Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 3237 (Ride a Mile)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Slip jig24ABCG Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Ride a Mile
 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 AMPR (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):
Ride a Mile / Riding a Mile / Ride a Mill / Riding a Mule / Fairest Put on Awhile / Hey My Kitten / I Don't Care / Is cuma liom / Cumilum / Mad Moll / Yellow Stockings / The Hawthorn / The First Slip (also in A, also without 3rd part; some book settings included here could be considered different tunes)
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
~19764#2[AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle).View album details
19785#2[EOD] Eugene O'Donnell. Slow Airs and Set Dances. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle).View album details
199014#1[COG] Conal O Gráda. The Top of Coom. Conal Ó Gráda (flute).View album details
19979#2[PS 6] Patrick Street. Made in Cork. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica, vocals), Ged Foley (guitar, backing vocals).View album details
~200012#2[COC] Connie O'Connell. Ceol Cill na Martra (Music from Cill Na Martra). Connie O'Connell (fiddle).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 #1157 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #1158 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #435 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #453 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #30 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 85 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic].

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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