Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3410 (Cordal Jig)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording DD 6 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
Cordal Jig, The / Port na Cordaile / Morgan Rattler / If I Had in the Clear / Five Hundred a Year / Land of Potatoes / Jackson's Bouner Bougher / The Idle Road / The Slopes of Sliobh Luachra [sic for "Slopes of Sliabh Luachra"] (2nd in set The Wren's Nest on DD 6) (also in C, also with many more parts)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.1#2 | [DD 6] Dé Danann. Anthem. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute, viola, piano), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Martin O'Connor (accordion), Johnny McDonagh (bodhrán), Mary Bergin (whistle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Mary Black (vocals), Dolores Keane (vocals). |
| ~2004 | 7#3 | [DLyn] Dana Lyn. Looking for the Early Opener. Dana Lyn (fiddle, viola, piano). |
| ~2005 | 1#2 | [CTrsh] Ciaran Tourish. Down the Line. Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, whistle). |
| 2008 | 2#2 | [RedW] The Red Wellies. The Red Wellies. Claudine "Beanie" Odell (fiddle), Duncan Wickel (fiddle, pipes), Vincent Fogarty (bouzouki). |
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 #1046 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #257 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #50 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 60 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 107 of [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #333 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As jig #34 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
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