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Tune ID#1050 (Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording GP (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Reel32ABCDG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Kiss the Maid behind the Barrel / Tabhair Póg don Gearrchaile taobh thiar den Bhairille / Póg an Ghearrchaile ar Chúl an Bhairille / The Maid behind the Barrel / Kiss the Maid behind the Barn / Kiss the Maid behind the Bar / The Maid behind the Bar / An Gearrchaile taobh thiar den Bheár / Maid Behind the Bar / The Barmaids / The Maid / The Bruisus / The Bruiser / Clonmel Lasses (2nd in set Cottage in the Grove on CVlly) (also doubled, also with parts in different orders and with up to 6 parts) (Fair Haired Kate included here from book JKg 3 is similar except in terms of mode) (compare distantly Trim the Velvet #1967, compare 1st part with 1st part of Geoghegan's Fancy #711 and compare 2nd part with 2nd part of Music in the Forge #1382)
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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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Year
Recorded
Track
#Tune?
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19041.14#1
~19194#2
[PT] Patsy Touhey. The Piping of Patsy Touhey. Patsy Touhey (pipes).
19368#1
19372.10#1
[JMcK] John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'. John McKenna (flute, whistle, lilting, vocals). For this tune: (flute), with Eddie Meehan (flute), Larry Redican (fiddle).
193719#1
[IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Rosaleen Quartet: Larry Redican (fiddle), Eddie Meehan (flute), John McKenna (flute).
19655#1
[TKrny] Tommy Kearney. The Master Pipers. Volume 2. Tommy Kearney (pipes).
~19696#1
~197411#1
[SE 3] Séamus Ennis. The Wandering Minstrel. Seamus Ennis (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes).
~197612#1
[ST KCF] Séamus Tansey. King of the Concert Flute. Remastered. Séamus Tansey (flute).
~197616#1
[ICTM] Ireland. Irlande. James 'Sonny' MacDonagh from Bunanadden, Co. Sligo (flute).
~197710#3
[SE 4] Séamus Ennis. Forty Years of Irish Piping. Seamus Ennis (pipes except where whistle or vocals noted). For this tune: (C pipes).
~19782.6#1
[FlgDub] Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien. The Flags of Dublin. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mick Gavin (flute), Michael O'Brien [known later as:] Mick O'Brien (pipes). For this tune: Mick (flute).
~198412#2
[FoNote] Peter O'Loughlin, Paddy Canny, Paddy Murphy, Geraldine Cotter. Friends of Note. Peter O'Loughlin (flute), Paddy Canny (fiddle), Paddy Murphy (concertina), Geraldine Cotter (piano).
~19849#1
[CmA 3] The Open Door. The Coleman Archive Volume 3. Sonny McDonagh (flute).
~19883#1
[NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina).
~198915#2
[FG 3] Frankie Gavin. Frankie Goes to Town. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute).
~19902#3
[SK 3] Seán Keane. Jig It in Style. Seán Keane (fiddle).
~19915#3
[LFinger] Joe McHugh and Barry Carroll. The Long Finger. An Mhéar Fhada. Joe McHugh (pipes, whistle, keyboard, bouzouki), Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer, keyboard). For this tune: Joe (pipes).
~199419#1
[SndCmC] The Sound of Coleman Country. Peter Horan (flute).
19951#1
[WaMoDub] Paul McGrattan, Paul O'Shaughnessy. Within a Mile of Dublin. Paul McGrattan (flute), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
19996#1
[MOBAL] Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Rolston [sic]. Michelle O'Brien, Aogán Lynch and Gavin Ralston. Michelle O'Brien (fiddle), Aogán Lynch (concertina), Gavin Ralston (guitar).
~19991#1
[MtRd] The Mountain Road. A Compilation of Tunes Popular in South Sligo. Gregory Daly (Eb flute), with Ted McGowan (bodhrán).
200010#1
[NR] Charlie Piggott and Gerry Harrington. The New Road. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Gerry Harrington (fiddle). For this tune: Gerry Harrington (fiddle).
200113#2
[Dnu 3] Danú. All Things Considered. Tom Doorley (flute, whistle), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, mandola), Brendan McCarthy (accordion, harmonica), Oisin MacAuley (fiddle, vocals, guitar), Jesse Smith (fiddle, viola), Noel Ryan (guitar), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocals, piano accordion).
200227#1
[TKrny] Tommy Kearney. The Master Pipers. Volume 2. Tommy Kearney (pipes).
~200222#2
[RBPOL 2] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. Touch Me If You Dare. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (pipes), (fiddle).
~20031#1
[MMlvy] Mick Mulvey. Within a Mile o' Jamestown. Mick Mulvey (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute).
~200311#1
[MCny 1] Michael Cooney. A Stone's Throw. Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~200412#2
[TTItself] Maeve Donnelly and Peadar O'Loughlin. The Thing Itself. Maeve Donnelly (fiddle), Peadar O'Loughlin (flute).
~20051#2
[JCt 5] John Carty. I Will If I Can. John Carty (banjo, guitar, fiddle). For this tune: (banjo).
~20055#2
[MMhn] Martin Meehan. Three's Company. Martin Meehan (flute, bodhrán).
~20061#2
[DShrdn 1] Dave Sheridan. Sheridan's Guesthouse. Dave Sheridan (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute), with Seamie O'Dowd (fiddle).
20082#2
[WndnRds] Paudie O'Connor and John O'Brien. Wind and Reeds. Paudie O'Connor (accordion, whistle), John O'Brien (pipes, whistle).
200915#2
[RoClare] Riches of Clare. Karol Lynch, Cyril O'Donoghue, Samantha Morris, Mickey Dunne.
201214#3
[Yanks 1] The Yanks. The Yanks. Isaac Alderson (flute, pipes), Dylan Foley (fiddle), Dan Gurney (accordion), Sean Earnest (guitar, bouzouki).
~20163#2
[CVlly] Cillian Vallely. The Raven's Rock. Cillian Vallely (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).

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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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1308 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #571 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #74 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #170 in [CRE 5] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 5.
On page 36 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. [available]
As reel #169 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As reel #68 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903