Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1867 (Sweets of May)
about these two barsThese two bars are quoted from the transcription in the book Cobb (details in the Bibliography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single jig | 48 | AABBCC | G Major |
Sweets of May, The / Follow Me Down to Carlow (compare 2nd part with 2nd part and last part with last part of Sweets of May #5501; compare 2nd part with 1st part of Follow Me up to Carlow #657)
Discography
I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order.
| As misc #2 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As misc #7 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #37 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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): 1986