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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1923 | 2.7#2 | [PJConlon] Peter J. Conlon. The Genius of Peter Conlon. 78 RPM Recordings from 1917-1929. Peter J. Conlon (melodeon). |
1971 | 15#1 | [DC1] The Drones and the Chanters. Irish Pipering. Tommy Reck. |
1971 | 15#1 | [TPtts] Tommy Potts. The Liffey Banks. Tommy Potts (fiddle). |
~1976 | 1#3 | [Ch 6] The Chieftains. 6. Bonaparte's Retreat. Paddy Moloney [misspelled as:] Maloney (pipes, whistle, bodhrán), Seán Potts (whistle, bodhrán), Martin Fay (fiddle), Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Derek Bell (harp, oboe, tiompán), Seán Keane (fiddle). For this tune: 1st time Paddy Moloney (pipes). |
~1980 | B.5#1 | [PGJJ] Paddy Glackin & Jolyon Jackson. Hidden Ground. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Jolyon Jackson (cello, bouzouki, mandola, mandolin, dobro, guitar, bass, harmonica, bodhrán, synthesizer, tambourine, whistle, recorder). |
~1993 | 13#3 | [SnugBl] Paddy O'Brien, Jamie Gans, Daithi Sproule. Snug in the Blanket. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Jamie Gans (fiddle), Daithi Sproule (guitar). |
2003 | 3#1 | [Dnu 4] Danú. The Road Less Travelled. Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (vocals, flute, whistle), Benny McCarthy (accordion), Donnchadh Gough (bodhrán, pipes), Oisin McAuley (fiddle, vocals), Tom Doorley (flute, whistle, vocals), Eamon Doorley (bouzouki), Donal Clancy (guitar). |
~2007 | 14#1 | [MH 5] Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill. Welcome Here Again. Martin Hayes (fiddle, viola), Dennis Cahill (guitar, mandolin, bass). |
~2010 | 2#1 | [NNC 2] Niamh Ní Charra. Súgach Sámh / Happy Out. Niamh Ní Charra (fiddle, concertina, vocals, viola). For this tune: (fiddle). |
~2013 | 2#2 | [BHghs 3] Brian Hughes. The Beat of the Breath. Brian Hughes (whistle). For this tune: (A whistle). |
~2016 | 10#2 | [ACffy] Aidan Coffey with Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn & Colm Murphy. The Corner House Set. Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Alec Finn (bouzouki), Colm Murphy (bodhrán). |
~2017 | 5#1 | [WltzfJ] Dan Brouder and Angelina Carberry. A Waltz for Joy. Dan Brouder (accordion), Angelina Carberry (banjo, guitar). |