Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4520 (Dingle Regatta)
about these two barsThese two bars are quoted from the transcription in the book LPTW (details in the Bibliography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide | 48 | AABBCC | G Major |
Dingle Regatta / Slattery's Grove / Dennis Murphy's Slide / Tom Billy's Favourite / Jogging with Meáig Leary (for 5th figure of The West Kerry Set on JRSLCB 2; the beginning of this tune is heard in the fade-out of the set Westport Set-Dancers on MMM) (setting on KCB 1 does not use the 1st part, and reverses the 3rd and 2nd parts) (1st part same as the 1st part of the older Dingle Regatta #511; 2nd part same as 2nd part of untitled tune included here in book R; 3rd part is same as 1st part of Kilcummin Slide #2476)
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1958 | 4#3 | [KCB 1] The Kilfenora Ceili Band. The Fabulous Kilfenora Ceili Band. P.J. Lynch (fiddle), Gus Tierney (fiddle), Jim McCormack (flute), Gerry Lynch (accordion), P. Mullins, T. Eustace, P. Madigan, Kitty Linnane (piano), G. O'Loughlin (drums). |
| ~1992 | 20#5 (3:15) | [MMM] Music at Matt Molloy's. Pat Friel (accordion), Liam Grealis (fiddle).. |
| ~1998 | 17#1 | [JRSLCB 2] Johnny Reidy and the Sliabh Luachra Ceili Band. Music for Set Dancing Vol. II. Johnny Reidy (accordion). |
| ~2007 | 5#1 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |
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 recordings listed above.
| As tune #132 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #19 in volume 1 of [LPTW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle. |
| As slide #9 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #66 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session 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): 1927