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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 http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html **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.
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AI VIST LOU LOUP. French, Bouree D'Auvergne ((3/8 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB.
Stevens (
AIE
YE YAILLE, ADEA, COGNE P'US SU' MA TETE (Oh It
Hurts, Adea, Quit Thumping on My Head". AKA and see "Casse Pas ma Tete."
AIGHNEAS AG AN
gCROSGHOTHAR, AN t-. AKA and see "The Dispute at the Crossroads."
AIGO DE ROTZO, L'. French, Scottish (2/4 time).
AIKEN DRUM [1]. Scottish, March. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 583.
AIKEN DRUM [2]. English, Morris Dance Tune (Polka Step). G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Similar to version #1, especially in one part, though the parts are reversed.
Wade (Mally’s North West Morris Book),
1988; pg. 24.
AILBE GRACE’S. Irish, Polka. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
Source for notated version: Ailbe Grace, a button accordion player and set
dancer from Tipperary living in England [Taylor/Tweed]. Taylor (Traditional
Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 37.
AILEEN ALANNA. Irish, Waltz. F Major. Standard. Three parts. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. III, pg. 57.
AILEEN AROON. AKA and see "Eileen Aroon."
AILEEN BONNER’S. AKA and see “Belles of Ballinderry,” “The Blue Ocean.”
AILEEN MAVOOURNEEN. Irish, Air. D Major. Standard. AB. Composed by Alex D. Roche. Roche Collection, 1982; Vol. I, pg. 11.
AILEOG BHEAG, AN. AKA and see "The Little
Swallow."
AILLEOG BEAG, AN. AKA and see "The Little
Swallow."
AILLILLIU MO MHAILIN. See "Alas My Little Bag."
AILLTE MOTAIR UA
RUADAIN. AKA and see "The Cliffs of Moher."
AILNE NA h-EIREANN. AKA and see "The Beauties
of Ireland."
AIM NOT TOO HIGH. AKA and see "Fortune [2],"
"Fortune My Foe [2],"
"Dr. Faustus."
AIMER ET PERDRE (Love and Lose). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. C
Major. Standard tuning. One part. Related songs include Leo Soileau's "Ma Chere 'Tite Fille" and
"La Valse de la Rosa," and
Nathan Abshire's "Cher 'Tit Monde."
Source for notated version: accordionist Joseph Falcon (La.) [Francois].
Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990;
pgs. 10-12. Old Timey Records OT-108, Joseph Falcon.
AIMSIR AERACH NA CÁSCA. AKA and see “The Merry Days
of Easter.”
AIN KIND DEARIE. AKA ‑ "Ain Kind Deary O,” “My Ain Kind Dearie,” "Own Kind Deary O." Scottish, Reel. A
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune was known, as are many Scots tunes, in
X:1
T:Ain Kind Dearie
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow – 3rd Repository
(1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
B|A>F EF A2 AB|(A/B/c) B>A
BFF>B|AFEF A2 Aa|f2 ec eAA:|
f|(ef/g/) ae fe ac|B/B/B c>A
BFF>B|A>FEF A2 Aa|f2 ec eAAf|
(ef/g/) ae f>e ac|B/B/B c>A
BFFB|AFEF ABce|faef cAA||
AIN MAIDINI NDE (Yesterday Morning, and I about to sleep). Irish, Air (6/8 time). F Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “Set from T. MacMahon,
1857" [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 1076, pg. 273.
AINDEAR AN MUILLEORA. AKA and see "The Miller's
Maid."
AINDEAR AG AN GCUNNEOIG, AN. AKA and see "The Maid at the
Churn."
AINDEAR MEIDREAC, AN. AKA and see "The Merry Maiden."
AINDEAR MIC
SEOIN</a.. AKA and see "Jackson's
Maid."
AINDEAR NAR FEUD
INNSIN, AN. AKA and see "The Maid That Dare Not Tell."
AINDEAR UA CEANN-SAILE, AN. AKA and see "The Maid of
Kinsale."
AINDIR SA CRANN-SILIN, AN. AKA and see "The Maid in
the Cherry Tree."
AINDIR UA AT-LUAIN, AN. AKA and see "The Maid of
Athlone."
AINDIR UA FIADCOILL, AN. AKA and see "The Maid of Feakle."
ÁINE BHÓIDHEACH. AKA and see "Bonnie Ann."
ÁINE MHAISEACH. AKA and see “Lovely Anne.”
AINEEN'S DOUBLE. AKA and see “Banish Misfortune”
[2], “Coffee and Tea [2],”
"The Cherry Grove,"
"Jimmy the Tailor,"
"Ah Ghaoth Aniar Andeas."
AINNIR AN GHLEANNA. AKA and see “The Maid of the Glen.”
AINNIR TÍ AN GHEATA. AKA and see "The Gatehouse
Maid."
AIN'T GOING TO WORK TOMORROW. Old‑Time, Breakdown and Song.
AIN'T
GONNA GET NO SUPPER HERE TONIGHT. AKA and see "Not Gonna Get No Supper Here
Tonight". Old‑Time, Breakdown.
AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO
MORE. Old‑Time,
Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Johnson (Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old Timey Fiddle Tunes), 1982 (revised
1988, 2003); pg. 7. Johnson (The Kitchen
Musician's Occasional: Waltz, Air and Misc), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 7. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 11. Marimac 9064D, Lauchlin Stamper & A.C. Overton - “Sally
with the Run Down Shoes” (1996).
AIN'T GOT NO
HONEY BABE NOW. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The source for the
tune is Frank Blevins and the Tar Heel Rattlers. Source for notated version:
Jere Canote [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 14.
AIN’T THAT SKIPPIN’
AND A FLYIN’. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated
version: Bruce Reid [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 3.
AIR BHRUACH NA
CARRAIGE BAINE. AKA and see "On the Brink of the White Rock."
AIR BY HAYDN. English, Scottish, New
X:1
T:Air by Haydn
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 405
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|DGB d2d|dcB A2c|BGd cAe|G3 F2D|DGB
d2d|dcB A2c|cBG BAF|A3G2:|
G|GBd ggg|gfe d2d|ecA Ace|G3F2A|AB^c
def|B^cd efg|fed ed^c|
ded def|gdB GBd|dcB A2A|Bcd ecA|G3
F2D|DGB ddd|dcB A2c|cBG BAF|A3 G2||
AIR ÉIRE NÍ ‘NEÓSAINN CIA h-Í. See “For Ireland I Won’t
Say Her Name [1].”
AIR EN RÉ d’HENRI
LANDRY (Tune in D by Henry Landry). French- Canadian, Polka. D Major. Standard
tuning. AA’BB’. A ‘crooked’ tune: the ‘A’ part has six measures while the ‘B’
part has eight, though the next to last has an extra beat. Source for notated
version: Henri Landry (Pontbriand, near
AIR FAILLIRINN
ILLIRINN.
AKA and see “Ealaidh Ghaoil.”
AIR M' FHALLUINN
BHEIRINN POG DHI. AKA and see "I'll Kiss the Bonny Lassie, Oh."
AIR (AR) MAIDIN A NAE ‘S (INNE)
MÉ GO MOCH (Yesterday morning early when I was). Irish, Air (cut time, “Lively”). G
Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for
notated version: a manuscript collection dated 1861 compiled by James Goodman,
a
AIR (AR) MO GHABHAIL DHOM AN M-BÓTHAR SHLIGIGH AKA and see "As I Walked On the Road to
Sligo."
AIR (AR) MO GHABHAIL
DHOM TAOIBH BHAILE-ÁTHA-CLIATH. AKA and see "As I Was Walking Beside Dublin."
AIR TUNE, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll. Holland (The Second Collection). Green Linnet GLCD
1159, Trian – “Trian II.”
X:1
T:Air Tune, The
R:reel
S:Liz Carroll
Z:Bill Reeder
H:I heard this on the internet and
then found it on a cd I already owned.
H:Go figure!
N:Sharon Shannon recording? Fire In
our bellies?
D:Trian II
Z:From the internet recording, not
Trian II
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:D
Affe f2ed|f/g/a de f2ed|Beed
fded|BA~A2 BAFG|
Affe f2ed|(f/g/a de f2ed|dBBe dBcd|FEED
D4:||
a2ga fgef|edcd FADA|Beed fded|BA~A2
BAFA|
a2ga fgef|edcd FADA|GBBA B/c/d
BA|Affe d4:||
AIRCHIE BROWN. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1884; pg. 20.
X:1
T:Airchie Brown
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
f|(eA)ce a2 ec|Bcde f(BB)f|eAce a2
ec|Bcde cAA:|
f|e(aga faea)|da ca bBBf|e(aga
faea)|da Ba c(AA)f|
e(aga faea)|da ca b(BB)d|(cA)ce a2
ec|Bcde cAA||
AIRDE CUAN. Irish, Air (4/4 time). B Minor. Standard tuning. One part. Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs), 1995; No. 49,
pg. 44. Rounder 3067, Alan Stivell ‑
"Renaissance of the Celtic Harp" (1982).
AIRGEAD CAILLIGHE. AKA and see "The Old
Woman's Money."
AIRGEAD IN GAC POCA. AKA and see "Money in
Both Pockets [1]."
AIRGEAD RÉALACH (Sixpenny Money). AKA and see "The Madcap,"
"Sixpenny Money."
AIRGIOD CAILLIGHE. See “Old Woman’s Money.”
AIRIDH NAM BADAN. AKA and see "The Glen of
Copsewood."
ÁIRÍTEAR MAR DHÍTH
CÉILLE É. AKA and see "It Goes as Follies."
AIRTHREY LOCH. Shetland, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Tom Anderson
(1982).
AISDEAR FAOI SOLAS NA
RE. AKA and see "(A) Moonlight Ramble."
AISGAIRM AN AONACDA. AKA and see "Repeal
of the Union [1]."
AISGHAIRM NA
hAONTACHTA (The Repeal of the
AISLEAN AN OIGFEAR. AKA and see “The Young Man’s
Dream,” “Danny Boy.”
AISLING AN DIABAIL. AKA and see "The Devil's Dream."
AISLING GHEAL (A Bright Vision). Irish,
Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. The song was recovered from
the Martin Freeman collection by Seán Ó Riada, according to Tomás ÓCanainn (A Lifetime of Notes, 1996), originally
collected in the west
AISLING MHÁIRE. AKA and see “Mary’s Dream.”
AISLING MAOR
MAELMOICEIRGE. AKA and see "Sergeant Early's Dream."
AISLING PAIDIN UÍ
RIAIN. AKA and see "Paddy Ryan's Dream."
AISLING UÍ CHIARDHA (Carey’s Dream). AKA and see “Carey’s Dream.”.
AITBEODAD GAEDEALAC, AN. AKA and see "The Gaelic
Revival."
AITH RANT. Shetland, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A "trowie," or
fairy, tune, which tradition holds was heard by a Cunningsburgh carptenter in
about 1790, as he was coming home one night after celebrating the completion of
a sixareen, or small fishing boat. Hearing sounds emanating from a green mound,
the man crept up to it and through a crack in the rock in the moonlight was
amazed to spy trowie dancers cavorting to the melody. "Being a noted
fiddler, he managed to take down the tune in sol‑fa, and when he got gome
he played it on his fiddle" (Anderson & Georgeson). Source for notated
version: J. Irvine (Roadside, Cunningsburgh, Shetland) [Anderson &
Georgeson]. Anderson & Georgeson (Da
Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 14. Hunter (Fiddle
Music of
AITHERNIE LODGE. AKA and see “Old Adam.” Scottish, Jig. Scotland, Orkney
Islands. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Source for notated version: fiddler
Tommy Mainland (b. 1938, Orkney) [Martin]. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling). 2002; pg. 103.
AKEROYDE’S PAD. English. The tune appears in the 11th edition of Playford’s English Dancing Master (1701), marking
the taking over of the series by Henry Playford from John Playford.
AKSLA-BITEN (Shoulder Bite). Norwegian, Lydarslatter. A lydarslatter is a
listening piece for the hardanger fiddle. The title is said to have derived
from the idiosyncratic habits of one Elling Sjor, a lover of Harding fiddling,
which so moved him that he would sit as close as possible to the performer with
his head resting of the fiddler's left shoulder. During a famous rendition of
this piece by the fiddler Nilson Bolko, he was unable to restrain himself
during certain passages and actually dug his teeth into Bolko's shoulder (Hopkins,
1986).
***
I know a gal with a wart on her chin,
Her eyes turned out and her ears turned in;
And I told her just to come out tonight.
***
Alabama Gals won't you come out tonight,
Come out tonight, come out tonight,
Alabama Gals won't you come out tonight,
And dance by the light of the moon.
***
Source for notated version: Woodring
and Neithammer (
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Kuntz – Ragged but Right
K:G
(3D/E/F/|G/)F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/A/
B/A/B/B/|c/d/c/B/ A/F/A/(^c/|d/)e/d/A/ B(3D/E/F/|
G/F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/A/
B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/A/ B/G/A|G>G G:|
|:e/f/|g/g/f/f/
e/(A/d/)(e/|e/)f/e/A/ B/A/B|c/d/c/B/ Ad|e/dd/ Be/f/|
gf/f/ e/A/d|e/f/e/A/
B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/c/ B/G/A|G3:|
ALACK AND ALAS SHE WAS
DUMB. AKA and see "Dumb, Dumb, Dumb," "Paul's Steeple," "I Am the Duke of Norfolk."
ALAMOOTIE, DA.
'Alamootie' is the Shetland name for the Stormy Petrel (a bird). Shetland,
Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the late Shetland teacher,
composer, fiddler and collector Tom Anderson (1981).
ALAN DAVIDSON. Scottish, Reel. Composed by J.B. Robertson. Atlantica
Music 02 77657 50222 26, Kyle & Lucy MacNeil - “
ALAN
LERWICK'S LAMENT FOR THE DIVORCE OF HIS WIFE'S PARENTS. Scottish, Slow Air. E Minor. Standard tuning. ABCD. A modern
composition by Alan Lerwick (1983), a Scottish-style fiddler from
ALAN MACPHERSON OF
MOSSPARK. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB'CCDD'. Composed by Pipe Major Angus MacDonald. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), Vol. 2, 1988; pg. 16.
ALAN O'DALE HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Alandale('s) Hornpipe." American,
Hornpipe.