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.
| 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