Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#4726 (Little House under the Hill)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MMrch 2 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 16 | D Dorian |
Little House under the Hill / The Poor Soldier (compare with 2nd part of The Little House under the Hill in book JKg 3, included here)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.
to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1#1 | [MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (D flute). |
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 recording listed above.
| As jig #95 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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): 2004