Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1763 (Shepherd's Daughter)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording A RS (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | A Mixolydian |
Shepherd's Daughter, The / The Sheperds Flock [The Shepherd's Flock] / Major Moran's / John Egan's (3rd in set John Egan's Reels on WaMoDub; 1st in set John Doherty's Reels on A RS) (compare 2nd and 3rd parts of Merry Sisters #1275, compare 1st part with 1st part of Traveller #3099 and with 1st part of #3165) (also doubled)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1989 | 8#2 | [CmA 1] The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. Tommy Hunt (whistle). |
| ~1990 | 7#2 | [VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán). |
| ~1992 | 10#2 | [CTL 3] Cherish the Ladies. The Back Door. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Eileen Golden (feet), Winifred Horan (fiddle, feet), Maureen Doherty Macken [Mary Rafferty] (accordion, flute), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Cathie Ryan (vocals), Linnane Wick (feet). |
| 1995 | 8#3 | [WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). |
| 1997 | 2#1 | [A RS] Altan. Runaway Sunday. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Dermot Byrne (accordion), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle, vocals), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki, mandolin, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Dáithi Sproule (guitar, vocals). |
| ~2002 | 6#2 (1:40) | [Boh 3] Bohola. Bohola. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion), Sean Cleland (fiddle, viola, baritone fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, bouzouki, vocals). |
| 2012 | 11#2 | [CtNGn] Caitlín Nic Gabhann. Caitlín. Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, dance). |
| 2012 | 2#2 | [JKn 7] James Keane. Heir of the Dog. James Keane (accordion). |
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.
| As tune #230 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 105 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #13 in volume 3 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As reel #119 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #721 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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): 1968