Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1671 (Richard Brennan's)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Richard Brennan's / Richard Brennan's Favourite / Brennan's Favourite / Richard Brennan's Jig / Paddy O'Carroll / Bad Luck to this Marching / Exile's Lament / Origin of Ireland / Shaun Maguire's / Tell Her I Am (compare as reel #5146)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1922 | 2.6#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1969 | 12#1 | [McDoB] The McDonaghs of Ballinafad and Friends Play Traditional Music of Sligo. Larry McDonagh (flute), Michael Joe McDonagh (fiddle). |
| 1978 | 1.19#1 | [SRyan C] Seán Ryan. A Collection of His Own Compositions and His Versions of Well Known Traditional Tunes. Seán Ryan (fiddle). |
| ~1980 | 10#1 | [MMlny 2] Mick Moloney. Strings Attached. Mick Moloney (banjo, mandolin, guitar). For this tune: (mandolin). |
| ~1989 | 2.6#2 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~2008 | 8#2 | [TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (fiddle). For this tune: with Séamus Tansey (flute). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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 #986 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #202 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 33 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| On page 56 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 8 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As jig #69 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #19 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #173 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
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