Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1967 (Trim the Velvet)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | ABCD | G 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 Ch 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Trim the Velvet / Maisigh an Veilbhit / Geehan's Reel / The Grazier / The Green Garters / The Humours of Flip / Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel / The Maid behind the Bar / The Railroad / Sally Kelly / The Potlick (also with 4th part shifted to beginning; also in D or C) (compare Potlick #3426 and quite distantly Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel #1050)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 11#1 | [IFM] various. Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. |
| ~1963 | 1#4 | [Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán). |
| 1990 | 9#2 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. |
| ~1991 | 1#3 | [BT] Baal Tinne. . . . About Time. Noel Rice (flute, whistle), Kevin Rice (bodhrán, percussion), Cathleen Rice (fiddle), Matt Sundstrom (guitar), Paul Cienniwa (piano, keyboards). |
| ~1993 | 1#3 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1993 | 9#3 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1995 | 15#1 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). |
| ~1996 | 11#1 | [JB 3] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| 1998 | 13#4 | [Chlr] Chulrua. Barefoot on the Altar. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tim Britton (pipes, flute, whistle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). |
| 1999 | 12#3 | [Dnu 2] Danú. Think before You Think. Tom Doorley (flute, whistle), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, mandola), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Jesse Smith (fiddle, viola), Noel Ryan (guitar), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocals). |
| 2001 | 5#2 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2003 | 2.4#1 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
| ~2007 | 3#4 | [ATrgs 1] Athena Tergis. A Letter Home. Athena Tergis (fiddle). |
| ~2008 | 1#1 | [BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| ~2008 | 7#2 | [RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina). |
| ~2008 | 3#2 | [UaC] Oisín and Conal Hernon. Up and Coming. Oisín Hernon (accordion, whistle), Conal Hernon (banjo, guitar). |
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 #1320 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #581 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #16 in volume 3 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 37 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. |
| On page 118 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #123 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #12 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| In [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On pages 113-114 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #367 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #60 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