Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1728 (Scatter the Mud)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
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 Chi (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Scatter the Mud / Scaip an Puiteach / Rambles with Rory / The Noonday Feast / Port Jack Walsh / Jack Walsh's Jig / Smash the Windows / Connaughtman's Rambles / Freehan's Jig / Maid of Tramore (1st in set Márta on Lu 1) (also in E) (compare 1st part with 1st part of The Maid of Tramore #1028)
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2#1 | [Chi] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. |
| 1976 | 1#1 | [JCC] Jack and Charlie Coen. The Branch Line. Jack Coen (flute), Charlie Coen (concertina). |
| ~1978 | A.2#1 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). |
| ~1982 | 4#3 | [KB Pt] Kevin Burke and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Portland. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, harmonium). |
| ~1989 | 8#1 | [CmA 1] various. The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. |
| 1995 | 2#2 | [EI 2] Eileen Ivers. Wild Blue. Eileen Ivers (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar), Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk (organ, accordion, guitar, bass), Ben Wittman (drums), Kimati Dinizulu (percussion). |
| ~1996 | 8#2 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). |
| 1997 | 3#1 | [Lu 1] Lúnasa. Lúnasa. Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Mike McGoldrick (flute, whistle), John McSherry (pipes, whistle), Donagh Hennessy (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass). |
| ~1997 | 2#2 | [GL1] various. The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. |
| 1998 | 13#2 | [Chlr] Chulrua. Barefoot on the Altar. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tim Britton (pipes, flute, whistle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). |
| 2000 | 12#1 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). |
| ~2001 | 13#1 | [JCt 3] John Carty. Yeh, That's All It Is. John Carty (fiddle, guitar). |
| ~2002 | 14#2 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 14#1 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). |
| ~2003 | 2.2#2 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
| 2007 | 4#2 | [Aths 1] Áthas. Áthas. Heather Lewin-Tiarks (fiddle, viola, cello), Amy Richter (bodhrán, djembe, whistle), Jeff Ksiazek (guitar, whistle, flute). |
| ~2007 | 15#1 | [CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals). |
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 recordings listed above.
| As tune #967 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #187 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #23 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #34 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 47 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 109 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 202 of [CITM] Fintan Vallely. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. |
| On pages 180-181 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #113 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #238 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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