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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1927 | 8#2 | [GD] From Galway to Dublin. Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music. Tom Morrison (Eb flute). |
1937 | 23#2 | [IDM 2] Past Masters of Irish Dance Music. Aughrim Slopes Ceilidhe Band. |
1938 | 11#1 | [HG] Hugh Gillespie. Classic Recordings of Irish Traditional Fiddle Music. Hugh Gillespie (fiddle). |
~1954 | 10#1 | [CmA 2] The Coleman Archive Vol. 2: The Home Place. Charlie Higgins (flute), Jack Dolan (fiddle). |
~1957 | 1.15#1 | [JV] John Vesey. Sligo Fiddler. John Vesey (fiddle). |
~1959 | 8#2 | [AIC1] Paddy Canny, P.J. Hayes, Peadar O'Loughlin, Bridie Lafferty. An Historic Recording of Irish Traditional Music from County Clare and East Galway. Paddy Canny (fiddle), P.J. Hayes (fiddle). For this tune: with Peadar O'Loughlin. |
~1959 | 2#2 | [AIC2] Paddy Canny. Meet Paddy Canny. All-Ireland Champion - Violin. Paddy Canny (fiddle). For this tune: with Peadar O'Loughlin. |
1960 | 20#1 | [ECr] Elizabeth Crotty. Concertina Music from West Clare. Elizabeth Crotty (concertina). For this tune: with Seán Reid, Aggie White, Peter O'Loughlin, Hugh Doohan, Paddy Breen, Michael Tubridy. |
~1967 | 1#1 | [SprklDwn] Hughie Gillespie and Frank Kelly. The Sparkling Dawn. Hughie Gillespie (fiddle), Frank Kelly (fiddle). |
~1968 | 2.9#2 | [EMlny] Eddie Moloney. Eddie Moloney. Master Musician. Eddie Moloney (flute, fiddle, whistle, vocal). For this tune: (flute), with Joe Burke (accordion), Donal Standún (banjo), Kathleen Collins (fiddle). |
~1969 | 19#2 | [CmA 3] The Open Door. The Coleman Archive Volume 3. Mick Conry (C whistle). |
~1976 | 7#2 | [ST KCF] Séamus Tansey. King of the Concert Flute. Remastered. Séamus Tansey (flute). |
~1978 | 2.4#2 | [Boys 7] Boys of the Lough. Wish You Were Here. Highlands and Islands Tour. Dave Richardson (mandolin, banjo), Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle), Robin Morton (bodhrán, concertina). For this tune: Cathal (whistle). |
~1986 | 1#2 | [HMSP] Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, Terry Corcoran. Happy to Meet and Sorry to Part. Joe Burke (accordion), Michael Cooney (pipes, whistle), Terry Corcoran (guitar, vocals). |
~1989 | 5#2 | [SRn 1] Seán Ryan. Siúil Uait / Take the Air. Seán Ryan (whistle). |
1990 | 16#2 | [COG 1] Conal O Gráda. The Top of Coom. Conal Ó Gráda (flute). |
1990 | 13#3 | [MissReel] Séamus McGuire, John Lee. The Missing Reel. An Ríl ar Lár. Séamus McGuire (fiddle, viola), John Lee (flute). |
~1991 | 1#2 | [DD 9] De Dannan. 1/2 Set in Harlem. Frankie Gavin (fiddle, flute, whistle, piano), Aidan Coffey (accordion), Alec Finn (bouzouki, guitar, harmonica), Eleanor Shanley (vocals), Colm Murphy (bodhrán). |
~1991 | 1#3 | [MV] Maiden Voyage. Live Traditional Irish Music Session from Pepper's Bar, Feakle, Co. Clare. Tommy Peoples (fiddle), Siobhán Peoples (fiddle), Andrew McNamara (accordion), Kevin Crawford (flute), P.J. King (accordion), Páraic Mac Donnchadha (banjo), Pat Marsh (bouzouki), Joe Bane (whistle), John Maloney (bodhrán), Séan Mac Donnchadha (vocals). |
1996 | 13#3 | [AW] Paddy Reynolds, Charlie Mulvihill, James Keane, with Felix Dolan. Atlantic Wave. Paddy Reynolds (fiddle), Charlie Mulvihill (accordion), James Keane (accordion). For this tune: James Keane (accordion). |
~1997 | 1#2 | [CBt] Celtic Beat. Traditional Music from Ireland. Jason O'Rourke (concertina). |
~1997 | 3#3 | [Shskn 10] Shaskeen. Music for Set Dancing and Listening. Tom Cussen (banjo, mandolin), Benny O'Connor (drums, bodhrán, bongos), Seán Conway (flute, whistle, guitar), Eamonn Cotter (flute), Mike Fahy (guitar), Charlie Harris (accordion), Geraldine Cotter (piano), Carl Hession (piano). |
~1997 | 8#3 | [AtR 1] At the Racket. At the Racket. John Carty (banjo, fiddle, flute), Brian McGrath (keyboard, piano, banjo, mandolin), Garry O'Briain (guitar, mandocello, viola, keyboard, vocals), Seamus O'Donnell (saxophone, flute, bodhrán, vocals). For this tune: John (fiddle). |
~1998 | 2#1 | [KHe] Kevin Henry. One's Own Place - A Family Tradition. Kevin Henry (flute, whistle, pipes, vocals). For this tune: with Maggie Healy (flute). |
1999 | 14#1 | [AMacN 1] Andrew Mac Namara. Dawn. Andrew Mac Namara (accordion). |
1999 | 1#3 | [JWh 8] John Whelan. Celtic Roots. John Whelan (accordion). |
1999 | 15#1 | [GCJR] Gerard Commane and Joe Ryan with Eoin O'Neill. Two Gentlemen of Clare Music. Gerard Commane (concertina), Joe Ryan (fiddle). |
~2000 | 2#2 | [MMcNmr 2] Mary MacNamara. The Blackberry Blossom. Mary MacNamara (concertina). For this tune: (Ab/Eb concertina). |
2001 | 2#1 | [KHys 1] Kitty Hayes. A Touch of Clare. Kitty Hayes (concertina). For this tune: with Yvonne Casey (fiddle). |
2001 | 2#2 | [LFJW] Liam Farrell and Joe Whelan. They Sailed Away from Dublin Bay. Liam Farrell (banjo), Joe Whelan (accordion). For this tune: with James Carty (flute). |
~2004 | 9#2 | [JCnly 3] Johnny Connolly. An Mileoidean Scaoilte. Johnny Connolly (melodeon). |
~2005 | 8#3 | [MulcFam2] Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy. Notes from the Heart. Mick Mulcahy (accordion, melodeon), Louise Mulcahy (flute, pipes), Michelle Mulcahy (fiddle, concertina, harp, piano). For this tune: Louise (Eb flute). |
~2005 | 2.12#3 | [WFO 3] Wooden Flute Obsession 3. Louise Mulcahy (Eb flute). |
2006 | 11#3 | [TCB 4] The Tulla Céilí Band. 60th Anniversary Celebration. Mark Donnellan (fiddle), Martin Hayes (fiddle), Jim Corry (piano), Sean Donnelly (accordion), Michael McKee (accordion), J.J. Conway (flute), Jennifer Lenihan (flute), Martin Glynn (flute), Mick Flanagan (drums). |
2007 | 3#1 | [KHys 2] Kitty Hayes. Remembered. In Concert in Glór and Bantry House. Kitty Hayes (concertina). For this tune: with Peter Laban (C pipes), Mick Kinsella (harmonica), Josephine Marsh (accordion). |
~2007 | 1#5 | [GCB 2] The Glenside. Take the Floor with The Glenside. Tom Flood (accordion), Johnny Duffy (banjo), Moyra Fraser (keyboard, vocals), Aidan Flood (drums). |
~2007 | 1#2 | [PttW] Matt Molloy and John Carty with Arty McGlynn. Pathway to the Well. Matt Molloy (flute), John Carty (fiddle), Arty McGlynn (guitar). |
2008 | 1#2 | [LRCB] Lough Ree Ceili Band. Keep 'er Lit. Live from Spanish Point. Johnnie Duffy (banjo), Brendan Doyle (accordion), Liz Ryan (piano), Colin Butler (drums). |
2008 | 9#2 | [MSHtn 4] Matt and Shannon Heaton. Lovers' Well. Shannon Heaton (vocals, flute, whistle), Matt Heaton (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán). For this tune: (flute). |
~2008 | 10#2 | [MOCCH 1] Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O'Dowd. Crossroads. Máirtín O'Connor (accordion), Cathal Hayden (fiddle, banjo, viola), Seamie O'Dowd (guitar, vocals, bass, mandolin, cabasa). |
~2008 | 11#2 | [RossBr] Ben Lennon and Tony O'Connell. Rossinver Braes. Ben Lennon (fiddle), Tony O'Connell (concertina). |
~2009 | 11#2 | [LCJD 2] Liz Carroll and John Doyle. Double Play. Liz Carroll (fiddle), John Doyle (guitar, bouzouki, mandola, vocals). |
~2010 | 1#2 | [IslTrs] Marcus Hernon and Johnny Connolly. Seoda na n-Oileán. Island Treasures. Marcus Hernon (flute), Johnny Connolly (melodeon). For this tune: Marcus (flute). |
2011 | 14#3 | [PMcGl 2] Paul McGlinchey. The Boys of the Town. Paul McGlinchey (flute). |
2011 | 17#1 | [IFMCK] Connie O'Connell. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. Connie O'Connell (fiddle). |