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). |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 22#1 | [Sunshn] "Sunshine". Tulla Ceilidhe Band: Joe Cooley (accordion), probably PJ Hayes (fiddle), probably Paddy Canny (fiddle), possibly Jim O'Donoghue (flute), and one of the following three: Paddy O'Donoghue (flute), Martin Rochford (flute), Willie Clancy (flute). |
| ~1972 | 1#1 | [TMacMn 1] Tony MacMahon. Tony MacMahon. Tony MacMahon (accordion). |
| ~1973 | A.7#1 | [AClareSn] Willy Clancy and various. A Clare Session with Willy Clancy and Friends. Willy Clancy (pipes), presumably with Peadar O'Loughlin (flute), Jimmy Ward (banjo), Martin Talty, and others. |
| 1992 | 15#3 | [DOEI] Dear Old Erin's Isle. Irish Traditional Music from America. John Williams (accordion). |
| ~1992 | 14#3 | [CTL 3] Cherish the Ladies. The Back Door. Mary Coogan (guitar, banjo), Siobhan Egan (fiddle, bodhrán), Eileen Golden (feet), Winifred Horan (fiddle, feet), Maureen Doherty Macken [Mary Rafferty] (accordion, flute), Joanie Madden (flute, whistle), Cathie Ryan (vocals), Linnane Wick (feet). |
| ~1997 | 24#1 | [Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano). |
| 1999 | 3#2 | [Dnu 2] Danú. Think before You Think. Tom Doorley (flute, whistle), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki, mandola), Brendan McCarthy (accordion), Jesse Smith (fiddle, viola), Noel Ryan (guitar), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Ciarán Ó Gealbháin (vocals). |
| ~2000 | 13#6 | [JNolan] John Nolan. A Rake of Reels. John Nolan (accordion). |
| ~2003 | 11#3 | [MCny 1] Michael Cooney. A Stone's Throw. Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes), with Kevin Burke (fiddle). |
| ~2007 | 17#2 | [Chlr 3] Chulrua. The Singing Kettle. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle), Pat Egan (guitar, vocals). |
| ~2010 | 7#1 | [DShrdn 2] Dave Sheridan. Drivin' Leitrim Timber. Dave Sheridan (flute, guitar). For this tune: (Eb flute). |
| ~2011 | 6#2 | [DdBzz] Mick O'Brien and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh. Deadly Buzz. Aoibhinn Crónán. Mick O'Brien (pipes, whistle, flute), Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (hardanger fiddle, fiddle, whistle). For this tune: (Bb pipes), (fiddle). |
| 2012 | 1#2 | [CtNGn] Caitlín Nic Gabhann. Caitlín. Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, dance). |
| 2014 | 7#1 | [CtlnCrn] Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh. Caitlín Ciarán. Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina, dance), Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle). For this tune: 1st 2 times Caitlín (concertina). |
| ~2016 | 7#2 | [MulcFam4] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. The Reel Note. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon, concertina), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (concertina, fiddle, harp, piano). |
