Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1752 (Seanbhean bhocht)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 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 MvC 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Seanbhean bhocht / Sean Bean Bhocht / An Sean Bean Bhocht / The Shan Van Vocht / The Poor Old Woman / Jerry Daly's Hornpipe (also in Mixolydian) (compare as extension of song-air included here and compare Tomgraney Castle #3247)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6#1 | [MvC 1] Moving Cloud. Moving Cloud. Paul Brock (accordion), Maeve Donnelly (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Kevin Crawford (flute and percussion), Carl Hession (piano). |
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 #1590 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #1591 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #324 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #325 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #836 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #228 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #229 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #90 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 171 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As hp #47 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?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903