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 | 1.17#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
1969 | 13#2 | [Ch 2] The Chieftains. 2. Michael Tubridy (flute, concertina, whistle), Seán Potts (whistle), Paddy Moloney (pipes, whistle), Martin Fay (fiddle), Peadar Mercier (bodhrán, bones), Seán Keane (fiddle). |
1974 | 2#1 | [Plx 3] Planxty. Cold Blow and the Rainy Night. Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle), Andy Irvine (mandolin, mandola, hurdy gurdy, dulcimer), Christy Moore (guitar, bodhrán, harmonium), Johnny Moynihan (bouzouki, fiddle, whistle). For this tune: Andy (mandolin), Donal (bouzouki). |
1976 | 10#1 | [JsMcD] Josie McDermott. Darby's Farewell. Josie McDermott (flute, whistle, vocals). For this tune: (C whistle). |
~1977 | 1.7#2 | [KoKerry] Jimmy Doyle & Dan O'Leary. Traditional Music from the Kingdom of Kerry. Jimmy Doyle (accordion), Dan O'Leary (fiddle). |
~1979 | 11#1 | [Plx 4] Planxty. Collection. Unidentified on this reissue. For this tune: Andy Irvine (mandolin), Donal Lunny (bouzouki). |
1995 | 4#2 | [KMKerry] Musique et Musiciens d'Irlande (Killorglin and Miltown, Co Kerry). Music and Musicians of Ireland. Musik und Musiker aus Irland. Mike Dowd (accordion). |
~1998 | 1.1#2 | [ESL 1] An Evening in Sliabh Luachra. Volume One. A Collection of Traditional Music and Song from the Sliabh Luachra Area. Johnny O'Leary (accordion), Ellen Healy (whistle), Tim Keily (guitar). |
2001 | 17#1 | [PHCB] Public House Ceili Band. Go Figure. Dan Cobb (banjo), Dave Delgado (whistle), Alan Ng (fiddle), Bob Newton (octave mandolin). |
~2004 | 9#3 | [JK 4] James Kelly. Melodic Journeys. James Kelly (fiddle). |
~2007 | 20#2 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |