Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1814 (Sporting Paddy)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | 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 IDM 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sporting Paddy / Sporting Pat / Pádraic Spóirtiúil / Irish Pat (1st in set Donegal Reels on DD HR; 2nd in set Island Paddy on Lu 5) (also in E or F) (compare version from John Doherty #970 and compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Spoil the Dance #4347)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 1#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| ~1986 | 11#2 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1989 | 1.3#1 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1995 | 11#1 | [KC 1] Kevin Crawford. 'D' Flute Album. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). |
| 1996 | 9#1 | [AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1996 | 2#1 | [DD HR] De Dannan. Hibernian Rhapsody. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Colm Murphy (bodhrán), Derek Hickey (accordion), Tommy Flemming (vocals). |
| ~1997 | 2#2 | [OHs 3] Kevin Burke's Open House. Hoof and Mouth. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mark Graham (harmonica, clarinet, vocals), Paul Kotapish (guitar, mandolin), Sandy Silva (feet). |
| 2001 | 12#1 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
| ~2001 | 14#1 | [JCt 3] John Carty. Yeh, That's All It Is. John Carty (fiddle, guitar). |
| 2003 | 5#2 | [Lu 5] Lúnasa. The Kinnitty Sessions. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhran), Donogh Hennessy (guitar), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Sean Smyth (fiddle, whistle), Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle). |
| ~2009 | 12#1 | [SMcK] Skip McKinley. Fairy Tales. Skip McKinley (flute). |
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 #133 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #201 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 58 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #57 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 101 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #317 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #156 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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): 1938