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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

ADAM BUCKHAN, O!  English, Air (4/4 time). England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bruce and Stokoe print lyrics, beginning:

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Its doon the Lang Stairs, And strite alang the Close,

All in Baker's Entry, Adam Buckham knows.

O Adam Buckham, O, O Adam Buckham, O;

O Adam Buckham, O, Wiv his bow legs.

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Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 124.

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T:Adam Buckhan O!

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R:Air

S: Bruce & StokoeNorthumbrian Minstrelsy (1882)

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K:D

G|FA (Ac) (dA) (AF)|GB Bc d3z|ce ef (ge) (ed)|cA Bc d3||

Z|{d/e/}f2 ed cA (Ac)|{B/c/}d2 cB AF (FA)|{G/A/}B2 AG FA (dA)| Bg (ec) d2||

 

ADAM FERGUSON’S REEL. AKA and see “Lads of Laois,” “Lads of Leith,” “Sic a Wife as I hae Gotten,” “Sir Adam Ferguson.” The tune appears under this title in John Riddell’s 1766 collection. See note for “Sir Adam Ferguson.”

                       

ADAM’S FAVORITE. American, Reel. USA, New England. B Flat Major (‘A’ part) & E Flat Major (‘B’, ‘C’ & ‘D’ parts). Standard tuning. ABBCCDD. The melody was used for the dance “Plain Quadrille,” notes Linscott (1939). Source for notated version: from the manuscript of Elizabeth Foster Reed, probably of New England origin [Linscott]. Linscott (Folk Songs of Old New England), 1939; pgs. 106-107.

 

ADELE BLANC-SEC. French, Scottish (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Frederic Paris. Stevens (Massif Central), 1987; No. 4.

                       

ADELINE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. From the repertoire of Luther Strong, a fiddler from southeastern Kentucky, from the Harlen/Hayden region.

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T:Adeline

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S:Bruce Molsky, based on Luther Strong’s version

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K:A Mix

[e4e4] [e4e4] | efec e3f | edcA BABc | dcBA [G,G]ABc |

d2 ef gefg | e2c2 dcBA | E2 EF GABG | [A6A6] [A2B2] ||

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L:1/8

[Ac][AA][AB][Ac] [A3A3][A3A3][AB] |

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[Ac][AA][AB][Ac] [A2A2] [A2e2] | A,G,A,B, =CDEE | G2 E4 EG |

A2 A2 A,2 A2 | ^CDEC A,3A, | [C3E3] A, G,A,B,G, | A,3 A,B, (A, G,3) |

[A4A4] A,4 | ^C4 A,3 G,| A,G,A,B, =CDEE | G2 E4 EG | A2A2A,2A2 |

^CDEC A,2 A,2 | [C3E3] A,2 G,A,B,G, | A,2 A,B, A,4 ||

                       

ADELINE WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. The melody was composed by Clef Hamman, guitarist for the East Texas Serenaders of the late 1920's/early 1930's. Although originally played in the key of E Flat, most modern versions are in D Major. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 1. County 410, "The East Texas Serenaders, 1927‑1936" (1977).

                       


ADEW DUNDEE. See "Adieu Dundee."

           

ADIEU, THE.  English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. ABCD. The melody appears in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Country Dances, vol. 4 (London, 1780). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 2.

           

ADIEU,  ADIEU THOU FAITHLESS WORLD. AKA and see “The Hermit of Killarney.”  Irish, Air (4/4 time).  A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, Vol. 1), c. 1805; pg. 25. Jerry O’Sullivan – “O’Sullivan Meets O’Farrell” (2005).

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T:Adieu, Adieu Thou Faithless World

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L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’FarrellPocket Companion (c. 1805)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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cB | (A>B)AF (E>F)(AB) | c>ecA B2 (e/d/c/B/) | (A>B)AF (E>F)(AB) |

ce”tr”B>c A2 :: A | Acee (f>e)ce | f>e (d/c/B/A/) B2 (e/d/c/B/) | A>BAF (E>F)(AB) |

ce (B/A/B/c/) A3 :|

                       


ADIEU DUNDEE. AKA – “Adew Dundee.” AKA and see "Bonnie Dundee/Bonne

y Dundee," “The Hearty Boys of Ballymote,” “Laccaroo Boys,” “Mary of Castlecary,” "Saw Ye My Wee Thing," "The Laccarue Boys" (Ire.). Scottish, March. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A march tune appearing in the fifth part of the Skene MS (a lute MS), c. 1615‑1620 (appears as "Adew Dundee"), the Appendix of Playford's Dancing Master of 1688, and O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland. The title comes from a ballad called "Jockey's Escape from Dundee," which ends, "Adieu to bonny Dundee." Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 22. Flying Fish, Robin Williamson ‑ "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers, vol. 2."

 

ADIEU MY LOVELY PEGGY. Irish, Air (2/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 430, pg. 108.

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T:Adieu My Lovely Peggy

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 430

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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E | E>G Bc | ee eG | AG/F/ EG | B>G FG | B/G/ F/E/ EG/B/ | e>d {d}c>B |

G>E F>E | E2 || Bc/d/ ee fe | dc B>c | GF EG | BG F>G | B/G/ F/E/ EG/B/ |

e>d {d}c>B | GE F>E | E3 ||

 

ADIEU ROZA. Cajun. A tune developed into "Les Flammes d'Enfer."  An influential version of “Adieu Roza” was recorded by Dennis McGee.

 

ADIEU TO O'REILLY. Irish, Air (3/4 time). C Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 257, pg. 124.

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T:Adieu to O’Reilly

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L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Tenderly

S:JoyceOld Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C Mixolydian

CD|EFG>edc|BAG>ECD|EFG>EFD|CC C2:|

|:EF|G c e2 dc|dcc>B G2|Gc e>dcB|GA/=B/ c>d|e>dc>BGE|

FAG>EC>D|EFG>EFD|CC C2:|

 

ADIEU YE YOUNG MEN OF CLAUDY GREEN. Irish, Air (3/4 time). Ireland, Derry. A Major. Standard. AB. “Set in the County of Derry, 1834.” Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 757, pg. 189.

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T:Adieu ye young men of Claudy green

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N:”Set in the County of Derry, 1834.”

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 757

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K:A

A/4B/4c/4d/4 e/f/g/f/ | e>d cd e/d/c/B/ | c>A GE G/A/B/c/ | d>c Bc/B/ AA |

A3 c/d/ e/f/g/f/ | e>d cd e/d/c/B/ | c>A GE G/A/B/c/ | ed/c/ Bc/>B/ AA | A3 :|

c/d/ eg | a>f ge fg | e2 dc/d/ eg | a>f g/f/e/d/ cA | B3 A/4B/4c/4d/4 e/f/g/f/ |

e>d cd e/d/c/B/ | cA GE G/A/B/c/ | d>c Bc/>B/ AA | A3 ||

 

ADMIRAL, THE. American? Hornpipe. C Major. Standard. AABB. Not "Admiral's Hornpipe" in Ryan’s Mammth/Cole's 1000. Harding’s All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 89, pg. 28.

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T:Admiral, The

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S:Harding’s All-Round Collection (1905), No. 89

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G2|c2 ec d2 fd|e2 ge c2e2|f2 af e2 ge|dedc cBAG|c2ec d2 fd|

e2 ge f2 af|gedc G2B2|c2e2c2::c2|cBcA Ggfe|fefg agfe|

fd2f ec2e|d2 ec cBAG|c2c2 ec d2 fd|efge f2 ag|gedc G2B2|c2e2c2:|

                       

ADMIRAL BENBOW. English, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Walker (History of Music in England, 1924) dates the tune to about 1700. He points out that the melody is also known as a religious carol {“The Land o’ the Leal” (Church of England, English Hymnal, 1906), which is simply “Scots wha hae” sung slowly.} Admiral Benbow was an English admiral who defeated a fleet of French warships in West Indian waters at the turn of the 16th century, the only thing marring the victory was the fact that four of this men‑of‑war refused to join the fight, instead standing-too to watch. The commanders of those ships did not fare well; two were executed, one imprisoned for life, and the last died before punishment could be meted out. The "Admiral Benbow" is the name of the inn in which we first meet Long John Silver in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. See also note for the air "Benbow, the Brother Tar." Chappell collected the ballad from Dale's collection, i. 68. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times), vol. 2, 1859; pg. 92.

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T:Admiral Benbow

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G>D|G2B2d2|d>c B2 G>A|B2 cB A>G|G4:|

F>G|A2E2 A>G|F>E D2 GD|G2 GABG|c4 BA|

G2B2d2|d>c B2 GA|B2 cB A>G|G4||

                       

ADMIRAL NELSON. AKA and see “Miss Baker’s (Hornpipe).” Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Attributed to Niel Gow by Hunter.

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Admiral Lord Nelson and his lover, Emma Hart, Lady Hamilton.

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Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 335.

                       

ADMIRAL RODNEY'S DELIGHT. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BBCC. Admiral Rodney won a spectacular victory (the Battle of the Saints) against a French fleet under Admiral Comte De Grasse in the West Indies in the year 1782.

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Admiral Lord Rodney

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See note for “Rodney’s Glory [1]” for more information. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 508.

                       

ADMIRAL'S HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 101. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 136.

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T:Admirals’ Hornpipe

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R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

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d2 | gdBd gdbg | afdf afc’a | bgfg bgd’b | agfe defd | gdBd gdbg | afdf afc’a |

bgd’b afc’a | b2g2g2 :: (Bc) | dgfe dgfe | dcBc d2 (Bc) | dfeg fagb |

c’ad’b a2 (Bc) | dgfe dgfe | dcBc d2 (bc’) | d’bd’b c’agf | g2g2g2 :|

                       


ADRIAN'S HORNPIPE.  Old‑Time, Hornpipe or Breakdown. USA; Missouri, Nebraska. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The original name having been forgotten, the melody was called by Nebraska fiddler Uncle Bob Walters for his source for it, Fred Adrain (not ‘Adrian’, as is sometimes miss-heard). It was popularized through the playing of Walters and Missouri fiddler Cyril Stinnett. R.P. Christeson noted it from the playing of the former in November, 1949, and did not hear it again until 1968, when he heard a fiddler on a live TV program in Missouri play it. Source for notated version: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson, Phillips]. Christeson (Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol. 1), 1973, vol. 1.; No. 121, pg. 87. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 178. Marimac 9017, Vesta Johnson (Mo.) ‑ "Down Home Rag." Rounder 0529, Dwight Lamb – “Hell Agin the Barn Door” (2005).

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T:Adrian’s Hornpipe

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R:Breakdown

S:ChristesonOld Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol. 1, No. 121 (1973)

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K:G

e/f/|gb/a/ ga/g/|e/f/g/e/ d/B/G/B/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/f/|e<ab/ a/g/e/f/|

gb/a/ ga/g/|e/f/g/e/ d/B/G/B/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/e/|d/B/A/F/ G:|

|:B/A,/|G,/A,/B,/A,/ B,/C/B,/G,/|CC/B,/ C/B,/A,|D>D D/E/F/G/|A/c/B/A/ G/E/D/B,/|

G,/A,/B,/A,/ B,/C/B,/G,/|CC/B,/ C/B,/A,|D>D D/E/F/G/|A/c/B/A/ G:|

                       

ADSON'S SARABAND, NEW. AKA ‑ "New, New Exchange," "Royal Exchange." English, Country Dance (2/2 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Published before 1730. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 13.

                       

ADSON'S SARABAND (Old). AKA and see "The New New Exchange." English, Country Dance (2/2 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Published by Playford in his English Dancing Master (1651) as a dance tune, "longways for six." The melody is quite old and was considered part of the traditional repertoire in John Playford's day (Pulver, 1923). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 39. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 31.

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agfe f2 c2| defg e2 ag | fe d2 d3 c| d6 A2| d2 e2 f3 f| g2 a2 b3 b| ag f 2 e3 d| d6:|

|: c2 de f3 A |Bc d2 c3 c| de f2 e3 f| g6 a2 | b2 a2 g3 f| e3 d c3 c| de f2 e3 f f6:|

                       

ADVENT.  English, Air or March. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. A hymn by English composer John Callcott, employed by Miller as a march. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 326, pg. 193.

                       

ADVENTURE AT MARGATE, AN.  English, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in T. Skillern’s Compleat Collection of Two Hundred & Four Reels…Country Dances (London, 1780). The title perhaps comes from the play Summer Amusement, or an Adventure at Margate written by Miles Peter Andrews (1742-1814) in conjunction with William Augustus Miles, performed in 1779 in the Haymarket. Andrews was a playwright, gunpowder manufacturer and a Member of Parliament (1796-1814) from Bewdley. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 2. Brass Monkey – “Sound and Rumour” (1999).

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T:Adventure at Margate, An

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S:SkillernCompleat Collection of Two Hundred & Four Reels…(London, 1780)

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gec gec|a2g g3|gec gec|f2e e3|gec gec|afc afc|efg gfe|c3 c3:|

|:def fed|gec gec|def fed|gec ceg|afa afa|geg geg|agf efd|ccc c3:|

 


ADVICE, THE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). G Mixolydian (O’Neill): F Mixolydian (Stanford/Petrie). Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 519, pg. 91. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; no. 764, pg. 191.

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T:Advice, The

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N:”Moderate

S:O’NeillMusic of Ireland (1903), No. 519

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K:G

DGG A/B/ | DE=F G/>F/ | DGG A/B/ | Bc/>B/ AG | DGG A/B/ | DE =F2 |

DGG A/B/ | Bc/B/ {B}AG || GB/>c/ d>d | ec/>e/ d2 | GB/>c/ dB | dc/B/ BA |

GB/>c/ d=f | ec/>e/ d>B | cBA G/>B/ | dB/G/ AG ||

                       

ADVICE TO THE LADIES. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC.

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T:Advice to the ladies

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L:1/8

R:Jig

O:Bcd d2

H:via Cock and Bul

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G2B AGF|G2B ABc|B3d3|ABc cBA|G2B AGF|G2B ABc|B3d3|cBA G3:|

|:B2B dBG|ABA Adc|BcB Bcd|e2d efg|B2B dBG|ABA Adc|B3d3|cBA G3:|

|:gfe dcB|ABc def|gfg efg|fdd def|g2de2c|d2B ABc|B3d3|cBA G3:|!

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T:Advice to the ladies - countermelody

M:6/8

L:1/8

C:Jean-Pierre Rasle / Steve Mansfield

R:Jig

K:G

Bcd efg|d6|gfg d3|cBc A3|Bcd efg|d6|gfg d3|edc B3:|

|:BGB BGB|AFA AFA|BGB d3|cde efg|BGB BGB|AFA AFA|BGB d3|edc B3:|

|:Bcd d2g|gfe dcB|Bcd GAB|BAA ABc|d2B c2A|B2G ABc|gfg d3|edc B3:|

                       

AE FOND KISS. AKA and see "Rory Dall's Port [1]." Scottish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. The melody was originally "Rory Dall's Port," a triple time tune taken from Oswald (and which some say was Oswald’s own) and used by Robert Burns for his song of the above name. Rory Dall was an ancient harper, originally from Ulster, who composed and played primarily in Scotland. Emmerson (1971) notes the tune is of the character of the ancient 'ports' of the harp, a slow Gaelic air, rather than the vulgarly termed 'Scottish Waltz.' Burns composed the heartfelt words, which he set to the tune, in 1791, just after the departure of the young and beautiful Calrinda, Mrs. M'Lehose, who was journeying to Jamaica to meet her husband.  Clarinda and the poet were warm friends who had met soon after Burns' poems were first published, and the two were "obviously attracted to one another."

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Glad we never love sae kindly

Had we never loved sae blindly

Never met‑‑or never parted

We had ne'er been broken‑hearted.

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Burns’ words were in fact an adaptation or remolding of the poem “One Kind Kiss before we Part” by Robert Dodsley, and English butler who had risen to be a poet, playwright and major literary publisher, and whose lines were set to music by James Oswald (1710-1769). Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 175, pg. 229.

           

AEDHEAR CHARRAIC MHIC CHROISE. AKA and see "Carrickmacross Air."

           

AELION NA RUAEN. AKA and see "Aileen Aroon," "Eileen Aroon." Irish, Air. This famous Irish melody was recorded (with this spelling) by the Belfast Northern Star of July 15th, 1792, as played by one of ten Irish harp masters at the last great convocation of ancient Irish harpers, the Belfast Harp Festival, held that week (Flood, 1906).

           

AELTESTER GALOPP. German, Dance Tune. AKA and see "Ben Walker's Walk‑Around."

           

AER NA MAIDNE. Irish, Air. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. III, pg. 18.

           

AERIDEACT NA bPIOBAIRI. AKA and see "The Pipers' Picnic."

           

AFFAIRE DE PERRODIN, L'. Cajun, Reel. USA. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Greenblatt (The Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; pg. 11.

           

AFTER THE BALL. AKA and see "After the Ball is Over."

           


AFTER THE BALL IS OVER. AKA and see "Life On the Ocean Wave," "Over the Ocean Waves." American; Air, Waltz or Quadrille. USA; Pa., Arizona. C Major (Kartchner): G Major (Bayard). Standard tuning. ABB. Played by Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner, who said "I remember this back to 1892. Guess it is much older." In fact, the song was not at all older, having been copyrighted in November, 1892, the composition of Poughkeepsie, New York, born composer, banjo player and lyricist Charles K. Harris (popularized on the variety stage by J. Aldrich Libby). Music researcher James J. Fuld (The Book of World Famous Music, 1971) says that numerous parodies were written to this sentimental favorite, reducing it to nonsense. Source for notated version: McCullough (Pa.), 1959 [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 637B, pg. 561. Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 133, pg. 47.

           

AFTER THE BATTLE OF AUGHRIM. AKA and see "Battle of Aughrim."  Irish, Reel. Ireland. A Dorian (Am). Standard tuning. AABB. Brody picked up this title from the Chieftains recording. Source for notated version: the Chieftains [Brody].  Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 21. Kicking Mule 209, Andy Cahan ‑ "Melodic Clawhammer Banjo." Claddagh 14, Chieftains ‑ "Cheiftains 4." Bay 203, Jody Stecher‑ "Snake Baked a Hoecake."

           

AFTER THE BLIZZARD. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black after weathering the winter of 1996--a particularly harsh one on the North American east coast. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 311, pg. 166.

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T: After the Blizzard

C: © B. Black

Q: 325

R: jig

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

K: D

A | ded BAF | ADD D2 A | ded cBA | FAd B2 A |

ded cdc | Bcd ABc | dAF EDE | FDD D2 :|

A | eff dcB | Add FED | DFA def | baf e2 A |

eff dcB | Add FED | DFA BGE | FDD D2 :|

           

AFTER THE HARE. AKA and see “The Ugly Customer.” American, Reel. A Major. Standard. AABB. Nigel Gatherer notices similarities with the Scottish tune “Duchess of Athols’s Slipper.” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 34. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 60.

           

AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN (Tareis Luide Na Greine). AKA and see “Albany Beef,” “Buckley’s Fancy,” “Buckley’s Favorite,” “From Night Till Morn,” “Lord St. Clair’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB (O'Neill/1001 & 1850): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen). “Buckley’s Fancy” is a related tune. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 145. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1471, pg. 272. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 700, pg. 124.

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S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 700

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K:G

G2 BG EGBG | egfa gedB | G2 BG EGBG | AcBA GE E2 | G2 BG DGBG |

egfa gedB | (3efg (3fga gedB | AcBA GE E2 || gfeg fedB | gfga bgef | gfeg fedB |

AcBA GE E2 | gfeg fedB | gfga beeg | bgaf gedB | AcBA GE E2 ||

 

AFTON WATER. Scottish, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. The air used today for this 1786 pastoral song of Robert Burns is not the one he originally set the song tune, but was substituted by a later editor who thought it more agreeable. The later air was composed in 1850 by Alexander Hume, of Edinburgh, a self‑taught musician "who enjoyed an excellent reputation as a chorister and composer of psalms" (Neil, 1991). Burns' original setting was to the melody "The Yellow‑Haired Laddie", and presented to Johnston, the editor of the Scots Musical Museum. Neil (1991) reports that it appears to have been part of a collection of 12 songs the poet first presented to an admirerer named Mrs. Stewart of Stair and Afton, and that the Mary named in the song was probably Mary Campbell (Highland Mary), who was courted by Burns at the time the song was written. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; Nos. 182 & 183, pg. 237 (old and newer melodies).

 

AG BOGADH LINN GO MEASÚIL. AKA and see "Moving in Decency."

 

AG CORNAD AR AN BRAIMFEAR. AKA and see "Rolling on the Ryegrass."

 

AG CORNAD SIOS AN CNOC. AKA and see "Rolling Down the Hill."


 

AG DUL AMACH AR AN LEAC OIGHIR DOM. AKA and see "As I Went Out Upon the Ice."

 

AG DUL CHUIG NA RASAI. AKA and see "Off to the Races."

 

AG FANACHT LEAT ATA ME. AKA and see "I'm Waiting for You."

           

AG IMTEACD GO DI AN SEILG. AKA and see "Off the the Hunt."

           

AG IMTEACD GO D'I DOMNAC BROC. AKA and see "Going to Donnybrook."

           

AG IONFAIRT SA TSEAGAL. AKA and see "Rolling on the Ryegrass."

           

AG LOMAIRT NA GCAORAC. AKA and see "Shearing the Sheep."

           

AG LUASCANACT FA CUAIRT. AKA and see "Swinging Around the Circle."

           

AG MEASGAD NA DIGE. AKA and see "Mixing the Punch."

           

AG RINNCE AN LEANB. AKA and see "Dancing the Baby."

 

AG ROLLADH SA BHAIRILLE.  AKA and see “Rolling in the Barrel.”