The Fiddler’s Companion
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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
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BE
CAREFUL, YOU'RE BREAKING MY HEART. AKA and see "Attention, C'est Mon
Coeur Qui Va Casser."
BE DOING AWA, MY
YEOMAN. English. England, Northumberland.
Title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance
tunes which he wrote c. 1800.
BE EASY, YOU ROGUE (Fan Go Socair A Roguire). AKA and see "Phelim O'Neill [1]," "Priest with the Collar,"
"Sheelah in Sorrow,"
“Stay easy you rogue, stay, stay” (Stad Erro Rogura Stad Stad),"Stop, You Rogue, Stop!" “Tá
an Coileach ag Fógairt an Lae.” Irish, Double or Single Jig. A Major. Standard.
AABB (O’Farrell): AABBCCDD (O’Neill). “Be Easy, You Rogue” is O’Neill’s ‘free
translation’ of the Irish title “Stadh a Rogaire Stadh!” O’Neill also remarks
that his version is a “florid setting of an old jig or march in four strains.
Its relationship to ‘The Priest with the Collar’ in the Petrie collections is
plainly evident.” See also the related double jig “Stagger the Buck.” O’Sullivan and
McCandless (2005) identify the melody as a version of “When the Cock Crows it is
Day [1].” Source for notated version: from the manuscript collection of
retired businessman and Irish music enthusiast John Gillan, collected from
musicians in his home county of Longford and the adjoining Leitrim [O’Neill].
O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, Vol. 1),
c. 1805; pg. 31 (appears as “Stad Erro Rogura Stad Stad”). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No.
165, pg. 92. O'Neill (Music of Ireland:
1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1109, pg. 209. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 299, pg. 64. Jerry O’Sullivan – “O’Sullivan meets O’Farrell” (2005).
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E|A<cA BAF|d3 d2z|A/B/cA BAF|B3
B2z|AcA BAF|ded dfa|ecA BAF|A3 A2:|
|:c/d/|ecA ecA|d3 dfa|ecA ecA|B3
B2z|AcA BAF| DFA dfa|ecA BAF|A3 A2:|
|:d|cAA BFF|AEE dfa|ecA BAF|B2z
B2d|cA/B/c/A/ BG/A/B/G/|AE/F/G/E/ dfa|
ecA BAF|A3 A2:|
|:e|aga f/e/d/c/B/A/|ddd d2f|aga
f/e/d/c/B/A/|BBB B2f/g/|aga f/e/d/c/B/A/|
DFA dfa|ecA BAF|A3 A2:|
BE MERRY AND WISE. English, Reel.
X:1
T:Be Merry and Wise
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers music manuscript
(Northumberland, 1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D/E/F/G/ AD BDAD|FABd B2E2|D/E/F/G/
AD BDAD|cefg “tr”f2d2:|
|:g|fdeA fdeA|FABd B2E2|fdeA
fdeA|cefg”tr”f2d2:|
BE N-EIRINN I. AKA and see “Who’er She Be.”
BE OFF MACINTOSH! See "As, a Thoiseach."
BE QUICK FOR I AM IN
HASTE. English, Jig.
BE WISE--BEWARE!. Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated
version: “From J. Tighe Junior” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 854, pg.
213.
X:1
T:Be Wise—Beware!
M:C
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie – Complete
Collection (854)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Dorian
cB | AB AG E2 DE | G2G2G2 cd | e2 dc
d2 ed | c4 E2 cd | e2 dc d2 ec |
AB AG E2 DE | G2G2 GBdB | c3A Bd cB
| AB AG EDE^G | A4 A2 ||
BEA MAYE'S REEL. Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Sligo. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Source for notated version: fiddler Philip Duffy (b. 1966, London, now residing
in Dublin, Ireland) [Flaherty]. Flaherty (Trip
to Sligo), 1990; pg. 25.
BEACHA SA CHRANN
SILÍNÍ, NA. AKA and see “Bees in the Cherry Tree.”
BEADLE OF GRUBB STREET, THE. AKA and see "Burghee's Hole."
BÉAL BOCHT, AN (The Poor Mouth). Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
An early composition by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill
Black. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 83, pg. 43.
X:1
T: An Béal Bocht
C: © B. Black
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Em
D | E3 B GFGA | BABd e2 ef | gefd efdB | AcBA GFED |
E3 B GFGA | BABd e2 ef | gbge fafd | ABGF E3 :|
e | eBBe gBBg | fddf a2 ga | b2 ge b2 ge | AcBA GE E2 |
eBBe
gBBg | fddf a2 ga | bagf egfe | AcBG E3 :|
BEALAC MOR GO LUIMNEAC, AN. AKA and see "The Highway to
Limerick."
BEALACH AR FAD GO
GAILLIMH, AN. AKA and see "All the Way to Galway [1]."
BEALLTAINE (May Day). AKA and see “Butchers of Bristol [2],” “Five Miles From Town [2]”
(Pa.), “Geary’s Hornpipe,” "Mullingar Races [2]," "May Day [2],” “Rover through the Bogs,” “Taylor’s (Hornpipe)." Irish,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. One Pennsylvania version of this tune
is called "Five Miles Out of Town" ("Five Miles From Town")
though there are other tunes by this name as the title is a
"floater." Bealltaine (pronounced ‘Beltina’) is was a major holiday
of the Celtic peoples, and in the agrarian culture signalled the time when the
cattle were driven from the low pastures to the higher ones to graze. Source
for notated version: learned by Joyce from his father, presumably as a boy in
the 1840's in Limerick; though he also heard it in 1853 among the minoers at
the head of Glenmalure, county Wicklow, “where I found it was well known and a
favourite dancing tune” [Joyce]. Howe (1000
Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 30. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873/1890; No. 32, pg. 34.
X:1
T:Bealltaine
T:May Day
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1873)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
defd dcBA | B2d2 cAGF | DGGA G2 :: (3def | g2 eg f2 ed | g2 eg f2 ed |
defg
abag | f2 dd dedc | B2 BG AF D2 | BdBG ABcA | defd cAGF | DGGA G2 :|
BEAMISH'S GOAT (Gabar Beamais). Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB.
Collected by O'Neill from Beamish himself who was from an adjoining parish from
the one Captain Francis O’Neill was from in County Cork. Despite this, and that
they were contemporaries in age, the two men learned substantially different
musical repertoires from their respective birthplaces (see O’Neill, Irish Folk Music). The tune is a
two-part version of the tune family that includes “The Jolly Tinker [2]” and the “Timpan Reel.” O’Neill corrected the version
he printed in 1850 for his later 1001 Gems collection. Source for notated
version: Abram Beamish, originally from County Cork [O’Neill]. O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 120. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1332, pg. 244. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 589, pg. 108.
X:1
T:Beamish’s Goat
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 589
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Dorian
dB|A2 AB GFGB|AGAB e2 dB|A2 AB GFGB|dBGB d2 dB|
A2 AB GFGB|AGAB cBcd|edef gfge|dBGB
A2||
Bd|e2 ef gfgf|edcd efgf|e2 ef
gfge|dBGB d2 Bd|e2 ef gfgf|
efge a2 ef|gaba gfef|gedB A2||
BEAN A TI AR LÁR. See "Bean an Tighe ar Lár.”
BEAN A’ TIGH FAOI CHLAIR (The Woman of the House in the Closed Coffin). AKA and see “Bean an Tighe ar Lar,” “The Woman of the House [1].”
BEAN a'LEANNA (Woman of the Glen). AKA and see "Woman of the Glen."
BEAN A BAIN DILLEARE. Irish, Air (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The first part
is similar to “Connaughtman’s
Rambles [1].” Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 1516, pg. 379.
BEAN AG BAINT DUILEASC. Irish, Jig. Ireland, County Donegal. The Gaelic word ‘duileasc’ is
given to an edible form of seaweed, harvested and sold in many western Irish
villages; the English words ‘dulse’ and ‘dilisk’ are derived from it. A version
of “Connaughtman’s Rambles
[1].”
BEAN AN BHAINNE. AKA and see "The Dairymaid [4],"
"The Milkmaid [3]."
BEAN(N) AN FHIR
RUAIDH. AKA
and see "The Red Haired
Man's Wife."
BEAN AN TABHAIRNE. AKA and see "The
Landlady of the Tavern."
BEAN AN TIGHE AR
LÁR [1] (Woman of the House). AKA and see “Bean
a’ Tigh Faoi Chlair” (The Woman of the House in the Closed Coffin).
"Woman of the House." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. D Major.
Standard. AA'BBC. The 'A' part is the same as "Bummer's Reel." A popular reel in
County Donegal. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) relates that the the name “Bean a’
Tigh Faoi Chlair” was said by Francie Dearg O’Byrne to have come from the time
that Bidi a’ Mhuc Ros, a renowned lilter from Muckros Head near Kilcar,
Donegal, died and was waked in an open coffin in her cottage, as was the custom
in the county. Toward dawn the lid was placed on her coffin and at that instant
the door flew open and two fairy fiddlers came in to pay their respects. They
walked up to the coffin, produced their instruments, and proceeded to play the
reel now known as “The Woman of the House” enough times through so that the
musicians in attendance could pick it up, then they walked over to the fireplace
and were whisked up the chimney, never to be seen again. A litteral translation
of the Irish title translated might be “The Mistress on the Floor,” however,
‘ar lar’ (on the ground) is also used to describe something missing or omitted,
rendering the title “The Woman of the House is Missing.” Sources for notated
versions: collected from brothers and fiddlers Micky and John Doherty (Stranorlar,
Co. Donegal, Ireland), although not on the same date [Breathnach]; Donegal
fiddler Tommy Peoples [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 199, pg. 72. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No.
39 (appears as “Bean A'Tí Ar Lar”). Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1994; pg. 52(b) (appears as untitled reel). Shanache Records, Tommy Peoples (1976). De Danann –
“Selected Jigs” (1978). Altan – “Another Sky” (appears as part of first
song).
X:1
T:Bean an Ti ar Lar
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Roaring Mary
R:reel
Z:Barney
K:D
dB|AG FE D2 FD|GD FE Dd cd|
AG FE D2 FD|E2 =cA BG EG|
AG FE D2 FD|GD FE Dd cd|
AG FE D2 FD|E2 =cA BG Ed||
cd ec A3 d|cd ec AG Ed|cd ec A3 F|GE
=cA BG Ed|
cd ec A3 d|cd ec AG Ed|cd eg f2
ec|AB cA Bd cB||
AG FE D2 FD|GD FE Dd cd|
AG FE D2 FD|E2 =cA BG EG|
AG FE D2 FD|GD FE Dd cd|
AG FE D2 FD|E2 =cA BG Ed|
cd ec A3 d|cd ec AG Ed|cd ec A3 F|GE
=cA BG Ed|
cd ec A3 d|cd ec AG Ed|cd eg f2
ec|AB cA Bd cB||
BEAN AN TI AR LAR [2]. AKA and see “Woman of the House [1].” Irish, Reel.
G Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: piper Maitiu Mac
Tighearnain/Mathew MacTiernan (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 86, pg. 38.
BEAN CAINSEORACT, AN. AKA and see "The Scolding Wife
[1]."
BEAN-CEILE UI
MAOILEOIN. AKA and see "Malowney's/Maloney's Wife."
BEAN DEARMADAC, AN. AKA and see "The
Absent-Minded Woman."
BEAN DO BI
CEADNA/CEANA AGAM, AN. AKA and see "My Former Wife."
BEAN
DUBH A’ GHLEANNA [1], AN (The Dark Woman
of the Glen).
AKA and see “The Maiden,” “Moll Dubh a' Gleanna,” ”The Dark Maiden of the Valley”
Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). Ireland, Connemara. G Major. Standard tuning. One
part. The Irish is pronounced ‘Ban dhuv an glanna’. It is one of the great love
songs and airs in the Irish repertoire and has been identified as a Connemara
melody, a variant of "Seamas Og
Pluincead" (Young James Plunkett). “The Maiden” and “The Dark Maiden
of the Valley” are simpler forms of the tune. O’Neill’s tune version is also
known as “The Death of Staker
Wallace [1]," also published by Roche in 1912. Source for notated
version: fiddler “Daniel Sullivan of Boston, a native of Millstreet, County
Cork,” via ‘the celebrated Irish piper’ Patrick Touhey [O’Neill]. Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995;
No. 96, pg. 82. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979;
No. 6, pg. 2. CCE Néillidh Mulligan - "The Leitrim Thrush" (learned
from Seamus Ennis). Green Linnet SIF 1045, Joe Burke – “The Tailor’s Choice.”
X:1
T:Bean Dubh an Ghleanna
T:Dark Woman of the Glen
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:70
S:Seamus Ennis
R:Air
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
D|G>AB>c d>>B G3
B/2d/2|g4 a/2g/2e/2f/2 d3 c/2A/2 B4|!
G3 A/2B/2 cB A4 A/2G/2F/2A/2
G6:|(3def g4 (3feg a4|!
(3bba g4 (3aag f/2 d2 c/2A/2 B4|G3
B/2d/2 g4 (3efg a4|!
bc' b2 a2 g4|(3aag f/2 d2 c/2A/2
B>cAF G4|!
(3ABd|g4 a/2g/2e/2f/2 d4 c/2A/2 B4|!
G4 A/2B/2 cB A4|A/2G/2F/2A/2|G6||!
X:2
T:Bean Dubh an Ghleanna
T:Dark Woman of the Glen
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:70
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 6
R:Air
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D2 EF DE/4F/4G/4A/4|BGE
D/4E/4F/4G/4A/4B/4c/4d/4 e>f|g2 fg/a/ g>e|
(3fed (3edB (3dBA|B>G/2B/4 A2
B/4c/4B/4c/4B/4c/4B/>A/|G/4F/4E/4F/4G/>A/ G4|
d>B A/B/c/d/ e>f|g2 f/e/d/e/
f(3e/f/g/|a2 bg f2|e>d d2g2|
a/4g/4f/4g/4 e/4f/4e/4d/4
B/4A/4B/4d/4 e/4d/4e/4f/4 g/4f/4g/4a/4 b/4a/4g/4f/4|
g2 fg/a/ g>e|(3fed (3edB (3dBA|B2
(3GBA G2|G/4E/4D/4E/4F/4G/4A/4B/4 c/d/e/f g>a|
g2 fg/a/ g>e|(3fed (3edB (3dBA|B2
(3GED (3EGB|A4B/4c/4B/4c/4B/4c/4B>A|
G/4F/4E/4F/4G/>A/|G4||
BEAN DUBH A’ GHLEANNA [2], AN (The Dark Woman of the
Glen). Irish,
Air. The song is different than “An Bean Dubh a’ Ghleanna [1]."
BEAN GAEDEALAC. AKA and see "The Irishwoman,"
"The Irish Washerwoman."
BEAN IAIN AONGHAIS NIC
ARTAIR (Mrs. John Angus
MacArthur's).
Cape Breton, Strathspey. D Mixolydian (A). AEae tuning. AABB'. Source for
notated version: Mary (Beaton) MacDonald (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) [Dunlay and
Reich]. Dunlay and Reich (Traditional
Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton), 1986; pg. 31.
Rounder 7011, "The Beatons of Mabou"
(Mabou is a town in Cape Breton).
BEAN NA BAINNSE. AKA and see "The Bedding of
the Bride [1]."
BEAN NA LIONNA. AKA and see “The
Alewoman.
BEAN NAN GABHAR. See “The Woman with the goats.”
BEAN PHADRAIG UI
MHURCHU. AKA and see "Paddy Murphy's Wife [1].quot;