Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#801 (Munster Jig)
| 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 SatG (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Munster Jig, The / The Munster / The Best in the Bag / King of the Jigs / The King Jig / The Happy Mistake / Jackson's Mistake / Miss Monroe's Jig / Mrs. Monroe's Jig / Green Fields of Miltown / John Blessing's Delight / Jim O'Connor's (appears again at end of set on IDM 2) (also in A, also with 4 parts) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Joy of My Life #1004)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 15#1 | [IDM 2] various. Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. |
| ~1969 | 12#1 | [SatG] Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. The Star above the Garter. Fiddle music from Kerry, played by Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
| ~1985 | 1#1 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 1993 | 1.2#1 | [SDI 2] various. Set Dances of Ireland. Volume II. Denis McMahon (fiddle), Paudy Scully (flute), Timmy O'Connor (melodeon), Michael Tubridy (flute), Tommy McCarthy (concertina), Eamon McGivney (fiddle). |
| 1995 | 10#1 | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
| ~1995 | 6#2 | [Whr] Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan. The Whirlwind. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Robbie Hannan (pipes). |
| 2000 | 6#2 | [KC 2] Kevin Crawford. In Good Company. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle). |
| 2005 | 2.3#2 | [WFO 3] various. Wooden Flute Obsession 3. |
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 #852 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #982 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #113 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #198 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #126 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #23 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 33 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 56 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #78 in [SIMB] Tony Sullivan. Sully's Irish Music Book. |
| As tune #174 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #80 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As jig #6 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
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