Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#875 (Hunter's Purse)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording IDM 2 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 32 | AABB | A Dorian |
Hunter's Purse, The / Hunters Purse / Sparán an tSealgaire / The Heel of the Hunt / The Five-Leaved Clover / The Five Leaved Clover / The Haymaker / The Old Bush / The Bush / An Sceach / An Sgeach / Bridie Morley's Reel / Paddy Kelly's / The Indian on the Rock (also in E) (mislabeled as The Valley of Knockanure on Rnys)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 13#2 | [BtB] Paddy Killoran, James Morrison. From Ballymote to Brooklyn. Paddy Killoran (fiddle), James Morrison (fiddle). For this tune: Paddy Killoran (fiddle). |
| 1937 | 4#2 | [GD] From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. Edward Meehan (flute), John McKenna (flute). |
| 1938 | 1#3 | [IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Belhavel Trio: Joe Liddy (fiddle), Ned O'Gorman (pipes), Tom Liddy (accordion). |
| ~1956 | 14#1 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). For this tune: Paddy Rainey (fiddle). |
| 1957 | 1.8#2 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). For this tune: with Michael McIntyre (flute). |
| ~1959 | 1.19#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). For this tune: with Ed Cahill (piccolo). |
| ~1973 | 4#1 | [Ch 3] The Chieftains. 3. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones). For this tune: Pat Kilduff (lilting). |
| ~1978 | 8#10 (11:23) | [KB Cap] Kevin Burke. If the Cap Fits. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Peter Browne (pipes). |
| ~1995 | 2.12#2 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). |
| 1996 | 1#2 | [Dnu 1] Danú. Danú. Daire Bracken (fiddle), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (pipes, bodhrán), Tom Doorley (flute), Eamonn Doorley (bouzouki, fiddle), Timmy Murray (guitar), Cárthach Mac Craith (vocals). For this tune: 1st time Tom Doorley (flute). |
| ~1996 | 14#2 | [SBw] Folan and Davey. Skin and Bow. Declan Folan (fiddle), Junior Davey (bodhrán). |
| 2001 | 3#3 | [GrHs] Grey Larsen and Paddy League. The Green House. Grey Larsen (flute, whistle, concertina, harmonium, field organ, piano), Paddy League (bodhrán, guitar). For this tune: (whistle). |
| 2001 | 14#1 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
| 2002 | 11#1 | [BBg 2] Brendan Begley. It Could Be a Good Night Yet! Oíche go Maidean. Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich/Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals). For this tune: (D melodeon). |
| 2007 | 10#1 | [CMcEv 3] Catherine McEvoy. The Home Ruler. Traditional Irish Flute Music. Catherine McEvoy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
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 #1247 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #519 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| On page 77 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #119 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 104 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 138 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| As tune #75 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. |
| On page 30 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition. |
| On page 50 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition. |
| As reel #142 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #76 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