Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1836 (Stolen Purse)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G 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 KB UC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Stolen Purse, The / Stolen Purse / Lame Crowley (also singled; also as song The Old Woman Lamenting Her Purse / The Old Woman Lamenting Her Empty Purse, included here) (compare The Lark on the Strand #1092)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1984 | 11#4 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| 2003 | 1#1 | [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). |
| ~2006 | 3#2 | [JasCt] James Carty. Upon My Soul. James Carty (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 #560 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #821 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 118 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. |
| As tune #78 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 28 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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