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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~1973 | 14#1 | [SE 2] Seamus Ennis. The Pure Drop. Seamus Ennis (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes). |
~1981 | 4#1 | [MM 2] Matt Molloy. Heathery Breeze. Matt Molloy (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
~1991 | 14#1 | [TKn] Tommy Keane. The Piper's Apron. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes). |
~1993 | 9#1 | [MB 2] Mary Bergin. Feadóga Stáin 2. Mary Bergin (whistle). |
~1994 | 11#2 | |
~1995 | 10#2 | [LkMgc] Todd Denman, Bill Dennehy. . . .Like Magic. Todd Denman (pipes, whistle), Bill Dennehy (fiddle, bouzouki). For this tune: (Bb pipes, fiddle). |
~1996 | 15#1 | [JOBM 1] Jimmy O'Brien-Moran. Seán Reid's Favourite. Jimmy O'Brien-Moran (pipes). |
~1997 | 10#1 | [CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. John McSherry (pipes). |
1998 | 7#2 | [Lgcy] Legacy. Navan. Don Penzien (guitar, vocals, whistle), Valerie Plested (fiddle), Beth Patterson (bouzouki, vocals), Justin Murphy (flute, whistle). For this tune: Justin (C whistle). |
1998 | 4#2 | [Chlr 1] Chulrua. Barefoot on the Altar. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Tim Britton (pipes, flute, whistle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). For this tune: Tim (pipes). |
~1999 | 3#2 | [Lu 2] Lúnasa. Otherworld. Kevin Crawford (flute, whistle, bodhrán), Seán Smyth (fiddle, whistle, viola), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass, cello), Donogh Hennessy (guitar). |
2001 | 4#3 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
~2001 | 8#1 | [PK 4] Paddy Keenan, Tommy O'Sullivan. The Long Grazing Acre. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar, vocals). For this tune: (pipes). |
2009 | 6#2 | [JDr 6] Joe Derrane. Grove Lane. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
~2011 | 11#2 | [PO 4] Paddy O'Brien. Mixing the Punch. Paddy O'Brien (accordion). |
2012 | 3#1 | [JKn 7] James Keane. Heir of the Dog. James Keane (accordion). |
2012 | 13#2 | [THny 2] Therese Honey. Summer's End. Therese Honey (harp). |
~2013 | 3#2 | [BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle). |
2015 | 6#2 | [BBow 4] Buttons and Bows. The Return of Spring. Jackie Daly (accordion), Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), Manus McGuire (fiddle), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, piano). |