Maid in the Cherry Tree - irishtune.info

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Reel	32	AABB	A Dorian

Discography

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).
1977	9#1	[JD 4] John Doherty. Bundle and Go. John Doherty (fiddle).
1979	9#1	[FVlly 1] Fintan Vallely. Traditional Irish Flute Music. Fintan Vallely (flute).
~1981	3#2	[BMc 1] Billy McComiskey. Makin' the Rounds. Irish Traditional Music. Billy McComiskey (accordion).
~1986	2.1#2	[RtH] Round the House. Music for the Sets - Vol. 1. Neillidh Mulligan (C# pipes), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle).
~1993	1#2	[JKn 3] James Keane. That's the Spirit. James Keane (accordion).
~1993	12#1	[SnugBl] Paddy O'Brien, Jamie Gans, Daithi Sproule. Snug in the Blanket. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Jamie Gans (fiddle), Daithi Sproule (guitar).
1998	6#2	[JKn 6] James Keane and Friends. Live in Dublin. James Keane (accordion).
~1998	13#2	[McNamFam] McNamara Family. Leitrim's Hidden Treasure. Michael McNamara (flute), Brian McNamara (pipes), Ray McNamara (pipes, whistle), Ciarán McNamara (flute), Enda McNamara (fiddle), Deirdre McNamara (concertina), Frank Kelly (piano), Mick Giblin (guitar), Barry Carroll (hammered dulcimer).
~2002	6#1	[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).
~2003	1.15#1	[WFO 2] Wooden Flute Obsession 2. Dan Gordon (flute).
2004	1#1	[BstnEdge] Joe Derrane, Séamus Connolly, John McGann. The Boston Edge. Joe Derrane (accordion), Séamus Connolly (fiddle), John McGann (mandolin, guitar).
~2010	3#2	[CYHCIt] Catherine McEvoy, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh. Comb Your Hair and Curl It. Catherine McEvoy (flute), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh (concertina).
~2011	12#2	[DdBzz] Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Deadly Buzz. Aoibhinn Crónán. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle, flute), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle, fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (hardanger fiddle), (Bb pipes).
~2011	13#1	[NFBolg] Jack Talty, Cormac Begley. Na Fir Bolg. Jack Talty (concertina), Cormac Begley (concertina). For this tune: (Bb/F concertinas).
~2013	11#1	[JAbrt 1] Joey Abarta. Swimming against the Falls. Snámh in aghaidh easa. Joey Abarta (pipes).
2016	5#2	[ACwMoss] Alison Perkins and Nicolas Brown. All Covered with Moss. Alison Perkins (fiddle, vocals), Nicolas Brown (B pipes, B flute).
~2016	9#2	[MOhAn] Micheál Ó hAlmhain. Tuile agus Trá. The Flowing Tide. Micheál Ó hAlmhain (flute).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
Carmel Mahoney Mulhaire	JKn 3, JKn 6
Bill Hoare's	BMc 1
Mullin's Fancy	RtH
Greig's Pipes	McNamFam
Drag Her around the Road	CYHCIt
Farewell to Erin	DdBzz
My Mary Anne	ACwMoss
Callaghan's Reel	MOhAn

Played before	On Albums
Kilfenora Reel	JKn 3, JKn 6
Castle Kelly	FVlly 1
Lass of Carracastle	SnugBl
Nine Points of Knavery	McNamFam
Swallow's Tail	RBPOL 2
Skylark	BstnEdge
Jack Is Hunting	WFO 2
Jenny Picking Cockles	CYHCIt
Old Woman of the House	DdBzz
Crossing the Shannon	NFBolg
Morning Star	JAbrt 1
Wild Irishman	ACwMoss
Otter's Holt	MOhAn

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 #1276 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #544 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #83 in volume 3 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #103 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #116 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 110 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 69 of [NF] Allen Feldman. The Northern Fiddler. [available]
As reel #15 in [MM] Martin Mulvihill. First Collection of Traditional Irish Music.
On page 40 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 64 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As tune #212 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]
As tune #4 in [DM 4] Dave Mallinson. 100 Vital Irish Session Tunes. [available]

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

Tune ID#1185 (Maid in the Cherry Tree)

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Bibliography