Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4001 (Old Road to Garry)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording CPO (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 64 | AABBCCDD | C Major |
Old Road to Garry, The (often singled and in D, also without the last 2 parts) (composed by Paddy O'Brien the elder, of Tipperary)
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 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1988 | 8#3 | [SCnly 1] Séamus Connolly. Notes from My Mind. Séamus Connolly (fiddle). |
| ~1990 | 5#2 | [VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán). |
| ~1993 | 11#2 | [CPO] Eileen O'Brien and Willie Fogarty. The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien. Eileen O'Brien (fiddle), Willie Fogarty (accordion). |
| 2002 | 7#2 | [AJK] Alan and John Kelly. Fourmilehouse. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), John Kelly (flute, whistle). For this tune: John Kelly (flute). |
| ~2002 | 2.1#2 | [WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. John Kelly (flute). |
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 reel #363 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As reel #595 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): 1988