Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1491 (Over the Moor to Peggy)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | 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 IDM 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Over the Moor to Peggy / Trasna an Mhóinteáin go Peige / The Monasteraden Fancy / Monasteraden Fancy / The Monasteryedan Fancy / Over the Moor to Maggie / Come West along the Road / Bog Siar an Bóthar (also parts reversed, also high part doubled, also in A) (compare Come West along the Road #364 and compare 1st part with 1st part of McKenna's #1264)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 6#2 | [IDM 1] various. Irish Dance Music. |
| ~1981 | 7#2 | [ApW] Brian Conway and Tony DeMarco. The Apple in Winter. Irish Music in New York. Brian Conway (fiddle), Tony DeMarco (fiddle). |
| ~1989 | 1.1#1 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 13#2 | [JCt 2] John Carty. Last Night's Fun. John Carty (fiddle, banjo, flute). |
| ~2005 | 13#2 | [LCJD] Liz Carroll and John Doyle. In Play. Liz Carroll (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar, bouzouki). |
| 2006 | 16#2 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). |
| ~2006 | 3#3 | [Tda 3] Téada. Inné Amárach. Seán McElwain (guitar, bouzouki, banjo), Damien Stenson (flute), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán), Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, piano), Paul Finn (accordion). |
| ~2007 | 2#2 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). |
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 #206 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
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): 1925