Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3595 (Orange Rogue)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Set dance | 48 | G 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 FR (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Orange Rogue, The / Bunch of Clover (2nd in set Baile na bPoc on MOBAL) (also in D) (compare 1st part with 1st part of The Trooper #2470)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1979 | 11#3 | [FR] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. The Funny Reel. Traditional Music of Ireland. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
| 1999 | 7#2 | [MOBAL] Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Rolston [sic]. Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Ralston. Michelle O'Brien (fiddle), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Gavin Ralston (guitar). |
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 #837 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #978 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As setd #22 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #292 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
| On page 152 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
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