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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| 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