Of the 11 schottisches played by irishtune.info members – after excluding members who claim less than five tunes – which are the most popular?
Rank | How many members play this tune | Tune (and link to tune details) |
---|---|---|
1 | 90 | Joe Bane's Schottische |
2 | 37 | Green Grow the Rushes O |
3 | 13 | Sweet Flowers of Miltown |
4 | 7 | Macroom Lasses |
5 | 7 | Mrs. Kenny's |
6 | 2 | Finnea Lassies |
7 | 2 | Thistle and Shamrock |
8 | 2 | Kelly's |
9 | 1 | [untitled] |
10 | 1 | Bill O'Malley's |
11 | 1 | [untitled] |
About the sort order: Tunes that are tied with the same number of people playing them are then ranked with the oldest tunes first, based on the post-1900 publication histories of the tune, as documented in irishtune.info.
Caveat: The accuracy of these "session" statistics depend on how carefully each contributor was about entering his or her repertoire. There are known cases when users have hastily grabbed at a wrong tune only because it happens to have the same title as the intended tune, without bothering to read more closely. This behavior should only have a minor effect on these "most popular" lists.