Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2244 (Casadh an tSúgáin)
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Casadh an tSúgáin / Casadh an t Súgáin / The Twisting of the Rope (2nd in set Away with Ye on Ch 6) (also as song, on DS 3) (different melody than #3518)
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 |
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[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
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| ~1963 | 9#1 | [Ch 1] The Chieftains. The Chieftains. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina), Seán Potts (whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), David Fallon (bodhrán). For this tune: 1st time Seán Potts? (whistle), then with Michael Tubridy? (flute), then with Paddy Moloney? (pipes). |
| ~1971 | 10#1 | [SB] Skara Brae. Skara Brae. Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (vocals, guitar, piano), with Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, bass bouzouki), Declan Sinnott (electric bass, electric guitar), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals, clavinet), Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill (vocals), Dáithí Sproule (vocals, guitar). For this tune: (clavinet). |
| 1973 | 4#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes). |
| ~2011 | 3#1 | [DS 3] Dáithí Sproule. Lost River: Vol. 1. Dáithí Sproule (vocals, guitar). For this tune: with Randal Bays (guitar). |
Bibliography
According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1963