Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1967 (Trim the Velvet)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording Ch 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | ABCD | G Major |
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 11#1 | [IFM] Past Masters of Irish Fiddle Music. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1962 | 11#1 | [BG 1] Bobby Gardiner. Memories of Clare. Bobby Gardiner (accordion). |
| ~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). For this tune: 1st time Paddy Moloney (pipes). |
| ~1970 | 7#1 | [FD 1] Finbarr Dwyer. [Finbarr Dwyer. Irish Traditional Accordionist]. Disc 2 of of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Finbarr Dwyer (accordion). |
| ~1970 | 1.1#1 | [FTIM] Festival of Traditional Irish [Music]. Discs 7 and 8 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Finbarr Dwyer. |
| ~1971 | 14#1 | [ST BST] Seamus Tansey. [The Best of Seamus Tansey. Traditional Irish Flute]. Disc 1 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| 1990 | 9#2 | [MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Séamus Connolly, Brendan Mulvihill. |
| ~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 | 9#3 | [JKn 2] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1993 | 1#3 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1995 | 15#1 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). |
| ~1996 | 11#1 | [JB 4] 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). For this tune: Tim Britton (flute). |
| 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). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle). |
| ~2003 | 2.4#1 | [WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Gregory Daly (flute). |
| ~2007 | 3#4 | [ATrgs 1] Athena Tergis. A Letter Home. Athena Tergis (fiddle). For this tune: with Liz Carroll. |
| ~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). For this tune: Oisín (whistle). |
| ~2011 | 10#2 | [BODFam] Bríd O'Donohue and Family. Cliabhán an Dúchais. Bríd O'Donohue (flute, whistle), Seán O'Brien (flute), Eibhlís O'Brien (pipes), Deirdre O'Brien (harp), Liam O'Brien (concertina), Sinéad O'Brien (fiddle). For this tune: Bríd O'Donohue (whistle), Deirdre O'Brien (whistle), Sinéad O'Brien (whistle). |
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 #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