Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#943 (Jim Keeffe's)
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polka | 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 JDSC (details in the Discography below).
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Jim Keeffe's / Séamus Ó Caoimh / O'Keeffe's / The Newmarket / Áth Trasna / Din Tarrant's / Antrim Hills / Fred Rice's Polka (unclearly labeled on JDSC reissue; 1st in set Westport Set-Dancers on MMM; for 2nd figure of Sliabh Luachra Set on MISD 7) (2nd part same as 2nd part of Tom Billy's #3782)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1977 | 1#2 | [JDSC] Jackie Daly, Séamus Creagh. Jackie Daly. Séamus Creagh. Jackie Daly (accordion), Séamus Creagh (fiddle). |
| ~1992 | 20#1 | [MMM] various. Music at Matt Molloy's. |
| 1993 | 12#2 | [CTL 4] Cherish the Ladies. Out and About. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo, bouzouki), Maureen Doherty Macken (accordion, whistle), Winifred Horan (fiddle), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Cathie Ryan (vocals). |
| ~1996 | A.2#1 | [MISD 7] Donncha Lynch Trio. The Magic of Irish Set Dancing. Vol. 7. Donncha Lynch (accordion), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Donncha Lynch Jr. (guitar). |
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 125 of [RM] Randy Miller and Jack Perron. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. |
| As tune #299 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. |
| As tune #37 in [IBPS] Pat Conway. Ireland's Best Polkas and Slides. |
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): 1977