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Tune ID#2634 (Old Man Rocking the Cradle)

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Type ?Mode ?
SongD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Old Man Rocking the Cradle, The / An Seanduine ag Luasgadh an Chliabháin / Rocking the Cradle / Rocking the the Baby to Sleep / Baby Lie Easy / Weeping and Wailing / I Sat in the Vale (2 quite different settings included here; more often as as an air)
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Discography cd

Here are all recordings of this song – considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
19497#1
[POK] Pádraig O'Keeffe. The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master. Pádraig O'Keeffe (fiddle).
~19511.6#1
195211#1
[KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: O'Keeffe.
~19593#1
[LR 2] Leo Rowsome. The King of the Pipers. Leo Rowsome (pipes).
197422#1
[JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals).
19759#1
[JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). For this tune: (fiddle).
198716#1
[JByrne 2] James Byrne. The Beirneach. Field Recordings of Donegal Fiddler James Byrne. James Byrne (fiddle).
~19977#1
[COLry] Christy O'Leary. The Northern Bridge. Christy O'Leary (vocals, pipes, whistle, fiddle, harmonica). For this tune: (pipes).
~20069#1
[LLses 3] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Enchanted Lady. Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle, mandola, banjo), Maureen Linane (accordion), Dee Havlin (flute, whistle), Kathleen O'Sullivan (vocals). For this tune: Maureen Linane (accordion).
~201110#1
[FarSGlen] Derek McGinley and Tara Connaghan. The Far Side of the Glen. Derek McGinley (fiddle), Tara Connaghan (fiddle). For this tune: Derek (fiddle).
~20122#1
[TnGmMss] Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain. Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts. Mick O'Brien (pipes, flute, whistle), Emer Mayock (flute, whistle), Aoife Ní Bhriain (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Chestnut Tree
COLry
Welcome Home Grainne
JByrne 2
Yellow Legs
TnGmMss

Bibliography

Here are transcriptions of this song – considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #547 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #130 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903