Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2184 (Maid in the Cherry Tree)
| Rhythm ? | Mode ? |
|---|---|
| Reel | A Mixolydian |
about these two bars
These two bars are the start of the transcription in the book 1850 (details in the Bibliography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maid in the Cherry Tree, The / The Gardener's Daughter / The Gardner's Daughter (also in Dorian) (the settings in O'Neill books vs. R book have noticeably different 2nd parts) (compare Dúlamán na Binne Buidhe #368 and Flowers of Red Hill #649)
Discography
I have determined by careful listening that there are zero recordings of this tune anywhere on the indexed recordings, regardless of tune title.
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune under any title whatsoever – considering only the indexed books – listed in chronological order.
| As tune #1538 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #754 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #135 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 159 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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