Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4026 (Maude Miller)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MOB (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | D Mixolydian |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Maude Miller / Maud Miller / Maude Millar's / Sporting Molly / Dunnigan's Reel / The Jackdaw's Nest (1st in set Sean McGuire's on DD HR) (also singled, also as a highland) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Luke Kelly's #5655 and distantly with 1st part of Maud Millar #1237)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1986 | 22#1 | [CCssdy] Con Cassidy. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Con Cassidy (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 12#1 | [DD HR] De Dannan. Hibernian Rhapsody. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar), Colm Murphy (bodhrán), Derek Hickey (accordion), Tommy Flemming (vocals). |
| ~1996 | 11#3 | [MOB] Mick O' Brien. May Morning Dew. Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle). For this tune: with Terry Crehan (fiddle). |
| 2001 | 13#3 | [LYK] Liz and Yvonne Kane. The Well Tempered Bow. Liz Kane (fiddle), Yvonne Kane (fiddle), John Blake (guitar, piano). |
| 2003 | 5#2 | [Tda 2] Téada. Give Us a Penny and Let Us Be Gone. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, vocals), John Blake (flute, guitar), Paul Finn (accordion, concertina), Seán McElwain (banjo, bouzouki), Tristan Rosenstock (bodhrán, vocals). |
| ~2003 | 8#2 | [MatH] Brendan Bulger, Marty Fahey, Kathleen Gavin. Music at the House. Brendan Bulger (fiddle), Marty Fahey (accordion, piano), Kathleen Gavin (piano). For this tune: Brendan Bulger (fiddle). |
| ~2006 | 7#2 | [HB 3] Harry Bradley. The Night-Rambler's Companion. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). |
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 #1204 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #480 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 96 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #58 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As reel #6 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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