Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2127 (Ambrose Moloney's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 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 GL20 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Ambrose Moloney's / Ambrose Maloney's / The Tailor's Fancy / McCabe's (compare Her Long Dark Hair Flowing down Her Back #825 and compare 1st part with 1st part of New Policeman #1277)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1973 | 2.8#2 | [GL20] various. Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. |
| ~1999 | 11#2 | [MtRd] various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. |
| 2000 | 8#1 | [MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina). |
| ~2002 | 1.2#2 | [WFO 1] various. Wooden Flute Obsession. |
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 #27 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As reel #187 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #87 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
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): 1973