Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 4191 (My Darling I Am Fond of You)

RhythmMode
AirD Major
Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
My Darling I Am Fond of You / My Darling, I Am Fond of You / Then She Sung Most Charming
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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). Album details
and contents
~19983#1[Cltri 3] Ceoltori. Women of Ireland. Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, flute, whistle), Connie McKenna (vocals, guitar), Sue Richards (harp).View album details

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 #16 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
On page 115 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. [available]

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
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