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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1953 | 1.34#1 | [NBoyle] Néillidh Boyle. A Feeling in the Blood. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Néillidh Boyle (fiddle). |
1965 | 6#2 | [TMC] Joe Burke, Andy McGann, and Felix Dolan. A Tribute to Michael Coleman. Joe Burke (accordion), Andy McGann (fiddle), Felix Dolan (piano). |
~1974 | 19#1 | [JD 5] John Doherty. The Floating Bow. John Doherty (fiddle). |
~1974 | A.2#1 | [McGrCool] McGreevy and Cooley. McGreevy and Cooley. John McGreevy (fiddle), Seamus Cooley (flute). For this tune: Seamus (flute). |
1975 | 18#1 | [DncOBrn] Donncha Ó Briain. Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin. Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle. Donncha Ó Briain (whistle). For this tune: (Eb whistle). |
~1977 | 17#1 | [DODnl 2] Danny O'Donnell. Ón tSean-Am Anall. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle). |
~1978 | 3#1 (0:43) | [Ch 8] The Chieftains. 8. Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Seán Keane (fiddle), Martin Fay (fiddle, bones), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, tiompán), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán). |
~1979 | 1#2 | [DncOBrn] Donncha Ó Briain. Ceol ar an bhFeadóg Stáin. Irish Traditional Music On Tin Whistle. Donncha Ó Briain (whistle). |
~1981 | B.7#2 | [SA] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Spring in the Air. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (guitar, vocals). |
~1981 | 27#2 | [KOS] James Kelly, Paddy O'Brien, Daithi Sproule. Traditional Music of Ireland. James Kelly (fiddle), Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Daithi Sproule (vocals, guitar). |
~1983 | 36#1 | [CCssdy] Con Cassidy. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Con Cassidy (fiddle). |
~1988 | 5#2 | [NH 1] Noel Hill. The Irish Concertina. Noel Hill (concertina). |
~1989 | 2#1 | [PMrphy] Paddy Murphy. In Good Hands. Field Recordings from a Pioneer of the Irish Concertina. Paddy Murphy (concertina). |
1990 | 2#2 | [MLIIA] The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival - My Love Is in America. Liz Carroll (fiddle). |
~1990 | 7#1 | [VK 1] Vinnie Kilduff. The Boys from the Blue Hill. Vinnie Kilduff (whistle, mandolin, guitar, keyboards, bass, bodhrán). |
~1992 | 15#1 | [PMcG 1] Paul McGrattan. The Frost Is All Over. Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
1993 | 19#1 | [MR 8] Micho Russell. Ireland's Whistling Ambassador. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). |
~1993 | 2#2 | [JMd 1] Joanie Madden. A Whistle on the Wind. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle). |
~1993 | 6#1 (0:19) | [MR 5] Micho Russell. The Wind that Shakes the Barley. Micho Russell (whistle, vocals). For this tune: (D whistle). |
~1993 | 7#2 | [GL1] The Dance Music of Ireland. Jigs and Reels. Joanie Madden (whistle). |
~1995 | 1#1 | [PCny] Paddy Canny. Traditional Music from the Legendary East Clare Fiddler. Paddy Canny (fiddle). |
~1996 | 1#2 | [ECottr 1] Eamonn Cotter. Traditional Irish Music from County Clare. Eamonn Cotter (flute). |
~1996 | 10#1 | [LN 1] Laurence Nugent. Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin-Whistle. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (C whistle). |
~1997 | 9#2 | [KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: with Maggie Healy (flute). |
~1997 | 11#1 | [GOC 2] Gerry O'Connor. Myriad. Gerry O'Connor (banjo, fiddle, guitar). For this tune: (banjo). |
2001 | 5#1 | [IrHvst] Joe Derrane, Frankie Gavin, Brian McGrath. Ireland's Harvest. Joe Derrane (accordion), Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Brian McGrath (piano). For this tune: Frankie (fiddle). |
~2007 | 5#3 | [KB ABR] Kevin Burke and Cal Scott. Across the Black River. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Cal Scott (guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, mountain dulcimer). For this tune: with Michael McGoldrick (flute). |
2008 | 17#1 | [LRCB] Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point. Johnnie Duffy (banjo), Brendan Doyle (accordion), Liz Ryan (piano), Colin Butler (drums). |
~2018 | 3#1 | [A GD] Altan. The Gap of Dreams. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Ciarán Curran (bouzouki), Dáithí Sproule (guitar, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, vocals), Martin Tourish (piano accordion). |
~2021 | 1#3 | [BrtDrkly] Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen. Brightly or Darkly. Nathan Gourley (fiddle, guitar, bouzouki), Laura Feddersen (fiddle). |