Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1373 (Munster Buttermilk)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
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 SatG (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Munster Buttermilk, The / The Sports of Multyfarnham / Siamsa Mhuilte Farannáin / Carty's (1st in set The Kilfenora Set on JCt 5) (also in G) (compare #137)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1969 | 12#2 | [SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| 1993 | 1.2#2 | [SDI 2] various. Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| ~1995 | 10#1 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). |
| ~1996 | 7#3 | [PS 5] Patrick Street. Cornerboys. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, harmonica, mandolin), Ged Foley (guitar, Northumbrian smallpipes). |
| ~1998 | 21#1 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
| ~2005 | 2#1 | [JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
| ~2007 | 2#3 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |
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 29 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #43 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As jig #4 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As misc #25 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 30 of [T] Fintan Vallely. Timber. The Flute Tutor. 2nd Edition. |
| As tune #16 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 98 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 168 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As tune #242 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| As tune #41 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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): 1958