Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1318 (Miss Thornton's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G 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 GD (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Miss Thornton's / Miss Thornton's Reel / Miss Thornton / Miss Thorton / Iníon Uí Dhroighneáin / Coming thro' the Field / Coming through the Field / Coming through the Fields / Through the Fields / Thro' the Fields / The Boat Street Lasses / The Bout Street Lasses / The Maid of the Forest / Maid of the Forest / Lady Anna Hope / The Creeping Mouse / Down the Street / Down the Hill / The House on the Hill / House on the Hill / Spike Island Lasses / Salamanca / The Salamanca / O'Loughlin's Reel / O'Loughlin's (2nd in set The Moving Bogs Medley on WW 1; mislabeled as Reevey Johnson on KHe; 3rd in set Within a Mile o' Jamestown on MMlvy) (also in D or C) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Music at the Gate #1379)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 22#2 | [WW 1] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. |
| 1936 | 25#3 | [GD] various. From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. |
| ~1962 | 20#2 | [KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). |
| ~1978 | A.5#1 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). |
| ~1979 | 4#2 | [BMu 1] Brendan Mulvihill, accompanied by Mick Moloney. The Flax in Bloom. Traditional Irish Music. Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Mick Moloney (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin). |
| ~1986 | 18#2 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1993 | 3#4 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1993 | 9#2 | [JMd] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
| ~1996 | 9#2 | [JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute). |
| ~1996 | 5#2 | [GOh] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina, whistle). |
| ~2003 | 8#3 | [MMlvy] Mick Mulvey. Within a Mile o' Jamestown. Mick Mulvey (flute). |
| ~2007 | 5#2 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). |
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 #1266 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #534 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #172 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 108 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 193 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #200 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #61 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| As reel #222 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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