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.
| 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