Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1203 (Mama's Pet)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
Mama's Pet / Mamma's Pet / Peata Mamaí / Mother's Pet / Downing's Reel / Timothy Downing / The First House in Connaught (2nd in set Paddy Ryan's Dream on MC; 3rd in The Humours of Lissadell Set on PttW) (compare Timothy Downing in books 1850 and Krsn, included here; compare mainly the 1st part of Mama's Pet #4872; compare this 1st part with 1st part of Jim Conroy's Reel #939, also the 1st part of Solus Lillis #2912, and with the 1st part of Dr. Taylor #3786)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 2.18#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1965 | 12#2 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Joe Burke (accordion). |
| 1987 | 36#1 | [WmSullvn] William Sullivan. Traditional Irish Music. William Sullivan (accordion). |
| ~1999 | 18#2 | [MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Harry McGowan (flute), Mick Loftus (flute), with Jim Corry (piano). |
| ~2007 | 8#3 | [PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar). |
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 #1334 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #106 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #34 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 121 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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