Behind the Haystack - irishtune.info

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Double jig	48	AABBCC	D Major

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).
1924	1.20#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: (F flute).
1974	1#2	[Boys 3] Boys of the Lough. Live at Passim. Dave Richardson (mandolin, banjo), Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McDonnell [sic for: Cathal McConnell] (flute, whistle), Robin Morton (bodhrán, concertina).
1977	6#1	[MBP] Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy. Paul Brady. Tommy Peoples. Matt Molloy (flute), Paul Brady (guitar, vocals), Tommy Peoples (fiddle).
~1978	2.8#1	[DDoody] Denis Doody. Kerry Music. Denis Doody (accordion).
~1979	2#1	[MOC 1] Martin O'Connor. The Connachtman's Rambles. Martin O'Connor (accordion).
~1997	15#1	[SHernon] Seán Hernon. An Nóra Bheag. Seán Hernon (Eb whistle, banjo).
1999	13#2	[CrssCl] Seamus Glackin, Brendan Begley, Michael O'Brien, Mary Corcoran, Mick Gaynor. Crossroads Céilí. Seamus Glackin (fiddle), Brendan Begley (accordion), Michael O'Brien (flute), Mary Corcoran (piano), Mick Gaynor (drums).
2002	2#3	[LAC] Tom and Kerry Barrett. Lios A'Cheoil. Traditional Irish Music. Tom Barrett (fiddle), Kerry Barrett (fiddle).
~2003	14#3	[KLO] Mick O'Brien agus Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Kitty Lie Over. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (B pipes), (fiddle).
~2004	10#2	[TCllns 1] Tim Collins. Dancing on Silver. Tim Collins (concertina). For this tune: (Bb/F concertina).
~2015	18#2	[RBPOL 3] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The Legacy. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute).
~2015	19#1	[RBPOL 3] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The Legacy. Ronan Browne (pipes, flute), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: with Tierna Browne (fiddle).

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In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
Kesh Jig	Boys 3
Basket of Turf	CrssCl
Larry O'Gaff	LAC
Alasdruim's March	KLO
John McHugh's	TCllns 1
Yellow Wattle	RBPOL 3

Played before	On Albums
Fire Away You Devil You	JMcK
Connaughtman's Rambles	MBP
House in the Glen	DDoody
Reverend Brother's Jig	MOC 1
Legacy	SHernon
Sporting Pitchfork	RBPOL 3

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 #893 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #141 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #29 in [CRE 2] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 2. [available]
As tune #63 in volume 1 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
On page 24 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. [available]
On page 39 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
As tune #36 in [LPF] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club. [available]
On page 199 of [FF] David Brody. The Fiddler's Fakebook. [available]
As tune #137 in [JOL] Terry Moylan. Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra. Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border. [available]
As tune #83 in [DM 1] Dave Mallinson. 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes. [available]
On page 76 of [M] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. 3rd Edition.
On page 123 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.
As jig #3 in [Cobb] Dan Cobb. Cobb's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #6 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]
As jig #39 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan.
As sgjig #46 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

Tune ID#137 (Behind the Haystack)

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Bibliography