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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1934 | 2.13#2 | [JMcK] John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'. John McKenna (flute, whistle, lilting, vocals). For this tune: (flute), with Michael Gaffney (banjo). |
1934 | 20#2 | [RtHaMtD] Round the House and Mind the Dresser. John McKenna (flute), Michael Gaffney (banjo). |
1937 | 1.16#2 | [JMcK] John McKenna. The Music and Life of John McKenna. 'The Buck from the Mountain'. John McKenna (flute, whistle, lilting, vocals). For this tune: (flute), with Eddie Meehan (flute). |
1976 | 1.6#2 | [HmrLshn] John and Julia Clifford. The Humours of Lisheen. Music from Sliabh Luachra Vol. 3. John Clifford (piano accordion), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
~1977 | 2#2 | [ItS] In the Smoke. John Clifford (accordion), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
~1978 | 1.3#2 | [FlgDub] Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien. The Flags of Dublin. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mick Gavin (flute), Michael O'Brien [known later as:] Mick O'Brien (pipes). For this tune: Mick (flute). |
~1997 | 5#2 | [MMrch 1] Marcas Ó Murchú. Ó Bhéal go Béal. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
~2002 | 1#1 | [SQGH] Séamus Quinn and Gary Hastings. Slán le Loch Eirne. Stories to Tell. Séamus Quinn (fiddle, melodeon, viola, piano), Gary Hastings (flute). |
~2002 | 2.4#2 | [WFO 1] Wooden Flute Obsession. Martin Gaffney (flute). |
~2004 | 14#1 | [OMcD 1] Oisín Mac Diarmada. Ar an bhFidil. Oisín Mac Diarmada (fiddle, whistle). |
2010 | 8#1 | [MCnDMn] Mick Conneely and David Munnelly. 'Tis What It Is. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki), David Munnelly (accordion, melodeon). |
~2014 | 7#2 | [NnNCsd] Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha. Draoícht na Feadóige. Neansaí Ní Choisdealbha (flute, whistle). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
~2016 | 15#2 | [MSheehy] Michael Sheehy. The Cat's Rambles. Music from the Sliabh Luachra Tradition.. Michael Sheehy (piano accordion). |