The Irish Traditional Music Tune Index

Album Contents: The Freewheeler by Dougal Adams, Ado Barker, Ben Stephenson

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Artist Name	Dougal Adams, Ado Barker, Ben Stephenson
Album Title	The Freewheeler
Musicians	Dougal Adams (flute), Ado Barker (fiddle), Ben Stephenson (guitar, flute)
Source and other information	Tradsville Records TVLCD 1506, 2015. Entire album is tuned whole step low, with C flutes. Recorded in Melbourne, Australia. Released 17 October 2015 according to <https://troubleinthekitchen.bandcamp.com/album/the-freewheeler-2> accessed 5 February 2025.

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Reel	Old Bush	[1st tune in a set titled:] The Old Bush / [title given for this particular tune:] The Old Bush
	2	Reel	Kerry Reel	[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Old Bush / [title given for this particular tune:] The Green Fields of Rossbeigh
	3	Reel	Toss the Feathers	[3rd tune in a set titled:] The Old Bush / [title given for this particular tune:] Toss the Feathers
2	1	JigD	Down the Back Lane	[1st tune in a set titled:] The Orphan / [title given for this particular tune:] Down the Back Lane
	2	JigD	Ballykeal Jig	[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Orphan / [title given for this particular tune:] The Ballykeal
	3	JigD	Orphan	[3rd tune in a set titled:] The Orphan / [title given for this particular tune:] The Orphan
3	1	Reel	Bank of Ireland	[1st tune in a set titled:] Murphy's Greyhound / [title given for this particular tune:] The Bank of Ireland
	2	Reel	O'Reilly's Greyhound	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Murphy's Greyhound / [title given for this particular tune:] Murphy's Greyhound
4	1	JigD	Trip to Athlone	[1st tune in a set titled:] Old Tipperary / [title given for this particular tune:] The Trip to Athlone
	2	JigD	Old Tipperary	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Old Tipperary / [title given for this particular tune:] Old Tipperary
	3	JigD	Billy McCormick	[3rd tune in a set titled:] Old Tipperary / [title given for this particular tune:] Billy McCormack's [sic]
5	1	Waltz	Tommy Bhetty's Waltz	[1st tune in a set titled:] Tommy Bhetty's / [title given for this particular tune:] Tommy Bhetty's Performer: Ado (fiddle)
	2	Reel	Rogha an Ghabha	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Tommy Bhetty's / [title given for this particular tune:] Rogha An Ghabha (The Blacksmith's Fancy) Performer: Ado (fiddle)
6	1	JigD	Sheep in the Boat	[1st tune in a set titled:] The Sheep in the Boat / [title given for this particular tune:] The Sheep in the Boat
	2	JigD	Tommy Mulhaire's	[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Sheep in the Boat / [title given for this particular tune:] Tommy Mulhaire's
	3	JigD	Hag's Purse	[3rd tune in a set titled:] The Sheep in the Boat / [title given for this particular tune:] The Hag's Purse
7	1	Song	Banks of Sullane	The Banks of Sullane Performer: Dougal (flute)
8	1	Reel	Glenside Cottage	[1st tune in a set titled:] The Glenside Cottage / [title given for this particular tune:] The Glenside Cottage
	2	Reel	Within a Mile of Dublin	[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Glenside Cottage / [title given for this particular tune:] Whint a Mile of Dublin
	3	Reel	Bunch of Green Rushes	[3rd tune in a set titled:] The Glenside Cottage / [title given for this particular tune:] The Bunch of Green Rushes
9	1	JigSl	Moll Roe	[1st tune in a set titled:] Hardiman the Fiddler / [title given for this particular tune:] Taim in Arreas [sic]
	2	JigSl	Hardiman the Fiddler	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Hardiman the Fiddler / [title given for this particular tune:] Hardiman the Fiddler
10	1	Reel	John Egan's	[1st tune in a set titled:] The Queen of May / [title given for this particular tune:] John Egan's
	2	Reel	Shaskeen	[2nd tune in a set titled:] The Queen of May / [title given for this particular tune:] The Shaskeen
	3	Reel	Queen of May	[3rd tune in a set titled:] The Queen of May / [title given for this particular tune:] The Queen of May
11	1	Reel	Jim Donoghue's	[1st tune in a set titled:] Jim Donoghue's / [title given for this particular tune:] Jim Donoghue's
	2	Reel	Jack Coughlan's Fancy	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Jim Donoghue's / [title given for this particular tune:] Jack Coughlan's Favourite
12	1	Reel	Jenny Picking Cockles	[1st tune in a set titled:] Jenny Picking Cockles / [title given for this particular tune:] Jenny Picking Cockles
	2	Reel	Mountain Top	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Jenny Picking Cockles / [title given for this particular tune:] The Mountain Top
	3	Reel	Eel in the Sink	[3rd tune in a set titled:] Jenny Picking Cockles / [title given for this particular tune:] The Eel in the Sink

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