Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#83 (Apples in Winter)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double jig | 32 | AABB | E Dorian |
Apples in Winter / Úlla sa Gheimhreadh / Uballa I Geimread / Old Apples in Winter / Apples in the Winter / Joe Kennedy's Jig / Kennedy's Jig / Réice an Mhí-ádha / The Unfortunate Rake / Unfortunate Rake / The Misfortunate Rake / Misfortunate Rake / Sunday Is My Wedding Day / Sunday Was My Wedding Day / Next Sunday Is My Wedding Day / Rattle the Quilt / Rattle the Quilt to Pieces / The Shamrock / Shamrock / An Píobaire Caoch / The Squint-Eyed Piper / Squint Eyed Piper / General White's Jig / General White's / Joe Kennedy's Jig / Geese in the Bog / Paddy in London / Ginger's Favourite (2nd in set Apples in Winter on MC; 3rd in set Apples in Winter on Drv 1) (also with 2 more parts, also in B)
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.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1922 | 2.14#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| 1923 | 10#1 | [OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. James Morrison (fiddle). |
| 1965 | 3#1 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). For this tune: Joe Burke (accordion). |
| ~1981 | 6#3 | [ApW] Brian Conway and Tony DeMarco. The Apple in Winter. Irish Music in New York. Brian Conway (fiddle), Tony DeMarco (fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 1#3 | [Drv 1] Dervish. Harmony Hill. Cathy Jordan (vocals, bodhrán, bones), Liam Kelly (flute, whistle, vocals), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Shane McAleer (fiddle, viola), Brian McDonagh (mandola, mandolin), Michael Holmes (bouzouki, guitar). |
| ~1996 | 11#2 | [GOh] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina, whistle). |
| 1997 | 4#1 | [Beg 1] Beginish. Beginish. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals), Noel O'Grady (bouzouki). |
| ~1997 | 9#2 | [NaCnn 1] Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Sean Og Potts (pipes, whistle), John Regan (accordion), John Wynne (flute), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar). For this tune: 1st time John Wynne (flute). |
| 1999 | 9#2 | [CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums). |
| ~2000 | 6#1 | [COC] Connie O'Connell. Ceol Cill na Martra (Music from Cill Na Martra). Connie O'Connell (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 2#1 | [CDrny 4] Chris Droney. Down from Bell Harbour. Chris Droney (concertina). |
| 2008 | 3#2 | [StGrmm 2] Stanley & Grimm. Another Round
. Nicole Engstrom aka Nikki Engstrom (fiddle), Sean Brennan (guitar, vocals). For this tune: with Susan Gedutis Lindsey (flute). |
| ~2008 | 9#1 | [RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina). |
| ~2011 | 11#1 | [PO 4] Paddy O'Brien. Mixing the Punch. Paddy O'Brien (accordion). |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune 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 #1111 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #300 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On pages 42-43 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. |
| As tune #33 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 75 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As tune #233 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As jig #81 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| On page 73 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| As tune #85 in [DM 3] Dave Mallinson. 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| On page 121 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
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