Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#3997 (Sprig of Shillelagh)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Set dance | 32 | 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 SCnly 1 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sprig of Shillelagh, The / Sprig of Shillelah / A Sprig of Shillelah / Black Joke / Darling Nedeen / Irish Dragoon / Irish Oak / O! Love Is the Soul of a Neat Irish Man / Paddy McShane / Shandrum Boggoon / Sublime Was the Warning / Thistle Sae Green / When the Bright Spark of Freedom
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1988 | 7#1 | [SCnly 1] Séamus Connolly. Notes from My Mind. Séamus Connolly (fiddle). |
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 #994 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
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): 1907