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.
| 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 ES] 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