Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3077 (Killimor Jig)
about these two barsThese two bars are quoted from the transcription in the book SR (details in the Bibliography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Killimor Jig, The / The Killimor / Killimor / Killimur / The Killimer Jig / Cill Íomair / The Kylemore / Port Uí Cheallaigh / Kelly's Jig (composed by Seán Ryan)
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). For this tune: with Seán Reid, Aggie White, Peter O'Loughlin, Hugh Doohan, Paddy Breen, Michael Tubridy. |
| ~2000 | 13#1 | [EOR] Eoin Ó Riabhaigh. Tiomnacht. Handed On. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (pipes). |
| 2001 | 10#2 | [TC] Turas Cheoil. A Musical Odyssey: A compilation of music from the traditional musicians of Toronto. Ena O'Brien (accordion), with Pat O'Gorman (flute). |
| ~2005 | 7#2 | [CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina). |
| ~2008 | 10#1 | [BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
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 #109 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 24 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #11 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| As jig #82 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 8 of [SR] Brian Ryan. The Hidden Ireland. The First Selection of Irish Traditional Compositions of Seán Ryan. |
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): 1958