Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for 4 by The Chieftains

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Artist NameThe Chieftains
Album Title4
MusiciansMichael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), with Derek Bell (harp).
Source and
other information		Shanachie 79024, 1988. Reissue of Claddagh CC14, 1973. Recorded in London. Notes by Alun Owen. Note that the tunes on track 1 are numbered here without counting subsequent repetitions of Drowsy Maggie.

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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)
1(0:02)1 Tune Info
545		 Reel Drowsy Maggie / Drowsie Maggie / Drowsey Maggie (including Donegal setting) (also in A, also with a 3rd part composed by Joe Cooley) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of John-Joe Gannon's #4512)
1(0:33)2 Tune Info
3158		 Reel Sleepy Maggie (2nd in set Noel Hill's / Noel Hills' on DD HR) (compare 2nd tune in set Drowsey Maggie on Ch 4, included here)
1(1:05)3 Tune Info
2809		 JigSl Whinny Hills of Leitrim, The / Whinny Hills of Leitrim / The Whinney Hills of Leitrim / Cnoic Aitinne Liatroma / Leitrim Town (3rd in set Drowsey Maggie on Ch 4) (also in C) (compare 1st part with 2nd part of #4094)
1(1:43)4 Tune Info
500		 JigSl Dever the Dancer / Deel of the Dance / The Humours of Whiskey / Pléaraca an Fuisce / The Humours of Derry / The Crossroads' Frolic / Dillon's Fancy / The Peeler's Return / The Policeman's Return / Barranna Móra Chlann Donncha / The Bridge of Athlone (4th in set Drowsey Maggie on Ch 4; 1st interlude in Farmer Michael Hayes on FtE; 1st in set Packie Duignan's on Drv 4)
1(2:20)5 Tune Info
3159		 Reel Humours of Carrigaholt, The / Pléaráca Charraig an Chabhaltaigh (5th in set Drowsey Maggie on Ch 4) (also doubled)
1(2:52)6 Tune Info
1699		 JigD Whelan's Jig / Port Uí Fhaoláin / Port Ui Phaolain / Port Whelan / Whelan's / The Rookery / The Humours of Dingle / Lyons' Favourite (6th in set Drowsey Maggie on Ch 4; mislabeled as Morrison's in a set on CmA 1 which alternates between this tune and Morrison's) (also in A, also with a 3rd part) (compare Morrison's #1343) (composed by Tommy Whelan?)
21 Tune Info
1339		 Piece Morgan Magan / Planxty Morgan Magan / Morgan's Magan (composed by Turlough O'Carolan)
41 Tune Info
241		 Reel Bucks of Oranmore, The / Bucks of Oranmore / Bocannaí Uaráin Mhóir / Bocanna Óráin Mhóir / The Bucks of Carranmore / The Bucks of Cranmore / The Hearty Bucks / The Bucks (2nd in set Miss Monaghan on McP BHB) (also with fewer parts and in different order) (compare The Leitrim Bucks included here; compare Killavil Bucks #4886 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Fermanagh Highland #2110)
5(2:00)2 Tune Info
130		 March Return from Fingal, The / Fingal March / The March to the Battle / The Battle of Aughrim
5(4:31)3 Tune Info
2906		 Air Lament for Aughrim (as The Lament in set The Battle of Aughrim on Ch 4)
5(6:01)4 Tune Info
47		 March Battle of Aughrim, The / Battle of Aughrim / After the Battle of Aughrim / Cath Eachroma / Cath Eachdhruime (compare with 1st 2 parts of Welcome Home Royal Charlie #2044)
61 Tune Info
1340		 Reel Morning Dew, The / Morning Dew / The Hare in the Heather / Hare among the Heather / The Hare among the Heather / Giorria sa bhFraoch (also in D Major; 3rd part is switched with 1st part on AIC1 and AIC2) (compare Morning Dew #2512)
71 Tune Info
283		 Air Carrickfergus
81 Tune Info
826		 Piece Hewlett / Fine Toast to Hewlett (composed by Carolan?)
91 Tune Info
309		 JigD Cherish the Ladies / Tabhair aire do na Mná / Capper's Jig / The Humours of Cappa (1st in set Light Jigs on TC) (from 2 to 6 parts, often with 5) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of #4798)
101 Tune Info
1156		 March Lord Mayo (1st in set Eanáir on Lu 1 and Lu 7) (composed by David Murphy aka Dáithí Ó Murchadha)
111 Tune Info
3172		 Air Mná na h Éireann / Mná na hÉireann / Mna na hEireann [Women of Ireland] (as song on Cltri 3) (composed by Seán Ó Riada (music), Peadar Ó Doirnín (text))
121 Tune Info
1451		 Slide O'Keeffe's Slide / O'Keefe's Slide / Dan O'Keeffe's Slide / Dan O'Keefe's Slide 2 / Dan O'Keeffe's No. 1 / Dan O'Keefe's / Danny Ab's / Danny Ab's Slide No. 1 / Denis Murphy (also in E) (2nd part same as 2nd part of #3310)
2 Tune Info
1848		 SetD An Suisin Bán / An Súisín Bán / Súisín Ban / An Súistín Bán / An Cúisín Bán / The Suisheen Bawn / The White Blanket / The White Cushion / The White Flail (wide range of settings)
3 Tune Info
1829		 Slide Star above the Garter, The / An Réalt os cionn an Ghairtéir (1st in set Lisheen Slides on JJK)
4 Tune Info
2038		 Slide Weavers, The / The Weaver's / Pádraig O'Keeffe's Slide / Padraig O'Keeffe's / Pádraig O'Keeffe's Slide No. 2 / O'Keeffe's Number 2 / Denis Murphy's Slide / Denis Murphy's Slide No. 2 / Coleman's Jig / Coleman's / The Star Above / Kisslands (2nd in set O'Keeffe's Slides on JOL 3; 3rd in set Westport Set-Dancers on MMM; 2nd in set Denis Murphy Slides on ESL 1; for 5th figure of Sliabh Luachra Set on JRSLCB 2)
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