Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1114 (Leg of the Duck)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Slide | 32 | D Major |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PHCB (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Leg of the Duck, The / The Leg of a Duck / Daniel of the Sun / Dhonal na Ghreina / Domnall na Greine / The Bucky Highlander / Bully for You / From the Court to the Cottage / Girls of the West / I Gave to My Nellie / Potatoes and Butter / She's the Girl that Can Do It / Sunny Dan / Tady You Gander / 'Tis Sweet to Think / You May Talk As You Please (compare Daniel of the Sun #461 and compare as melody for song An Muileann #4787)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21#1 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – 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 recording listed above.
| As tune #984 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #200 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 42 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| As other #3 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As slide #15 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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