Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#710 (Geese in the Bog)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IDM 1 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
Geese in the Bog, The / Na Seanghéanna sa Phortach / Geese in the Bog / The Old Geese in the Bog / The Old Geese on the Bog / The Goose in the Bog / The Humours of Ballinifad / The Humors of Ballinifad / Bryan O'Lynn / Bryan O Lynn / Ken Fahey's (as Gan Ainm on JCrehan) (also in B, also with extra 1st part by Liz Carroll on LC 2) (compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Banks of Lough Gowna #117)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 17#3 | [IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. Frank Lee's Tara Ceilidh Band. |
| ~1987 | 1#1 | [TW] Tannahill Weavers. The Best of the Tannahill Weavers 1979-1989. |
| ~1988 | 10#2 | [LC 2] Liz Carroll. Liz Carroll. Liz Carroll (fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 7#3 | [MMM] Music at Matt Molloy's. |
| ~1993 | 21#1 | [JCnly 1] Johnny Connolly. An tOileán Aerach. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). |
| 1994 | 2.4#3 | [SDI 3] Set Dances of Ireland. Volume III. Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| ~1994 | 10#1 | [EI 1] Eileen Ivers. Eileen Ivers. Traditional Irish Music. Eileen Ivers (fiddle, mandolin, rainstick). |
| ~1995 | 7#2 | [Arc 2] Arcady. Many Happy Returns. Johnny McDonagh (bones, bodhrán, triangle), Nicholas Quemener (guitar, flute, whistle, vocals), Patsy Broderick (piano, keyboards), Conor Keane (accordion), Brendan Larrissey (fiddle), Niamh Parsons (vocals). |
| ~1995 | 2.14#1 | [JCrehan] Junior Crehan. The Last House in Ballymakea. Junior Crehan (fiddle, vocals, concertina). For this tune: Junior Crehan (fiddle), Tony Crehan (concertina), Angela Crehan (whistle), Ita Crehan (whistle), P.J. Crotty (flute), Bobby Casey (fiddle), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| ~1997 | 4#2 | [CKeane 2] Conor Keane. Oidhreacht. Conor Keane (accordion). |
| 1998 | 2#2 | [Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle). |
| 1999 | 6#2 | [JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
| 2001 | 11#2 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle). |
| 2003 | 11#1 | [LLPQ 2] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Track Across the Deep. Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Dee Havlin (flute, whistle), Maureen Linane (accordion), Kathleen O'Sullivan (vocals). For this tune: 1st time (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 #90 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #55 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols. |
| As jig #66 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #6 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 85 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #88 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 139 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #164 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #181 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): 1927