Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#956 (Job of Journeywork)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MC (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|
| Set dance | 44 | D Major |
Job of Journeywork, The / The Job of Journey Work / Job o' Journeywork (mislabeled on PK 1 as Tarbolton, The Longford Collector) (compare Campbell's Reel #3424)
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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 1.13#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
| ~1947 | A.5#1 | [JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes). |
| 1974 | 16#1 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. |
| ~1975 | 6#1 | [PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle, low whistle). For this tune: John Keenan (banjo). |
| ~1978 | 10#2 | [Ch 8] The Chieftains. 8. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
| ~1989 | 2.2#2 | [JK 1] James Kelly. "Capel Street". James Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1996 | 14#1 | [JB 4] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
| ~2008 | 10#1 | [Fngl 1] Fingal. Fingal. James Keane (accordion), Randal Bays (fiddle), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals). For this tune: Starts Randal Bays as air (fiddle), then with James Keane (accordion). |
| ~2010 | 9#2 | [MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes). |
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 #1792 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. |
| As tune #966 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. |
| As tune #271 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. |
| On page 222 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. |
| On page 46 of [RW] Robin Williamson. The Penny Whistle Book. |
| As setd #1 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music. |
| As tune #92 in [Cr] Matt Cranitch. The Irish Fiddle Book. |
| In [FMH] Tom Hastings. The Feis Musicians Handbook [sic]. |
| As setd #14 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. |
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