[COMMENT1][COMMENT2]The
Fiddler’s Companion
© 1996-2008 Andrew Kuntz
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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:
***
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.
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.
BLACK
ANNIE. Old‑Time, Breakdown and Song Tune.
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.
BLACK BLANKET, THE (An
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
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
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.
***
A 1927 newspaper cartoon
lampooned Henry Ford’s championing of “old-time” music and dance.
***
Source
for notated version: Hornellsville Hillbillies, 1943 (
BLACK CAT [2], THE. American, Reel. A Major (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’
part). Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by
BLACK CAT [3], THE. American, Jig. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A
modern composition by
BLACK CAT IN THE BRIAR PATCH. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
BLACK CAT SHIT IN THE SHAVINGS.
Old-time, Breakdown.
BLACK COCK O' WHICKHAM, THE. English, Reel.
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
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.
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>
G>
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
X:1
T:Black
Donald the Piper
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
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
X:1
T:Blackeyed
Biddie
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of
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.
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
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
X:1
T:Black
Eyed Susan [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Neill
– Music of
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||