Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1608 (Port na bPúcaí)
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Port na bPúcaí / Port na bPúcai / Port na bPucai
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
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| 1985 | 3#1 | [Kn] Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon. In Knocknagree. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony MacMahon (accordion). For this tune: Tony MacMahon (accordion). |
| 1999 | 2#1 | [MH 4] Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill. Live in Seattle. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| 2001 | 13#1 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 7#1 | [CTrsh] Ciaran Tourish. Down the Line. Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (whistle). |
| ~2005 | 2.11#1 | [WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Davy Maguire (flute). |
| ~2007 | 13#1 | [OMcA] Oisín McAuley. Far from the Hills of Donegal. Oisín McAuley (fiddle, guitar). For this tune: with Ronan Browne (pipes). |
| ~2008 | 13#1 | [Fdl 1] Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Aidan O'Donnell. Fidil. Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle), Aidan O'Donnell (fiddle). For this tune: Ciarán. |
Bibliography
According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1985