Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1189 (Maid on the Green)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KF (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Maid on the Green, The / Maid on the Green / An Gearrchaile ar an bhFaiche / An Gearrchaile ar an bPlásóg / The Maids on the Green / Night of the Fun (also with additional part inserted after 1st)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1904 | 1.8#1 | [FONC] The Francis O'Neill Cylinders. Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1919 | 12#1 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1930 | 5#2 | [IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. Bart Henry's [Batt Henry] Traditional Quartet Orchestra. |
| 1952 | 10#2 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: O'Keeffe, Murphy, Clifford. |
| ~1978 | A.7#1 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). For this tune: Joe Shannon (pipes). |
| 1992 | 2#3 | [JRyan] Joe Ryan. An Buachaill Dreoite. Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
| ~1993 | 2#1 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| 1994 | 3#2 | [MvC 1] Moving Cloud. Moving Cloud. Paul Brock (accordion), Maeve Donnelly (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Kevin Crawford (flute and percussion), Carl Hession (piano). |
| ~1996 | 11#2 | [JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute). |
| ~1997 | 17#3 | [CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Breandan O'Hare (flute). |
| ~1997 | 7#1 | [SHernon] Seán Hernon. An Nóra Bheag. Seán Hernon (Eb whistle, banjo). |
| ~1998 | 19#2 | [KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: Kevin Henry (C whistle), Maggie Healy (C whistle). |
| ~2000 | 10#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). |
| ~2002 | 2#1 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. From the Heart. Traditional Irish Music. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Patrick Mangan (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 2#2 | [CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina). |
| 2009 | 2#3 | [Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). For this tune: (whistle). |
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.
| As tune #853 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #114 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #108 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #10 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 33 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| In [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On page 33 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As tune #179 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 162 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #74 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #48 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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