Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 3308 (John McHugh's)

RhythmBarsMode
Single jig32G Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of John McHugh's
 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 MMM (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):
John McHugh's / [Kevin McHugh's No 3] (2nd in set A Set of Single Jigs Learned from Kevin's Father - John's Grandfather on MMM; untitled on MtRd; 1st in The Adam and Eve Set on AtR 2)
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
~199215#2[MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. View album details
~199914#3[MtRd] various. The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. View album details
~20011#1[AtR 2] At the Racket. Mirth-Making Heroes. John Carty (fiddle, banjo), Brian McGrath (banjo, piano, keyboards), Seamus O'Donnell (flute, saxophone, vocals), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano), Brid Dooley (vocals).View album details
~200310#1[JCt 4] John Carty. At It Again. John Carty (fiddle).View album details
~20077#2[CMcN] Christy McNamara. The House I Was Reared In. Christy McNamara (accordion, concertina, vocals).View album details

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that sound very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1992