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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1940 | 7#1 | [SE 6] Séamus Ennis. The Return from Fingal. Séamus Ennis (pipes, vocals). For this tune: (pipes). |
~1976 | 11#1 | [AMPR] Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paddy Reynolds (fiddle). |
~1977 | 8#1 | [DODnl 2] Danny O'Donnell. Ón tSean-Am Anall. Danny O'Donnell (fiddle). |
~1977 | 16#2 | [ECst] Traditional Irish Music in America. The East Coast. Eugene O'Donnell (fiddle). |
~1980 | 4#1 | [Plx 6] Planxty. The Woman I Loved so Well. Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitar, synthesizer), Andy Irvine (bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals), Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle), Christy Moore (guitar, bodhrán, vocals). For this tune: Liam O'Flynn (pipes). |
~1981 | 2.2#2 | [Boys 9] Boys of the Lough. In the Tradition. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern, banjo), Tich Richardson (guitar, acoustic bass guitar). For this tune: 1st time Aly (fiddle). |
~1981 | 2.2#2 | [Boys 15] Boys of the Lough. The Session. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern), Tich Richardson (guitar, acoustic bass guitar). For this tune: 1st time Aly (fiddle). |
~1988 | 9#1 | [KSG] Kevin and Séamus Glackin. Na Saighneáin. Northern Lights. Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Séamus Glackin (fiddle). |
1992 | 17#1 | [JRyan] Joe Ryan. An Buachaill Dreoite. Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
~1992 | 4#2 | [PMcG 1] Paul McGrattan. The Frost Is All Over. Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
1995 | 6#1 | [JDr 2] Joe Derrane. Return to Inis Mór. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
~1995 | 12#1 | [CHssn 3] Carl Hession. Ceol Inné Ceol Inniu Old Time New Time. Jackie Daly (accordion), Kevin Carey (fiddle), Christy Dunne (banjo), Kevin Crawford (flute). |
~1996 | 13#1 | [GOh] Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin. Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin (concertina, whistle). |
~1996 | 3#1 | [JOBM 1] Jimmy O'Brien-Moran. Seán Reid's Favourite. Jimmy O'Brien-Moran (pipes). |
~1996 | 5#2 | [JB 4] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
~1998 | 12#2 | [KH] Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran Hanrahan Plays the Irish Tenor Banjo. Kieran Hanrahan (banjo). |
~2000 | 2#2 | [BMcNmr 1] Brian McNamara. A Piper's Dream. Brian McNamara (pipes). For this tune: (C pipes). |
2001 | 6#1 | [CFF 3] Celtic Fiddle Festival. Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaître. Rendezvous. Kevin Burke (fiddle), Johnny Cunningham (fiddle), Christian Lemaître (fiddle). |
2002 | 5#1 | [EGrs 1] Eliot Grasso. Standing Room Only. Eliot Grasso (pipes). |
~2002 | 3#1 | [EON] Eoin O'Neill. In Session. Eoin O'Neill (bouzouki, fiddle). For this tune: Tony Dalton (banjo). |
~2008 | 3#1 | [BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle). For this tune: with Joanie Madden (flute), Billy McComiskey (accordion). |
~2010 | 8#1 | [IslTrs] Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures. Marcus Hernon (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon). |
~2011 | 15#1 | [MOhEn] Micheál Ó hEidhin [with] Steve Cooney and Charlie Lennon. Ceol Sidhe. Shee Music. Micheál Ó hEidhin (concertina), Steve Cooney (guitar), Charlie Lennon (fiddle). |