Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1003 (Jolly Tinker)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 40 | ABCDE | A Dorian |
Jolly Tinker, The / An Tincéir Gealgháireach / The Timpán Reel / Tiampan Reel (omitted from contents listing on JV track 2.12, where one might therefore read the title as The Bush; 1st in set The Jolly Tinker on MOC 1 and on MMcG 3) (also with 5th part 1st, or without 5th part) (also in G or E) (compare The Hen and Her Clutch #2810 and The Jolly Tinker #1002; compare 3rd and 5th parts with Tinker's Reel #4503; compare 1st part with 2nd part of Tinker's Frolic #4518)
Discography
Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 13#1 | [WW 1] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. Michael Carney (pipes). |
| 1936 | 3#1 | [WW 2] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. Paddy Killoran (fiddle). |
| 1936 | 2#1 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: Paddy Killoran (fiddle). |
| 1951 | 17#1 | [IFM] Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. Michael Gorman (fiddle), Mick Flynn (flute). |
| ~1956 | 16#2 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| 1961 | 2.6#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). For this tune: with Tom Standeven (pipes). |
| ~1961 | 2.12#3 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). |
| 1967 | 8#1 | [PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Jimmy Power (fiddle), Jimmy Dunleavy (fiddle). |
| ~1975 | 1#1 (1:12) | [Ch 5] The Chieftains. 5. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Derek Bell (harp, oboe, timpán), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones). |
| ~1979 | 1#1 | [MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion). |
| 1991 | 8#5 | [Ch AIE] The Chieftains. An Irish Evening. Live at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, keyboards). |
| 1994 | 2.2#1 | [SDI 3] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume III. Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| 1996 | 13#2 | [AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: James Keane (accordion). |
| 1998 | 12#2 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Martin Hayes, Aidan Brennan. |
| 2003 | 5#3 | [Tda 2] Téada. Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, vocals), John Blake (flute, guitar), Paul Finn (accordion, concertina), Seán McElwain (banjo, bouzouki), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán, vocals). |
| ~2005 | 5#2 | [CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina). |
| ~2006 | 11#1 | [MMcG 3] Michael McGoldrick. Wired. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, mandolin, bodhrán). |
| 2008 | 3#1 | [RBys 3] Randal Bays. Dig with It. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar, harp). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.
| As tune #1535 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #751 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 158 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 35 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 56 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #158 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #20 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903