Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2075 (Willie Coleman's Jig)

These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording KB Pt (details in the Discography below).

Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Double jig	32	AABB	G Major

Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):

Willie Coleman's Jig / Willie Coleman's / Willy Coleman's / Coleman's Jig / Willie Coleman's / Willie Colemans / Colman's Jig / Moate Hunt / The Moate Hunt / Ollie Reilly (mislabeled as Strike The Gay Harp on ST BST reissue; for 4th figure of Caledonian Set on JRSLCB 2) (composed by Willy Coleman aka Willie Coleman)

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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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments).	Album details and contents
~1971	9#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).	View album details
~1976	6#1	[MM 1] Matt Molloy accompanied by Dónal Lunny. Matt Molloy. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).	View album details
~1982	6#2	[KB Pt] Kevin Burke and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Portland. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, harmonium).	View album details
~1994	8#1	[JCt 1] John Carty and Brian McGrath. The Cat that Ate the Candle. John Carty (banjo, fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano, banjo).	View album details
~1994	11#2	[SRn 2] Seán Ryan. Minstrel's Fancy. Cliaraí Ceoil. Seán Ryan (whistle). For this tune: with Patsy Broderick (piano).	View album details
~1998	10#2	[JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion).	View album details
1999	8#1	[JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion).	View album details
~1999	29#1	[MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Harry McGowan (flute), Mick Loftus (flute).	View album details
2000	11#2	[MOR] Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh. The Nervous Man. Traditional Irish Music on Concertina. Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina).	View album details
2001	4#2	[PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin).	View album details
~2003	3#1	[MMlvy] Mick Mulvey. Within a Mile o' Jamestown. Mick Mulvey (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).	View album details
~2005	1.11#2	[WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Brid O'Donohue (flute).	View album details
2006	15#2	[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (D flute), with Nóra Ó Murchú (fiddle).	View album details

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.

On page 43 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]
As tune #59 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As jig #30 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #20 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]
As tune #32 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].
On page 195 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #148 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As jig #102 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [available]
As jig #64 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [available]

On page 43 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. [available]

As tune #59 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.

As jig #30 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.

As tune #20 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. [available]

As tune #32 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. [available]

In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].

On page 195 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.

As jig #148 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

As jig #102 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [available]

As jig #64 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. [available]

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): 1971

Irish Traditional Music Tune Index Tune ID#2075 (Willie Coleman's Jig)

Discography

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Tune ID#2075 (Willie Coleman's Jig)