Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#996 (Johnny Henry's)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording MM 3 (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel | 16 | AB | D Major |
Titles given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Johnny Henry's / Johnny 'Watt' Henry's Favourite / Johnny 'Watt' Henry's / Johnny Watt Henry's
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 10 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1987 | 13#1 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1999 | 10#1 | [MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Seamus O'Donnell (flute). |
| ~2001 | 7#1 | [AtR 2] At the Racket. Mirth-Making Heroes. John Carty (fiddle, banjo), Brian McGrath (banjo, piano, keyboards), Seamus O'Donnell (flute, saxophone, vocals), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano), Brid Dooley (vocals). For this tune: Garry O'Briain (mandocello), then at end of track with Seamus (flute). |
| 2002 | 4#2 | [HB 2] Harry Bradley. As I Carelessly Did Stray
. Harry Bradley (flute, whistle). For this tune: (C flute, C whistle). |
| ~2004 | 9#2 | [OMcD] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, whistle). |
| ~2006 | 14#1 | [CrnrHs 2] Corner House. The Friendly Visit. Davey Mathias (guitar), Andi Hearn (fiddle, vocals). For this tune: Andi (fiddle), Beanie (fiddle). |
| 2009 | 1#3 | [DPss 2] Dan Possumato. Pulling Out the Stops. Traditional Music and Song of Ireland. Dan Possumato (accordion). |
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 reel #588 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc 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): 1987