Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#49 (Aggie Whyte's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | 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 MLIIA (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Aggie Whyte's / Aggie Whyte's Reel / Aggie White's / Ríl Úna de Faoite / Father Ahearn's / Paddy Kelly's / Paddy Kelly's Reel / Ní fios (composed by Paddy Kelly)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1980 | 13#1 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1986 | 18#1 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| 1990 | 10#1 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. |
| ~1993 | 13#3 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
| ~1993 | 9#1 | [JMd 1] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
| 1999 | 12#1 | [MOBAL] Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Rolston [sic]. Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Ralston. Michelle O'Brien (fiddle), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Gavin Ralston (guitar). |
| ~2007 | 1#1 | [RdOnly] Brian McNamara and Tim Collins. Reed Only. Brian McNamara (pipes), Tim Collins (concertina). |
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 #186 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As reel #692 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc 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): 1966