Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#809 (Haste to the Wedding)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | D 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 MG (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Haste to the Wedding / A Trip to the Gargle / Let Brainspinning Swains / Rural Felicity / The Washerwoman / Rory O'More / The Big Jig (for The Bridge of Athlone in book MM; for The Three Tunes in book FMH) (previously mislabeled as The Walls of Limerick on LR)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 5#1 | [JKm] John J. Kimmel. John J. Kimmel. Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music. John J. Kimmel (accordion). |
| 1937 | 18#1 | [MG] various. Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. |
| ~1948 | 23#2 | [LR 1] Leo Rowsome. Classics of Irish Piping. Leo Rowsome (pipes). |
| ~1986 | 7#2 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
| 1990 | 14#2 | [COG] Conal O Gráda. The Top of Coom. Conal Ó Gráda (flute). |
| ~1994 | 11#3 | [NMCMM] various. The Northern Meeting. Celtic Music in Milwaukee. |
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 #987 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #203 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #291 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| As tune #15 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." |
| On page 49 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 131 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As misc #19 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 86 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 86 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As jig #20 in [Ng] Alan Ng. Alan Ng's Transcriptions. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On page 143 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As jig #49 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #50 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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