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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~1981 | 2.2#1 | [Boys 9] Boys of the Lough. In the Tradition. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern, banjo), Tich Richardson (guitar, acoustic bass guitar). For this tune: Dave (mandolin). |
~1981 | 2.2#1 | [Boys 15] Boys of the Lough. The Session. Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle), Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern), Tich Richardson (guitar, acoustic bass guitar). For this tune: Dave (mandolin). |
~1983 | 13#2 | [JMcKllp] Jim McKillop, Josephine Keegan. Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Jim McKillop (fiddle), Josephine Keegan (piano). |
1997 | 3#2 | [JDr 3] Joe Derrane. The Tie that Binds. Joe Derrane (accordion). |
~2008 | 14#1 | [BCw 2] Brian Conway. Consider the Source. Brian Conway (fiddle). |
2011 | 3#2 | [DGrny 1] Dan Gurney. Traditional Irish Music on the Button Accordion. Dan Gurney (accordion). |
~2015 | 3#1 | [HRich 1] Haley Richardson with Dylan Richardson. Heart on a String. Haley Richardson (fiddle), Dylan Richardson (guitar, bouzouki). For this tune: with Brian Conway (fiddle). |