Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#137 (Behind the Haystack)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MBP (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 48 | AABBCC | D Major |
Behind the Haystack / The Munster Buttermilk / Bláthach na Mumhan / An Bhláthach Mhuimhneach / / Squeeze Your Thighs / Squeeze you Thights / Take Her or Leave Her / Barr na Feirste / Fill the Bag (2nd in set Munster Buttermilk Selection on CrssCl) (also in G, also with 2 or 3 more parts) (compare #1373)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1#2 | [Boys 3] Boys of the Lough. Live at Passim. Dave Richardson (mandolin, banjo), Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McDonnell [sic for: Cathal McConnell] (flute, whistle), Robin Morton (bodhrán, concertina). |
| 1977 | 6#1 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| ~1979 | 2#1 | [MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion). |
| ~1997 | 15#1 | [SHernon] Seán Hernon. An Nóra Bheag. Seán Hernon (Eb whistle, banjo). |
| 1999 | 13#2 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). |
| 2002 | 2#3 | [LAC] Tom and Kerry Barrett. Lios A'Cheoil. Traditional Irish Music. Tom Barrett (fiddle), Kerry Barrett (fiddle). |
| ~2003 | 14#3 | [KLO] Mick O'Brien agus Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Kitty Lie Over. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle). |
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 #893 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #141 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #29 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #63 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 24 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. |
| On page 39 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #36 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. |
| On page 199 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #137 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #83 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 76 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 123 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #3 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #6 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As jig #39 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
| As sgjig #46 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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