Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2381 (Little Black Pig)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Dorian |
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 MH 3 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Little Black Pig, The / The Garden of Butterflies / The Leitrim Jig / Delaney's Jig / Delaney's / Port Tíneatha / Tynagh Jig / Lambert's Jig / Molloy's / James Murray's (compare The Old Woman's Purse of Money #1472 and compare 1st part with 1st part of Jackie Roche's Favorite #5367)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1993 | 16#2 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). |
| 1997 | 3#2 | [MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~1998 | 5#1 | [MMR 2] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Old Fireside Music. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle). |
| ~1999 | 17#1 | [MtRd] various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. |
| ~2007 | 11#2 | [OMcA] Oisín McAuley. Far from the Hills of Donegal. Oisín McAuley (fiddle, guitar). |
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 #45 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As tune #207 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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): 1963