Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for A Letter Home by Athena Tergis

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Artist NameAthena Tergis
Album TitleA Letter Home
MusiciansAthena Tergis (fiddle), with Ben Wittman (percussion), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Chico Huff (bass), John Doyle (guitar, bouzouki), Liz Carroll (fiddle), Natalie Haas (cello), Sharon Shannon (accordion).
Source and
other information		Compass 7 4463 2, 2007. Tracks 1, 3, and 5 recorded in Co. Galway; tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, and 13 recorded in Tuscany, Italy; remainder recorded in Springhouse, Pennsylvania.

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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
3421		 Reel McGreevy's Favourite / Johnny McGreevy's Favourite / Johnny McGreevy's / Charlie Mulvihill's / East Clare Reel / The Corn Boy (1st in Commonalty Set on Trpsw) (also in Dorian) (composed by Johnny McGreevy?)
2 Tune Info
3849		 Reel Ownie Davis' Reel / Owney Davey's / Davy's Reel / Ní fios
3 Tune Info
2636		 Reel Callaghan's / O'Callaghan's / The Doon Reel / Ríl an Dúna (also in D Major or Mixolydian) (this tune differs consistently from Bonny Bunch of Ferns #190 only in the last two bars; also compare Chorus Reel #319)
4 Tune Info
1214		 Reel Margaree Reel, The / Margaree Reel
21 Tune Info
2414		 BDnce Jimmy Duffy's / Eddie Duffy's (2nd in set on JCt 2 and CBt)
2 Tune Info
5142		 BDnce Mick Carr's
31 Tune Info
5143		 Strath King George IV (compare Irish strathspey #3698)
2 Tune Info
2111		 Reel King George IV / King's Reel (compare Old King's Reel #1466 and strathspey #3698)
3 Tune Info
1466		 Reel Old King's Reel, The / Old King's Reel (compare King George IV #2111 and strathspey #3698)
4 Tune Info
1967		 Reel Trim the Velvet / Geehan's Reel / The Grazier / The Green Garters / The Humours of Flip / Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel / The Maid behind the Bar / The Railroad / Sally Kelly / The Potlick (also in D or C) (compare Potlick #3426 and quite distantly Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel #1050)
41 Tune Info
1966		 Reel In Memory of Coleman / In Memory of Michael Coleman / A Tribute to Michael Coleman / Tribute to Morrison (simplified and singled on Sld 1; as air in D on MaTH) (composed by Ed Reavy)
2 Tune Info
1504		 Reel Paddy Fahy's / Paddy Fahy's 2 / Paddy Fahey's / Another Paddy Fahy Reel / Fahey's Finest (also in A) (composed by Paddy Fahy)
51 Tune Info
4439		 Reel Porthole of the Kelp / The Porthole of the Kelp (also in D) (composed by Bobby Casey)
2 Tune Info
5144		 Reel Terralsole (compare 1st part with 1st part of Kitty in the Lane #1056) (composed by Athena Tergis)
61 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)
2 Tune Info
1469		 JigD Old Tipperary / Sean-Tiobrad Árann / Seán Tiobrad Árann / The Old Tipperary / Munster Lasses / The Leitrim Jig (2nd in set Gerry's Set on Dnu 5) (compare Andy McGann's Fancy #4403; compare the 2nd part very distantly with the 1st part of Munster Lass #4497)
3 Tune Info
2920		 JigD Port Chúil Aodha / The Cúil Aodha / Cuil Aodha Jig / Cuil Aodh Jig / Cúl Aodh Jig / Culaodha Jig / The Coolea Jig / Coolea / Amhran a Tae (also in G or A; also as fling Flaing Chúil Aodha on track 7 of KitRec) (untitled following Bainne an Ghabhair Bháin on Beg 2)
71 Tune Info
1511		 Reel Paddy Kelly's / Paddy Kelly's Reel (compare 1st 2 parts to Bonnie Ann #3666) (composed by Paddy Kelly)
2 Tune Info
2088		 Reel Drunken Tinker, The / The Yellow Tinker / Yellow Tinker #1 / The Jolly Tinker / Dick Cosgrove's Reel / Dick Cosgrove's (also in G Dorian, also with 2nd part doubled; or, instead, two or three slightly different tunes could possibly be distinguished across all of these sources, in which case the titles of them would be probably The Yellow Tinker from Donegal, The Drunken Tinker from Connaught, and then Dick Cosgrove's, the one more similar to #552) (compare 1st part with 1st part of #552)
3 Tune Info
370		 Reel Con McGinley's
81 Tune Info
5043		 SetD O'Reilly of Aithcairne / O'Reilly from Aithcairne / O' Reilly From Aithcairne (composed by Turlough O'Carolan, arranged as a set dance by Paddy O'Brien)
2 Tune Info
63		 Hpipe An Buachaill Dreoite / An Buachaill Dreóta / An Buachaill Breoite (2nd in set Friel's Kitchen on Ch 7) (also as fling) (compare as jig #3704)
91 Tune Info
4916		 Reel Johnny Going to Céilí / Johnny Going to Ceili (also doubled) (1st in set Sean Maguire's on Trpsw)
2 Tune Info
3220		 Reel Father O'Grady's Visit to Bocca / Father O'Grady's Visit to Bockagh / Father O'Grady's Trip to Bocca / McDermott's (compare distantly 1st part with 1st part of Peg McGrath's #4505) (composed by Josie McDermott)
3 Tune Info
5145		 Reel Dublin Lads, The / Hold the Reins (compare 1st part with 1st part of Hold the Reins #840 and with 1st part of Lucky in Love #2396)
101 Tune Info
290		 Strath Miss Lyall's / Miss Lyall / Lady Lyle / Faill na mBan / Faill na m Ban / File Na Mon / The Cat that Kittled in James' Wig / Hard by Seifin (also as schottische or highland with 2nd part singled; also described as a hornpipe)
2 Tune Info
1523		 Reel Paddy Ryan's Dream / The Tullagh Reel / Miss Lyall / Mooney's Favourite (Tullagh Reel could be distinct tune?)
3 Tune Info
367		 Hland Little Katey Kearney / Little Katie Kearney / Con Cassidy's Highland (as reel in book 1850)
4 Tune Info
1121		 Reel Leslie's Reel (as Unknown Donegal Reel on ATrgs 1)
111 Tune Info
1053		 JigSl Kitty Come Down to Limerick / Kitty Come Down from Limerick / A Cháit, Tar Anuas go Luimneach / Will You Come Down to Limerick? / Will You Come down to Limerick / Follow Me Down to Limerick / The Munster Gimlet / Jimmy Powers' Favorite (also in A, also without 3rd part) (2 settings included here)
2 Tune Info
3494		 JigSl Arragh Mountains, The (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary)
121 Tune Info
2389		 Reel Shoemaker's Daughter, The / O'Dowd's Reel / Larry Redican's (also in Major) (compare Finbar Dwyer's #3288) (composed by Ed Reavy)
2 Tune Info
715		 Reel Gerry Commane's / Gearóid Ó Comáin / Gerdy Commane's / Gerry Cromane's Reel (2nd in set Within a Mile o' Jamestown on MMlvy)
3 Tune Info
3902		 Reel Kit O'Connor's / Kit O'Connor / My Love Is Fair And Handsome (compare distantly with 1st 2 parts of McFadden's Handsome Daughter #1252)
131 Tune Info
3113		 Reel Arkle Mountain / The Arkle Mountain (composed by Anthony Sullivan aka Tony "Sully" Sullivan)
2 Tune Info
5146		 Reel Richard Brennan's Favourite (compare as jig #1671)
3 Tune Info
5147		 Reel Sligo Reel
141 Tune Info
5148		 Air Bi Falbh O'n Uinneig / Be Gone From the Window
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