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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, 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]

 

 

 

BLACK ALMAIN, THE. English, March or Processional (4/4). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBAB. The tune was written in the 1550's. Merryweather (1989) states the dance of the title is an English imitation of a dance style originally German, while the tune is, he believes, from Parisian publishers and printers Gervaise and/or Attaignant. Merryweather (English Bagpipe), 1989; pg. 25.

 

BLACK AND GREY [1]. AKA and see "A Trip to Kilburn." English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Johnson (1997) remarks the alternate title “Trip to Kilburn” is in common use today for the melody, “from its use as a dance.” Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 14: Songs, Airs and Dances of the 18th Century), 1997; pg. 5.

X:1

T:Black and Grey [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

K:A Minor

A2A2d2B2|c4 A2d2|B4 G2g2|B4G4|A2A2d2B2|c3B A2d2|B2G2 BcdB|A4e4:|

|:a2e2 fedc|a2e2 fedc|g2d2 BcdB|g2d2 BcdB|a2e2 fgag|agfe fedc|B2G2 BcdB|A4e4:|

 

BLACK AND GREY [2]. AKA and see "The Black and the Grey."

 

BLACK AND THE BROWN [1], THE/DA. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Whalsay. AEae tuning. One of the tunes played by Shetland fiddler John Irvine for the "bedding of the bride" ceremony in the islands around the turn of the century (see also "Grieg's Pipes" and "But the House, Ben the House"). Cooke (1986) prints the following text to this dance tune, in oral tradition in the Shetlands in the 1970's:

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The black and the brown gaed oot o the town

and John Paterson's mare gaed foremost.

 

BLACK AND THE BROWN [2], THE. AKA and see "The Horseman's Port," "John Paterson's Mare (Goes Foremost/Forewort)." Scottish.

 

BLACK AND THE GREY, THE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Stokoe & Bruce): AABBCCDDEEFF (Peacock). The title, which is an English renaming of the Scottish melody "John Paterson's Mare," appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes, which he published c. 1800. The title comes from the first line of a song set to the melody (see note for “John Paterson’s Mare”). Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 188. Peacock (Peacock’s Tunes), c. 1805/1980; No. 28, pg. 11.

X:1

T:Black and the Grey

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy  (1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d|BGd g2d|gaf g2d|BGd adc|(B3 G2)B|cAe a2e|ab^g a2e|

cAe aed|(^c3 A2) =c|BGd g2d|gaf g2d|BGd gdc|(B3 c2)d|

ece dBd|cAc BA^G|Aa^g aed|(^c3 a2)||=c|BGG dGG|

gGG dGG|BGG gdc|B3 G2B|cAA eAA|gAA eAA|

cAA aed|(^c3 A2) =c|BGG dGG|gGG dBB|BGd gdc|

B3 c2d|ece dBd|cAc BA^G|Aa^g aed|^c3 A2||

 

BLACK AND WHITE RAG. Texas Style, Western Swing; Breakdown. USA, Texas. G Major ('A' and 'C' parts) & C Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. ABACA (Phillips): AABBAACC (Brody): AA'A''A'''BCDD'EE'FF' (Reiner & Anick). Source for notated version: Terry Morris (Texas) [Brody]; Terry Morris & Mark O'Connor [Phillips]: Benny Thomasson (Texas) [Reiner & Anick]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 45. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pgs. 20-21. Reiner & Ancik (Old Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; pgs. 138‑139. County 724, Benny Thomasson ‑ "Country Fiddling from the Big State." Flying Fish FF 90468, Critton Hollow ‑ "Great Dreams" (1988). Omac 1, Terry Morris‑ "A Texas Jam Session." Stoneway 143, Ernie Hunter ‑ "All about Fiddling." String 801, Milton Brown and His Brownies ‑ "Beer Parlor Jive." Doc Watson and Chet Atkins ‑ "Reflectons."

 


BLACK ANNIE. Old‑Time, Breakdown and Song Tune. USA; North Carolina, north Georgia. GDgd tuning. Kerry Blech (writing in the Old Time Herald) says the tune is "seldom collected from other black old time musicians (beside Joe and Odel Thompson of the Piedmont region of N.C.), but is found in the repertoires of white musicians." Joe Thompson uses it as one of his tunes of choice for calling in a frolic. Charles Wolfe (1979) suggests that the Georgia Yellow Hammer's piece by this name was probably an old minstrel song. Global Village C217, Joe and Odel Thompson ‑ "Old Time Tunes From the Morth Carolina Piedmont." Folk Legacy Records FSA‑17, Hobart Smith ‑ "America's Greatest Folk Instrumentalist" (appears as first tune of "Banjo Group 1"). Rounder 1032, The Georgia Yellow Hammers ‑ "The Moonshine Hollow Band" (1979). Voyager VRCD-354, Hart & Blech – “Build Me a Boat.”

 

BLACK AT THE BANE. Scottish, Strathspey or Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printed version of the tune in Alexander McGlashan's collection. McGlashan (Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1780/81; pg. 25.

X:1

T:Black at the Bane

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel/Strathspey

S:McGlashan – Strathspey Reels  (c. 1780-81)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D>E G<G G>G G>B | A<B G>D E2 E2 | D>E G<G G>G G<B | A>G B>A G2 G2 :|

e/g/ | a>eg>B A2 Ae/g/ | a>egB (B d) f | a>eg>B d>egd | egd>B G>ABG |

A>Bg>e dBGB| A>BG>D E2 E2 | D>E G<G G3B | A<G B>A G2 G2 ||

 

BLACK BAYOU. AKA and see "Bayou Noir."

 

BLACK BEAR, THE. English, Scottish; Hornpipe or Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABA. English Folk Dance and Song Society. Private collection (MS circulated among contra-dance musicians). Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; pg. 5.

X:1

T:Black Bear, The

L:1/8

M:2/4

K:D

(3A/B/c/|dd f/>d/a/>f/|dd f/>d/a/>f/|eB Be/d/|c/<d/B/c/ A/>B/ c/<A/|

dd f/>da/>f|dd f/>da/>f|e>e e/<g/f/<e/|df d:|

|:e|A/>A/A/>B/ dd/>e/|gf/>e/ f/<a/f/<d/|A/>A/A/>A/ dd/>e/|gf/>e/ f/<af/<d/|

a/<A/A/<A/ c/<A/A/<A/|d/>B/ B/<B/ e/>c/ c/<c/|d/>f/d/>f/ e/>g/e/>g/|a/>Aa a/>g/f/>e/||

 

BLACK BETTY. Old‑Time, Fiddle Tune. USA, Ozark Mountains. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph in 1954.

 

BLACK BLANKET, THE (An Susa Dubh). Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music), 1909; No. 271, pg. 129.

X:1

T:Black Blanket, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Staccato. Mod.”

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>AG/F/ DEF/D/|G2G G2G|A>BA/G/ FGA|B2G A2A|

A<dB c2 d/c/|BAB c2 d/c/|BAG FDF|G2G G2||

 

BLACK BOTTOM STRUT. Old‑Time, Ragtime. Recorded by black string band The Three Stripped Gears. OKeh 45553 (78 RPM), The Three Stripped Gears. Old Timey 101, The Three Stripped Gears. Flying Fish 102, New Lost City Ramblers ‑ "20 Years/Concert Performances" (1978. Learned from The Three Stripped Gears recording).

 

BLACK BOY, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 and 6/8 times). A Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & D Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard. AABBCCDD'. The tune appears in a music manuscript from the village of Ashover, Derbyshire, dated 1762. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

X:1

T:Black Boy, The

L:1/8

M:2/4

S:Ashover MS (1762)

K:A

A2 c/B/A/G/|acea|gbed|c A2 B|ce^df|e g2 e|fa g/f/e/^d/|e2 E2:|

|:e =g2 f|f/e/d/c/ d2|B d2 f|e/d/c/B/ c2|A c2 e|d/c/B/A/ GB|Ed c/B/A/G/|A2 A,2:|

L:1/8

M:2/4

K:D

A|d2d c2d|efe efg|d2d c2d|ecA A2A|d2d c2d|efd efg|afd gec|d2d d2:|

|:e|f2f fdf|g2g geg|f2f fdf|ecA A2g|faf def|gbg efg|afd gec|d2d d2:|

 

BLACK BOY ALLEY. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard. AABA. The tune was published in 1744. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

 

BLACK BURKE. AKA and see "Rocky Road to Dublin [1]," "Black Rock [3]."

 

BLACK BUT COMELY. AKA and see AKA and see “Black laddie my darling,” “For a’ that and a’ that,” “An Gille Dubh Mo Laochan,” "Lady Mackintosh('s Reel) [1]," “Mo Laochan,” “Strawberry Blossom [2],” “For Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Gow, Surenne): AABB'. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 37. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2; No. 152, pg. 18. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 52. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 97. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 159.

X:1

T:Black but Comely

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | d2 fd AAfd | eefd B2AB | defd AAfd | fedB A2A:|

|: f | adad feef | adad B2Bf |1 adad feef | dedB A2A :|2 adab afef | dedB A2A ||

 


BLACK CAT [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, central New York State, New England. D Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. ABAB. The Hornellsville Hillbillies, an old‑timey band from central New York in the 1930's and 40's, used this song as their signature tune, opening and closing dances and shows with it. Tolman and Page (The Country Dance Book) state the tune was a standard at New England dances during the 1930's, and used as a vehicle for various quadrilles which they describe. Bronner (1987) identifies that this tune bears some resemblances to "The Cat Came Back" in Christeson (1973, No. 10), but has more similarity to "Black Cat Quadrille‑Part II" as recorded by the Henry Ford Orchestra in the 1930's on his private label Early American Dances (112‑B {78 RPM}).

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A 1927 newspaper cartoon lampooned Henry Ford’s championing of “old-time” music and dance.

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Source for notated version: Hornellsville Hillbillies, 1943 (New York State) [Bronner]. Bronner (Old-Time Music Makers of New York State), 1987; No. 22, pg. 92.

 

BLACK CAT [2], THE. American, Reel. A Major (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by Portland, Oregon, keyboard player Dave Goldman, who told Susan Songer “Our old house cat walked across my desk and the rest is history.” Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 30.

 

BLACK CAT [3], THE. American, Jig. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by Portland, Oregon, musician Daniel Compton. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 31.

 

BLACK CAT IN THE BRIAR PATCH. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. G Major ('A' part) & C Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB (Krassen): AA'BB (Phillips). Phillips reverses the two parts of the tune from Krassen. The melody is ‘crooked’, or irregular, as it has an extra beat at the end of the ‘A’ part.. Sources for notated versions: Melvin Wine, learned from his father (Braxton County, W.Va.) [Krassen]; Armin Barnett (Seattle) [Phillips]. Krassen (Masters of Old Time Fiddling), 1983; pg. 49. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 28.

 

BLACK CAT SHIT IN THE SHAVINGS. Old-time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia. The tune is from West Virginia fiddler Eddon Hammons.

                       

BLACK COCK O' WHICKHAM, THE. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Bayard (1981) believes that this tune is a version of "St. Patrick was a Gentleman [2]," or his Pennsylvania-collected version "St. Patrick was Your Patron Saint" (though these tunes are in the minor mode). Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 164.

X:1

T:Black Cock o’ Whickham, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

Bc|d2 dc|BGGB|d2 dc|B2 Bg|dedc|BGGB|cAFA|c2:|

|:dg|bgdg|Bgdg|bgfa|g2 ga|bgdg|BgdB|cAFA|c2 dg|

bgdg|Bgdg|bgfa|gfga|bgaf|gedB|cAFA|c2:|

                       

BLACK COW, THE. AKA and see "Druimin Dubh," "Dear Black Cow [1]."

                       

BLACK DANCE, THE. Scottish, English; Country Dance Tune. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (McGlashan): AABB (Sumner). The second part is half the length of the first in some versions (e.g. McGlashan’s). The tune was adapted from a collection published by Rutherford in 1772. The 'B' part is the same as "Perry's Victory [1]." John Glen finds the melody first printed in Joshua Campbell's 1778 collection (pg. 58), however, it also appears to have been published in R. Bride’s Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1769. James Aird published it in his Selections (c. 1787), and Thompson in his Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (c. 1772). The melody also appears in late 18th century manuscript copybooks, such as those of Luther Kingsley (Mansfield, Connecticut, 1795) and of Henry Livingston, Jr.  Livingston purchased the estate of Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1771 at the age of 23. In 1775 he was a Major in the 3rd New York Regiment, which participated in Montgomery’s invasion of Canada in a failed attempt to wrest Montreal from British control. An important land-owner in the Hudson Valley, and a member of the powerful Livingston family, Henry was also a surveyor and real estate speculator, an illustrator and map-maker, and a Justice of the Peace for Dutchess County. He was also a poet and musician, and presumably a dancer, as he was elected a Manager for the New York Assembly’s dancing season of 1774-1775, along with his 3rd cousin, John Jay, later U.S. Chief Justice of Governor of New York. Source for notated version: the 1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), 177?; pg. 1. Sumner (Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The Joshua Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 84. CDSL8284, Jimmy Shand – “The Legendary.”

X:1

T:Black Dance

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Scots Measure

B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures  (177?)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ Bd|

GG A/B/c/A/|d/e/d/c/ B||e/f/|gg gf/e/|dd dc/B/|GA/B/ cB/A/|GG G||

X:2

T:Black Dance

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Henry Livingston’s manuscript copybook, late 18th century

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(d/B/) | GG A/B/c/A/ | d/e/d/c/ B(d/B/) | GG A/B/c/A/ | d/e/d/c/ B(e/f/) |

gg g(f/e/) | dd d(c/B/) | G(A/B/) c(B/A/) | GG G(e/f/) | gg g(f/e/) |

dd dc/B/ | G(A/B/) c(B/A/) | GG G :|

                       

BLACK DIAMOND WALTZ. American, Waltz. USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Source for notated version: Harry Waugh (an elderly fiddler from Jefferson County, Pa., 1949) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 643, pg. 565.

                       


BLACK DONALD (Domhnall Dubh). Scottish, Air and Strathspey. A Major/Mixolydian ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. The air is a popular puirt‑a‑beul, or Gaelic mouth‑music, tune from the Scottish Gaidheltachd. The words tell of a boy who marries "slightly above his station." Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 10: Airs & Melodies of Scotland's Past), vol. 10, 1992 (revised 2001); pg. 4. Culburnie Records CUL102, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – "The Driven Bow" (1988). Green Linnet SIF 1077, Capercaillie ‑ "Crosswinds" (1987).

X:1
T:Domhnall Dubh
T:Black Donald
D:The Driven Bow, Alasdair Fraser [2]
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A Mixolyidan
E2 FFA>F D>EF<D | E2 FFA>F E2 E2 :|

K:E Dorian
G>
E E2 E>FG>A | F>GF>E D>EF<D |
G>
E E2 E>FG>A | B<BA<F E2 E2 :|

                       

BLACK DONALD THE PIPER (Domnall Dub an Piobaire). AKA and see “Cameron Gathering,” “Lochiel’s March,” “The Pibroch of Donald Dhu/Domhnall Dubh/Donuil Dubh [1].” Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears to be Scottish in origin, and the name certainly is, for Mac Dhomhnuill Duibh (Black {Mac}Donald) is the Gaelic patronymic of Cameron of Lochiel. O'Neill, 1976; pg. 44. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 946, pg. 176. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 172, pg. 43.

X:1

T:Black Donald the Piper

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 172

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

dBB efg|dBB BAG|dBB efg|dBG A2G|dBB ecc|dBB BAG|A2B cde|dBG A2G:|

|:gdd gee|gdc BAG|gdd gee|dBG A2G|gdd gee|gdc BAG|A2B cde|dBG A2G:|

                       

BLACK DONALD’S MARCH TO THE ISLES (Píobaireached Dhomhnuill Duibh). AKA and see “Cameron’s Gathering.” Scottish, Pipe Pibroch. Mac Dhomhnuill Duibh is the Gaelic patronymic of Cameron of Lochiel. The alternate title “Cameron’s Gathering” comes from Gesto. The tune was copied by Alexander Campbell in 1815 for his book Albyn’s Anthology from Captain Neil McLeod of Gesto’s manuscript collection of pibrochs, as performed by the famous piping dynasty of the MacCrimmons of Skye.

                       

BLACK EYED BIDDIE (Brigidin Dub-Suileac). Irish, Double Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill, 1976; pg. 28. A version of the “Captain Collins/Montrose’s March” family of tunes. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 819, pg. 153. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 86, pg. 30.

X:1

T:Blackeyed Biddie

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 86

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|ABA Ace|eac B2A|cBA d2B|cAA aec|ABA Ace|eac B2A|cBA d2B|cAA A2:|

|:a|e2a f2a|e2a fec|efg aec|eac ecA|cBc dcd|eac B2A|cBA d2B|cAA A2:|

                       

BLACK-EYED DAISY. AKA and see "Oh Where Did You Come From." Old-Time, Breakdown. AEae tuning. From the repertoire of African-American fiddle/banjo duet Joe and Odell Thompson, although Joe played the tune in GDgd tuning. Similar to “Big Eyed Rabbit.”

                       

BLACK EYED GIRL. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, southwestern Va. A fiddle and banjo "band" tune and title characteristic of Patrick County, southwestern Va. (Tom Carter & Blanton Owen, 1976). 1

                       

BLACK-EYED LASSIE. AKA and see “Captain Keeler’s.” Scottish, Reel. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 43. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 12. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 70.

X:1

T:Black-Eyed Lassie

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

A | B2 (e/d/B) fBbB | B2 (d/c/B) AFcA | B2 (d/c/B) fBbB | cAFA BGGA |

B2 (d/c/B) fBbB | B2 (d/c/B) AFcF | B2 (d/c/B) fBbB | cAFA BGG ||

B | DGBG dGBG | DGBG AFcA | DGBG dGBG | cAFA BGGB |

DGBG dGBG | DGBG AFcA | DGBG dGBG | cAFA BGG ||

                       

BLACK-EYED PEAS AND CORNBREAD. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. From the playing of Bob Prater.

                       

BLACK-EYED SAILOR. AKA and see “Joe O’Connell’s Reel,” “Lord Wellington [2],” "Sheehan's Reel," “Wellington’s Reel [1].” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Tobin [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1475, pg. 273.

X:1

T:Black-Eyed Sailor

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1475

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2 BG DGBG|ABcA BGGB|AGAB cBcA|EAAG FDEF|

G2 BG DGBd|cBAB cdef|gedB dBce|dBcA BG G2||

g2 bg dgbg|f2 ag fdde|f2 af dfaf|gbag fdef|

g2 bg dgbg|f2 ag fddf|gedB cBce|dBcA BG G2||

                       

BLACK EYED SUSAN [1] (Suban na sul dub). Irish, Slow Air (6/8 or 3/4 time). G Minor (O'Neill, 1st Setting): C Minor/Dorian (O'Neill, 2nd Setting): D Dorian (Darley & McCall). Standard tuning. One part (Darley & McCall): AB (O'Neill). The collector William Forde says:‑‑"O'Beirne swears that this is Irish." Sources for notated versions: piper Hugh O'Beirne, 1846 (Mohill, Co. Leitrim) [Darley & McCall]; Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator [O’Neill]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music), 1914; No. 52, pg. 23. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 53, pg. 10 and No. 54, pg. 10.

X:1

T:Black Eyed Susan [1]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 53

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

D|G2A BAG|^F2G D2D|G2A BAG|^F2G A2d|d2A GFD|D2C B,2C|D2G GBA|G2^F G2||