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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. [AK] |
BUCAILL DEAS, AN. AKA and see "The Bonnie
Boy."
BUACAILL MAISEAC, AN. AKA and see "The Lovely Lad."
BUACAILL O'N SLIAB [2], AN (The Boy From the
Mountain). Irish, March (2/4 time). G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1912/1982; Vol. II,
pg. 61, No. 346.
X:1
T:Buacaill
O’n Sliab [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:”Spirited”
R:March
S:Roche –
vol. II, No. 346 (1912)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g/f/ | e/f/e/d/ Be | d/B/A/B/ GG/E/ |
G/A/B/d/ e/f/e/d/ | B/e/d/B/ Ag/f/ | e/f/e/d/ Be |
d/B/A/B/ GG/E/ | G/A/B/d/ g/f/e/d/ |
(5e/d/B/A/B/ G :: A | B/d/e/f/ gf/g/ | a/g/f/g/ e/d/B/>B/ |
d/e/f/g/ a/b/a/g/ | f/g/f/e/ dg/f/ |
(5e/f/g/e/d/ Be | d/B/A/B/ GG/E/ | G/A/B/d/ g/f/e/d/ | (5e/d/B/A/B/ G :|
BUACAILLI AN BAILE MOIR. AKA and see "The Boys
of the Town."
BUACAILLI
BAILE-AN-CALA. AKA and see "The Boys of Ballinchalla."
BUACAILLI
BAILE-EASA-DARA. AKA and see "The Boys of Ballysadare."
BUACAILLI BAILE SIMON. AKA and see "The Boys
from Ballysimon."
BUACHAILL ATÁ IN ANN É A
DHÉANAMH, AN. AKA and see “The Lad that Can Do
It.”
BUACHAILLÍ BHAILE MHIC
ANNDÁIN. AKA and see “The Boys of Thomastown.”
BUACAILLÍ CEAPAC-CUINN.
AKA and see "The Boys of Cappoquin."
BUACAILLÍ CHILL SAIRN (The Boys of Kilsarne). AKA and see “The Boys of Kilsarne.”
BUACAILLÍ DUINSE. AKA and see "The Lads of Dunse."
BUACAILLÍ NA GAILLIME.
AKA and see "The Boys of Galway."
BUACAILLÍ
O BEL-AN-ATA-FADA, NA. AKA and see "The Boys of Ballinafad."
BUACAILLÍ PUIRT AN CALAD. AKA and see "The Boys of Portaferry."
BUACAILLÍ UA CNOC-GORM.
AKA and see "The Boys of Bluehill."
BUACAILLÍ UA
CUM-AN-OIR, NA.
AKA and see "The Boys of Coomanore."
BUACAILLÍ UA
LEACAIN-RUAD, NA.
AKA and see "The Laddarue Boys."
BUACAILLÍ UA SCAIRT, NA. AKA and see "The Boys from Scart."
BUACAILLIDE UA
BEL-AN-ATA-MOIR, NA.
AKA and see "The Boys of Ballinamore."
BUACAILLIN BAN, AN. AKA and see "The Fairhaired Boy."
BUACHAILL AN BHARDAIL. AKA and see “The Drake’s Lad.”
BUACHAILL BREÓITE (The
Sick Boy).
See “Buachaill Dreoite [1].”
BUACHAILL CAOL DUBH, AN. Irish, Air (3/4 time, or 4/4 time with irregular measures). G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part (Cranitch): AA’B (Ó Canainn). The
phrases of this tune resemble those of the air "Ballylee." Accordion
player Brendan Begley, a native of Baile na mBoc,
Ballyferriter,
BUACHAILL DREOITE [1], AN. AKA and see “The Sick Boy.” AKA – “An Bouchail
Breoighte,” “An Buachaill Breóite.” Irish; Song Air, Hornpipe
or Fling (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB
(Mitchell): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH (Shields/Goodman). The tune bears melodic
similarities with "Sean Reid's Reel" (AKA "The West Wind [1]") and the jig "Bimid
ag ol is a' pogadh na mban." The melody appears in the mid-19th
century music manuscript collection of
X:1
T:Buachaill Dreoite, An [1]
T:The Ailing Boy
S:from study tape from Mike Rafferty.
R:barndance
H:Hornpipe or Fling (4/4 time). Similarities with "Sean Reid's Reel"
(The West Wind)
H:and the jig "Bimid ag ol is a' pogadh na mban."
N:dreoite [DROH-tcha] << Irish
word:definition... (smell) mouldy; (US) moldy. Bob
Pfeffer says
N:he thinks it means the Withered Lad or the Spent
Lad. Jerome Colburn says dreoghaim:
N:"I rot, I wither". The lad's withered away, wasted away (sc. from
lovesickness). On the liner
N:notes for Chulrua's _Down the Back Lane_, "An Buachaill Dreoite" is
translated "The Ailing Boy."
D:Chieftains 7; Declan Masterson (pipes, whistle);
Mick O' Brien (pipes, whistle);
D:Chulrua; Tommy Keane & Jacqueline Mccarthy: The Wind Among The Reeds;
D:Joe Ryan (fiddle); Ronan Browne and Peter O'Loughlin.
M:C|
L:1/8
Z:Lesl
K:G
GF|: DGGB d2cA | DGGF G2GF | DGGB d2cA | dcAG EFFE|
DGGB d2cA | DGGF GABd | g2gf gbag |1 fdcA G2GF:|2 fdcA G2GA||
|:B2BG c2cA | dGGF G2GA | BdBG c3A | dcAG EFGA|
B2BG c2cA | d^cde fgaf | g2gf gbag |1 fdcA G2GA:|2 fdcA G2||
X:2
T:Buachaill Breóite, An
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:First two parts only of long variation sets.
S:James Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century)
K:G
d|:G/A/B/G/ A>F A>G G>D|G/A/B/G/ A>G d/c/A/G/ F>A|G/A/B/G/ A>G A>G G>A|fa/f/ gf/d/ d/c/A/G/ F>A:|
|:BB/G/ c>A d/c/A/G/ GF/D/|BB/G/ c>A d/c/A/G/ F>A|BB/G/ c>A d/c/A/G/ G(c/d/)|fa/f/ gf/d/ d/cA/G/ F>A:|
X:3
T:Sick Boy, The [1]
T:An Bouchail
Breoighte
L:1/8
M:C
R:Hornpipe & Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GABG A2G2|A2G2G2D2|GABG A2G2|cBAG F2A2|
GABG A2G2|A2G2G2=f2|e2g2=f2d2|cBAG F2A2:|
|:BABG c2A2|dcBA
G2A2|BABG DGBG|cBAG F2A2|
BABG cBcA|dcBA G2g2|gbag fefd|dcAG F2A2:|
|:gbag abag|abag
g2d2|gbag abag|abag f2a2|
gbag abag|agfa g2de|=fefd defd|cBAG F2A2:|
BUACHAILL DREOITE [2], AN. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. A jig version
of “An Buachaill Dreoite” [1]. Source for notated version: piper Willie
Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]. Mitchell
(Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993;
No. 136, pg. 108.
BUACHAILL LOMCOSAC, AN. AKA and see "The Barefoot Boy."
BUACHAILL NA BHEARNA, AN. AKA and see "The Boy in the Gap."
BUACHAILL Ó’N ÉIRNE.
AKA and see “Come by the Hills.” Irish, Slow Air (3/4 or
6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. The melody is used for the song “Come by the
Hills,” by Scottish journalist and television producer W. Gordon Smith in the
1960’s. Ó Canainn (Traditional
Slow Airs of
X:1
T:Come by the Hills
T:Buachaill ó’n Éirne
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
K:G
B3AB2|A2G2E2|D4D2|E G3G2|(G6|G4)D2|G3AB2|c3BA2|
d4d2|BG3B2|(A6|A4)d2|d3BA2|G3AB2|c2d2e2|dB3G2|
(A6|A4)GA|B3AB2|A2G2E2|D4D2|EG3G2|(G6|G6)||
BUACHAILL SA CHRANN, AN. AKA and see “The Boy in the Tree.”
BUACHAILL
SA mBAD, AN (The Boy in the
Boat). AKA and see “The Boy in the Boat.”
BUACHAILL SA mBEARNA, AN (The Boy in the Gap). AKA and see “The Boy in the Gap.”
BUACHAILLÍ AN LOCHA.
AKA and see "The Boys of the Lake."
BUACHAILLÍ AR BHARR AN CHNOIC, NA. AKA and see "The Boys on the Hilltop."
BUACHAILLÍ
BHAILE MHIC ANNDAIN. AKA and see "The Caffler's Courtship"
(Suirighe an Ailteora), "Away to the
Bogs." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: whistle player Padraic de Faoite (
BUACHAILLÍ MHÁLANNA. AKA and see "The Boys of Malin."
BUACHAILLÍ NA LOCHA (Boys of the Lough). AKA and see "The Boys of the Lough."
BUACHAILLÍN BÁN [1], AN (The Fair-Haired Boy). AKA and see "The Boys from Carrickroe," “The Bouchaleen Bawn,” "The Fairhaired Boy [1]," "The Freheen Jig,” "The Last of the Lot." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB (Breathnach): AABB (Roche). A song
version of the tune from the Scottish
X:1
T:An
Buachaillín Bán
T:The
Bouchaleen Bawn
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
Z:transcribed
by Jürgen Gier
K:Ador
EAA AGE | GAB c2 d | e/f/ge ded |
BAB GED |\
EAA AGE | GAB c2 d | e/f/ge ded |
BAG A3 :|
|:eaa aga |
bab ged | eag e2 A | BAB GED |\
EAA AGE | GAB c2 d | e/f/ge ded |
BAG A3 :|
BUACHAILLÍN BÁN [2], AN. Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning.
AA’B. Ó Canainn (Traditional
Slow Airs), 1995; No. 58, pgs. 52-53.
BUACHAILLÍN BUÍ, AN (The Yellow Little Boy). AKA and see "Come in the Evening," "Galloway Tom [2]," "Galway Tom [1]," "Galway Town," "The Goat's Horn," "The Kelso Races," "The Lark in the Morning [1],"
"The Little Yellow Boy,"
“The One-Legged Man,” "The Spotted Cow," "The Thrush's Nest," "The Welcome," "A Western Lilt," “The Yellow Little
Boy.” Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. ABCD (Breathnach): AABB (O’Neill). The tune is best-known under
the title “Lark in the Morning.” Breathnach states he took the name from the
version published by O’Farrell in Collection
of National Irish Music for the Union Pipes (c. 1797) and finds two more
versions by O’Farrell in the latter’s Pocket
Companion. Source for notated version: fiddler Tommy Potts (
X:1
T:Yellow
Little Boy, The
T:Buacaillin
Buide An
T:Buachaillín
Buí, An
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:O’Neill –
Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
AFD DFA | DFA AdB | AFD DFA | B2A
BdB |
AFD DFA | DFA ABc | def gfe | fdB B2d :|
|: Add fdd | edd fdd | Add fdd |edB
B2d |
Add fdd | edd fdd | gfe fdB | AFA B2d :|
BUACHAILLÍN DONN, AN. AKA and see "The Brown‑Haired
Boy."
BUACHAILLÍN FIONN, AN. AKA and see "The Fairhaired
Boy."
BUACHAILLÍN ÓG [1], AN. Irish, Air. G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Buachaillín Óg = a young lad. The second part of this tune is the same as the
first of “An Cailín Deas Donn/The Pretty Brown Girl.” The
melody appears in the mid-19th century music manuscript collection
of
X:1
T:Buachaillin
Og [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Collection, No. 1266 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G/F/|DGG GAG|FDD FEF|DGG GAG|FDD
B3|DGG GAG|
FDD FGA|B/c/dB cAG|FDD D2||A|B2d
cAA|BGG FGA|
B2d cAA|BGG c2A|B2d cAA|BGG
FGA|B/c/dB cAG|FDD D2||
X:2
T: Buachaillin Og
[1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air or
jig
S:James
Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century)
K:G
d|DGG GBG|FDD FEF|DGG GBG|FDD {c}B2z|
DGG GBG|FDD FGA|Bcd cAG|FDD D2:|
|:B/c/|dcB
cAc|BAG FGA|dcB cAc|BAG A2 B/c/|
dcB cAc|BAG FGA|Bcd cAG|FDD D2:|
BUACHAILIN ÓG MARCH
[2], THE. Irish, March (6/8
time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. A version of “An Cailin
Deas Donn.” Source for notated version: “From Frank Keane”
[Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 997, pg. 254.
X:1
T:Buachaillin
Og [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:March
S:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Collection, No. 997 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|(DG)G
A2G|(FD)D FEF|(DG)G A2G|FDD B>AB|(DG)G A2G|
(FD)D FGA|(Bd)B
cAG|(FD)D D2||c|B2B (cA)A|(BG)G FGA|
B2B (cA)A|(BG)G
F2A|B2B (cA)A|(BG)G FGA|(Bd)B (cA)G|FDD D2||
BUACHAILLÍ BHAILE UÍ
SCALAIGH. AKA and see “The Boys of Ballyscally.”
BUACHAILLÍ
MEIDHREACHA BHAILE FHOBHAIR. AKA and see “The Merry Boys of Fore.”
BUACHALÁN BUI. Irish, Reel. Composed by
BUACHALIN BRUITHE. AKA - “Búachallán Buídhe.” Irish, Jig. A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning.
ABC. Identified as a “
X:1
T:Buachalin
Bruithe
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Collection, No. 96 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A2B cBA|BAG AGE|A2B cee|dBA G2E|A2B
cBA|
BAG A2 e/f/|=gba g2e|dBA G2d||efe
edB|e2A ABd|
efe edB|dBA GAB|efe edB|e2A A2e/f/|=gba
g2e|
dBA G2B||{c/d/}c2A B2A|e2A
A2B|{c/d/}c2A B2A|dBA GAB|
=cBA BA=G|A=GE GAB|=gba g2e|dBA
G2B||
X:2
T:Untitled
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Collection, No. 95 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A>BcA|BAAE|A>BcA|BAGB|A>BcA|BAAe/f/|
=g>age|d/c/B/A/
GB||cAeA|BAAB|cAec|
d/c/B/A/ GB|cAdB|ef=ga|=g>age|d/c/B/A/
GB||
X:4
T: Untitled
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Collection, No. 94 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A<AA c2A|B2A A2E|A<AA c2A|B2A
G2B|
A<AA c2A|B2A A2 e/f/|=g2a
g2e|d<BA G2B|
“Chorus”
e>fe d2B|e2A A>Bd|e>fe d2B|dBA G2B|
e>fe
d2B|e2f =g2a|a=gf g2e|dBA G2B||
X:4
T: Búachallán Buídhe
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie
– Complete Collection, No. 1258 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2A BAG AGF GFD|G2A Bdd cAG
F2D|G2A BAG AGF G2d/e/|
fag =f2d cAG F2A|ded dcA d2G GAc|ded
dcA cAG FGA|
ded dcA d2G G2 d/e/|=fag f2d cAG
F2A||{B/d/}B2G A2G d2G G2A|
{B/d/}B2G A2G cAG FGA|_BAG AGF GFD
FGA|=fag f2d cAG F2D||