Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3725 (Skin the Peelers)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | 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 MR 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Skin the Peelers / Skin the Peeler / The Peeler Jig / The Peeler's Jig / Beimíd Ag Ól / Óró, a Thaidhg, a Ghrá / Barney's Goat / Late Home at Night (also reversed parts, also in G) (compare 2nd and 3rd parts of Butterfly #254)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1993 | 14#2 | [MR 2] Micho Russell. The Limestone Rock. Micho Russell (whistle). |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #255 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #65 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
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