Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#502 (De'il among the Tailors)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording RF (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 48 | G Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
De'il among the Tailors, The / The Deil amang the Tailors / Devil among the Tailors / The Devil's Dream (also in A or D, also as 2-part doubled or singled reel)
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14#1 | [RF] Miko, Pakie and Gussie Russell. The Russell Family of Doolin, County Clare. Miko Russell (whistle, flute, vocals), Gussie Russell (whistle), Pakie Russell (concertina). For this tune: Pakie (concertina). |
| ~2000 | 6#1 | [MotS 3] Monks of the Screw Trio. Brathar na nÓl. Paudy Scully (flute), Dan Curtain [Curtin] (fiddle), Tim Browne (fiddle). |
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 #1564 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #3 in [Sc] Scottish Fiddle Tunes. |
| As tune #815 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 10 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| On page 85 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
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