Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#2495 (Tinker's Daughter)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording SRn 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Tinker's Daughter, The / Iníon an Tincéara / Broderick's / Vincent Broderick's / Ríl uí Bhruadair /The Green Mountain / McDermott's Reel / Joe Monahan's Reel (composed by Vincent Broderick)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1989 | 5#1 | [SRn 1] Seán Ryan. Siúil Uait / Take the Air. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
| ~1990 | 1#2 | [JWh 2] John Whelan. From the Heart. Traditional Irish Music. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Danny Noveck (banjo). |
| 1996 | 7#2 | [TCB 3] The Tulla Ceili Band. A Celebration of 50 Years. P. J. Hayes (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Francis Donnellan (fiddle), Mark Donnellan (fiddle), J. J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), Jim Corry (piano), Michael Flanigan (drums). |
| ~1997 | 13#2 | [SHernon] Seán Hernon. An Nóra Bheag. Seán Hernon (Eb whistle, banjo). |
| 1998 | 12#2 | [JWh 6] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). |
| 1998 | 12#1 | [PS 7] Patrick Street. Live from Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Ged Foley (guitar, fiddle). |
| 2000 | 5#2 | [ACB 1] The Abbey Céilí Band. Bruach an tSuláin. Ger Murphy (accordion), Andrew O'Connell (fiddle), Liam Forde (banjo), Micheál Creedon (bass, keyboards). |
| ~2005 | 1#1 | [CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina). |
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 #58 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As reel #73 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #85 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As reel #344 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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): 1979