Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4384 (Miller of Drone)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Fling | 16 | D 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 FBros (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Miller of Drone, The (also in A)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 8#1 | [FBros] The Flanagan Brothers. The Tunes We Like to Play on Paddy's Day. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Louis Flanagan (guitar, banjo), Mike Flanagan (banjo, vocals, mandolin). |
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 #36 in [Sc] Scottish Fiddle 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): 1903