Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Mirth-Making Heroes by At the Racket

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Artist NameAt the Racket
Album TitleMirth-Making Heroes
MusiciansJohn Carty (fiddle, banjo), Brian McGrath (banjo, piano, keyboards), Seamus O'Donnell (flute, saxophone, vocals), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano), Brid Dooley (vocals).
Source and
other information		Racket Records RR003, 2001. Recorded in Boyle and Longford. Track 8 (Dancing Dustman) not indexed here.

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Use the "Tune Info" links below to see details for each tune.

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
3308		 SgJig John McHugh's / [Kevin McHugh's No 3] (2nd in set A Set of Single Jigs Learned from Kevin's Father - John's Grandfather on MMM; untitled on MtRd; 1st in The Adam and Eve Set on AtR 2)
2 Tune Info
3940		 SgJig Adam and Eve / Kevin McHugh's No 1
21 Tune Info
2914		 Hpipe Danny Meehan's (or barndance?; also in F)
2 Tune Info
887		 BDnce If There Weren't Any Women / Where Would the World Be without Women (3rd in set Germans on CA) (also in G)
31 Tune Info
4048		 Song A Chuisle Mo Chroi
41 Tune Info
111		 Reel Ballynahoun Reel, The (1st in set Miko's on AtR 2) (also in E Dorian)
2 Tune Info
825		 Reel Her Long Dark Hair Flowing down Her Back (2nd in set Miko's on AtR 2) (compare Ambrose Moloney's #2127 and compare 1st part with 1st part of New Policeman #1277)
51 Tune Info
4049		 Polka Ballinafad Polka
2 Tune Info
1980		 Reel Turkey in the Straw / Turkeys in the Straw / Turkies in the Straw (also in A or G, also as march and as barndance)
3 Tune Info
1277		 Reel New Policeman, The / An Garda Nua /The Twin Brothers / The Twin Brothers' Reel / The Twinbrothers' Reel / The Tinker's Stick / Bata an Tincéara / Tinkers Stick / Boil the Kettle Early / Lady Cork's Reel / Paddy Bolster's Reel / The Far Field / Michael Dwyer's Favourite / The Reel of Rio / The Cloontia Reel (mislabeled as Stony Steps on MM 3) (also in A) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Ambrose Moloney's #2127 and with 1st part of Major Moran's #4504)
61 Tune Info
2311		 Song Little Bridget Flynn
71 Tune Info
996		 Reel Johnny 'Watt' Henry's Favourite / Johnny Watt Henry's / Johnny Henry's
2 Tune Info
799		 Reel Handsome Sally / Drowsy Maggie (compare 1st part with 1st part of Miss Kelly's Favourite / Rogha Iníon Uí Cheallaigh / The New Potatoes / The Merry Thatcher / Through the Heather included here from book sources)
91 Tune Info
2533		 JigD One that Was Lost, The / An Ceann a Cailleadh (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary)
2 Tune Info
3968		 JigD Clare Shout, The (composed by Bobby Gardiner)
3 Tune Info
4050		 JigD Dinny Delaney's
101 Tune Info
4051		 Song Killarney and You / I Am Sighing Tonight for Killarney and You
111 Tune Info
905		 Reel Jackie Coleman's / Jackie Coleman's Reel (1st in Jackie Coleman Set on JCt 1) (composed by Jackie Coleman)
2 Tune Info
807		 Reel Jim Kennedy's Favorite / Jim Kennedy's Favourite / Kennedy's Favourite / Kennedy's Reel / Ríl an Chinnéidigh / The Hare's Paw / Hare's Paw / The Hare's Foot / The Hares Paw / Cois an Ghiorria / The Lowlands of Scotland / The Silvermines / The Bundle of Straw / Follow Me to Carlow / Tralee Lasses /The Corry Boys
121 Tune Info
4052		 Reel Fionn O'Donnell / Fionn O'Donnell's
2 Tune Info
293		 Reel Caucus Reel, The / The Caucus at Secaucus / The Caucus (also all parts singled) (composed by Jean Duval also spelled as Jean Duvall in 1991)
3 Tune Info
1783		 Reel Tory Island / The Gabe's / Sligo Reel / McGovern's Favorite (compare Dúlaman na Binne Buí #4691)
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