Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for 2 by The Chieftains

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Artist NameThe Chieftains
Album Title2
MusiciansMichael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle).
Source and
other information		Claddagh/Atlantic 83322-2, 2000. Reissue of Claddagh CC7, 1969. Recorded Apr. 1969 in Edinburgh.

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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
113		 JigD Banish Misfortune / The Bag of Meal / The Little Bag of Meal / The Humours of Mullinafauna / The Humors of Mullinafauna / Humors of Mullinafauna / The Shady Groves of Piedmont / The Shady Groves of Peamount / Nancy Hines / Máire Ní Eidhinn / Máire Ni Éidhin / Round the Cart House / Ruaig an Mí-ádh / The Parish Girl / George Whelan's Jig (also singled, also without 3rd part, also as song) (compare Nancy Hynes #3088)
2 Tune Info
2368		 JigD Gillan's Apples / Úllaí Uí Ghiolláin / Gillian's Apples / Gillian's Apple / Apples in Winter / Fruit for Ladies / Rouse the Grouse / Rise the Grouse / The Longford Jig / Jackson's Growling Cat (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of #719)
21 Tune Info
1594		 Piece Planxty George Brabazon / George Brabazon / Seóirse Brabston / Twa Bonnie Maidens / Prince Charles' Welcome to the Isle Skye / Isle of Skye (also as hornpipe) (composed by pre-Carolan Scotland (tune), Carolan (text))
31 Tune Info
2231		 Air Bean an Fhir Rua / Bean an Fhir Ruadh / The Red-Haired Man's Wife / The Red Haired Man's Wife / Red Haired Man's Wife / An Cailín deas Ruadh / Cailín deas Ruadh / An Cailín deas Rúa / The Pretty Red Haired Girl / The Caves of Cong (various settings included here) (compare as song #4843 and compare melody of song Ar Maidin Dé Máirt #4700)
41 Tune Info
316		 JigSl Choice Wife, The / An Phis Fhliuch / An Pis Fhliuch / The Wet Quim / O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick / O'Farrell's Welcome / The Boy in the Bush / Boy in the Bush
51 Tune Info
1540		 Air An Páistín Fionn / An Paistin Fionn / An Paistín Fíonn / An Paisdín Fionn / Paisdín Fionn / An Paístin Fionn / The Little Fair Child / The Fair-haired Child / The Fair Haired Child / The Fair Haired Boy (also as song, included here, and as hornpipe #1541)
2 Tune Info
1359		 Reel Mrs. Crotty's Christening / The Christening / An Baisteadh / Mrs. Crotty's Reel / The Spout Reel (also 1st part doubled) (compare 1st part with 1st part of The Christening #3758)
3 Tune Info
1352		 Reel Mountain Top, The / Mountain Top / Barr an tSléibhe / Mullach an tSléibhe / Hollybush / Quinn's Reel / The Crooked Way to Dublin / Crooked way to Dublin / The Doon Reel (4th in set Lark on the Strand on Drv 5) (also in D)
6(3:18) Tune Info
669		 Reel Foxhunter's Reel, The / The Foxhunter's / Foxhunter's / Foxhunter / The Foxhunters / The Foxhunters' Reel / Fiagaí an Mhada Rua / The Fiddler Is Drunk / Patrick Kelly's Reel / Greig's Pipes (in set Chasing the Fox as well as in Horses of Ireland - Part 2 on Ch BIH) (also in A) (compare Clare Reel #333 and compare 1st part with 2nd part of Tailor's Choice #4799)
6(0:58) Tune Info
668		 JigSl Foxhunter's Jig, The / The Fox Hunter's Jig / The Foxhunters' Jig / Foxhunters' Jig / The Foxhunters' / The Fox Hunter / The Jolly Foxhunters (also as close of An Madradhín Ruadh / The Fox Chase #664; in set Chasing the Fox on Ch BIH) (also in G; a widespread alternate setting is in G without 1st part or 4th part, as on MC and in some later sources; also as double jig on Ch 2) (compare Humors of Derrycrosane #855)
61 Tune Info
664		 Piece Fox Chase, The / The Fox Hunt / The Irish Fox Hunt / Fiach an Mhadra Rua / An Madradhín Ruadh / An Madradhín Ruad / An Madradin Ruadh (contains The Foxhunter's Jig #668) (compare Paddy Moloney's medley The Foxhunt included here and the English tune The Little Red Fox)
71 Tune Info
1270		 Song An Mhaighdean Mhara / The Mermaid / The Mermaid Song / The Sea Maiden (also as air)
2 Tune Info
1909		 Reel Tie the Bonnet / Jenny, Tie the Bonnet / Jenny, Tie Your Bonnet / Jenny Tie Your Bonnet / Down with the Mail / The Rambler's Rest / Rambler's Rest / Upstairs in a Tent / The Green Gate (compare 1st part with 1st part of Tie the Bonnet #4536)
3 Tune Info
2052		 Reel O'Rourke's / O'Rourke's Reel / O'Rorke's Reel / O' Rourke's Wild Irishman / The Wild Irishman / The Sligo Chorus / O'Keefe's (1st in set The Westport Chorus on IDM 1) (also in D)
81 Tune Info
267		 Hpipe Callaghan's Hornpipe / O'Callaghan's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Cheallacháin
2 Tune Info
257		 Hpipe Byrne's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Bhroin / Bryant's Favourite / O'Briens / Tommy Hill's Favorite / Kimmel's (1st in set Tommy Hills' Favourite on MC) (also in G or A)
91 Tune Info
1582		 SgReel Pigtown / Pigtown Fling / Pig Town Fling / Stoney Point / Wild Horses / Wild Horses at Stoney Point / Wild Horse / Kelton's / Warm Stuff (also as reel) (compare American tune In the Woodpile / The Cotton Patch / Nigger in the Woodpile included here in book FF)
2 Tune Info
148		 Reel Tie the Ribbons / Ceangail na Ribíní / The Dublin Lasses / Dublin Lasses / Gearrchailiú Bhaile Átha Cliath / The Maids of Galway / Big Pat's Reel / Murtough Molloy / The Eight and Forty Sisters / Trim the Bonnet / Jimmy the Creelmaker / Jimmy the Creel Maker / Salamanca / The Pigeon House / The Dandy Reel / The Hills of Clady / O'Connell's Trip to Parliament (1st in set McKenna's Reels on FG 3; for The Walls of Limerick in book R) (also doubled) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of The Eight and Forty Sisters in D&M #9)
3 Tune Info
1134		 SgReel Bag of Potatoes, The / The Little Bag of Spuds / An Mála Beag Fataí / What the Devil Ails You (also as fling, also in D) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Anything for John-Joe #976)
101 Tune Info
871		 JigSl Humours of Whiskey, The / The Humours of Whisky / Pléaráca an Fuisce / Drops of Brandy (also in B, also with parts reversed) (compare High Road to Dublin #834)
2 Tune Info
803		 JigSl Hardiman the Fiddler / Hardy Man the Fiddler / Hardyman the Fiddler (3rd in set Rhubarb and Ginger on NNC) (also in E)
111 Tune Info
2447		 Air Dónall Óg / Donal Og (compare as song #2759)
121 Tune Info
223		 March Brian Boru's March / Brian Ború's March (also in B Minor or A Minor, also without 3rd part, also with a 4th part)
131 Tune Info
1860		 Polka Sweeney's Polka / Sweeney's / Denis Murphy's / Kerry Polka (1st in set Kerry Polkas in AW)
2 Tune Info
487		 Polka Denis Murphy's Polka / Dennis Murphy's Polka / Dennis Murphy's / Casey's / Kitty Molloy's Favourite / Sweeney's (2nd in set Casey's on MC; 2nd in set Scartaglen Polkas on ESL 1)
3 Tune Info
2448		 Polka Humours of Ballydesmond, The / The Knocknaboul #1 / The Knocknaboul Polka 1 / The Knocknabower Polka / Scartaglen Polka / The Little Green Cottage / Din Tarrant's (1st in set Knocknaboul Polkas on SatG; 1st in set Knocknabower Polkas in AW)
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