Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1880 (Tatter Jack Walsh)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D 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 SE 6 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tatter Jack Walsh / Father Jack Walsh / An t'Athair Jack Walsh / An tAthair Jack Walsh / T'Athair Jack Walsh / An t'Athair Seán Breathnach / Father Walsh's Jig / Tatter Jack Welch / Taither Jack Welch / Kitty of Ballinamore / Kitty of Bullinamore / To Cashel I'm Going (as Untitled on JKm) (also as 3 doubled parts and as song)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 12#2 | [JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion). |
| 1931 | 15(0:35)#2 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| 1950 | 18#1 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). |
| ~1973 | 3#2 | [JB 1] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| 1974 | 13#1 | [RF] Miko, Pakie and Gussie Russell. The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare. Miko Russell (whistle, flute, vocals), Gussie Russell (whistle), Pakie Russell (concertina). |
| ~1989 | 7#1 | [SRn 1] Seán Ryan. Siúil Uait / Take the Air. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
| ~1991 | 4#1 | [GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
| ~1993 | 12#1 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). |
| 1996 | 4#1 | [TCB 3] The Tulla Ceili Band. A Celebration of 50 Years. P. J. Hayes (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Francis Donnellan (fiddle), Mark Donnellan (fiddle), J. J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), Jim Corry (piano), Michael Flanigan (drums). |
| ~1996 | 13#2 | [ST] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| 2003 | 5#3 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (fiddle). |
| 2005 | 6#1 | [BLch 2] Brendan P. Lynch. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music from the Heart of Fingal. Brendan P. Lynch (fiddle). |
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 #885 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #136 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #32 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 38 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As jig #22 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 28 of [MR] Barbara Wygol (tunes), Jenny Loui (text). The Piper's Chair. A Collection of Tunes and Folklore from Micho Russell. |
| In [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #72 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 187 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As tune #174 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): 1903