Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1072 (Lady Gordon)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JMd 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Major |
Lady Gordon / Lady Gordon's / Lady Gordon's Reel (4th in set The Hillsbrook Reels on MMcG 3)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1993 | 2#3 | [JMd 1] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
| ~1993 | 7#3 | [GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. Joanie Madden (whistle). |
| 1996 | 10#1 | [BrdgGap] Kevin Moloney, Sean Moloney. Bridging the Gap. Kevin Moloney (fiddle), Sean Moloney (flute). |
| ~1996 | 6#1 | [ECotter] Eamonn Cotter. Traditional Irish Music from County Clare. Eamonn Cotter (flute). |
| ~1999 | 3#3 | [SN 2] Sliabh Notes. Gleanntán. Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle). |
| ~1999 | 3#2 | [Trc] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin and Patrick Ourceau. Tracin'. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle). |
| 2001 | 8#2 | [JCrv] John Creaven. The Story So Far. John Creaven (flute). |
| ~2005 | 1.3#2 | [WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Noel Sweeney (flute). |
| ~2006 | 3#4 | [MMcG 3] Michael McGoldrick. Wired. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, mandolin, bodhrán). |
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.
| On page 45 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As reel #175 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #189 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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): 1986