Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1328 (Molloy's Favorite)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D 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 BtB (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Molloy's Favorite / Molloy's Favourite / Molloy's / Molloy's Reel / Mulloy's Reel / Ríl Uí Mhaolmhuaidh (also doubled) (composed by Paddy Killoran but only according to KB UC source)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 9#2 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1951 | 24#2 | [IFM] various. Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. |
| ~1959 | 7#1 | [LR 2] Leo Rowsome. The King of the Pipers. Leo Rowsome (pipes). |
| 1968 | 2.28#4 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1984 | 6#2 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 27#3 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| 1999 | 11#2 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
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 #138 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As reel #54 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| In [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As reel #223 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): 1936