Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Traditional Music of Ireland by Kathleen Collins

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Artist NameKathleen Collins
Album TitleTraditional Music of Ireland
MusiciansKathleen Collins (fiddle), with James Mahon (piano).
Source and
other information		Shanachie 34010, 1995. Remaster of Shanachie LP 29002, 1976. The track listing on the CD booklet is incorrect (wrong order of tracks), but the track listing on the tray liner (back of CD case) is correct. I ignored the incorrect version when cataloging the tune titles given on this album. Notes by Jean Steart.

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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
536		 Reel Dowd's Favorite / Dowd's Favourite / O'Dowd's Favourite / O'Dowd's Reel / Dowd's/ Dowd's Reel / O'Dowd's / Braes of Bushbie (also in A Dorian, also all parts doubled or only 2nd part doubled, also with a 4th part)
2 Tune Info
1830		 Reel Star of Munster, The / The Bright Star of Munster / Star Munster / Birds in the Bushes / Kitty's Wishes / The Greenfields of America / The Eight O'Clock Train (2nd in set O'Dowd's Favourite Reel Medley on IDM 1) (also 2nd part singled, also in G Dorian or E Dorian or G Mixolydian)
21 Tune Info
4282		 Reel Monsignor's Blessing, The (accidentally mislabeled as Jug of Punch only in the booklet part of the KClns reissue, which apparently led the liner-note authors for KlmFcy to call this tune The Jug of Punch)
2 Tune Info
1127		 Reel Limerick Lasses, The / The Limerick Lassies / Gearrchailí Luimnigh / Kilcarragh Reel (also for long dance The Limerick Lasses) (also singled, also with additional part between 2nd and 3rd parts)
31 Tune Info
853		 JigD Humours of Ballyloughlin, The / Humors of Ballyloughlin / The Humours of Derryloughan / The Fairy Hurlers / The Hurlers' March / Máirseál na nIománaithe
41 Tune Info
1523		 Reel Paddy Ryan's Dream / The Tullagh Reel / Miss Lyall / Mooney's Favourite (Tullagh Reel could be distinct tune?)
2 Tune Info
778		 Reel Coleman's Cross / Griffin from the Bridge
51 Tune Info
3042		 JigD Rosemary Lane (1st in set Joe Ryan's Jigs on GCJR) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Out on the Road #3199 and the 1st part of Munster Bacon #1371)
2 Tune Info
1300		 JigD Miss Casey's / Miss Casey's Jig / Miss Casey / The Orphan (mislabeled as Sean Ryan's in one place in the printed matter for KClns) (also in A Major) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Denis Cooney's #4826)
61 Tune Info
3923		 Reel Sergeant Early's Dream / Sergt. Early's Dream / Sgt. Early's Dream / Sgt Earlys Dream / Sgt Earlys' Dream / Seargent Early's Dream / Aisling Sháirsint Early (also in A)
2 Tune Info
1499		 Reel Paddy Fahy's Reel / Ríl Phaddy Fahy / Paddy Fahey's No. 1 / Fahy's Reel / Fahy's / Paddy Cronin's (2nd in set Destitution on EI 2) (compare Jug of Punch #1982) (composed by Paddy Fahy)
71 Tune Info
2065		 Reel Whistling Postman, The / Fear Poist na Feadaíola / Gallagher / Gallagher's / Connelly's / Connolly's Reel (also in A)
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)
81 Tune Info
4283		 Reel Ireland We Knew, The / Reavys (also 2nd part singled) (composed by Ed Reavy)
2 Tune Info
929		 Reel Jenny's Welcome to Charlie / Jenny's Welcome to Charley / Fáilte Shinéad roimh Chathal / Jenny and the Weaver / Jennie and the Weaver / Jennie and the Weazel / The Highway to Holburn (also singled, also parts in varying orders, also without 3rd part) (compare The Long Note #3080 and Jenny Picking Cockles #924)
91 Tune Info
1007		 Reel Jug of Punch, The / An Crúiscín Dí (2nd in set Captain O Kane on NNC) (also in E) (compare #3047)
2 Tune Info
3858		 Reel Eddie Kelly's / Eddie Kelly's Reel
101 Tune Info
4284		 JigD Séamus Connolly's / Séamus Connolly's Jig / Sean Ryan's / McKenna's Jig / OMeara's (composed by Seán Ryan)
2 Tune Info
4285		 JigD Father Kelly's
111 Tune Info
1340		 Reel Morning Dew, The / The Hare in the Heather / Hare among the Heather / The Hare among the Heather / Giorria sa bhFraoch (also in D Major; 3rd part is switched with 1st part on AIC1 and AIC2) (compare Morning Dew #2512)
2 Tune Info
2082		 Reel Woman of the House, The / Bean an Tí ar lár / Bean á Tí / The Lady of the House (2nd in set Reels from the 1920's on FG 3) (also in A) (compare Old Woman of the House #1471)
121 Tune Info
2274		 Hpipe Old Blackbird, The / The Blackbird / An Londubh / New Century / Byrne's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Bheirn / O'Brien's Hornpipe (compare as air #165, set dance #164, hornpipe #162, and song)
2 Tune Info
4286		 Hpipe Hogan's Pass / Sean Ryan's (composed by Seán Ryan)
131 Tune Info
190		 Reel Bonny Bunch of Ferns, The / The Bonnie Bunch of Ferns / Private Ass and Cart / The Private Ass and Cart / Píobaire an Chéidigh / The Keady Piper / Nellie O'Donovan / Nellie Donovan / Nellie Donovans / Kate Kelly's Fancy / Twin Katy's Reel / The Ravelled Hank of Yarn / Callahan's Reel / O'Keeffe's Reel / Cat that Ate the Sidecomb / Ho! Awake (3rd in set The Sister Reels on JnKlly) (also in A or D) (this tune differs consistently from Callaghan's #2636 only in the last two bars)
2 Tune Info
915		 Reel Jackson's Reel / Jacksons Reel / Jackson's / Jacksons / Jackson's Favourite / Johnson's Reel / Johnson's / Ríl Mhic Eoin (1st in set Jackson's Reel on MG and in set Jackson's Reels on JB 1; 2nd in set Humours of Galway on FG 3) (compare distantly Ships Are Sailing #1766)
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