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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| 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