Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1878 (Tarbolton)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
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 MC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tarbolton, The / Tarbolton / Tarbolton Reel / Tarbolton Lodge / An Tarboltan / Cooleen Bridge / Coleen Bridge / Hatton Burn (1st in set Away We Go Again on Ch 7; 1st in set The Milltown-Rathconrath Set on BCB 2; mislabeled as The Job of Journeywork on PK 1)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 2.10#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1934 | 17#1 | [WW 1] various. The Wheels of the World. Early Irish-American Music. Classic Recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. Vol. 1. |
| ~1947 | A.4#1 | [JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes). |
| ~1975 | 11#1 | [PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle, low whistle). |
| ~1976 | 1#2 | [MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1977 | 1#1 | [Ch 7] The Chieftains. 7. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, oboe), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
| 1990 | 14#1 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. |
| 1992 | 11#1 | [DOEI] various. Dear Old Erin's Isle. Irish Traditional Music from America. |
| ~1997 | 16#1 | [Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano). |
| ~1998 | 23#1 | [KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). |
| ~1999 | 5#1 | [BCB 2] The Bridge Céilí Band. Sparks on Flags. Tom Ahearne (fiddle), Robert Gleeson (fiddle), Karen Gavigan (fiddle), Carthage Daly (fiddle), Catherine McHugh (fiddle), James Kinsella (accordion), Fionnuala Gleeson (flute), Eugene Nolan (flute), Pat O'Meara (piano, synthesizer), Liam McCormack (drums, bodhrán). |
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 #780 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #56 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #14 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 273 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #277 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| In [L] Alan's private loose music. |
| As tune #59 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| As reel #6 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| On page 65 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 107 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #329 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #125 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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): 1907