Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#614 (Fasten the Leg in Her)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 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 Chi (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Fasten the Leg in Her / Fasten the Leg on Her / Fasten the Leggin' / Fasten The Leg In / Fasten the Leg / Fáisc an Chos Uirthi / Fasten the Wig on Her / The Noonday Feast / Johnny Is So Long at the Fair / Port Vincent Hegarty / Joe Ryan's (compare Tribute to Peggy McGrath included here and compare 1st part with 1st part of #1527)
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. They are listed in order of when they were recorded.
| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Primary musicians (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1919 | 6#1 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| 1975 | 2#2 | [Chi] various. Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. |
| ~1978 | A.2#2 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). |
| 1990 | 21#2 | [MLIIA] various. The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. |
| 1993 | 2#2 | [MOK] Máire O'Keeffe. Cóisir. House Party. Máire O'Keeffe (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 7#1 | [ST] Seamus Tansey. Easter Snow. Seamus Tansey (flute). |
| 1999 | 2#2 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). |
| ~2006 | 11#1 | [JOSe] Jimmí Ó Sé. Malairt Poirt ó Fionntrá. Jimmí Ó Sé (accordion, vocals). |
| ~2007 | 9#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 #860 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #120 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 20 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #197#1 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #6 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| As tune #73 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 35 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As jig #13 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| As jig #63 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #40 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 134 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #32 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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