Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID# 761 (Gravel Walks)

RhythmBars8-bar phrase structureMode
Reel40ABCDDA Dorian
Transcription of first 2 bars of Gravel Walks
 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 MM 3 (details in the Discography below).

Where do you get the tune titles?
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Gravel Walks, The / The Gravel Walk / Gravel Walk / Gravelwalks / The Gravel Walks to Grainne / Gravel Walks to Grainie / The Gravel Walks to Granie / Gravel Walks to Granny / The Gravel Path / Cuir Snaidhm i do Chaipín, a Shinéad (2nd in set Dunántúli Friss Csárdasok on NNC) (also in B; 4th part either singled or doubled; also without 3rd part or without 3rd and 4th parts)
What do the "track#tune" codes mean?

cd 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). Album details
and contents
~1981A.6#1[SA] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Spring in the Air. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (guitar, vocals).View album details
~198120#1[KOS] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Traditional Music of Ireland. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar).View album details
~19878#2[MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute).View album details
19911#2[FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. View album details
199115#2[FS] various. Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. View album details
1993[2] various. Alan's other personal audiocassettes.
~199716#2[CBt] various. Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Neil Martin (pipes, whistle), Davy Maguire (flute, whistle), Brian McAteer (fiddle), Breandan O'Hare (flute, whistle), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), John McSherry (pipes), Ray Gallen (bodhrán).View album details
19997#3[MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki).View album details
~200712#2[NNC] Niamh Ní Charra. Ón Dá Thaobh. From Both Sides. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina).View album details

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 #238 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2.
As tune #29 in volume 2 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As tune #23 in volume 3 of [AW] Eithne Vallely. Learn to Play the Tin Whistle.
On pages 124-125 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As reel #102 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
As tune #19 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 27 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On pages 44-45 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As reel #122 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]

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
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