Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2215 (Paddy O'Snap)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SSm (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | D Major |
Paddy O'Snap / Paddy O'Snap's / Quick, We Have But a Second (also in G)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1993 | 3#2 | [SSm] Seán Smyth. The Blue Fiddle. Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, vocals). |
| ~2003 | 12#2 | [MatH] Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey, Kathleen Gavin. Music at the House. Brendan Bulger (fiddle), Marty Fahey (accordion, piano), Kathleen Gavin (piano). |
| ~2003 | 1.13#3 | [WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Claire Mann (flute). |
| ~2005 | 9#1 | [CTL 11] Cherish the Ladies. Woman of the House. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, harmony vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, mandolin, banjo, banjitar, octave mandolin), Heidi Talbot (vocals), Roisin Dillon (fiddle), Mirella Murray (accordion). |
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 #1175 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| On page 88 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