Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2077 (Wind that Shakes the Barley)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording JB 2 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Major |
Wind that Shakes the Barley, The / Wind that Shakes the Barley / An Ghaoth a Bhogann an Eorna / An Gaoth A Chroitheanna An Eorna / An Ghaoth a Chroitheann an Eorna / An Ghaoth a Bhogann / I Sat within the Valley Green / I Sat In The Valley Green / The Kerry Lasses / Rolling Down the Hill (also in G) (also as songs The Donavons; If I Were A Young Maid) (compare as song #5943)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1.5#1 | [PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). |
| 1960 | 1#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). |
| ~1969 | 14#1 | [McDoB] The McDonaghs of Ballinafad and Friends Play Traditional Music of Sligo. Larry McDonagh (flute), Michael Joe McDonagh (fiddle), Tommy Flynn (fiddle). |
| ~1973 | 1#2 | [JB 2] Joe Burke with Charlie Lennon. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), with Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~1974 | 18#2 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1974 | 5#2 | [SE 3] Séamus Ennis. The Wandering Minstrel. Seamus Ennis (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes). |
| ~1974 | 12#2 | [GP] The Gentlemen Pipers. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Piping. Seamus Ennis. |
| ~1976 | 7#2 | [ItS] In the Smoke. Vince O'Halloran (accordion), Des O'Halloran (fiddle). |
| ~1978 | 11#1 | [Ch 8] The Chieftains. 8. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
| ~1979 | 14#3 | [MB 1] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin. Traditional Irish Music on the Tin Whistle. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (low G whistle). |
| ~1988 | 6#3 | [NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina). |
| 1990 | 8#1 | [MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Tony deMarco (fiddle). |
| ~1991 | 1#1 | [GOC 1] Gerry O'Connor. Time to Time. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, guitar, fiddle). |
| 1994 | 2.1#1 | [SDI 3] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume III. Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 11#1 | [ECotter] Eamonn Cotter. Traditional Irish Music from County Clare. Eamonn Cotter (flute). |
| ~1997 | 11#2 | [GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. Joe Burke. |
| 2001 | 4#1 | [GrHs] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. The Green House. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium, field organ, piano), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar). For this tune: (flute). |
| ~2003 | 12#3 | [KLO] Mick O'Brien agus Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Kitty Lie Over. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (Bb pipes), (fiddle). |
| ~2007 | 1.9#1 | [CLnn 2] Charlie Lennon. Turning the Tune. Charlie Lennon (fiddle, viola, piano, harpsichord, bass, keyboards). For this tune: (viola). |
| ~2007 | 5#6 | [KB ABR] Kevin Burke and Cal Scott. Across the Black River. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Cal Scott (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, mountain dulcimer). For this tune: with Johnny B. Connolly (accordion), Michael McGoldrick (flute). |
| 2009 | 8#1 | [RoClare] Riches of Clare. Tony Linnane, Jim O'Connor, Mick Conneely, Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh. |
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 #1518 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #23 in [Sc] Scottish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As tune #737 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #199 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #68 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 155 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 12 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| On page 293 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On page 32 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. |
| On page 18 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As tune #24 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 71 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 118 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #352 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #159 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