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Tune ID#3043 (Hungry Rocks)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Hungry Rocks about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording GCJR (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBD Mixolydian
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Hungry Rocks, The / Hungry Rock / Nancy Hynes / Nancy Hynes's Jig / Judy Hynes / Pádraic Mac Giollarnáth / Pádhraic Mac Giollarnáth / Pat McGillarney / Haul Her Across the Road / Tarraing trasna an bhóthair í / Peter Tuohey's Jig / Peter Tuohey's / Joe Ryan's Jig (2nd in set Joe Ryan's Jigs on GCJR) (also with a 3rd part which is played as a variant of the 1st part) (compare 1st part with 1st part of Banish Misfortune #113)
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Discography cd

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).
~19042.6#1
~19772.3#2
[NaF 5] Na Filí. Chanter's Tune. Unidentified on this reissue, but from the original: Tomás Ó Canainn (pipes, vocals), Tom Barry (whistles, flute), Matt Cranitch (fiddle).
19993#2
[GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). For this tune: Joe (fiddle).
~20004#4
[BMcNmr 1] Brian McNamara. A Piper's Dream. Brian McNamara (pipes). For this tune: (D pipes).
~20014#1
[PACarb] Peter Carberry, Angelina Carberry, John Blake. Memories from the Holla. Peter Carberry (accordion), Angelina Carberry (banjo), John Blake (guitar).
20067#1
[MMrch 2] Marcas Ó Murchú. Turas Ceoil. Marcas Ó Murchú (flute, whistle). For this tune: (D flute).
~200616#2
[DCB 1] The Doon Céilí Band. Around the World for Sport. Paddy O'Brien (accordion), Kate Dowling (flute), Laura MacKenzie (flute), Brian Miller (flute), Jode Dowling (fiddle), Django Amerson (fiddle), Sean Egan (piano).
~20087#2
[HiBs 1] The HiBs. 40 Acre Notch. Jode Dowling (fiddle), Kate Dowling (whistle, flute). For this tune: Kate (flute), Jode (fiddle).
20123#3
[JKn 7] James Keane. Heir of the Dog. James Keane (accordion).
~201213#1
[ECottr 2] Eamonn Cotter. The Knotted Chord. Eamonn Cotter (flute). For this tune: (D flute), with Gráinne Cotter (fiddle), Sadhbh Cotter (fiddle).
20177#1
[JoeMcH] Joe McHugh. Amongst Friends. Joe McHugh (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes), with Vanessa Loerkens (fiddle).
20191#2
[TDCHTM] Francis and Áine O'Connor. They Didn't Come Home until Morning. Francis O'Connor (flute), Áine O'Connor (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played afterOn Albums
Trip to Athlone
NaF 5
Rosemary Lane
GCJR
Jimmy Neary's
BMcNmr 1
Paddy Fahy's
DCB 1
Australian Waters
HiBs 1
Old Tipperary
JKn 7
Farewell to Ballinahulla
TDCHTM
Played beforeOn Albums
An Buachaillín Bán
GCJR
Green Fields of Woodford
PACarb
Port Róise
MMrch 2
House in the Glen
DCB 1
Port Chúil Aodha
HiBs 1
Liam O'Connor's Fancy
ECottr 2
Priest's Boots
JoeMcH

Bibliography

Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #903 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #150 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #44 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #50 in volume 4 of [B&S] D[avid] Bulmer and N[eil] Sharpley. Music from Ireland. 4 vols.
As jig #391 in [HN] Henrik Norbeck. Henrik Norbeck's Abc Tunes. [available]

If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903