daniel O'Connell / McCollum's Hornpipe / Frank McCollum's / McCollum's / The Hangman's Noose / The Hangmans Noose / The Fairies / Sean Ryan's / Pat Galvin's Hornpipe (for 6th figure of Caledonian Set on JRSLCB 2) (also with parts reversed) (composed by Frank McCollam (last name also spelled as:) McCallum / McCallom / McCollum)
2 Tune Info
229		 Hpipe Brigade, The (composed by Frank McCollam (last name also spelled as:) McCallum / McCallom / McCollum)
101 Tune Info
622		 Reel Fermoy Lasses, The / The Fermoy Lassies / Girrseachaí Fhearmuí / The Wexford Reel / The Humours of Mackin / The Connacht Ranger / Connacht Ranger (also singled)
2 Tune Info
248		 Reel Bunker Hill / Bunkers' Hill / Bunkers Hill / Bunker's Hill (also in B, also singled, also without 3rd part)
111 Tune Info
804		 JigD Hardiman's Fancy / [misspelled as:] Hardlman's Fancy / Derrane's / Willy Kellys / Mulqueen's Favourite (composed by Martin Hardiman)
2 Tune Info
154		 JigD Billy Rush's Own
121 Tune Info
632		 Reel First House in Connaught, The / The First House in Connacht / The First House of Connaught
2 Tune Info
445		 Reel Dairy Maid, The / The Dairymaid / Bean an Bhainne / The Dairy Maid's Reel / Shuffle the Cards (4th in set The Ritz on KCB 6) (also doubled)
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