Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 1586 (Pipe on the Hob)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Double jig32AABBD Mixolydian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Pipe on the Hob
 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 AIC1 (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Pipe on the Hob, The / An Píopa ar an mBaic / Pipe on the Hob #2 / The Pipe on the Hob No. 1 / Piper on the Hob / The Lovely Lad / The Lonely Lad / Paddy Canney's No. 2 (as single jig in book 1001)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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). Album details
and contents
193012#1[IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. View album details
~19599#2[AIC1] Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peadar O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty. An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway. Paddy Canny (fiddle), P.J. Hayes (fiddle).View album details
~19598#2[AIC2] Paddy Canny. Meet Paddy Canny. All-Ireland Champion - Violin. Paddy Canny (fiddle).View album details
~19661#2[TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano).View album details
19789#2[KKgn] Kevin Keegan. The Music of Kevin Keegan. Kevin Keegan (accordion).View album details
~19957#3[Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals).View album details
~19973#1[KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals).View album details
19996#2[GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle).View album details
200614#2[TAM] Joe Burke, Brian Conway and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Andy McGann. Joe Burke (accordion), Brian Conway (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano).View album details

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 #406 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #40 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1.
As jig #14 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #46 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 104 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 175 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #102 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #234 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. [available]

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): 1907
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