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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 18#3 | [ITWWW] "If There Weren't Any Women in the World". Colmcille Ceilidhe Band: possibly Frank O'Higgins (fiddle), possibly Sean O'Sullivan (fiddle), unknown others. |
| 1974 | 9#3 | [CC] Bernard O'Sullivan and Tommy McMahon. Clare Concertinas. Bernard O'Sullivan (concertina), Tommy McMahon (concertina) except where solos noted. For this tune: Tommy. |
| 1976 | 16#1 | [JsMcD] Josie McDermott. Darby's Farewell. Josie McDermott (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (flute). |
| 1978 | A.5#2 | [ECahill] Eddie Cahill. Ah! Surely. Eddie Cahill (flute). |
| ~1984 | 3#3 | [KB UC] Kevin Burke. Up Close. Kevin Burke (fiddle). For this tune: with Murphy family (harmonicas). |
| ~1987 | 2#1 | [MM 3] Matt Molloy. Stony Steps. Matt Molloy (flute). |
| ~1993 | 9#1 | [CKeane 1] Conor Keane. Cooley's House. Conor Keane (accordion). |
| ~1996 | 14#1 | [DH 1] Dan Herlihy and Friends. The Night of the Fair. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra. Dan Herlihy (accordion). For this tune: with Denis O'Connor (banjo). |
| 2000 | 1.12#2 | [LaL] Lámh ar Lámh. Many Hands. young musicians of Ashbourne CCE. |
| ~2002 | 2.7#1 | [WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Mark Roberts (flute). |
| ~2005 | 6#1 | [DPower 2] David Power. My Love Is in America. David Power (pipes). |
| ~2011 | 16#1 | [PO 4] Paddy O'Brien. Mixing the Punch. Paddy O'Brien (accordion). |
| ~2013 | 10#1 | [HB 4] Harry Bradley. The First of May. Harry Bradley (flute). For this tune: (Eb flute), with James Carty (fiddle). |
| ~2015 | 11#3 | [CEgan] Claire Egan. Turning Tides. Claire Egan (fiddle). |
