Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1819 (St. Anne's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
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 MR 5 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
St. Anne's / Saint Anne's / Saint Anne's Reel / St. Annes / St Anne / Anna Naofa / Ríl San Áine / The Skylark (also parts reversed) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Dick Sand's Hornpipe #506 and with 1st part of Jackson's Polka #4934)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1.11#1 | [SltSdt] various. Seoltaí Séidte. Setting Sail. |
| ~1979 | 9#3 | [MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion). |
| ~1988 | 12#3 | [SW] Silly Wizard. Live Wizardry. |
| 1992 | 22#2 | [MR 5] Micho Russell. Ireland's Whistling Ambassador. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). |
| ~1993 | 14#2 | [Shskn 6] Shaskeen. My Love Is in America. Tom Cussen (banjo), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán), Sean Conway (flute, whistle, guitar, vocals), Charlie Harris (accordion), Kevin Rohan (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1994 | 2#2 | [SRn 2] Seán Ryan. Minstrel's Fancy. Cliaraí Ceoil. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
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 #8 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On pages 243-244 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #47 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 59 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 59 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On page 102 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| On page 102 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #300 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): 1957