Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1310 (Miss McLeod)
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 ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Miss McLeod / Miss Mc Leod / Miss McLeod's / Miss Mc Leod's / Miss MacLeod's / Miss McLeod's Reel / Miss McCleod's Reel / Miss McCloud's Reel / Miss McCloud's / Mrs. McLeod / Mrs. MacLeod's Reel / Mrs. McCloud's Reel / Mrs McLeod's Reel / Mrs McLeod's / Misses McLoud's Reel / Miss Macleod of Raasay / Mrs McLeod of Rasay / Ríl Iníon Mhic Leod / Iníon Mhic Leóid / Ríl Mhic Leoid / Iníon Nic Leoid / McLeod's Reel / Macleod's Reel / The Other McCleods / Hop High Ladies / Hop Light Ladies / Hop Up Ladies / The Enterprising Boxer / Did You Ever See the Devil, Uncle Joe? / May Day (2nd in set Jig Selection on MR 2; 1st in set Miss McClouds Reels on ESL 1, which in turn is mislabeled there as The Belburry Hills) (also in A or D or F, also with parts reversed in American music) (compare #2693)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 22#3 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1926 | 21#1 | [MG] Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. Michael Hanafin (fiddle). |
| 1928 | 6#2 | [BFair] Ballinasloe Fair. Early Recordings of Irish Music in America. Neil Nolan (banjo). |
| 1951 | 1.29#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Michael Gorman (fiddle), Mick Flynn (flute). |
| 1952 | 14#3 | [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. |
| 1952 | 25#3 | [RshMtn] The Rushy Mountain. Pádraig O'Keeffe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1953 | 17#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). For this tune: The Irish All Stars. |
| 1957 | 1.5#2 | [SltSdt] Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. Tommy Reck (pipes). |
| 1960 | 1.22#2 | [SltSdt] Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. Sean McLaughlin (fiddle). |
| 1960 | 1.10#1 | [SRyan C] Seán Ryan. A Collection of His Own Compositions and His Versions of Well Known Traditional Tunes. Seán Ryan (fiddle). |
| ~1969 | 19#1 | [McDoB] The McDonaghs of Ballinafad and Friends Play Traditional Music of Sligo. Larry McDonagh (flute), Michael Daly (flute). |
| ~1974 | 25#2 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1975 | 1#2 | [PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle, low whistle). |
| ~1977 | 20#2 | [ECst] Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. Gene Kelly (accordion), Gus Collins (flute). |
| ~1978 | B.2#3 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). |
| ~1988 | 1#3 | [SCnly 1] Séamus Connolly. Notes from My Mind. Séamus Connolly (fiddle). |
| 1991 | 19#2 | [FS] Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. |
| ~1992 | 12#2 | [MMM] Music at Matt Molloy's. Frank Jordan (flute). |
| ~1993 | 1#2 | [JCnly 1] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). |
| ~1993 | 8#2 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). For this tune: (whistle). |
| ~1994 | 2#1 | [SRn 2] Seán Ryan. Minstrel's Fancy. Cliaraí Ceoil. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
| ~1995 | 1#2 | [Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals). |
| ~1996 | 12#3 | [JK 3] James Kelly. Traditional Irish Music. James Kelly (fiddle). For this tune: with Daithi Connaughton (flute). |
| ~1996 | 4#2 | [PCln] Pat Cloonan. Pat Cloonan's Thanksgiving. Patrick Cloonan (accordion). For this tune: Cloonan (accordion), M. Hayes (fiddle), Sobel (guitar). |
| ~1997 | 7#3 | [NaCnn 1] Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Sean Og Potts (pipes, whistle), John Regan (accordion), John Wynne (flute), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar). |
| 1998 | 12#3 | [PS 7] Patrick Street. Live from Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle). For this tune: 1st time Kevin (fiddle). |
| ~1998 | 12#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (D melodeon). |
| ~1998 | 2.10#1 | [ESL 1] An Evening in Sliabh Luachra. Volume One. A Collection of Traditional Music and Song from the Sliabh Luachra Area. Joe O'Sullivan (flute), Tim Keily (guitar), Norma Boyle (bodhrán). |
| ~1999 | 2#1 | [OMT] Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill, and Zan McLeod. One More Time. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), and Zan McLeod (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bass). For this tune: Brendan. |
| 2000 | 13#1 | [MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina). For this tune: Mike (flute). |
| 2000 | 2.18#3 | [LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. various. |
| ~2002 | 10#3 | [LitN] Christy Barry, Conor McCarthy, Cyril O'Donoghue. Late . . . in the Night. Christy Barry (flute, whistle, spoons), Conor McCarthy (accordion), Cyril O'Donoghue (bouzouki, guitar). |
| ~2007 | 6#3 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |
| ~2007 | 5#1 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). For this tune: (banjo), (C melodeon). |
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 #1418 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #655 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #148 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #69 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 134 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 11 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| On pages 38, 52, 66 of [TS] Tony DeMarco and Miles Krassen. A Trip to Sligo. A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Irish Fiddling, Sligo-Style. |
| On page 192 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On pages 192-193 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #143 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 43 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As reel #18 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 71 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #219 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #138 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As tune #19 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
| 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): 1903