| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polka | 32 | AABB | D Major |

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IDM 1 (details in the Discography below).
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 13#2 | [IDM 1] various. Irish Dance Music. |
| 1992 | 2.3#2 | [SDI 2] various. Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| ~1998 | 17#2 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). |
| 2002 | 6#1 | [DLB] Donncha Lynch Band. Timmy 'the Brit' McCarthy's Set Dances of Cork and Kerry. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogan Lynch (concertina), Ronan Lynch (fiddle), Donncha Lynch, Jr. (guitar). |
| ~2007 | 20#3 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |
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 #277 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #120#3 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 20 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| As tune #54 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 235 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As misc #34 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #77 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As polka #49 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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?