Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3269 (Moneymusk)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PJConlon (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Highland | 16 | A Mixolydian |
Moneymusk / Money Musk / Monymusk / The Monnymusk / An Monnymusk / Mollymusk (2nd in set Medley of Highland Schottisches on PJConlon; 1st in set Two Donegal Highlands on DOEI; 2nd in set The Low Highland on A BI) (also in G, also in Major) (compare as reel #1336, compare Fermanagh Highland #2110, and compare Katie Scollard's #3107)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 1.12#2 | [PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). |
| 1992 | 2#2 | [DOEI] Dear Old Erin's Isle. Irish Traditional Music from America. Tom Doherty (melodeon). |
| ~1993 | 18#2 | [TDrty] Tom Doherty. Take the Bull by the Horns. Tom Doherty (accordion). |
| 2000 | 2.13#3 | [LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. Hugh Grogan (accordion). |
| 2001 | 9#2 | [A BI] Altan. Blue Idol. Not identified in liner notes. [Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle), Dermot Byrne (accordion), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar), Dáithi Sproule (guitar)]. |
| ~2004 | 5#1 | [OMcD] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, whistle). |
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 #10 in [Sc] Scottish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As tune #288 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
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