Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1490 (Over the Hills)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
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):
Over the Hills / Old as the Hills / The Jolly Corkonian / Hills of Glenorchy (for The Haymakers Jig in book MM) (also in D or E) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Boys of Tandragee #209)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 18#2 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #822 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #87 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #30 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 29 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As misc #47 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
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