Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4297 (Riding on a Load of Hay)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording LC 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Polka | 32 | E Dorian |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Riding on a Load of Hay
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
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to hear the first 10 seconds.
to hear the first 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1978 | 6#3 | [LC 1] Liz Carroll. A Friend Indeed. Liz Carroll (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 recording listed above.
| As tune #343 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
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): 1927