Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1678 (Rising Sun)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D 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 JDa 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Rising Sun, The / The Rising of the Sun / Éirí na Gréine / The Jolly Clamdiggers / Jolly Clam-diggers / The Irishman's Blackthorn Stick / The Blackthorn Stick / Clear the Road / Inch of Garth (also as hornpipe, also with a 3rd part) (compare Blackthorn Stick #172 and The Rising Sun #2821)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5#1 | [JDa 1] Jackie Daly. Music from Sliabh Luachra. Jackie Daly (accordion, 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 recording listed above.
| As tune #608 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #221 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #214(ii) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #214(i) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #214(iii) 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): 1907