Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1361 (Mug of Brown Ale)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
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 IDM 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mug of Brown Ale, The / Mug of Brown Ale / Jug of Brown Ale / Paddy in London / Delaney's Drummers / Winter Apples / Apples in Winter / The Clare Jig / Ginger's Favourite / The Cooraclare / Spoonful of Treacle / The Butcher's March / The Raffle Jig (also in E) (for The Siege of Ennis in book MM)
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 15#1 | [IFM] various. Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. |
| 1928 | 2#1 | [IDM 1] various. Irish Dance Music. |
| 1952 | 10#1 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1979 | 12#2 | [MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion). |
| ~1986 | 17#2 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1993 | 9#1 | [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). |
| ~1994 | 11#4 | [NMCMM] various. The Northern Meeting. Celtic Music in Milwaukee. |
| 1999 | 14#3 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~2003 | 5#2 | [KitRec] Seán O'Driscoll and Larry Egan. The Kitchen Recordings. Seán O'Driscoll (banjo, bouzouki), Larry Egan (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 #305 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #128 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #40 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 28 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #57 in volume 3 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As misc #24 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 25 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. |
| As tune #39 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #86 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 96 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 167 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #81 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): 1907