Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1328 (Molloy's)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Major |
Molloy's / Molloy's Favorite / Molloy's Favourite / Molloy's Reel / Mulloy's Reel / Ríl Uí Mhaolmhuaidh / The Irish Girl (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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 2.19#1 | [PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). For this tune: with Walter Lally (banjo). |
| 1936 | 9#2 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: Paddy Killoran (fiddle). |
| 1951 | 24#2 | [IFM] Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. Michael Gorman (fiddle), Mick Flynn (flute). |
| ~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). |
| ~1975 | 2.9#2 | [FTIM] Festival of Traditional Irish [Music]. Discs 7 and 8 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~1975 | 3#2 | [4IC] Joe Burke, Finbarr Dwyer, Kevin Loughlin, John Whelan. Pure Irish Traditional Accordion. Session with Four Irish Champions. Joe Burke (accordion), Finbarr Dwyer (accordion), Kevin Loughlin (accordion), John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~1984 | 6#2 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1996 | 27#3 | [CmA 1] The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. Séamus Horan (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 11#2 | [JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
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 #138 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 77 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. |
| 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): 1929