Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#898 (Iron Man)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathspey | 32 | AABB | A 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 TP 4 (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Iron Man, The (composed by J. Scott Skinner) [This tune is not (yet?) part of the Irish tradition, but belongs rather to Scottish music.]
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1982 | 5#1 | [TP 4] Tommy Peoples. The Iron Man. Tommy Peoples (fiddle). |
| ~1989 | [Ch C] The Chieftains. Celebration. |
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.
| On page 141 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. |
| On page 386 of [CITM] Fintan Vallely. The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. |
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): 1982