Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 2410 (Siege of Ennis)

RhythmBarsMode
Polka32G Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Siege of Ennis
 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 CBt (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Siege of Ennis, The / Suide na h-Inse / The Croppies' March / Freedom for Ireland / Úna Brady's / The Ceanngulla Polka / The Kerry No. 4 (1st in Freedom for Ireland Polka Set on KR) (also in D or C or A, also with more parts) (compare reel Kerryman's Daughter #1021)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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). Album details
and contents
~195716#1[KR] Kevin Rowsome. The Rowsome Tradition. Kevin Rowsome (pipes).View album details
~19976#2[CBt] various. Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Neil Martin (pipes, whistle), Davy Maguire (flute, whistle), Brian McAteer (fiddle), Breandan O'Hare (flute, whistle), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), John McSherry (pipes), Ray Gallen (bodhrán).View album details
~20045(6:20)#3[Boh 4] Bohola. 4. Jimmy Keane (piano accordion, vocals, foot), Sean Cleland (fiddle), Pat Broaders (dordan, vocals), Kat Eggleston (vocals).View album details

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 #1815 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #139 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #196#5#1 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #197#5#2 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #166 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #68 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. [available]
As polka #41 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #57 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [available]

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
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