Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Music from "Ballad of the Irish Horse" by The Chieftains

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Artist NameThe Chieftains
Album TitleMusic from "Ballad of the Irish Horse"
MusiciansDerek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle).
Source and
other information		Shanachie 79051, 1987. Mostly compositions by Paddy Moloney. "This record is based on the score for Ballad of the Irish Horse, a National Geographic television special." Only the traditional tunes are indexed here – which includes some things Moloney misleadingly claims as his own compositions, dated 1985. Recorded in Dublin.

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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)
2(2:18)1 Tune Info
3160		 JigD Green Pastures, The (composed by Paddy Moloney)
6(1:07) 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)
6(1:58) 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)
81 Tune Info
3161		 Song Galway Races, The
2 Tune Info
1419		 JigD Newport Lass, The / Newport Lass / The Newport Lasses / Gearrchaile Bhaile Uí bhFiacháin / A Trip to Athlone / The Trip to Athlone / Trip to Athlone / O'Brien's Fancy (during and after song Galway Races on Ch BIH; 2nd in set Micho Russell's on NNC) (for dance The Trip to Athlone)
101 Tune Info
200		 Reel Boyne Hunt, The / Tóir na Bóinne / Perth Hunt / The Perth Hunt / The Perthshire Hunt / The Maid amongst the Roses / The Maid among the Roses / Maid among the Roses / The Highland Skip / Molly Maguire / Tom the Blacksmith / Thomas a cartha / Thomas A Carta / The Sailor's Trip to Liverpool (2nd in set The Humours of Tulla on TCB 4) (also doubled; various settings of 2nd part included here; also with 3 parts) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Sailor on the Rock #1715) (composed by Magdalina Stirling)
2 Tune Info
1367		 Reel Mullingar Races, The / The Mullinger Races / Rásaí an Mhuilinn Chearr / Murphy's Favourite / The Hunchback (1st in set The Maid behind the Barrel on FG 3)
3 Tune Info
638		 Reel Five-Mile Chase, The / The Five Mile Chase / The Four-Hand Reel / The Four Hand Reel / Lamb on the Mountain / The Wild Fire Chase / Ballyvaughan / The Ballyvaughan / Corporal Casey / Corporal Casey's Favourite / Miss Gardner / Lady Gardner's Troops / Lady Gardener's Reel / The Yellowhaired Laddie / The Yellow-haired Laddie / Parnell's Reel (also in A)
11(2:06)5 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)
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