Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1184 (Maid behind the Bar)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | 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 JDJO (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maid behind the Bar, The / The Barmaid / The Green Mountain / Judy's Reel / The Judy Reel / Little Judy / Haymaker (2nd in set Kitty O'Shea on TC; for 5th figure of Victoria Jig Set on MISD 6; for 1st figure of Connemara Set on JRSLCB 2) (compare with 3rd part of French-Canadian reel Snoring Mrs. Gobeil / La Ronfleuse Gobeil in FF, included here, and compare The Green Mountain #2336)
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 18#1 | [FBros] The Flanagan Brothers. The Tunes We Like to Play on Paddy's Day. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Louis Flanagan (guitar, banjo), Mike Flanagan (banjo, vocals, mandolin). |
| 1928 | 4#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). |
| 1934 | 18#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| 1937 | 9#2 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1967 | 11#1 | [PKlly] Patrick Kelly. Patrick Kelly From Cree. Fiddle Music. Patrick Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1974 | 12#1 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. |
| ~1976 | 5#2 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1982 | 2.10#3 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| 1994 | 9#1 | [JDr 1] Joe Derrane with Felix Dolan. Give Us Another. Joe Derrane (accordion), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| ~1996 | A.5#1 | [MISD 6] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 6. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
| ~1998 | 19#2 | [JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion). |
| ~2000 | 3#2 | [TC] various. Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. |
| ~2005 | 9#2 | [JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
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 #62 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 181 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On page 260 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #21 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 39 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 64 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #9 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #4 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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): 1923