Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#612 (Farewell to Whiskey)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording BtB (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polka | 32 | AABB | G Major |
Farewell to Whiskey / The Humors of Whiskey / My Love Is But a Lassie / Níl in Mo Ghrá ach Cailín Óg / Ladies Triumph / Young America Hornpipe (1st in set Dan's Favourites on WyndTrn; in set The Jolly Beggarman on CTL 8; follows song The Mickey Dam on LLPQ 3; 1st in set Farewell to Whiskey Polkas in track Polka Time on LMcK 1; for The Seige of Ennis [Siege of Ennis] in book A; 1st part of tune used during 4th figure of Orange and Green in book R) (also as march) (composed by Niel Gow)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 24#1 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: John McKenna (flute), James Morrison (fiddle). |
| ~1969 | 4#1 | [SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| 1983 | 8#1 | [FG 2] Frankie Gavin. Croch Suas É. Up and Away. Frankie Gavin (flute, fiddle, whistle, accordion). For this tune: (flute). |
| ~1997 | 8#1 | [WyndTrn] Dan Healy and Ciaran O'Raghallaigh. The Wyndy Turn. Dan Healy (flute), Ciaran O Raghallaigh (fiddle). |
| 2000 | 12#1 | [CTL 8] Cherish the Ladies. The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone. Joanie Madden (whistle, flute, vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, mandolin), Donna Long (piano, keyboards, vocals), Mary Rafferty (accordion, concertina, whistle), Deirdre Connolly (vocals, whistle, flute), Liz Knowles (fiddle). |
| 2002 | 13#1 | [HB 2] Harry Bradley. As I Carelessly Did Stray
. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: (high B flute). |
| ~2003 | 11#1 | [LMcK 1] Laura MacKenzie. Laura and the Lads. Laura MacKenzie (flute, whistle, concertina, vocals), Brian Miller (guitar). For this tune: (flute), with Django Amerson (fiddle). |
| ~2006 | 8#2 (2:07) | [LLPQ 3] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Enchanted Lady. Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle, mandola, banjo), Maureen Linane (accordion), Dee Havlin (flute, whistle), Kathleen O'Sullivan (vocals). |
| 2007 | 7#1 | [PotW] John Wynne and John McEvoy. Pride of the West. John Wynne (flute), John McEvoy (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 #1825 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #297#4 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #350 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #118#2 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #55 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| On page 102 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As misc #37 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #48 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| As tune #23 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
| As other #14 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As polka #15 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #285 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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