Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 169 (Blackthorn Stick)

RhythmBarsMode
Set dance15G Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Blackthorn Stick
 about these two bars

These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book 1001 (details in the Bibliography 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):
Blackthorn Stick, The (also in D, also as song-air A chailín bhig óig ná póg an sean duine leath / A Chailín bhig óig ná Póg an Sean duine Liath / A Chailín óig ná Pog an Sean duine included here) (see also song Three Weeks We Were Wed #2857)

cd Discography

I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.

As tune #984 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #70 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #274 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
As setd #3 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [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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