Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2095 (Danny Ab's Slide)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide | 32 | AABB | G 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 KF (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Danny Ab's Slide / Sleamhnán Danny Ab / Danny Ab's / Danny Ab's Slide No. 2 / Dan O'Keeffe's Slide / Dan O'Keeffe's No. 2 / Dan O'Keefe's / O'Keefe's (also in D) (compare Cock O' The North #3144 and therefore also Chase Me Charlie #307)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 6#1 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1969 | 6#1 | [SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1999 | 6#2 | [SN 2] Sliabh Notes. Gleanntán. Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle). |
| 2000 | 5#2 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). |
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 tune #61 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As tune #18#1 in volume 1 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 45 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As slide #12 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #25 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #176 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #62 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| As slide #22 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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): 1952