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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1949 | 6#2 | [POK] Pádraig O'Keeffe. The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master. Pádraig O'Keeffe (fiddle). For this tune: with Denis Murphy (fiddle). |
1952 | 8#1 | [KF] Padraig O'Keefe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford. Kerry Fiddles. Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). For this tune: O'Keeffe, Murphy, Clifford. |
1952 | 8#1 | [RshMtn] The Rushy Mountain. Pádraig O'Keeffe (fiddle), Denis Murphy (fiddle), Julia Clifford (fiddle). |
~1953 | 3#1 | [JDJO] Joe Derrane and Jerry O'Brien. Irish Accordion Masters. Joe Derrane (accordion), Jerry O'Brien (accordion). For this tune: The Irish All Stars. |
~1973 | 12#1 | [SE 2] Seamus Ennis. The Pure Drop. Seamus Ennis (pipes). For this tune: (C# pipes). |
~1977 | 2.1#2 | [KoKerry] Jimmy Doyle & Dan O'Leary. Traditional Music from the Kingdom of Kerry. Jimmy Doyle (accordion), Dan O'Leary (fiddle). |
~1978 | 2.10#1 | [DDoody] Denis Doody. Kerry Music. Denis Doody (accordion). |
~1995 | 13#3 | [JDa 2] Jackie Daly. Domhnach Is Dálach. Many's a Wild Night. Jackie Daly (accordion). |
~2001 | 8#2 | [PGMOD] Paddy Glackin and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. Reprise. Athchuairt. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (guitar, vocals, keyboard). For this tune: with Noel Hill (concertina). |
~2007 | 14#1 | [Hmdgr] Paul Brock and Enda Scahill. Humdinger. Paul Brock (accordion), Enda Scahill (banjo, mandolin). |
~2010 | 7#1 | [NcGvsky] NicGaviskey. Home away from Home. Sean Gavin (flute), Bernadette Nic Gabhann (fiddle), Caitlín Nic Gabhann (concertina), Sean McComiskey (accordion). For this tune: Caitlín (concertina). |
~2011 | 8#1 | [DBrder] Dan Brouder. "The Lark's Air". Dan Brouder (accordion, melodeon). |
2013 | 10#2 | [MMcHugh] Martin McHugh. The Master's Choice. Martin McHugh (accordion). |