Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1365 (Mullingar Lea)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | G Mixolydian |
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 MG (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Mullingar Lea, The / The Mullingar Lee / Bán an Mhuillinn Ghearr / The Nine-Pint Coggie / The Pint of Ale (also 2nd or both parts doubled) (composed by Paddy Kelly)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 6#1 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| ~1975 | 3#2 | [PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute). |
| ~1996 | 13#1 | [JB 3] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| 2001 | 1#2 | [LYK] Liz and Yvonne Kane. The Well Tempered Bow. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano). |
| ~2002 | 3#1 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2004 | 3#3 | [Ovld] Randal Bays and Dáithí Sproule. Overland. Randal Bays (fiddle, guitar), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals). |
| 2007 | 10#2 | [PotW] John Wynne and John McEvoy. Pride of the West. John Wynne (flute), John McEvoy (fiddle). |
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.
| On page 91 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #5 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As reel #192 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 7 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As reel #232 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): 1937