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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~1924 | 1.9#1 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
1934 | 1#2 | [LHGBoys] "Let Her Go Boys!". Frank Quinn and Jim Clark "Smiles and Tears of Erin" Orchestra. |
1971 | 20#1 | [DC1] The Drones and the Chanters. Irish Pipering. Willie Clancy. |
~1971 | A.4#1 | [SMcGJB] Sean McGuire and Joe Burke. Two Champions. Sean McGuire (fiddle), Joe Burke (accordion). |
1973 | 11#2 | [WC 2] Willie Clancy. The Pipering of Willie Clancy. Volume 1. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (whistle). |
~1973 | A.3#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. |
~1974 | B.1#1 | [McGrCool] McGreevy and Cooley. McGreevy and Cooley. John McGreevy (fiddle), Seamus Cooley (flute). For this tune: Johnny (fiddle). |
1975 | 13#1 | [JnKlly] John Kelly. Irish Traditional Concertina and Fiddle Music. John Kelly (concertina, fiddle). For this tune: (concertina). |
~1977 | 1#1 | [AM] Andy McGann and Paul Brady. It's A Hard Road to Travel. Andy McGann (fiddle), Paul Brady (guitar). |
~1978 | 21#2 | [JyHenry] Johnny Henry. One Out of the Fort. Johnny Henry (fiddle). |
~1988 | 14#2 | [RBPOL 1] Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin. The South West Wind. Traditional Music from County Clare. Ronan Browne (pipes), Peter O'Loughlin (fiddle). For this tune: Peter (flute), Ronan Brown (pipes), Tierna Brown (fiddle). |
~1990 | 12#2 | [CmA 1] The Coleman Archive Vol. 1: The Living Tradition. Mick Regan (fiddle). |
~1991 | 6#2 | [TKn] Tommy Keane. The Piper's Apron. Tommy Keane (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes), with Jacqueline McCarthy (concertina). |
1994 | 12#1 | [MH 2] Martin Hayes. Under the Moon. Martin Hayes (fiddle). |
~1994 | 2.1#1 | [GL20] Green Linnet Records. The Twentieth Anniversary Collection. Martin Hayes (fiddle). |
~1996 | 13#2 | [JB 4] Joe Burke, Charlie Lennon. The Bucks of Oranmore. Joe Burke (accordion), Charlie Lennon (piano). |
~1997 | 1#2 | [NaCnn 1] Na Connerys. Celtic Sessions. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Kevin Glackin (fiddle), Sean Og Potts (pipes, whistle), John Regan (accordion), John Wynne (flute), Tom McDonagh (bouzouki), Mark Kelly (guitar). |
1998 | 4#1 | [JWh 6] John Whelan. Come to Dance. John Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with Jim Eagan (fiddle). |
~2008 | 1#2 | [RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina). |
2011 | 15#3 | [HDvls 2] The House Devils. Crossing the Ocean. Matt Fahey (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, resonator guitar), Mat Walklate (harmonica, flute, vocals, whistle, pipes), Andrew Dinan (fiddle), Anthony Haller (double bass). |
~2011 | 2#3 | [BODFam] Bríd O'Donohue and Family. Cliabhán an Dúchais. Bríd O'Donohue (flute, whistle), Seán O'Brien (flute), Eibhlís O'Brien (pipes), Deirdre O'Brien (harp), Liam O'Brien (concertina), Sinéad O'Brien (fiddle). |