Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for The King of the Pipers by Leo Rowsome

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Artist NameLeo Rowsome
Album TitleThe King of the Pipers
MusiciansLeo Rowsome (pipes).
Source and
other information		Shanachie 34001, 1992. Reissue of Rí na bPíobairí, Claddagh CC1, 1959. Note that the Shanachie reissue ordered the tracks differently than the original, whereas the Claddagh reissue apparently retains the original order.

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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
47		 March Battle of Aughrim, The / Battle of Aughrim / After the Battle of Aughrim / Cath Eachroma / Cath Eachdhruime (compare with 1st 2 parts of Welcome Home Royal Charlie #2044)
21 Tune Info
1018		 SgJig Kerry Jig, The / Rowesome's (2nd in set Ballintore Fancy on BB 2; this set in turn was mislabeled on some reissues as Farewell to Erin) (also as reel)
2 Tune Info
103		 SgJig Ballintore Fancy, The / Port Sheáin Pléamonn / John Fleming's Jig / Kiss in the Furze / The Kerry Jig (also reversed parts; also as slow reel; mislabeled as Farewell to Erin on some reissues of BB 2)
31 Tune Info
2634		 Air Old Man Rocking the Cradle, The / Rocking the Cradle / Rocking the the Baby to Sleep / Baby Lie Easy / Weeping and Wailing / I Sat in the Vale (2 quite different settings included here; also as song, included here)
41 Tune Info
1053		 JigSl Kitty Come Down to Limerick / Kitty Come Down from Limerick / A Cháit, Tar Anuas go Luimneach / Will You Come Down to Limerick? / Will You Come down to Limerick / Follow Me Down to Limerick / The Munster Gimlet / Jimmy Powers' Favorite (also in A, also without 3rd part) (2 settings included here)
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)
51 Tune Info
1084		 Air Lament for Staker Wallace, The / Lament for the Death of Staker Wallace / The Death of Staker Wallace / Bean Dubh an Gleanna
61 Tune Info
3692		 SetD Madame Bonaparte / Madam Bonaparte / Madame Boneparte / Bonaparte's Advance (appears in collage Bonaparte's Retreat on Ch 6) (also in A ,also as reel on JD 5) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Tom Billy's #3639)
71 Tune Info
1328		 Reel Molloy's Favorite / Molloy's Favourite / Molloy's / Molloy's Reel / Mulloy's Reel / Ríl Uí Mhaolmhuaidh (also doubled) (composed by Paddy Killoran)
2 Tune Info
5081		 Reel My Sweetheart Jane / The Life of Man (compare Pretty Girls of Mayo #1862)
81 Tune Info
493		 Hpipe Derry Hornpipe, The / The Derry / The Londonderry Hornpipe / Delaney's Favorite / Showman's Clog / The Ladies Hornpipe / The Liverpool Hornpipe / Cash's Hornpipe (also with from 2 to 6 parts in various orders)
91 Tune Info
1061		 JigD Knights of St. Patrick, The / The Knights of Saint Patrick / Rí na bPíobairí / The King of the Pipers / The Limestone Quarry / The Kilimer Jig (as Name unknown on OMT)
101 Tune Info
392		 Air Coolin, The / An Chúileann / An Chúilfhionn / An Chuilfhionn / The Coulin / Though the Last Glimpse of Erin / In this Calm Sheltered Villa / Oh! Hush the Soft Sigh / The Lady of the Desert (also in D; also as march on JD 5)
111 Tune Info
1585		 JigD Pipe on the Hob, The / Pipe on the Hob #1 / The Pipe on the Hob No. 2 / Pipe in the Hob / Piper of the Embers / Píobaire na Gríosaí / Píobaire na nGríosach (compare Rambling Pitchfork #1645)
2 Tune Info
225		 JigD Bride's Favourite, The / Brides Favourite / Barness Gap / King of the Pipers (also as march, singled)
121 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)
131 Tune Info
2589		 Air An Buachaill Caol Dubh / The Dark Slender Boy (composed by Seán Aerach Ó Seanacháin?)
141 Tune Info
1590		 Piece Planxty Browne / Planxty Maggie Browne / Planxty Maggie Brown / Pléaráca an Bhrúnaigh / Maggie Brown's Favourite / Maggie Brown's Favorite / Maggie Brown's / Maggie Brown / Miss Brown's Fancy (also as set dance) (possibly by Turlough O'Carolan or by Nathaniel Gow)
151 Tune Info
927		 Reel Jenny's Wedding / Jennie's Wedding / Bainis Shinéad / New Christmas Eve (mislabeled as The Abbey Reel on FDys)
2 Tune Info
1157		 Reel Lord McDonald's / Lord McDonald / Lord McDonald's Reel / Lord MacDonald's / Lord MacDonald / Lord Mac Donald's Reel / Queen of the May (mislabeled as The Chattering Magpie on Plx 5) (also parts in different order and doubled, also without 1st and 4th parts) (compare 1st 2 parts as #197 and compare Noon Lasses #1428)
161 Tune Info
1437		 Piece O'Carolan's Concerto / Carolan's Concerto / Comhsheinm Uí Chearbhalláin / Mrs. Power / Mrs Power / Mrs. Poer / Mrs Poer (composed by Turlough O'Carolan)
2 Tune Info
1591		 SetD Planxty Davis / Dha Uilliam Daíbhís / The Two William Davises / Battle of Killicrankie / Killekrankie / Killiekrankie / Killicranky / Gilliekrankie (composed by Thomas Connelan? (definitely predates Carolan))
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