Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1113 (Leaving Brittany)
| Rhythm ? |
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| Slip jig |
Leaving Brittany (composed by Johnny Cunningham) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
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 |
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[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
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| 1984 | 6#1 | [Rel] Relativity. Relativity. Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Tríona Ní Dhomnhaill (vocals, clavinet), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Phil Cunningham (accordion, keyboards, whistles, bodhrán). |
| 1992 | 9#5 | [CFF 1] Kevin Burke / Johnny Cunningham / Christian Lemaître. Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle). |
| ~1997 | 8#1 | [SS 3] Sharon Shannon. Each Little Thing. Sharon Shannon (accordion, fiddle, whistle). |
| 2004 | 2#1 | [CFF 4] Celtic Fiddle Festival. Play on
. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle), André Brunet (fiddle), Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle). |
Bibliography
According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1984