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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 7#2 | [IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Patrick Killoran and His Pride of Erin Orchestra. |
| 1949 | 2.8#1 | [MDhrty] Mickey Doherty. Garvan Hill - The Fiddle Music of Mickey Doherty. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Mickey Doherty (fiddle). |
| ~1953 | 21#2 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). For this tune: O'Brien, Derrane. |
| 1974 | 28#1 | [JD 3] John Doherty. The Celebrated Recordings. John Doherty (fiddle, vocals). |
| ~1976 | 10#2 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
| ~1988 | 4#2 | [KSG] Kevin and Séamus Glackin. Na Saighneáin. Northern Lights. Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Séamus Glackin (fiddle). |
| 1991 | 2#1 | [FS] Fiddle Sticks. Irish Traditional Music from Donegal. Ciaran Tourish, Dermot McLaughlin, Séamus Glackin, Kevin Glackin. |
| 1996 | 14#1 | [FkKelly] Frank Kelly. Memories of Hughie Gillespie. Frank Kelly (fiddle). |
| ~1998 | 3#1 | [BG 6] Bobby Gardiner. The Clare Shout. Bobby Gardiner (melodeon, lilting). For this tune: (D melodeon). |
| 2004 | 12#2 | [SGrant] Seamus Grant. Traditional Fiddle Playing from Inishowen. Seamus Grant (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 1.14#1 | [VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle). |
| ~2005 | 2.7#1 | [VCbl] Vincent Campbell. The Purple Heather. Vincent Campbell (fiddle). |
