about these two bars
| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 48 | AABBCC | A Major |
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (details in the Discography below).
DiscographyHere 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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 20#1 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1960 | 7#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). |
| 1960 | 29#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). |
| ~1978 | 3#1 | [DD 2] De Danann. The Star Spangled Molly. Jackie Daly (accordion), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh (bodhrán, bones), Charlie Piggot (banjo), Maura O'Connell (vocals). |
| ~1981 | 10#2 | [MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1994 | 1#1 | [SRn 2] Seán Ryan. Minstrel's Fancy. Cliaraí Ceoil. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
| ~1998 | 1.8#1 | [WFO 1] various. Wooden Flute Obsession. |
| 1999 | 2(6:28)#3 | [MH 4] Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill. Live in Seattle. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~1999 | 11#3 | [NCrg 1] North Cregg. . . . And They Danced All Night. Christy Leahy (accordion), Caoimhin Vallely (fiddle, keyboards), Ciarán Coughlan (piano, keyboards), John Neville (vocals, guitar), Martin Leahy (snare drum, percussion). |
| ~2002 | 8#1 | [Boh 3] Bohola. Bohola. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion), Sean Cleland (fiddle, viola, baritone fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, bouzouki, vocals). |
| ~2002 | 5#2 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 14#3 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2003 | 7#2 | [MSHtn 1] Matt and Shannon Heaton. Dearga. Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Matt Heaton (guitar, vocals, bodhrán, dobro, electric guitar). |
| ~2007 | 16#1 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |
BibliographyHere are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1045 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #86 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #16 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As jig #34 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As jig #61 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 33 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. |
| As tune #193 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 13 of [MR] Barbara Wygol (tunes), Jenny Loui (text). The Piper's Chair. A Collection of Tunes and Folklore from Micho Russell. |
| As tune #96 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| As jig #33 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As tune #196 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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?