Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1885 (Tempest)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MGm (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Minor |
Tempest, The (composed by Bobby Casey)
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1957 | 2.22#1 | [MGm] Michael Gorman. The Sligo Champion. The Fiddle Music of County Sligo. Michael Gorman (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1978 | 10#2 | [IT 2] The Irish Tradition. The Corner House. Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Mulvihill (fiddle), Andy O'Brien (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1980 | 9#1 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Sean Keane. |
| ~1996 | 6#1 | [SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán). |
| 1999 | 5#2 | [JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: Patrick Ourceau (fiddle). |
| 2001 | 14#2 | [TC] Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. Debbie Quigley (pipes). |
| ~2010 | 17#1 | [MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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 #26 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As reel #331 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #256 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As reel #178 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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): 1957