Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 3373 (Her Golden Hair Hanging Down Her Back)

RhythmBarsMode
Hornpipe32D Major
Transcription of first 2 bars of Her Golden Hair Hanging Down Her Back
 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 MMcG 2 (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):
Her Golden Hair Hanging Down Her Back / Her Lovely Hair Was Flowing Down her Back / Her Golden Hair Was Black / Her Long Black Hair (2nd in set Teehan's on MMcG 2) (composed by Junior Crehan)
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
~19965#2[MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle).View album details
~20007#2[MMcG 2] Michael McGoldrick. Fused. Michael McGoldrick (flute except where noted).View album details
~20001.4#2[WFO 1] various. Wooden Flute Obsession. View album details
20022#2[BBg 2] Brendan Begley. It Could Be a Good Night Yet! Oíche go Maidean. Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich/Brendan Begley (accordion, 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): 1996