Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#374 (Castletown Conners)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MOC 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Castletown Conners / The Castletown Connors / Castletown Jig / Connor's Jig / Condon's Frolics / Súgradh Chondúin / Paddy Carty's Jig / The Thatcher / Walsh's (3rd in set Jig C Jig on Drv 1) (also with parts reversed, also in A or B) (compare The Thatcher included here from O'Neill books)
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 15#1 | [PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Tommy Maguire (accordion), Father O'Keeffe (mandolin). |
| ~1979 | 8#2 | [MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion). |
| ~1980 | 5#3 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1992 | 8#3 | [Drv 1] Dervish. Harmony Hill. Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhrán, bones), Liam Kelly (flute, whistle, vocals), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Shane McAleer (fiddle, viola), Brian McDonagh (mandola, mandolin), Michael Holmes (bouzouki, guitar). |
| 1999 | 7#2 | [JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| ~1999 | 5#2 | [PF] Patty Furlong. Traditional Irish Music on Button Accordion. Patty Conway Furlong (accordion). For this tune: with Brendan Dolan (flute). |
| ~2008 | 12#2 | [BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
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 #1036 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #838 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #100 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #324 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 31 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 58 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As jig #10 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As jig #154 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As jig #346 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As jig #356 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