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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~1975 | 1.1#1 (7:49) | [JCrehan] Junior Crehan. The Last House in Ballymakea. Junior Crehan (fiddle, vocals, concertina). For this tune: Junior Crehan (fiddle). |
~1994 | 10#1 | [AtMcGn 1] Antóin MacGabhann. Ar Aon Bhuille. Matching Beats. Antóin MacGabhann (fiddle). |
~1996 | 9#1 | [LN 1] Laurence Nugent. Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin-Whistle. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (whistle), with John (concertina). |
1999 | 2#3 | [MCnnly] Mick Conneely. Selkie. Mick Conneely (fiddle, bouzouki). |
~2000 | 10#1 | [DH 3] Dan Herlihy and John Drew. The Ballydesmond Polka. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra Played By Dan Herlihy and John Drew. Dan Herlihy (accordion), John Drew (mandocello). |
~2000 | 15#2 | [LLses 1] The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. The London Lasses and Pete Quinn. Bernie Conneely (banjo), Elaine Conwell (fiddle), Karen Ryan (fiddle, whistle), Sharon Whelton (flute, whistle). |
~2000 | 1#2 | [MMR 3] Mike and Mary Rafferty. The Road from Ballinakill. Mike Rafferty (flute, whistle, lilting), Mary Rafferty (accordion, flute, whistle, concertina). For this tune: Mike (flute), Mary (accordion). |
2001 | 3#3 | [KHys 1] Kitty Hayes. A Touch of Clare. Kitty Hayes (concertina). |
~2001 | 8#1 | [Beg 2] Beginish. Stormy Weather. Brendan Begley (accordion, vocals), Noel O'Grady (bouzouki), Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle), Gavin Ralston (guitar, keyboards), Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). |
~2001 | 5#2 | [KCrhn] Kevin Crehan. An Bhábóg sa Bhádóg. Music from West Clare. Kevin Crehan (fiddle). |
~2002 | 7#1 | [BRny 2] Brian Rooney. Leitrim to London. Brian Rooney (fiddle, accordion). |
~2002 | 12#1 | [JFtg] Joe Fitzgerald. Hills of Clare. Joe Fitzgerald (accordion). |
2005 | 14#3 | [KHPL] Kitty Hayes and Peter Laban. They'll Be Good Yet. Kitty Hayes (concertina), Peter Laban (C pipes). |
~2005 | 1#1 | [ACrby 1] Angelina Carberry. An Traidisiún Beo. Angelina Carberry (banjo). |
2007 | 2#3 | [KHys 2] Kitty Hayes. Remembered. In Concert in Glór and Bantry House. Kitty Hayes (concertina). |
~2007 | 6#2 | [CAdz 1] Charlene Adzima. The Initiation. Charlene Adzima (fiddle, viola, vocals). |
2009 | 2#1 | [DPss 2] Dan Possumato. Pulling Out the Stops. Traditional Music and Song of Ireland. Dan Possumato (accordion). |
~2010 | 8#1 | [MCny 2] Michael Cooney. Just Piping. Michael Cooney (pipes). |
2011 | 10#1 | [PMcGl 2] Paul McGlinchey. The Boys of the Town. Paul McGlinchey (flute). For this tune: (Bb flute). |
~2012 | 8#3 | [MiMulc] Michelle Mulcahy. Suaimhneas. Michelle Mulcahy (harp). |