Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2410 (Siege of Ennis)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CBt (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polka | 32 | AABC | G Major |
Siege of Ennis, The / Suide na h-Inse / The Croppies' March / Freedom for Ireland / Ballyneety / The Ceanngulla Polka / Ceangulla / Banks of Inverness / Úna Brady's / The Kerry No. 4 (1st in Freedom for Ireland Polka Set on KR) (also in D or C or A, also with 2, 3, or 5 parts) (compare reel Kerryman's Daughter #1021)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1904 | 1.10#1 | [FONC] The Francis O'Neill Cylinders. Thirty-two Recordings of Irish Traditional Music in America circa 1904. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| ~1933 | 1#1 | [OTUS2] Oldtime Records. Vol. 2. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from 1923 to 1947. Edward Meehan's Rosaleen Orchestra: Eddie Meehan (accordion), unknown (fiddle). |
| ~1957 | 16#1 | [KR] Kevin Rowsome. The Rowsome Tradition. Kevin Rowsome (pipes). For this tune: Leo, Leon, and Liam Rowsome (pipes). |
| ~1997 | 6#2 | [CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Jason O'Rourke (concertina). |
| ~2000 | 20#2 | [BICM] Best of Irish Ceili Music. Disc 5 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Fred Hanna Ceili Band (accordion). |
| ~2004 | 5#3 (6:20) | [Boh 4] Bohola. 4. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, vocals, foot), Sean Cleland (fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, vocals), Kat Eggleston (vocals). |
| ~2008 | 8#2 | [HiBs 1] The HiBs. 40 Acre Notch. Jode Dowling (fiddle), Kate Dowling (whistle, flute). For this tune: Jode (fiddle), Kate (whistle). |
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 #1815 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #139 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #196#5#1 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #197#5#2 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #166 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #68 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As polka #41 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #57 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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