Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II by various

Artist Namevarious
Album TitleSet Dances of Ireland. Volume II
MusiciansDenis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle).
Source and
other information		Séadna 002, 1993. Audiocassette. Side 1 is music for "The Set of Mezerts," recorded Jan. 1993, played by McMahon, Scully, and O'Connor. Side 2 is music for "The Plain Set," recorded Apr. 1992, played by Tubridy, McCarthy, and McGivney.

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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)
1.11 Tune Info
677		 JigD Frieze Breeches, The / The Frieze Britches / Frieze Breetches / Brístí Bréide / The Friar's Breeches / I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her / I Buried My Wife / On St. Patrick's Day I Was Gay / On St Patrick's Day I was Gay / Gallagher's / Gallagher's Jig / The Trumlo / Cunla (2nd in set Cúnla on Plx 4) (wide range of settings) (compare 2-part setting I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her #3436)
2 Tune Info
702		 JigD Garrett Barry's / Garrett Barry's Jig / Garret Barry's / Garret Barry's Jig / Rogha Ghearóid De Barra / Gearóid de Barra / Port Garrett Barry / Tune the Fiddle / The Ladies' Fancy / The Pipe on the Hob (mislabeled on MRaf as Story about My Father's Uilleann Pipes) (also in D minor and also as hornpipe on Ev) (compare Sergeant Early's Jig #2353)
1.21 Tune Info
801		 JigD Munster Jig, The / The Munster / The Best in the Bag / King of the Jigs / The King Jig / The Happy Mistake / Jackson's Mistake / Miss Monroe's Jig / Mrs. Monroe's Jig / Green Fields of Miltown / John Blessing's Delight / Jim O'Connor's (appears again at end of set on IDM 2) (also in A, also with 4 parts) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Joy of My Life #1004)
2 Tune Info
1373		 JigD Munster Buttermilk, The / The Sports of Multyfarnham / Siamsa Mhuilte Farannáin / Carty's (1st in set The Kilfenora Set on JCt 5) (also in G) (compare #137)
3 Tune Info
1905		 JigD Thrush in the Straw, The / The Humours of Lisheen / Humours of Lisheen / The Humors of Lisheen / The Woeful Widow / Tommy's Favorite (2nd part in either of 2 different settings) (composed by Charlie Mulvihill?)
1.31 Tune Info
1124		 JigD Lilting Banshee, The / The Banshee / The Wailing Banshee / Ballinasloe Fair / The Sligo Jig / The Miller of Glanmire / Miller of Glenmire / John Conroy's Jig / Ryan's Favourite / Ryan's Favorite (compare The Killaloe Boat / Killaloe Boats included here)
2 Tune Info
1489		 JigD Out on the Ocean / Out in the Ocean / Over the Sea / Portroe Jig / Portroe / O'Connell's Jig on Top of Mount Everest / Split the Whisker / The Banks of Ahasnagh / Banks of Ahasnagh / Crossing the Bogs / Mick Mulcahy's / Tierney's Jig / A Clare Jig (for 3rd figure of The West Kerry Set on JRSLCB 2) (also in A)
1.41 Tune Info
1838		 JigD Stone in the Field, The / The Green Fields of America / The Maid in the Meadow / An Bhruinneall sa Mhóinéar / Crags of Burren / Jimmy O'Brien's Jig / Pretty Maggie Morrissey / Copey's Jig (in set Buttermilk Mary on FBros; 1st in set The Belburry Hills on ESL 1, which in turn is mislabeled as Miss McClouds Reels / Rolling the Rye Grass; 2nd in set The Piper's Chair on GCJR; 3rd in set Crags of the Burren on TCB 4) (also in A, also with a 3rd part) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Jimmy O'Brien's Jig #774 and with 1st part of reel #775) (composed by Walker Jackson)
2 Tune Info
1321		 JigD Mist on the Meadow, The / Mist on the Meadows / The Mist on the Meadows / An Ceo ar an mBán / The Castlebar Races / Castlebar Races / The Castlebar Jig / The Castlebar Boy / The Thrush in the Straw / The Brown Girl's Sweet / The Moving Bogs of Powellsboro (2nd in set The Belburry Hills on ESL 1, which in turn is mislabeled as Miss McClouds Reels / Rolling the Rye Grass) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Happy to Meet, Sorry to Part #4883; compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Lost and Found #1947)
1.51 Tune Info
1644		 JigD Rambling Pitchfork, The / Rambling Pitchfork / An Píce Fánach / The Fisherman's Widow / Roland's Return / Ógánaigh na Naprún / The Friendly Neighbour / Baxter's Big (for 2nd figure of Taille Mhara Jig Set on MISD 7; 1st in set The Ravine on KCB 6) (also in D Minor) (as single jig: Lambert's Jig)
2 Tune Info
930		 JigD Jerry's Beaver Hat / Jerry Beaver's Hat / Béabhar Ghearóid / The Returned Yank / Cooley's Jig / When Sick, Is it Tea You Want? (compare Tommy Peoples' #1943)
1.61 Tune Info
2459		 Hpipe O'Mahony's / O'Mahoney's
2 Tune Info
414		 Hpipe Cronin's Hornpipe / Cornphíopa Uí Chróinín / Cronin's / Cronins / Murphy's Hornpipe / Denis Murphy's (for 5th figure of Borlin Valley Polka Set on MISD 6; for 6th figure of Caledonian Set on JRSLCB 2)
2.11 Tune Info
2876		 Polka There's No Place Like Home / Cooraclare Polka / Bedford Polka (also reversed parts) (compare 1st part with 1st part of New Roundabout #4313)
2.21 Tune Info
4229		 Polka Glin, The / Gleanntán Polka (compare Ballygow #3969; compare 1st part with 1st part of Black Silk Slip #4996)
2 Tune Info
1320		 Polka Mist on the Glen / Kerry No. 1 / Andy Boyle's (as Gan Ainm on SDI 2; 1st in set Stanfield's Polkas on WFO 2)
2.31 Tune Info
2885		 Polka Girl I Left Behind, The / The Girl I Left Behind Me / Girl I Left Behind Me / Gal I Left Behind Me / Brighton Camp (for 4th figure of dance Orange and Green in book R) (also as single reel) (compare song-air Spailpín Fánach #2327)
2 Tune Info
1707		 Polka Rose Tree, The / The Rose Tree in Full Bearing / Little Mary Cullinan / Moirin ni Chuileannain / Maureen from Giberland / Maureen from Gibberland / Bhíosa Lá bPort Láirge / Bhíos-sa Lá i bPortlairge / Cups and Saucers / I'd Mourn the Hopes that Leave Me / Forgive the Muse that Slumbered / Phelim O'Neill / Nancy Hogan's Goose / Moore's Favorite / The Irish Lilt / The Gimlet / The Old Lea Rigg (3rd in set Selection 2 on GCB 2; for dance The Waves of Tory in book A; for dance Walls of Limerick in book MM) (also as single reel and as song; also in A or G)
2.41 Tune Info
5176		 Polka Finnegan's Wake
2 Tune Info
1081		 Polka Lakes of Sligo, The / Lakes of Sligo / The Lass of Gowrie / Tom Billy's (3rd in set Newmarket Polkas on 4MD 2; mislabeled as Tripping on the Mountain on MtRd) (also in G)
3 Tune Info
879		 Polka Tá Dhá Ghabhairín Bhuí Agam / I Have Two Yellow Goats / An Gabhairín Buí / The Gabhairín Buidhe / Hielan' Laddie / Hielan Laddie / The Highland Laddie / Fill the Cup / Fág a' Bealach / Cockle Shells (also in A, also in C, also as song) (compare High-Caul Cap #829)
2.51 Tune Info
1838		 JigD Stone in the Field, The / The Green Fields of America / The Maid in the Meadow / An Bhruinneall sa Mhóinéar / Crags of Burren / Jimmy O'Brien's Jig / Pretty Maggie Morrissey / Copey's Jig (in set Buttermilk Mary on FBros; 1st in set The Belburry Hills on ESL 1, which in turn is mislabeled as Miss McClouds Reels / Rolling the Rye Grass; 2nd in set The Piper's Chair on GCJR; 3rd in set Crags of the Burren on TCB 4) (also in A, also with a 3rd part) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Jimmy O'Brien's Jig #774 and with 1st part of reel #775) (composed by Walker Jackson)
2 Tune Info
815		 JigD Sweet Biddy Daly / Sweet Biddy Daly's / A Health to the Ladies / An Irishman's Heart to the Ladies / The Irishman's Heart to the Ladies / An Irishman's Love / Fond of the Ladies / To the Ladies / The Frolicksome Dame / Saddle the Pony / Over the Callows / Buttermilk Mary / The Móinín Jig / The Mountain Road / The Mountainy Boy / O'Mahony's Jig / Pat Beirne's Favourite / The Queenstown Jig / Rogha Pheait Uí Buirne (also in G or D, also in Mixolydian) (compare Pet in the Kitchen #1570; 1st part same as 1st part of #3663)
2.61 Tune Info
1302		 Fling Miss Galvin's / Miss Galvin / Miss Galvin's Hornpipe / Mrs Galvin's / Mrs. Galvins / Garraí na Saileog / Sally Gardens (1st in set Two Woodford Flings on JCC) (also as a hornpipe, singled or doubled)
2 Tune Info
1134		 SgReel Bag of Potatoes, The / The Little Bag of Spuds / The Little Bag of Peaties / 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)
3 Tune Info
4161		 Schot Green Grow the Rushes O / Green Grow the Rushes-O / Green Grow the Rushes / We're a' Dry wi' Drinking o't (also as reel, also in Bb)
2.71 Tune Info
1445		 Hpipe Off to California / The Humours of California / Sweet Flowers of Milltown / The Sweet Flowers of Miltown / Bláthanna Cumhra Bhaile an Mhuilinn / Whiskey Hornpipe / The Whiskey Hornpipe / Fireman's Reel (3rd in set Up the Hill of Down on FBros) (also in A or D, also as schottische) (compare 1st part with 1st part of hornpipe Whiskey You're the Devil! #3691 and 1st part of reel Tom Morrison's #1924)
2 Tune Info
207		 Hpipe Boys of Bluehill, The / Boys of Bluehill / Boys of Blue Hill / Buachaillí an Chnoic Ghoirm / Beaux of Oak Hill / Beaux of Oakhill / Lads of North Tyne (compare Jimmy Keane composition Bluehill on Boh 4, included here; compare old-time tune Keep the Ark A' Movin included here)
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