| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
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). | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1919 | 11#2 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). | |
| 1927 | 1.24#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). | |
| 1929 | 7#2 | [IDM 1] various. Irish Dance Music. | |
| 1929 | 10#2 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. | |
| ~1949 | 6#1 | [ICTM] various. Ireland. Irlande. | |
| 1952 | 14#2 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). | |
| ~1956 | 8#2 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). | |
| ~1975 | 14#1 | [PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle, low whistle). | |
| ~1996 | 4#1 | [PCln] Pat Cloonan. Pat Cloonan's Thanksgiving. Patrick Cloonan (accordion). | |
| ~1998 | 12#2 | [BG 5] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (accordion, lilting). | |
| ~9999 | 1 | [1] various. Alan's personal session tapes. |
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 #1268 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #536 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #174 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #45 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 108 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 270 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As misc #38 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #11 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 60 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 325 of [CITM] Fintan Vallely. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. |
| On page 104 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #325 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?