Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1334 (Monaghan Jig)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 64 | AABBCCDD | E Dorian |
Monaghan Jig, The / Monaghan Jig / The Monaghan / Monahan / Port Mhuineacháin / The Clay Pipe / Cock Up Your Chin, Billy (also without 4th part)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1904 | 1.1#1 | [FONC] The Francis O'Neill Cylinders. Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1921 | 2.12#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1921 | 19#1 | [GD] From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1937 | 22#1 | [IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Aughrim Slopes Ceilidhe Band. |
| ~1973 | 5#1 | [JJK] John and James Kelly with Michael Crehan and Michael Gavin. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. James Kelly (fiddle), John Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1977 | 11#1 | [AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar). |
| ~1979 | 13#1 | [MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (C whistle). |
| 1994 | 4#1 | [SS 2] Sharon Shannon. Out the Gap. Sharon Shannon (accordion, fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 6#1 | [SWlsh 3] Seamus Walshe. Clare Accordion. Seamus Walshe (accordion). For this tune: with Brendan Larrissey (fiddle). |
| ~2001 | 8#2 | [JCt 3] John Carty. Yeh, That's All It Is. John Carty (fiddle, guitar). |
| ~2002 | 5#1 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). For this tune: with John Doyle (guitar). |
| 2008 | 15#2 | [RBys 3] Randal Bays. Dig with It. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar, harp). |
| ~2008 | 8#1 | [TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (fiddle). For this tune: with Séamus Tansey (flute). |
| 2009 | 9#2 | [JDr 6] Joe Derrane. Grove Lane. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
| ~2010 | 8#1 | [GMrphy] Gráinne Murphy. Short Stories. Gráinne Murphy (fiddle). |
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 #1033 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #245 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As jig #16 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 58 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 20 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| On page 98 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #75 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 166 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #78 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