Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1018 (Kerry Jig)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LR 2 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kerry Jig, The / Rowesome's (2nd in set The Ballintore Fancy on BB 2, mislabeled as Farewell to Erin on some reissues) (also as reel)
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1959 | 2#1 | [LR 2] Leo Rowsome. The King of the Pipers. Leo Rowsome (pipes). For this tune: (pipes). |
| 1976 | 4#2 | [BB 2] The Bothy Band. Old Hag You Have Killed Me. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle), Kevin Burke (fiddle), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals, clavinet, harmonium), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar), Donal Lunny (vocals, bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). |
| ~1996 | 2#2 | [TC] Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. Debbie Quigley (pipes). |
| ~2001 | 4#1 | [JMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). |
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 #991 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As jig #7 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As reel #171 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As sgjig #15 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
| On page ? of volume 3 of [CRE 3+] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann. |
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): 1907