Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1976 (Tripping Up the Stairs)
| 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 Dbl (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Tripping Up the Stairs / Tripping Upstairs / Trip it Upstairs / Sacko's Jig / Sackow's / The Jew Jig / Syriacus / The Pride of Kildare (for 3rd figure of Sliabh Luachra Set on JRSLCB 2)
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.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1978 | 5#1 | [Dbl] Paddy Glackin and Paddy Keenan. Doublin'. Paddy Glackin (fiddle, viola), Paddy Keenan (pipes). |
| ~1996 | 7#2 | [JB 4] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1998 | 3#2 | [JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion). |
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 jig #53 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #1 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #94 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 112 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 192 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #135 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): 1978