Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1733 (Scotsman over the Border)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording GD (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Scotsman over the Border, The / Scotsman over the Border / The Scotchman over the Border / Scotchman over the Border / Scotch Come over the Border / Over the Border / Blue Bonnets over the Border / The Blue Bonnets / Blue Bonnets Jig / Mist in the Glen / Mist on the Meadow / The Mist on the Meadow / The Carraroe Jig / The Beaus of Albany / The Braes of Auchtertyre / The Belles of Tipperary / Dublin Streets / O Dear Minnie (What Shall I Do?) / O Dear Mother (What Shall I Do?) (for 3rd figure of Taille Mhara Jig Set on MISD 7) (compare Carraroe Jig #282 and Blue Bonnets Jig #182)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 14#1 | [GD] From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Killoran (fiddle). |
| 1954 | 1.2#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). For this tune: with Austin Kelly (fiddle). |
| 1977 | 13#1 | [MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle). For this tune: Matt Molloy (flute). |
| 1978 | 2#1 | [EOD] Eugene O'Donnell. Slow Airs and Set Dances. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle). |
| 1978 | 9#1 | [NHTL] Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill and Tony Linnane. Noel Hill (concertina), Tony Linnane (fiddle). |
| ~1983 | 2#1 | [JMcKllp] Jim McKillop, Josephine Keegan. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Jim McKillop (fiddle), Josephine Keegan (piano). |
| 1986 | 5#2 | [TJC] Frankie Gavin and Paul Brock. Ómós do Joe Cooley. A Tribute to Joe Cooley. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Paul Brock (accordion). |
| ~1992 | 18#1 | [MMM] Music at Matt Molloy's. Jimmy Murray (flute), Jimmy Murphy (fiddle), Peter Horan (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 1.3#2 | [MISD 6] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 6. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
| ~1996 | B.3#2 | [MISD 7] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 7. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
| ~1999 | 4#2 | [JOH 1] John O'Halloran. "But Why, Johnny?". John O'Halloran (accordion). For this tune: (D melodeon). |
| ~1999 | 8#1 | [MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Jim Murphy (fiddle), James Murray (flute), with Kevin Brehony (piano). |
| 2001 | 12#1 | [JCrv] John Creaven. The Story So Far. John Creaven (flute). |
| ~2002 | 4#3 | [BCw 1] Brian Conway. First through the Gate. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2004 | 1#2 | [MRaf] Mike Rafferty. Speed 78. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes). For this tune: with Mary (accordion). |
| 2011 | 4#2 | [IFMCK] Connie O'Connell. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. Connie O'Connell (fiddle). |
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.
| On page 233 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. |
| As tune #89 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| As jig #5 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| On page 27 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| On page 118 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. |
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): 1934