Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Album Details for Tripswitch by John McSherry and Dónal O'Connor

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Artist NameJohn McSherry and Dónal O'Connor
Album TitleTripswitch
MusiciansJohn McSherry (pipes, whistle), Dónal O'Connor (fiddle, keyboards), with Paul McSherry (guitar), Tony Byrne (guitar), Rubén Bada (bouzouki, guitar), Gilles LeBigot (guitar), Shaun 'Mudd' Wallace (percussion), Francis McIlduff (bodhrán).
Source and
other information		Compass 7 4433 2, 2006. Recorded in Randalstown, Co. Antrim. Released on 27 June 2006. Not indexed here: track 2 ("Tripswitch"), track 5 ("Spanish 5's"), track 6 ("Antón"), and the unlabeled air and non-Irish tune at end of track 8.

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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
4914		 March Rose in the Gap
2 Tune Info
1458		 Reel Old Dudeen, The / Old Dudeen / Dudeen / An Dúidín / The Tailor's Thimble (2nd in set Rose in the Gap on Trpsw)
3 Tune Info
4915		 Reel First Month of Spring (3rd in set Rose in the Gap on Trpsw)
31 Tune Info
4916		 Reel Johnny Going to Céilí / Johnny Going to Ceili (also doubled) (1st in set Sean Maguire's on Trpsw)
2 Tune Info
1145		 Reel Lománach Cross / Cros an Lománaigh / The Fourpenny Bit / The Spinner's Delight / Sean Maguire's (2nd in set Sean Maguire's on Trpsw) (compare 1st 2 bars with 1st 2 bars of Fairy Reel #597)
3 Tune Info
1575		 Reel Petticoat Loop / The Humours of Ballyheigue / John Doherty's / Ríl an Dochartaigh (3rd in set Sean Maguire's on Trpsw; 3rd in set Cregg's Pipes on Lu 7) (also in G)
4 Tune Info
2165		 Reel First Month of Spring, The / The First Month of Summer (4th in set Sean Maguire's on Trpsw) (also singled) (compare The First Month of Summer #633)
41 Tune Info
4917		 Air Both Ghé (composed by John McSherry and Dónal O'Connor)
71 Tune Info
3421		 Reel McGreevy's Favourite / Johnny McGreevy's Favourite / Johnny McGreevy's / Charlie Mulvihill's / East Clare Reel / The Corn Boy (1st in Commonalty Set on Trpsw) (also in Dorian) (composed by Johnny McGreevy?)
2 Tune Info
543		 Reel Drag Her around the Road / Drag Her 'round the Road / Drag Her round the Road / Throw It Across the Road / Tarraing thar Timpeall an Bhóthair í / The Pullet / The Pullet and the Cock / The Pullet and Cock / The Shores of Lough Graney / Shores of Lough Graney / Andy McGann's No. 42 Bunratty (2nd in set Bertha's Goat on 4MD 2; 1st in set Tie the Bonnet on Lu 5; 3rd in set The Cat's Miaow on SGMM; 2nd in Commonalty Set on Trpsw) (also doubled; also in B Minor or F# Minor)
3 Tune Info
4918		 Reel Commonalty Reel
4 Tune Info
892		 Reel Iniscealtra / Inis Caltrach / Paddy O' Brien's (4th in set Commonalty Set on Trpsw) (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary)
81 Tune Info
4919		 JigSl Áille's Arabesque (1st in set Áille's Arabesque on Trpsw) (composed by John McSherry)
2 Tune Info
1884		 JigD Tell Her I Am / Abair Léi go bhFuilim / Abair Leí go bhFuil / Tart ar an Ól / Tart ar an Ol / Pléaráca an Rosa / The Humours of Ross (mislabeled as Trip to Sligo on WW 2; 2nd in set Áille's Arabesque on Trpsw) (wide range of settings, including without 3rd part or without 1st part)
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