Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for 9. Boil the Breakfast Early by The Chieftains

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Artist NameThe Chieftains
Album Title9. Boil the Breakfast Early
MusiciansPaddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle), with The Rathcoole pipe band drum corps, Jolyon Jackson (cello).
Source and
other information		CBS CK 36401, 1979. Reissue of, or simultaneous release with Claddagh CC30, 1979. Recorded in Dublin. Notes by Ciarán Mac Mathúna.

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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
187		 Reel Boil the Breakfast Early / Boil the Beefsteak Early / Court Her along the Road / Wild Irishman / Peadar's Reel / Lynch's Reel (also doubled, also with 3 parts)
2 Tune Info
1732		 Reel Scotch Mary / Scots Mary / Máire Albanach / Irish Molly / Knocknagow / The Knocknagow / Knocknagow Reel / Máire na Sop / Mary O'Wisp / Ríl Bhaile na Finne / The Fintown Reel / My Love Is Far Away (also doubled, also in Mixolydian, also with 3rd part by John Doherty; with Doherty's 3rd part as 1st part on Nms 2) (compare as highland #3162; compare Tom Keane's #4433, Eddie Duffy's Favourite #3567 and compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Grand Canal #759)
3 Tune Info
310		 Reel Chicago Reel, The / Chicago / The Portlaw Reel
21 Tune Info
2848		 Piece Abigail Judge / Mrs. Judge (including arrangements) (composed by Turlough O'Carolan)
31 Tune Info
1120		 March Leslie's March / The March from Oscar and Malvina (1st in set Nine Pups on ADB) (composed by Maria de Caro)
41 Tune Info
2849		 Song When a Man's in Love He Feels No Cold / When a Man's in Love (also in G)
51 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
1378		 Slide Art O'Keeffe's Slide / Padraig O'Keeffe's [Pádraig O'Keeffe's] / Murphy's / Terry "Cuz" Teahan's Favorite
3 Tune Info
1857		 Reel Sweeney's Buttermilk / Buttermilk Mary / Charlie Lennon's / Charlie Lennon's No. 2 / Charlie's Buttermilk Mary / McGlinchey's / McGlinchy's / Scarce o' Taties (composed by Brendan McGlinchy aka Brendan McGlinchey)
61 Tune Info
48		 Air Ag Taisteal na Blárnan / Ag Taisteal na Blarnan / Travelling through Blarney / Staca an Mhargaidh / The Marketplace Idler (composed by Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabhain (text))
71 Tune Info
280		 Piece O'Carolan's Welcome / Carolan's Welcome (composed by Turlough O'Carolan)
81 Tune Info
1102		 Reel Fahey's Reel / Larry Redican's Reel / Redigan's / Johnny McGreavy's Favorite [Johnny McGreevy's Favorite] / The Ironing Board / [mislabeled on PCln as:] Up against the Boughalauns (composed by Paddy Fahy)
2 Tune Info
2008		 Reel Up against the Buachalawns / Up against the Boughalauns / Miss Lyon's Fancy / Miss Lyons Fancy / Miss Lyon's / Rogha Iníon Uí Liatháin / Rogha Iníon Uí Laighin / Thar an gCnoc / Over the Hill / The Limerick Lassies / The Knocknagree Reel / Early Breakfast / The Green Hills of Kerry / Sunny Brogan's Favorite (1st in set The Green Mountain on Drv 4) (also in G)
3 Tune Info
727		 Reel Glass of Beer, The / Johnny Maguires Reel [Johnny Maguire's Reel] / Listowel Lasses / McFadden's
4 Tune Info
1858		 Reel Sweeney's Dream / Sweeny's Dream / Brionglóid Mhic Shuibhne / The Lame Fisherman / Paddy Killoran's
9 Tune Info
741		 Air Gol na mBan san Ar / Gol Na Ban 'San Ar / The Women's Lament in Battle / The Crying of the Women at the Slaughter / Micky 'Cumbaw' O'Sullivan's (in set Mairseail Alasdruim on GP)
Tune Info
982		 SetD Seán Ó'Duibhir a'Ghleanna / Seán Ó Duibhir a' Ghleanna / Seán Ó Duibhir an Ghleanna / Seaan o'Dúibhir an Gleanna / Seaan O Duibhir An Gleanna / John O'Dwyer of the Glen / John O'Dwyer of the Glens (combined with unrelated air #741 on Ch B) (also as song/air #3873)
101 Tune Info
1957		 Reel Toss the Feathers / Toss the Feathers #1 / Toss the Feathers No. 1 / Thresh the Feathers / Geatley's /The Humours of Ballagh / The Mountain Lark / The New Reel / Pipers Choice / Thornberry's (also in C) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of #2104)
2 Tune Info
1124		 JigD Lilting Banshee, The / The Banshee / The Wailing Banshee / Ballinasloe Fair / The Sligo Jig / The Miller of Glanmire / Miller of Glenmire / John Conroy's Jig / Ryan's Favourite / Ryan's Favorite (compare The Killaloe Boat / Killaloe Boats included here)
3 Tune Info
788		 JigD Cailleach an Airgid / Cailleach an Airgead / The Hag with the Money / Is Í Do Mhamó Í / Sí Do Mhaimeo Í / Sí do Mhamó í / Si do Mhaimeo Í / The Wealthy Widow / She's Your Granny / I Was Born for Sport / My Brother Tom (also in Major, also as song, included here)
4 Tune Info
432		 Slide Cúil Aodha Slide, The / Cuil Aodha Slide / [misspelled as:] Cuíl Addha Slide / Connie Walsh's / Connie Walsh's Slide (for 4th figure of Mealagh Valley Jig Set on MISD 6; for Ballyvourney Jig Set on MISD 7)
5 Tune Info
1610		 Slide Pretty Girl, The / An Cailín Deas / Cailín Deas
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