Most-Recorded Slip Jigs
The Top Ten Slip Jigs of the Century

Of related interest:
  • Top 100 Tunes of the Century.
  • Top Ten
  • Rhythm Distribution: How common is this rhythm (tune type) in the bigger picture of all distinct Irish tunes?
  • Recordings by Decade: A graph of the historical distribution of the recordings considered here.

This list ranks the top ten most-recorded slip jigs out of the 102 distinct slip jigs on the indexed recordings. The tunes are ranked in descending order of number of recordings. When tunes have the same number of recordings, tunes having the oldest recordings appear first. Note that reuses of a particular cut in later anthologies are counted, which is fair, since the popularity of a recording is a good indicator both of the popularity of the tune and of the likelihood that musicians will learn the tune from that recording.

Click Tune Info below to see tune details and sources.

RankNumber of
Recordings		Explanation
Titles used for this tune (and other notes)
113 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Kitty Come Down to LimerickKitty 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 / Tar Liom go Luimneach / The Munster Gimlet / Jimmy Powers' Favorite (also in A, also without 3rd part) (2 settings included here)
210 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Choice WifeChoice Wife, The / An Phis Fhliuch / An Pis Fhliuch / The Wet Quim / O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick / O'Farrell's Welcome / The Boy in the Bush / Boy in the Bush
39 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Foxhunter's JigFoxhunter's Jig, The / The Fox Hunter's Jig / The Foxhunters' Jig / Foxhunters' Jig / The Foxhunters' / Foxhunter's / 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)
49 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Hardiman the FiddlerHardiman the Fiddler / Hardy Man the Fiddler / Hardyman the Fiddler (3rd in set Rhubarb and Ginger on NNC) (also in E)
59 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Little Fair CannavansLittle Fair Cannavans, The / An Ceannabhán Bán / Na Ceannabháin Bhána / Na Ceannabhain Bhana / Na Ceannbháin Bána / Cannabhan Ban (1st in set Whelan's Jig / Port Whelan on MoD) (also in D; 2nd part used as intro on AbsIr)
68 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Humours of WhiskeyHumours of Whiskey, The / The Humours of Whisky / Humors of Whiskey / Pléaráca an Fuisce / Drops of Brandy (also in B, also with parts reversed) (compare High Road to Dublin #834)
78 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Comb Your Hair and Curl ItComb Your Hair and Curl It / Coleman's No. 2 / Coleman's No. 2 Slip Jig / Coleman's Hop (also in A)
88 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Drops of BrandyDrops of Brandy / The Drops of Brandy / Lots of Drops of Brandy / Oh! Mary, If My Advice You Take / Hey, My Nancy (also in D) (including Paddy Moloney's arrangement)
98 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Redican's MotherRedican's Mother / Larry Redican's / Fisherman's / Colman's Lantern / Coleman's Lantern
107 – Tune
Info		Transcription of first 2 bars of Boys of BallisodareBoys of Ballisodare, The / The Boys of Ballysadare / The Boys of Ballysodare / Boys of Balisadare / Liam Farrell's / Nora Criona (as 3rd tune Gan Ainm in set Bealtaine on Lu 1) (also in C, also with parts singled; on JCt 3, first as slip jig, then as reel)
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