Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1492 (Over the Moor to Maggie)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABBCC | 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 WC 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 Maggie / The Green Meadow / Kitty's Wedding / Peggy's Wedding / The Hag's / The Mayo Lasses / The Old Maids of Galway / The Humours of Fairymount / The Rakes of Killevan / The Smoky House / Swallow's Tail / Paddy's Gone to France / Rogha an Fhile / The Ballina Lass / An Old Reel (1st in medley Rogha-An-Fhile / Poets Choice on IFM) (also in A, also without 3rd part)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 3#2 | [JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion). |
| 1929 | 21#1 | [IFM] various. Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. |
| ~1956 | 2#1 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
| ~1967 | 2#2 | [WC 1] Willie Clancy. The Minstrel from Clare. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle, vocals). |
| 1986 | 2#1 | [TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion). |
| ~1988 | 10#2 | [NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina). |
| ~1992 | 3#1 | [MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. |
| ~1996 | 12#1 | [GOh] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina, whistle). |
| ~2002 | 8#2 | [CaBrdg] Niall and Cillian Vallely. Callan Bridge. Niall Vallely (concertina), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle). |
| 2009 | 10#2 | [Hmmrs] The Hammers. From Distant Shores. Paul Hammer (mandolin, banjo), Susan Hammer (whistle, concertina). |
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 #40 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #120 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 21 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As tune #56 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 53 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On pages 80-81 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #256 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 74 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle 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): 1916