Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1340 (Morning Dew)
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 ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 24 | ABC | E Dorian |
Morning Dew, The / Morning Dew / The Hare in the Heather / Hare among the Heather / The Hare among the Heather / Giorria sa bhFraoch (1st in set Alternate Routes on LTC 1; 3rd in The Hare in the Heather Set on PttW) (also in D Major; 3rd part is switched with 1st part on AIC1 and AIC2) (compare Morning Dew #2512)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 2.2#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1927 | 5#1 | [WW 2] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 2. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1932 | 17#1 | [OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), Paddy Sweeney (fiddle), unknown (accordion, saxophone, banjo). |
| 1935 | 10#1 | [GD] From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. Eleanor Kane (piano). |
| 1955 | 1.4#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). |
| ~1956 | 18#1 | [TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. Michael Gorman, Margaret Barry. |
| ~1959 | 7#1 | [AIC1] Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peadar O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty. An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway. Paddy Canny (fiddle), P.J. Hayes (fiddle). |
| ~1959 | 12#1 | [AIC2] Paddy Canny. Meet Paddy Canny. All-Ireland Champion - Violin. Paddy Canny (fiddle). For this tune: with P.J. Hayes. |
| 1967 | 7#3 | [PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Bobby Casey (fiddle). |
| 1967 | 1#3 | [ItS] In the Smoke. Bobby Casey (fiddle). |
| ~1969 | 7#1 | [McDoB] The McDonaghs of Ballinafad and Friends Play Traditional Music of Sligo. Larry McDonagh (flute), Michael Joe McDonagh (fiddle), Tommy Flynn (fiddle). |
| ~1971 | 13#1 | [ST BST] Seamus Tansey. [The Best of Seamus Tansey. Traditional Irish Flute]. Disc 1 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| ~1973 | 6#1 | [Ch 4] The Chieftains. 4. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones). |
| ~1976 | 11#1 | [KClns 1] Kathleen Collins. Traditional Music of Ireland. Kathleen Collins (fiddle). |
| ~1981 | 7#1 | [MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1989 | 2.5#1 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1990 | 16#1 | [MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. James Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1992 | 1#1 | [BMu 2] Brendan Mulvihill, Donna Long. The Morning Dew. Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Donna Long (piano). |
| 1992 | 7#3 | [CFF 1] Kevin Burke / Johnny Cunningham / Christian Lemaître. Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle). For this tune: Kevin Burke. |
| 1997 | 10#2 | [MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~2002 | 1#2 | [LC 4] Liz Carroll. Lake Effect. Liz Carroll (fiddle). |
| ~2007 | 10#3 | [PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar). |
| 2011 | 2#1 | [LTC 1] Long Time Courting. Alternate Routes. Ariel Friedman (cello, vocals), Liz Simmon (guitar, vocals), Shannon Heaton (flute, whistle, vocals), Sarah Blair (fiddle, vocals). |
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 #198 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #21 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 166 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. |
| On pages 196-197 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On page 16 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As tune #54 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 46 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On pages 74-75 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #225 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 89 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| 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): 1927