Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1167 (Luckpenny)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 48 | AABBCC | G 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 BtB (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Luckpenny, The / The Luck Penny / The Lucky Penny / An Dúthracht (3rd in set Micho Russell's on NNC)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 8#1 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1957 | 1.13#3 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1958 | 22#2 | [TDMI] various. Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. |
| ~1966 | 1#1 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1974 | 13#2 | [KCB 3] [The Kilfenora Ceili Band]. [The Kilfenora Céilí Band]. |
| 1995 | 1#1 | [JK 2] James Kelly and Zan McLeod. The Ring Sessions. James Kelly (fiddle), Zan McLeod (guitar, bouzouki). |
| ~1996 | 11#1 | [JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute). |
| ~2000 | 3#2 | [LLPQ 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle). |
| 2006 | 14#1 | [TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~2007 | 4#3 | [NNC] Niamh Ní Charra. Ón Dá Thaobh. From Both Sides. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina). |
| ~2008 | 5#1 | [UaC] Oisín and Conal Hernon. Up and Coming. Oisín Hernon (accordion, whistle), Conal Hernon (banjo, guitar). |
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 recordings listed above.
| As tune #1098 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #290 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 69 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As jig #37 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #9 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As jig #72 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