Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4409 (Song of the Chanter)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 32 | AABB | A Mixolydian |
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 Dnu 4 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Song of the Chanter, The / Song of the Chanter / The Chanter's Song (3rd tune in medley Planxty Bunting on Ch CH) (also in D Mixolydian or E Minor)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4(2:53)#3 | [Ch CH] The Chieftains. The Celtic Harp. A Tribute to Edward Bunting with the Belfast Harp Orchestra. Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán, vocals), Matt Molloy (flute), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán, harpsichord). |
| 2003 | 9#1 | [Dnu 4] Danú. The Road Less Travelled. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (vocals, flute, whistle), Benny McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Oisin McAuley (fiddle, vocals), Tom Doorley (flute, whistle, vocals), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki), Donal Clancy (guitar). |
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 recordings listed above.
| As tune #4 in volume 1 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| On page 12 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. |
| On page 26 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| As tune #7 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. |
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): 1975