Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1356 (Moving Bog)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording WW 1 (track 22, Flanagan Brothers) (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Major |
Moving Bog, The / An Criathrach ag Creathadh / The Moving Bogs / The Moving Bogs of Powelsboro / Miss Wallace / The Upper Room / An Seomra in Uachtar / The Bog Ranger's Wife (3rd in set The Limestone Rock on Sld 1; 2nd in The Taproom Set on CLnn 2) (also doubled, also 1st part Mixolydian)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 21#3 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1929 | 2.21#2 | [PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). For this tune: 1st time James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1929 | 5#2 (1:17) | [WW 1] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. Peter Conlon (accordion), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1929 | 19#2 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: James Morrison (fiddle), P.J. Conlon (accordion). |
| 1930 | 22#1 | [WW 1] The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. The Flanagan Brothers. |
| 1966 | 18#3 | [BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle). |
| 1985 | 11#1 | [Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). |
| ~1986 | 1.7#1 | [RtH] Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Neillidh Mulligan (C# pipes), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). |
| ~1993 | 7#3 | [Shskn 6] Shaskeen. My Love Is in America. Tom Cussen (banjo), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán), Sean Conway (flute, whistle, guitar, vocals), Charlie Harris (accordion), Kevin Rohan (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Charlie Harris (accordion). |
| 1996 | 7#1 | [BrdgGap] Kevin Moloney, Sean Moloney. Bridging the Gap. Kevin Moloney (fiddle), Sean Moloney (flute). |
| ~1998 | 4#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (lilting). |
| ~1998 | 15#1 | [JMcE] John McEvoy. Returning. John McEvoy (fiddle). |
| 1999 | 5#3 | [Sld 1] Slide. The Flying Pig. Aogán Lynch (concertina, whistle), Daire Bracken (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Mick Broderick (bouzouki), Éamonn de Barra (flute, piano, keyboards, whistle, vocals). |
| ~1999 | 3#1 | [MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Philip Duffy (fiddle), with Kevin Brehony (piano).. |
| ~2002 | 14#2 | [PJCJC] P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan. Happy to Meet. P.J. Crotty (flute), James Cullinan (fiddle), Carol Cullinan (piano). |
| ~2007 | 1.15#2 | [CLnn 2] Charlie Lennon. Turning the Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, viola, piano, harpsichord, bass, keyboards). |
| ~2008 | 3#3 | [TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (fiddle). For this tune: with Jerry O'Sullivan (pipes). |
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 #1452 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #685 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #130 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 141 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #217 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As reel #41 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 91 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #16 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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