Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#878 (I Have No Money)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | 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 SE 2 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
I Have No Money / Táim Gan Airgead / Níl Aon Airgead Agam / Miss Hamilton / Miss Hamilton's (mislabeled on CTL 3 as Tear the Calico) (also doubled, also in C or G)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1973 | 15#2 | [SE 2] Seamus Ennis. The Pure Drop. Seamus Ennis (pipes). |
| 1977 | 13#2 | [JDa 1] Jackie Daly. Music from Sliabh Luachra. Jackie Daly (accordion, concertina). |
| ~1992 | 12#2 | [CTL 3] Cherish the Ladies. The Back Door. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Eileen Golden (feet), Winifred Horan (fiddle, feet), Maureen Doherty Macken [Mary Rafferty] (accordion, flute), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Cathie Ryan (vocals), Linnane Wick (feet). |
| 1999 | 10#3 | [MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki). |
| ~2000 | 9#1 | [MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina). |
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 #1356 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #610 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #137(i) in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. |
| On page 124 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
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