Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#803 (Hardiman the Fiddler)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slip jig | 16 | AB | D Mixolydian |
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 Ch 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hardiman the Fiddler / Hardy Man the Fiddler / Hardyman the Fiddler (3rd in set Rhubarb and Ginger on NNC) (also in E)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1959 | 4#2 | [LR 2] Leo Rowsome. The King of the Pipers. Leo Rowsome (pipes). |
| 1969 | 10#2 | [Ch 2] The Chieftains. 2. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle). |
| ~1976 | 10#1 | [SotC] Armagh Pipers Club. Armagh Pipers' Club [Song of the Chanter]. Disc 10 of Celtic Souls. Irish Celtic Ballads & Traditional Music. Paul Davis (concertina, flutes, harmonica), Eithne Vallelly (fiddle), Pat Daly (harp), Brian Vallelly (pipes, whistle, flute), Niall Vallelly (bodhran). |
| ~1976 | 15#2 | [ItS] various. In the Smoke. |
| ~1996 | 10#1 | [DByrn] Dermot Byrne. Dermot Byrne. Dermot Byrne (accordion). |
| 2001 | 12#2 | [FDys] Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin. Forgotten Days. Davy Spillane (pipes, whistle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle). |
| ~2002 | 11#1 | [TP 8] Tommy Peoples. Waiting for a Call. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| 2003 | 2#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). |
| 2003 | 9#2 | [CSmth] Chris Smith with Roger Landes and Randal Bays. Coyotebanjo. Chris Smith (banjo, mandola, mandolin, field organ), Roger Landes (bouzouki), Randal Bays (fiddle). |
| ~2007 | 1#3 | [NNC] Niamh Ní Charra. Ón Dá Thaobh. From Both Sides. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, 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 #1117 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #412 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 20 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. |
| As tune #127 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. |
| On page 79 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 50 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| As tune #31 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| On page 33 of [SK] Sean Keane. Fifty Fiddle Solos. |
| As tune #87 in [DM 2] Dave Mallinson. 100 Enduring Irish Session Tunes. |
| As slipjig #13 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