Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3436 (I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D Major |
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 WC 3 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her / I Buried Me Wife and Danced on Top of Her / I Buried My Wife and Danced on Her Grave / I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her Grave / I Buried My Wife / The Frieze Breeches / The Frieze Britches / La San Sean, ba chraite an mhaidin i / Cunla / The Trumlo (compare 5-part setting as Frieze Breeches #677 and compare as song / slide / single jig Cúnla #435)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 6#1 | [WC 3] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 2. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). |
| ~1981 | 6#2 | [MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1986 | 12#1 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1991 | 4#1 | [PG 2] Paddy Glackin. Rabharta Ceoil. In Full Spate. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, bodhrán). |
| 1992 | 10#1 | [MH 1] Martin Hayes. Martin Hayes. Martin Hayes (fiddle). |
| 1997 | 2.7#1 | [Drv 4] Dervish. Live in Palma. Cathy Jordan (vocals), Liam Kelly (flute), Shane McAleer (fiddle), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Brian McDonagh (mandola, guitar), Micheal Holmes (bouzouki). |
| ~2002 | 7#3 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). |
| ~2003 | 1.3#2 | [WFO 2] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 2. |
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 #100 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #11 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 11 of [MR] Barbara Wygol (tunes), Jenny Loui (text). The Piper's Chair. A Collection of Tunes and Folklore from Micho Russell. |
| As tune #213 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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): 1927