Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4376 (All Hands Around)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | 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 JDr 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
All Hands Around (note that 1st part is the same as the 1st part of The Tipsy Parson included here in book FT, a tune which the more modern Ralph Page thought he had composed)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15#2 | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
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 #1188 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #467 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 93 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #73 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #258 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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