Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#908 (Jackson's Bottle of Brandy)
| 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 PT (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jackson's Bottle of Brandy / Jackson's Jug of Punch / Íoc an Reicneáil / Jackson's Bottle of Punch / Jackson's Bottle of Claret / Jackson's Jig / The Bottle of Punch / Pay the Reckoning / Bobbing for Eels / Fishing for Eels / The Butchers of Bristol / The Old Man's Jig / The Groom / Groom / Larry Grogan / The Dairy Maid (composed by C. Knowlton)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 12#2 | [PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes). |
| ~1978 | A.7#2 | [NF] Joe Shannon, Johnny McGreevy. The Noonday Feast. Joe Shannon (pipes), Johnny McGreevy (fiddle). |
| ~1979 | 2#3 | [Plx 5] Planxty. After the Break. Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, harmonium, bodhrán), Donal Lunny (blarge, guitar), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, hurdy gurdy, bouzouki), Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle), Matt Molloy (flute, whistle). |
| ~1983 | 10#2 | [JB 2] Joe Burke with Máire Ní Chathasaigh. The Tailor's Choice. Joe Burke (flute, whistle, accordion). |
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 #1006 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #898 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #145 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #19 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. |
| On page 40 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| As jig #60 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #10 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. |
| As tune #46 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. |
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