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). |
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1927 | 3#2 | [IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. Tom Morrison (flute), Jack Reynolds (tambourine). |
1929 | 11#3 | [RtHaMtD] Round the House and Mind the Dresser. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Mike Flanagan (banjo). |
1946 | 11#2 | [MG] Milestone at the Garden. Irish Fiddle Masters from the 78 RPM Era. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle). |
~1953 | 21#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). For this tune: O'Brien, Derrane. |
1992 | 10#1 | [FVlly 2] Fintan Vallely and Mark Simos. Back to the Starry Lane. Irish and Scottish Traditional Music on Flute and Guitar. Fintan Vallely (flute), Mark Simos (guitar). |
1994 | 12#1 | [MvC 1] Moving Cloud. Moving Cloud. Paul Brock (accordion), Maeve Donnelly (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Kevin Crawford (flute and percussion), Carl Hession (piano). For this tune: Paul (accordion). |
~1998 | 3#1 | [MMR 2] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Old Fireside Music. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle). For this tune: Mary (accordion). |
~2004 | 8#1 | [OHrth] Mary Mac Namara, Andrew Mac Namara. Open Hearth. Mary Mac Namara (concertina), Andrew Mac Namara (accordion). |
~2005 | 1.23#1 | [VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle). |
~2009 | 2.30#1 | [VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle). |
2014 | 15#2 | [ANCPOC] Aoife Ní Chaoimh, Paudie O'Connor. Didn't She Dance and Dance. Sliabh Luachra Music on Fiddle and Accordion. Aoife Ní Chaoimh (fiddle), Paudie O'Connor (accordion). |
~2014 | 13#1 | [MMcNmr 3] Mary MacNamara. Note for Note. Mary MacNamara (concertina). |