Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1252 (McFadden's Handsome Daughter)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 24 | ABC | A 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 MMM (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
McFadden's Handsome Daughter / McFaddens Handsome Daughter / Iníon Dhathúil Mhic Pháidín / McFaddens (2nd in set Crosses of Armagh on McP BHB; 3rd in set Road to Garrison on MSHtn 1) (also in G, also without 3rd part) (compare 1st 2 parts distantly with Kit O'Connor's #3902)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3#2 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 8(10:28)#9 | [KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~1980 | 7#2 | [MMlny] Mick Moloney. Strings Attached. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar). |
| 1991 | 1.2#2 | [McP BHB] The McPeake Family and Paul Burns. Back Home in Belfast. |
| ~1992 | 11(3:33)#3 | [MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. |
| ~1997 | 13#2 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. |
| ~1997 | 5#2 | [Sol 2] Solas. Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers. Karan Casey (vocals), John Doyle (guitar, mandocello, vocals), Seamus Egan (flute, banjo, whistle, mandolin, guitar, bodhrán, percussion), Winifred Horan (fiddle), John Williams (accordion, concertina). |
| 1998 | 7#3 | [KB IC] Kevin Burke. In Concert. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 10#2 | [MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki). |
| ~2000 | 9#4 | [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). |
| ~2003 | 10#3 | [MSHtn 1] Matt and Shannon Heaton. Dearga. Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Matt Heaton (guitar, vocals, bodhrán, dobro, electric guitar). |
| ~2004 | 14#3 | [DF] The Dunne Family. Legacy. Mickey Dunne (pipes, fiddle, whistle), Niamh Dunne (fiddle, vocals, viola), Brid Dunne (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 #1289 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #554 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #19 in volume 3 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| As tune #48 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. |
| As reel #208 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #209 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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