| Rhythm | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 48 | AABBCC | D Major |

These two bars are the start of my transcription of how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MG (details in the Discography below).
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1924 | 3#2 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| ~1963 | 10#1 | [Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán). |
| 1993 | 19#2 | [MR 5] Micho Russell. Ireland's Whistling Ambassador. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). |
| ~1993 | 4#2 | [SnugBl] Paddy O'Brien, Jamie Gans, Daithi Sproule. Snug in the Blanket. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Jamie Gans (fiddle), Daithi Sproule (guitar). |
| ~2001 | 16#2 | [HOP] Claire Byrne, Darragh Murphy, Barry Kerr, Patrick Davey. The Humours of Piping. Claire Byrne (pipes), Darragh Murphy (pipes), Barry Kerr (pipes), Patrick Davey (pipes). |
| 2004 | 3#3 | [Dnu 5] Danú. When All Is Said and Done. Donal Clancy (guitar, electric bass), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Tom Doorley (flute, whistle, vocals), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Oisin McAuley (fiddle, vocals), Benny McCarthy (accordion), Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (vocals, whistle, flute). |
| 2006 | 14#1 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). |
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 #1364 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #617 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #132 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #47 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 52 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #15 in volume 3 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 126 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #165 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #13 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
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?