Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1193 (Maid of Feakle)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording RtH (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | G Major |
Maid of Feakle, The / The Maids of Feakle (as No Name on RtH) (also singled)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1986 | 1.4#2 | [RtH] Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Séamus Meehan (piano accordion), Paul O'Shaughessy (fiddle). |
| 1994 | 5#2 | [MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). |
| ~1999 | 1#1 | [Trc] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin and Patrick Ourceau. Tracin'. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle). |
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 #775 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
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): 1907