Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1969 (Trip to Durrow)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SRyan C (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABCBC | D Major |
Trip to Durrow / The Trip to Durrow / An Turas go Darmhagh / An Turas go Darbhach (1st in set Cam a' Lochaigh on ADB; for 1st figure of Connemara Set on JRSLCB 2; 1st in set Cam a' Lochaigh / The Curve of the Lake on GOC 2) (also in E or G, also as structure AABC or AABBCC) (composed by Dan Cleary)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.14#1 | [SRyan C] Seán Ryan. A Collection of His Own Compositions and His Versions of Well Known Traditional Tunes. Seán Ryan (fiddle). |
| 1971 | 10#1 | [DC1] The Drones and the Chanters. Irish Pipering. Paddy Moloney. |
| ~1974 | 3#2 | [ItS] In the Smoke. Noel Pepper (harmonica), Paddy Moran (flute). |
| ~1977 | 3#1 | [BICM] Best of Irish Ceili Music. Disc 5 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Eamon Mitchell Group. |
| ~1988 | 1#2 | [NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina). |
| ~1991 | 16#2 | [MV] Maiden Voyage. Live Traditional Irish Music Session from Pepper's Bar, Feakle, Co. Clare. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 1992 | 13#1 | [JRyan] Joe Ryan. An Buachaill Dreoite. Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
| ~1993 | 6#1 | [JCnly 1] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). |
| ~1996 | 3#1 | [ADB] Mighty Session! Gerry O'Connor (banjo). |
| ~1996 | 1#1 | [GOC 2] Gerry O'Connor. Myriad. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, fiddle, guitar). For this tune: (banjo). |
| ~1997 | 2#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 | 19#1 | [JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion). |
| 1999 | 10#1 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). |
| 1999 | 4#3 | [MOBAL] Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Rolston [sic]. Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Ralston. Michelle O'Brien (fiddle), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Gavin Ralston (guitar). For this tune: Michelle O'Brien (fiddle). |
| ~2000 | 12#1 | [JLavelle] John Lavelle. @Home Alone. John Lavelle (accordion). |
| 2001 | 10#2 | [JBC] Johnny B. Connolly. Bridgetown. Johnny B. Connolly (accordion). For this tune: (C melodeon). |
| ~2004 | 15#2 | [OMcD] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, whistle). |
| ~2009 | 13#2 | [PoNY] Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey, Brendan Dolan. Pride of New York. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Brian Conway (fiddle), Billy McComiskey (accordion), Brendan Dolan (piano). For this tune: 2nd time Brian Conway (fiddle). |
| 2013 | 2#1 | [CFF 6] The Celtic Fiddle Festival. Live in Brittany. André Brunet (fiddle, feet), Kevin Burke (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle), Nicolas Quémener (guitar). |
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 #127 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #27 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As tune #15 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 65 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 116 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #339 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| In [LM] L[arry]. E. McCullough. ? |
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): 1960