Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1486 (O'Sullivan's March)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G 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 JCrv (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
O'Sullivan's March / O'Sullivan More's March / Dé bheatha ad' shláinte, Uí Shúilleabháin Mhóir / Páinneach na nUbh / The Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket / There Was an Old Woman / Sweeping the Cobwebs Out of the Sky / The Basket of Eggs / Carawath Jig / Green Goose Fair / Glengariff / The Onehorned Cow / A Rock and a Wee Pickle Tow / When the Wind Blows / Montrosse's March / Pretenders' March / The Scotch March / The Retreat (also in A, also as march) (compare Girls of the Town #3102 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Sullivan's #3788)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1977 | 7#1 | [Ch 7] The Chieftains. 7. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, oboe), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
| ~1996 | 4#3 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). |
| 2001 | 1#2 | [JCrv] John Creaven. The Story So Far. John Creaven (flute). |
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 #12(ii) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #771 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #51 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #315 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #12(i) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 22 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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): 1666