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Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for The First Month of Summer by Buttons and Bows
| Artist Name | Buttons and Bows |
| Album Title | The First Month of Summer |
| Musicians | Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina, whistle), with Garry O'Briain (mandocello, guitar, piano) and Charlie Lennon (piano) |
| Source and other information | Green Linnet GLCD 1079, 1987. Recorded Jan. 1987 in Dublin. |
What Does this Page Tell You?
Each Irish tune on this album was identified after a careful, expert comparison of this recorded performance against all other tunes in the Irish Traditional Music Tune Index. The blue column shows just the most established tune title. Follow the links for complete tune info.Click 
to hear the first 12 seconds
to hear the first 12 seconds| Track | Tune | ? Rhythm |
Link to verified tune identity | Titles as listed on this album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | JigD | John D. McGurk's |
[1st tune in a set titled:] John D. McGurk's |
| 2 | Reel | John D. McGurk's |
[2nd tune in a set titled:] John D. McGurk's |
|
| 3 (2:28) |
Reel | Blacksmith's Reel |
The Blacksmith's Reel |
|
| 2 | 1 | Waltz | Îles de la Madeleine |
Îles de la Madeleine |
| 3 | 1 | Reel | First Month of Summer |
The First Month of Summer |
| 2 | Reel | Andy McGann's |
Andy McGann's |
|
| 3 | Reel | Cathal McConnell's |
Cathal McConnell's |
|
| 4 | 1 | Piece | Fitzmaurice's Polka |
Fitzmaurice's Polka |
| 5 | 1 | Piece | Sir Sidney Smith |
Sir Sidney Smith |
| 6 | 1 | Reel | Miller of Drohan |
[presumably mislabeled as:] The Man from Bundoran |
| 2 | Reel | Man from Bundoran |
[presumably mislabeled as:] The Humours of Kinvara |
|
| 3 | Reel | Green Garters |
The Green Garters |
|
| 7 | 1 | Piece | Inisheer |
Inisheer |
| 8 | 1 | Hpipe | Gypsy Hornpipe |
The Gypsy Hornpipe |
| 2 | Hpipe | McCarthy's |
McCarthy's |
|
| 9 | 1 | Waltz | Margaret's Waltz |
Margaret's Waltz |
| 10 | 1 | JigD | Paddy in London |
The Four Courts |
| 2 | JigD | Katie's Fancy |
Katie's Fancy |
|
| 11 | 1 | Waltz | Joyous Waltz |
The Joyous Waltz |
| 12 | 1 | Reel | Piper's Despair |
The Piper's Despair |
| 2 | Reel | Farewell to Erin |
Farewell to Erin |
|
| 3 | Reel | Milliner's Daughter |
The Milliner's Daughter |