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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below to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 22#1 | [ITWWW] "If There Weren't Any Women in the World". The Ballinakill Ceilidhe Band: Jerry Moloney (fiddle), Tommy Whyte (fiddle), Kevin Moloney (fiddle), Aggie Whyte (fiddle), Tommy Whelan (flute), Stephen Moloney (flute). |
| ~1993 | 2#3 | [JMd 1] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
| ~1993 | 7#3 | [GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. Joanie Madden (whistle). |
| 1996 | 10#1 | [BrdgGap] Kevin Moloney, Sean Moloney. Bridging the Gap. Kevin Moloney (fiddle), Sean Moloney (flute). |
| ~1996 | 6#1 | [ECottr 1] Eamonn Cotter. Traditional Irish Music from County Clare. Eamonn Cotter (flute). |
| ~1996 | 11#3 | [LoStBand] The Lonely Stranded Band. The Lonely Stranded Band. Traditional Irish Music and Song from Charlie Piggott, Miriam Collins and Joe Corcoran. Charlie Piggott (accordion), Miriam Collins (concertina), Joe Corcoran (vocals, bouzouki, guitar). |
| 1997 | 4#3 | [JKn 4] James Keane. With Friends Like These. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Paddy Glackin (fiddle). |
| 1998 | 10#3 | [JKn 6] James Keane and Friends. Live in Dublin. James Keane (accordion). For this tune: with Sean Keane (fiddle), Mick O'Connor (flute). |
| ~1999 | 3#3 | [SN 2] Sliabh Notes. Gleanntán. Dónal Murphy (accordion), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals), Matt Cranitch (fiddle). |
| ~1999 | 3#2 | [Trc] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin and Patrick Ourceau. Tracin'. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle). For this tune: (fiddle), (Bb/F concertina). |
| 2001 | 8#2 | [JCrv] John Creaven. The Story So Far. John Creaven (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
| ~2005 | 11#1 | [MulcFam2] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. Notes from the Heart. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (fiddle, concertina, harp, piano). For this tune: Michelle (Eb concertina). |
| ~2005 | 1.3#2 | [WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Noel Sweeney (flute). |
| ~2006 | 3#4 | [MMcG 3] Michael McGoldrick. Wired. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, mandolin, bodhrán). For this tune: (flute, pipes). |
| ~2009 | 6#2 | [LmKlly] Liam Kelly. Sweetwood. Liam Kelly (flute, whistle). |
| ~2011 | 13#2 | [DOMhny 1] Danny O' Mahony. In Retrospect. Danny O' Mahony (accordion). For this tune: (B/C accordion). |
| ~2014 | 1#3 | [AKG 2] Alan Kelly Gang. The Last Bell. Rathcoole Sessions. Alan Kelly (piano accordion), Steph Geremia (flute, vocals, saxophone, whistle), Alasdair White (fiddle), Tony Byrne (guitar), Manus Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, harmony vocals). |
