Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#655 (Behind the Ditch in Páirc Anna)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MMu (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
Behind the Ditch in Páirc Anna / Ar chúl an chlaí i bPáirc Anna / Mike Sullivan's / Flynn's / The Humours of Tullycreen (also in G Mixolydian; also as reel in book CRE 2) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Wren's Hornpipe #3742; compare more distantly Humours of Tullycrine #184)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6#1 | [JOL 1] Johnny O'Leary. Music for the Set. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra. Johnny O'Leary (accordion). |
| ~1977 | 2#1 | [RtHaMtD] Round the House and Mind the Dresser. Johnny O'Leary (accordion). |
| ~1978 | A.6#1 | [MMu] Martin Mulvihill with Mick Moloney. Traditional Irish Fiddling from County Limerick. Martin Mulvihill (fiddle). |
| 2000 | 8#3 | [NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (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 #224 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| As tune #77 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
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): 1968