Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#574 (Eileen Curran)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PitS (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | G Dorian |
Eileen Curran / Eileen Curran's / Eileen Curren / Eillie Curran's / The Sailor's Return / The Sailor Set on Shore / Sailors Set on Shore (compare John Stewart included here) (also in A or E, also as hornpipe)
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 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 18#1 | [BC 3] Bobby Casey. The Spirit of West Clare. Bobby Casey (fiddle, whistle). |
| 1967 | 3#1 | [PitS] Paddy in the Smoke. Martin Byrnes (fiddle). |
| ~1975 | 10#1 | [PCt] Paddy Carty. Traditional Irish Music. Paddy Carty (flute). |
| ~1980 | 3#2 | [JKn 1] James Keane. Roll Away the Reel World. James Keane (accordion). |
| ~1980 | 2.13#2 | [GL20] Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. James Keane. |
| ~1984 | 10#3 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Joe Burke (accordion). |
| 1991 | 8#2 | [FS] Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. Tommy Peoples. |
| ~1993 | 3#1 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). For this tune: (Bb whistle). |
| ~1995 | 3#2 | [WatReeds] Tommy Keane, Jacqueline McCarthy, with Alec Finn. The Wind among the Reeds. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle), Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). For this tune: Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). |
| 1997 | 11#2 | [MH 3] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. The Lonesome Touch. Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill (guitar). |
| ~2000 | 8#2 | [EOR] Eoin Ó Riabhaigh. Tiomnacht. Handed On. Eoin Ó Riabhaigh (pipes). |
| ~2000 | 6#2 | [LLPQ 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle). |
| ~2001 | 6#1 | [JMcK] Joe McKenna. The Irish Low Whistle. Joe McKenna (whistle, pipes, keyboards, piano). For this tune: (whistle). |
| ~2004 | 6#2 | [TTItself] Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin. The Thing Itself. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Peadar O'Loughlin (flute). |
| ~2008 | 12#2 | [Fngl 1] Fingal. Fingal. James Keane (accordion), Randal Bays (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals). For this tune: Randal Bays (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 #1375 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #625 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #36 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| On page 128 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As reel #82 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #309 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
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