Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#811 (Have a Drink with Me)
| 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 JCC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Have a Drink with Me / Have a Drink on Me / The Flaxdresser / Vaughan's Favorite / Padraig O'Keeffes [Padraig O'Keeffe's] (1st in set Sheehan's Jigs on MOK) (significant variations within 2nd part)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8#1 | [JCC] Jack and Charlie Coen. The Branch Line. Jack Coen (flute), Charlie Coen (concertina). |
| 1986 | 4#3 | [PS 1] Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn. Patrick Street. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Jackie Daly (accordion), Andy Irvine (vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica), Arty McGlynn (guitar). |
| 1993 | 5#1 | [MOK] Máire O'Keeffe. Cóisir. House Party. Máire O'Keeffe (fiddle). |
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 #720 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #20 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #113 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 17 of [Ba] Betty M. Barlow. Fiddle Tunes for the Violinist. |
| As slide #43 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. |
| As tune #194 in [Raff] Lesl Harker. 300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty. |
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