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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1921 | 1.11#2 | [MC] Michael Coleman. Michael Coleman 1891-1945. Michael Coleman (fiddle). |
1928 | 13#2 | [FBros] The Flanagan Brothers. The Tunes We Like to Play on Paddy's Day. Joe Flanagan (accordion), Louis Flanagan (guitar, banjo), Mike Flanagan (banjo, vocals, mandolin). For this tune: (harmonica), (mouth harp). |
1932 | 14#1 | [LHGBoys] "Let Her Go Boys!". Quinn's Dublin Orchestra: William Quinn (accordion), unknown (fiddle). |
1933 | 1#1 | [ITWWW] "If There Weren't Any Women in the World". Margaret McNiff-Locke (accordion), Mary McNiff-Locke (banjo). |
1947 | 2#2 | [IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Joe Maguire's Pride of Erne Orchestra. |
~1956 | 9#3 | [Rnys] The Raineys. The Raineys. Paddy Rainey (fiddle), Stephen Rainey (fiddle), Bridie 'Biddy' Rainey (vocals). |
~1972 | 3#2 | [BHCMoher] Sean Ryan, Kathleen Ryan, Pat Lyons. Back Home to the Cliffs of Mohir [sic]. Sean Ryan (fiddle), Pat Lyons (accordion), Kathleen Ryan (piano). |
1974 | 9#3 | [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). |
~1976 | 5#2 | [ST KCF] Séamus Tansey. King of the Concert Flute. Remastered. Séamus Tansey (flute). |
1977 | 3#2 (1:52) | [JOL 1] Johnny O'Leary. Music for the Set. Traditional Irish Music from Sliabh Luachra. Johnny O'Leary (accordion). |
~1979 | 5#3 (2:09) | [Plx 4] Planxty. Collection. Unidentified on this reissue. |
~1983 | 6#1 | [CCssdy] Con Cassidy. Traditional Fiddle Music from Donegal. Con Cassidy (fiddle). |
~1989 | 3#2 | [SRn 1] Seán Ryan. Siúil Uait / Take the Air. Seán Ryan (whistle). For this tune: (Eb whistle). |
~1992 | 8#1 | [PMcG 1] Paul McGrattan. The Frost Is All Over. Paul McGrattan (flute, whistle). |
1995 | 22#1 | [FMD 1] The Fiddle Music of Donegal. Volume One. Paul O'Shaughnessy (fiddle). |
~1995 | 4#2 | [CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Alfie Joe Dineen (accordion), Peg McGrath (flute). |
~1996 | 11#1 | [CmA 3] The Open Door. The Coleman Archive Volume 3. Alfie Joe Dineen (accordion). |
~1996 | 8#1 | [DByrn] Dermot Byrne. Dermot Byrne. Dermot Byrne (accordion, melodeon). For this tune: (D melodeon). |
~1996 | 11#1 | [LN 1] Laurence Nugent. Traditional Irish Music on Flute and Tin-Whistle. Laurence Nugent (flute, whistle). For this tune: (C whistle). |
1997 | 5#4 | [OAces] O'Aces. Ón Oíche go Maidin. Martin Dowling (fiddle), Davy Maguire (flute), Jason O'Rourke (concertina), Kevin Dorris (bouzouki), Paul McSherry (guitar). |
~1997 | 2#2 | [KCB 5] The Kilfenora Céili Band. Set on Stone. Aidan McMahon (fiddle), Anne Marie McCormack (fiddle), Anne Rynne (fiddle), Garry Shannon (flute), Anthony Quigney (flute), Conor McCarthy (accordion), John Lynch (banjo), Tim Collins (concertina), Fintan McMahon (piano), Sean Griffin (drums), Paul O'Driscoll (double bass). |
~2001 | 9#2 | [FG 6] Frankie Gavin. Fierce Traditional. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute). For this tune: (fiddle). |
~2004 | 12#2 | [JCnly 3] Johnny Connolly. An Mileoidean Scaoilte. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: with Charlie Lennon (fiddle). |
~2005 | 11#1 | [DPower 2] David Power. My Love Is in America. David Power (pipes). |
~2008 | 2#2 | [Fdl 1] Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Aidan O'Donnell. Fidil. Ciarán Ó Maonaigh (fiddle), Aidan O'Donnell (fiddle). |
2009 | 3#4 | [CTL 12] Cherish the Ladies. A Star in the East. Joanie Madden (flute, whistle, vocals, harmony vocals), Mary Coogan (guitar, mandolin, banjo), Mirella Murray (accordion), Roisin Dillon (fiddle), Kathleen Boyle (piano, harmony vocals), Michelle Burke (vocals, harmony vocals). |