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). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1923 | 1.5#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: (E flute). |
| 1936 | 6#1 | [OTUS1] Oldtime Records. Vol. 1. U.S. Recordings. Traditional Irish Recordings from the 1920's and 1930's. Martin Beirne and Orchestra: Martin Beirne (pipes), John Mulvihill (fiddle), John Griffin or James Darcy (flute), Billy McElligott (accordion). |
| 1938 | 23#2 | [IDM 1] Irish Dance Music. Belhavel Trio. |
| ~1951 | 2.14#2 | [AL2] The New Demesne. Field Recordings Made by Alan Lomax in Ireland, 1951. Ballinakill Ceili Band. |
| ~1951 | 1.25#2 | [AWhyte] Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte. Aggie Whyte (fiddle). For this tune: Ballinakill Ceilidh Band: Aggie Whyte, Bridie Whyte, Jack Coughlan, John Dervan, Martin Grace, Eddie Moloney, Thomas Rourke. |
| 1975 | 3#1 | [Chi] Traditional Irish Music in America. Chicago. Joe Shannon (pipes). |
| ~1977 | 1#2 | [AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar). |
| ~1989 | 10#2 | [BlaMrl] P.J. agus Marcus Hernon. Béal a' Mhurlaigh. P.J. Hernon (accordion, melodeon), Marcus Hernon (flute). For this tune: (D melodeon), (flute). |
| 1990 | 1#3 | [A RC] Altan. The Red Crow. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Frankie Kennedy (flute, whistle, vocals), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki). |
| 1998 | 2#1 | [Chlr 1] Chulrua. Barefoot on the Altar. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tim Britton (pipes, flute, whistle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). |
| ~1998 | 1#2 | [JMcE] John McEvoy. Returning. John McEvoy (fiddle). |
| ~1998 | 8#2 | [MMR 2] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Old Fireside Music. Mike Rafferty (flute, pipes), Mary Rafferty (accordion, whistle). For this tune: Mary (accordion). |
| ~2002 | 6#3 | [GCttr] Geraldine Cotter. Piano+. Geraldine Cotter (piano, whistle). For this tune: (piano), with Maeve Donnelly (viola). |
| 2006 | 9#3 | [TCB 4] The Tulla Céilí Band. 60th Anniversary Celebration. Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Jim Corry (piano), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), J.J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Martin Glynn (flute), Mick Flanagan (drums). |
| ~2006 | 11#1 | [JasCt] James Carty. Upon My Soul. James Carty (flute). For this tune: with John P. (flute), John Carty (flute). |
| ~2006 | 3#3 | [MMcG 3] Michael McGoldrick. Wired. Michael McGoldrick (flute, whistle, pipes, mandolin, bodhrán). For this tune: (flute, pipes). |
| ~2009 | 15#2 | [DubMMe] Liam O'Connor and Seán McKeon. Dublin Made Me. Liam O'Connor (fiddle, viola), Seán McKeon (pipes). |
| ~2014 | 5#2 | [LoMulc 1] Louise Mulcahy. Tuning the Road. Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes, whistle). For this tune: (C pipes). |
