Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#538 (Sally Gardens)
| Rhythm ? | Mode ? |
|---|---|
| Air | D Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Sally Gardens, The / Down by the Sally Gardens / The Mourne Shore / The Maids of Mourne Shore (also in A or F)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~2008 | 5#1 | [TDeM] Tony DeMarco. The Sligo Indians. Tony DeMarco (fiddle). |
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 recording listed above.
| As tune #49 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #50 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
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