Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1410 (Bells of Tipperary)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording AMPR (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Bells of Tipperary, The / Bells of Tipperary / Bell of Tipperary / Belles of Tipperary / The New Policeman (compare The Belles of Tipperary / Braes of Auchtertyre in book RM, in C Major, included here; compare 2nd part with 2nd part of An Ceolchumann #2911)
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1971 | 7#2 | [ST BST] Seamus Tansey. [The Best of Seamus Tansey. Traditional Irish Flute]. Disc 1 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| ~1976 | 12#1 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
| ~1976 | 9#1 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1986 | 6#1 | [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). For this tune: Michael Cooney. |
| 1987 | 26#1 | [WmSullvn] William Sullivan. Traditional Irish Music. William Sullivan (accordion). |
| ~1988 | 8#2 | [NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina). |
| ~1995 | 12#2 | [KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). For this tune: (bamboo flute). |
| ~1996 | 9#2 | [SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán). |
| ~1997 | 27#1 | [Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano). For this tune: Seán Conway (C whistle). |
| 2001 | 1#2 | [IBrgd 10] The Irish Brigade (and Friends). Live at the Half Time Rec. Mike Wallace (guitar, bodhrán, bass, vocals), Sean Conway (flute, whistle, guitar, vocals), John Wright (bass), Karie Oberg (vocals), Mike Ryan (dumbek). For this tune: Sean Conway (Bb whistle). |
| 2002 | 6#3 | [EGrs 1] Eliot Grasso. Standing Room Only. Eliot Grasso (pipes). For this tune: with Jim Eagan (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.
| On page 94 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| On page 48 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #40 in [P50] Brian and Eithne Vallely. Play 50 Reels. |
| As reel #229 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As reel #243 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #49 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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): 1971