Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4586 (Helvic Head)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 80 | AABBCCDDEE | 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 MMcG 3 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Helvic Head / Walk Out of It Hogan / Walk Out of It, Hogan (2nd in set The Desert Road on MMcG 3; 1st in set Helvic Head on OCG)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~2006 | 10(1:51)#2 | [MMcG 3] Michael McGoldrick. Wired. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, mandolin, bodhrán). |
| ~2009 | 12#1 | [OCG] Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford. On Common Ground. Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle), Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán). |
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 #1072 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #274 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 65 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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