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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 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]

 

 

 

CO NI MIREADH RI MAIRI. AKA and see "Who Will Dandle My Mary?"

                       

COACH ROAD TO SLIGO [1], THE (Bóthar an Chóiste go Sligeach). AKA and see "Billy Patterson(‘s Favorite)," "The Blackthorn Stick [1]," "The Boys of Bockhill/Rockhill," "The Catholic Boys [3]," "The Eagle's Nest," "Fire on the Mountain(s) [2]," "Fire in the Valley,” "The Hare on the Mountain," "Humors of Bantry," "The Maid(en) on the Green," "The Rose on the Mountain [1]." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'B (Breathnach): AABB (Mulvihill): AABB' (DeMarco & Krassen, O'Neill). Breathnach identifies that Goodman and Joyce print the tune under the title “Boys of Rockhill,” which is one of O’Neill’s titles, although it also appears in O’Neill as “Humours of Bantry” and “Billy Patterson.” Bayard (1981) gives it as “The Catholic Boys.” The ‘A’ part shows up as the second part of “Welcome Home, Royal Charlie” in County Donegal versions. Breathnach also finds it in manuscripts from Castleisland, County Kerry, and County Limerick as “Fire on the Mountain” and “Fire in the Valley,” respectively. Source for notated versions: Sligo style fiddler Paddy Killoran (County Sligo, Ireland) [Breathnach, DeMarco & Krassen]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 5, pg. 4. DeMarco & Krassen (A Trip to Sligo), 1978; pg. 28,42,56. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 42, pg. 73. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 71. Shanachie 33003, "Paddy Killoran's Back in Town" (1977).

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T:Coach Road to Sligo, The

R:Jig

M:6/8

K:G

~g3 ege|dBG AGE|DGG FGA|BGB A2e|gfg age|dBG AGE|DGG FGA|BGG G2d:|

|:edd gdd|edd gdd|ede ~g3|edB A2e|gfg age|dBG AGE|DGG FGA|BGG G2d:|

 

COACH ROAD TO SLIGO [2], THE. AKA and see “The Tar Road to Sligo,” “The Races at Carrick.” Irish, Jig. B Minor (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part). As “The Tar Road to Sligo” this was part of County Sligo/New York City fiddler Michael Coleman’s 1927 “Tobin’s Fancy” medley.

 

COACHMAN’S WHIP. Irish, Reel. Composed by flute player Vincent Broderick, originally from Bullaun, near Loughrea, County Galway, hard by the Turoe Stone, a famous Iron Age monument. Different players will sometimes start on either part of the tune; one is never quite sure. “Coachman’s Whip” is one of Broderick’s more popular tunes. Source for notated version: Eamon Coyne [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Broderick (The Turoe Stone). Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, Vol. 3, No. 18. Green Linnet SIF 3051, Frankie Gavin – “Frankie Goes to Town.” Desi Wilkinson, Gerry O’Connor & Eithne Ni Uallachain.

X:1
T:Coachman's Whip, The
C:Vincent Broderick
S:Green Tree Session, Edinburgh 5/9/95
Z:Nigel Gatherer

R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
d2 BG DGBG | E2 cE dEcE | d2 BG DGBG | FGAc BG G2  |
d2 BG DGBG | E2 cE dEcE | D2 DE GABd | gedB A2 G2 :|
D2 DE GABc | d2 BG DGBG | d2 BG DGBG | dBAG FG A2  |
D2 DE GABc | d2 BG DGBG | FGAB  cdef | gedc BG G2 :|

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T:Coachman's Whip, The
R:reel
C:Vincent Broderick
S:varied
Z:Jack Gilder
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
d2 BG DGBG|~E2 BE dEBc|d2 BG DGBG|FG Ac BG Bc|d2 BG DGBG|!
~E2 BE dEBE|DEGA Bd ef|1gedc BG Bc :|2gedc BG~G2 ||!
~D3  E ~G3B|d2 BG DGBG |~E2 BE dEBc|dBAG EFGE|~D3  E ~G3B|!
d2 BG DGBG|FGAB cdef|1gedc BGGE :|2gedc BG Bc||!

X:3

T:Coachman's Whip, the
R:reel
C:Vincent Broderick
S:John Skelton, East Durham 2002
Z:lesl
M:C|
K:G
GE|:D2DE G2GB|d2BG DGBG|E2cE dEcE|dBAG FAGE|
D2DE G2GB|d2BG DGBG|FGAB cdef|gdcA BGG2:|
|:d2BG DGBG|E2cE dEcE|d2BG DGBG|FGAc BGGB|
d2BG DGBG|E2cE DEcE|FGAB cdef|gdcA BGG2:|

                       

COADY’S DREAM. Irish, Air (6/8 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 398, pg. 101.

X:1

T:Coady’s Dream

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 398

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E_

e2f e2c | B3 B2c | e3 e2f | g3f3 | e2f e2c | B2G B2c | e2B e2G | “tr”F3E3 ||

E2G B2G | c3e3 | E2G F2E | F2E F2G | E2G B2G | c3 e2c | B2G B>GF/E/ | “tr”F3 E3 ||

                       

COAL BLACK ROSE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major (Kerr): C Major (Howe). Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; pg. 18. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 3; No. 294, pg. 43.

X:1

T:Coal Black Rose

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:Howe – Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon (1843)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

egfa | eg d2 | egfa | gB c2 | egfa | eg d2 | egfa | gB c2 :|

|: e2f2 | ed c2 | e/e/e/e/ fa | gB c2 | e2f2 | ed c2 | e/e/e/e/ fa | gB c2 :|

                       

COAL CREEK. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. A Mixolydian. AEae tuning. AA’BB. A different tune than “Coal Creek March.” The tune was played by only one fiddler, Manon Campbell (1890-1987), who said it was the first tune he learned to play as a boy of ten or eleven, obtained from local sources (Titon, 2001). Campbell told Mark Wilson the tune at one time had words attached to it, although he could not remember them. Joel Shimberg points out this tune is a close relative of West Virginia fiddler Oscar Wright’s “Shootin’ Creek.” Source for notated version: Manon Campbell (Hallie, Letcher County, Ky., 1978) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 25, pg. 60. 

                       

COAL CREEK MARCH. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Russell County, southwest Va., N.C., northeast Tenn., central Ky., north Georgia.  The title commemorates the 1890 coal mining war in Anderson County, Tennessee. It was in the repertoire of Fiddlin' Cowan Powers (1877‑1952?) family band of Russell County, Va.; his son Charlie Powers, who played banjo in the ensemble, taught the tune to Dock Boggs (C. Wolfe). The melody became reknowned as a banjo tune in northeast Tennessee and Kentucky, and was a Dick Burnett (Monticello, Ky.) showpiece, whose performance featured  rapping on the banjo head to represent the drumming of militia. Marion Underwood's (Madison and Garrard Counties, Ky.) 1927 recording of the piece for Gennett remains one of the finest examples of mountain‑style banjo picking, in the opinion of musicologist Charles Wolfe (1982) and others, and was an influential rendition, as was a version by Pete Steele {Underwood was also the banjoist for Taylor's Kentucky Boys, who recorded for Gennett and featured Jim Booker on fiddle‑‑the only black hoedown fiddler known to have recorded commercially}. It was learned by Georgia musician George Childers from his cousin Uncle John Childers, the former saying of the tune that it was so common in his region that "everybody has a different version of 'Coal Creek March.'" Copper Creek CCCD-0196, Tom, Brad & Alice – “We’ll Die in the Pig Pen Fighting.” County 788, Clyde Davenport (Monticello, Ky.) ‑ "Clydeoscope: Rare and Beautiful Tunes from the Cumberland Plateau" (1986). Folkways FTS 31062, "Ship in the Clouds: Old Time Instrumental Music" (1978. Learned from Marion Underwood's recording). Gennett 6240 (78 RPM), Marion Underwood (Ky.), 1927. Voyager VRCD-354, Hart & Blech – “Build Me a Boat.”

                       

COAL FIDDLE, THE.  English, (Schottische?). England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler Robert Whinham (1814-1893), originally from Morpeth. A note in the manuscript indicates: “made at Hareshawhead.” Graham Dixon finds that Hareshawhead was a farm on which coal was discovered, and that a drift mine was opened up in the 19th century. Source for notated version: J. “Keilder Jock” Davidson 20th century manuscript, at the Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 44.

 

COAL HARBORBEND. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source Manon Campbell (1890-1987) learned the tune from his paternal aunt, Viney Campbell Lusk. Apparently, the source for the tune in the family was Campbell’s uncle, who supposedly learned the tune while rafting down the Kentucky River at night. He heard it coming from house parties and dances along the river, but named it “Coal Harbor Bend” because he had become caught in a slow whirlpool at a bend in the river at Coal Harbor (Titon, 2001). Source for notated version: Manon Campbell (Hallie, Letcher County, Ky., 1978) [Titon]. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 26, pg. 61.

                       

COAL HOLLOW. Old-Time. F Major. From the repertoire of Alabama fiddler Charlie Stripling.

                       

COAL MINE BLUES. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Alabama. Composed by Ala. fiddler Charlie Stripling (1896‑1966) when he began playing for dances in the mining camps of Walker County, Alabama. "The tune was very popular among the miners who inspired it" (Cauthen, pg. 113). County 401, "The Stripling Brothers." Vocalion 5453, Stripling Brothers (Alabama) {1929}.

                       

COAL TIPPLE BLUES. Old‑Time, Country Blues. USA, Kentucky. Recorded by Doc Roberts (1897‑1978) in the 1920's, and indigenous to east‑central Kentucky (Wolfe, 1982). Roberts learned most of his repertory from a black fiddler named Owen Walker and paid little attention to music outside the region where he lived. Conquerer 8510 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts.

                       

COAL VALLEY. Old‑Time. C Major. Recorded by Alabama fiddler Charlie Stripling for Decca in 1936, and named for a mining camp where the Stripling Brothers performed.

                       

COALLIERS DAUGHTER. See "Collier's Daughter."

                       

COALMINER'S REEL, THE (Fir an Ghuail). AKA and see “More Power to Your Elbow.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was recorded in the 1930's in America by the Flanagan Brothers. Source for notated version: flute player Harry McGowan (b. 1937, Carrowmore, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 157. CIC CD, Marcas a Murchu - "Ó Bhéag go Béal.” Gael Linn CEF 115, Frankie Gavin & Paul Brock - “A Tribute to Joe Cooley.” Green Linnet GLCD 1184, Patrick Street – “Made in Cork” (1997).

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T:Coalminers, The

T:Fir an Ghuail

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Dan Cummins

Z:transcribed by Liam Hart

R:reel

K:D

|D2DED2DF|A2FD  EDB,D|D2DED2FA|dBAFE2FE|

D2DED2DF|A2FD EDB,D|D2DED2FA|dBAFD4:|

|d3 B ABdB|A2 FD EDB,D|d3 B ABde|fedf e2 de|fddd edBd|

A2 FD EDB,D|D2DED2FA|dBAF D4||

X:2

T:Coalminer's Reel, The

R:reel

H:Also in D, #509. Different version, see #746.

Z:id:hn-reel-745

Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se

M:C|

L:1/8

K:G

DGBG AGEG|dGBG AGEG|DGBG AGEG|gedB A2GE| DGBG AGEG|

dGBG AGEG|DGBG AGEG|1 gedB G2GE:|2 gedB G2 (3def||

~g3e d2ge|d2BG AGEG|~g3e dega|bagb a2ga| bg~g2 abge|

d2BG AGEG|DGBG AGEG|1 gedB G2 (3def:|2 gedB G2GE||

X:3

T:Coalminer’s Reel, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:reel

H:Also in G, #745. Different version, see #747

Z:id:hn-reel-509

Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se

K:D

A,DFD EDB,D|ADFD EDB,D|A,DFD EDB,D|dBAF E2 DB,|

A,DFD EDB,D|ADFD EDB,D|A,DFD EDB,D|1 dBAF D2DB,:|2 dBAF D2 (3ABc||

|:d3B A2dB|A2FD EDB,D|~d3B ABde|fedf e2 de|

fd~d2 efdB|A2FD EDB,D|A,DFD EDB,D|1 dBAF D2 (3ABc:|2 dBAF D2 DB,||

                       

COAT SO RED, THE. English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. A modern composition by editor Michael Raven. Raven (English Country Dane Tunes), 1984; pg. 205.

                       

COATTER WIFE, THE. See “Cottar’s Wife, The.”

                       

COBBLER [1], THE. English, Country Dance (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Published before 1730. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 14.

X:1

T:Cobbler, The [1]

M:C

L:1/8

K:G

d2 | g2g2 f>g a2 | e4d4 | e2e2f2 e>f | g6d2 | g2 fe fg a2 | e^cce dAAd |

e^cde fdef | g2 fe d2 ef | g2d2e2d=c | B3c d2 cB | A3B c2  dc | B3A G2A2 |

B3A G2A2 | BcBA G2A2 | Bc d2B2A2 | G6 || 

 


COBBLER [2], THE. AKA and see "Dan the Cobbler." Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Breathnach (1976) points out that this tune has the same second part as “An Chailleach is a Ceag ar a Gualainn," although the first part differs. Source for notated version: Johnny Henry (Sligo) [Flaherty]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 17, pg. 5. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; pg. 48. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 145. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; pg. 67. Treoir, vol. 37, No. 4, 2005; pg. 26.

X:1

T:Cobbler, The [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:D

DFA B2A|def gfe|fdf ecA|BGB AFE|DFA B2A|def gfe|

fdf ecA|1 Adc dAF:|2 Adc d2e||:fad fad|faa agf|eg=c egc|

efg gfe|fef gfg|agf efg|fed = cAG|1 Adc d2e:|2 Adc dAF||

 

COBBLER [3], THE. AKA and see “Blue Ribbon Polka [2]," “Din Tarrant’s [9],” “Din Tarrant’s No. 1,” “O’Keeffe’s (Polka) [2],” “Tarrant’s [2].” Irish, Polka. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Source O’Leary thought Kerry musicians Julia and Billy Clifford responsible the the title. He paired the tune with either “I Won’t Marry Her” or “Dan Sweeney’s.” Source for notated version: Din Tarrant via accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 80, pg. 46. Gael-Linn CEF092, Julia and Billy Clifford - “Ceol as Sliabh Luachra.” Topic 12T357, Johnny O’Leary - “Music for the Set” (1977. Appears as first tune of “Din Tarrant’s”).

                       

COBBLER THERE WAS, A. AKA ‑ "The Cobbler's End," "Derry Down," "Abbott of Canterbury," "Death and the Cobbler." English, Air. G Minor. Standard tuning. One part. The air was set by Richard Leveridge to the words "A Cobbler There Was" and published by John Gay in the third and later editions of The Beggar's Opera (1729), under the title "Ourselves, like the great, to secure a retreat." It also appears in Watts' Musical Miscellany (1731) and in many ballad operas throughout the 18th century. Kidson (1922) identifies it as a "Derry down" air from the 17th century, which has been used for a number of songs through the ages; in fact, Claude Simpson notes that more than a hundred adaptations of the tune were contrived in the 18th century alone. In the 19th century it appears as "The Queer Little Man," "Dennis Bulgruddery" and others. The version printed by Howe (c. 1867) is a developed version the air printed by Gay. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867), pg. 157. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 68 (facsimile of Beggar’s Opera).

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T:Cobbler There Was, A

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

d | dcB cBA | BAB G2d | dcB cBA | BAB G2F | FFF FFF | FFF f2f/f/ |

gfg gag | dcB cAB | G3d3 | cAB G3 ||

                       

COBBLER'S END, THE. See "A Cobbler There Was."

                       

COBBLER'S HORNPIPE [1], THE. AKA and see "Mr. Englefield's New Hornpipe." English, Old Hornpipe (3/2 or 3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears in the 11th edition of Playford's Dancing Master of 1701 and subsequent editions, and Walsh's Compleat Country Dancing Master (vol. i). The 11th edition marked Henry Playford’s taking over publication of the series from father John Playford. A manuscript version appears in the J.Winder MS, compiled in Wyresdale, Lancashire, England, in 1789. The Plain Brown Tune Book notes “A real Lancashire hornpipe, c. 1700.” Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 76. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 2, 1859; pg. 80. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 6. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 14.

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T:Cobbler’s Hornpipe, The [1]

M:3/4 time

L:1/8

S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

F2 DE/F/ G/F/E/D/|E C2 G FE|F>G AG/F/ D/E/F|A, D2 FED:|

|:d2 d/e/f ed|e c2 g fe|f>g ag/f/ e/f/e/d/|A d2 fed:|

X: 2

T:Cobbler's Hornpipe

M:3/2

L:1/8

Q:470

K:Dm

F4D2EF GFED|E2C4G2F2E2|F3G A2GF EFED|A,2D4F2E2D2:|!

|:d4de f2e2d2|e2c4g2f2e2|f3g a2gf efed|A2d4F2E2D2:|

 

COBBLER'S HORNPIPE [2], THE. AKA and see "Connolly's Reel," “Craig’s Pipes,” "The Fiddler is Drunk," "The Foxhunters (Reel) [1]," “Greg’s Pipe Tune,” “Gregg’s Pipes,” “Gun Do Dhuit Am Bodach Fodar Dhomh” (The Old Man Wouldn’t Give Me Straw), "The Kerry Huntsman," "Kregg's Pipes," “The Manchester Reel [1],” "Píopaí Greig,” "Willie Wink(ie)'s Testament [2],” "Willy Wilky." English, Reel or Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: the 1770 music manuscript book of Northumbrian musician William Vickers [Seattle]. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 305.

                       


COBBLER'S JIG [1], THE. AKA and see "Engels Lapperken," "Cold's the wind and wets the rain." English, Dutch; Sword Dance (2/2 time), Country Dance (4/4 time) or Polka. D Major (Chappell, Karpeles, Raven): C Major (Miller & Perron). Standard tuning. AB (Chappell, Karpeles, Raven): AABB (Miller & Perron). The air appears in Bellerophon (1622), Nederlandtsche Gedenck-Clanck (1626), and Playford's Dancing Master (1686). Samuel Bayard (in his article “A Miscellany of Tune Notes,” Studies in Folklore, pg. 170) finds the tune in Walsh's Dancing Master of 1731 and as the first air on page 105 of the second volume of Nicholas Bennett's Alawon fy Ngwlad (1896). It has been used for the second figure in the sword dance from the area of Sleights, England. An old song was set to the tune, having nothing to do with a cobbler, which begins:

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Cold's the wind and wet's the rain;

St. Hugh be our good speed!

Ill is the weather that bring-eth no gain,

Nor helps good hearts in need.

Chorus: 

Hey down, a-down, hey down a-down

Hey derry derry down a-down;

Ho! well done, To me let come,

Ring compass, gentle joy. (Kines)

***

Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 1, 1859; pg. 279. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; pg. 28. Kines (Songs From Shakespeare's Plays and Popular Songs of Shakespeare's Time), 1964; pg. 73. Miller & Perron (100 Polkas), 1978; No. 101. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 73.

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T:Cobbler's Jig, The

M:2/2

L:1/8

K:D

d2d2c2e2|B2B2A3A|B2B2c2A2|d6A2|d2d2c2e2|B2B2 A3A|

B2B2c2A2|d4||A4|d2A2B2AB|F3G A2 GF|E2F2G2A2|

F3E D2E2|F3E D2E2|F3ED2E2|FGA2 E3D|D6z2||

 

COBBLER'S JIG [2]. Irish, Jig.. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Johnny Henry (b. 1922, Cloonlairn, Doocastle, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 145.

                       

COBBLER'S REEL [1] (Reel du cordonnier). AKA and see "You Married My Daughter But Yet You Didn't." Canadian, New England; Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The original title for the tune. Source for notated version: Danny Gardella [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 55.

 

COBBLER'S REEL [2]. AKA and see "Shoemaker's Reel." Canadian?, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Ben Guillmette [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 55.

 

COBBLER’S REEL [3] (Le Reel du Cordonnier). AKA - “The Shoemaker’s Reel.” French-Canadian, Reel. Canada; Gaspé region, Québec, Prince Edward Island. G Major (Perlmand): D Major (Remon & Bouchard). Standard. AABB’ (Perlman): AA’BBB’ (Remon & Bouchard). Ken Perlman (1996) writes that this reel is always played in a medley with “Reel du Pendu” on Prince Edward Island in the form of two times through for “Reel du Pendu,” once for “Reel du Cordonnier” and finally two more times through of “Pendu.” In Québec the second part is usually played three times rather than two. Maritime fiddler Don Messer played a version of the tune he called “Spud Island.” Sources for notated versions: Louise Arsenault (b. 1956, West Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Mario St-Germain [Remon & Bouchard]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 66. Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, ol. 1: Québec Fiddle Tunes), 1996; No. 21. 

                       

COBURG, THE.  English(?), Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. The tune is contained in the late 18th century McFadyen manuscript, pg. 29. Coburg, Germany, was the home of Austrian-born Johann Strauss (the “Waltz-King”) from 1887, when he was an older man. He moved from his native country because he could not obtain a divorce from his second wife, Angelika Dittrich, in order to marry his new infatuation. In fairness, Angelika had her own discretions, and was not a fervent supporter of his music. He not only moved out of Austria, but converted to Protestantism, and was duly re-married in Coburg’s town hall a few months later to Adele, who encouraged him in his art. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 108, pg. 26.

 

COCAIRE ANNSA CISTEAN, AN. AKA and see "The Cook in the Kitchen."

                       

COCHIN CHINA. English. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.

X:1

T:Cochin China

M:2/4

L:1/16

K:G

|:d4d2d2|B2G2B2d2|B2G2B2d2|d2c2 A4|d4d2d2|B2G2B2d2|d2c2A2F2|G4z4:|

|:B4B2B2|G2E2 E4|c4c2c2|A2F2 F4|d4d2d2|B2G2B2d2|d2c2A2F2|G4z4:|

                       


COCHONCHINE. French, Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AABB. Stevens (Massif Central), 1987, vol. 1; No. 123.

                       

COCK A BENDIE. AKA - “Cockabendie.” AKA and see “Cawdor Fair,” “Hawthorne Tree of Cawdor.” Scottish, Country Dance Tune (4/4) or March. The melody appears in both the Drummond Castle Manuscript (1734) and the Bodleian Manuscript, the latter residing in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The MS is inscribed "A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young, W.M. 1740." The melody appears in Middleton’s and, as a march, in Ross’s Collection of Pipe Music (1885, 1976).

                       

COCK AND BACON. Northumbrian. One of the "missing tunes" of Vickers' 1770 manuscript.

                       

COCK AND HEN [1], THE (An Coileac Agus an Cearc). Irish, Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. While it may have no connection with the title of this tune, the 18th century was famous for its clubs among all classes in England (and no reason not to believe Ireland as well). Some of these clubs were called “Cock and Hen” or Chair” clubs, according to Liza Picard (Dr. Johnson’s London, 2000), who describes:

***

At each end of a long table was a chair, one for a young man,

the other for a girl. The evening began at eight, and wore on with

drinking, smoking, swearing and singing ‘flash songs’. ‘The boys

and girls paired off by degrees till by twelve none remained.’   (pg. 131)

***

O’Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 567, pg. 99.

X:1

T:Cock and Hen, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Playfully”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 567

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d/c/|BAB GAB|cBc d2g|cAA BGG|cAA A2 d/c/|BAB GAB|cBc d2g|fdd c2A|BGG G2||

B/A/|GBd gfg|agf g2e|ddc BAB|cAA A2 d/c/|BAB GAB|cBc d2g|fdd c2A|BGG G2||

 

COCK AND HEN [2], THE. AKA and see “The Cock and the Hen.” Irish, Slip Jig.

                       

COCK AND THE BULL, THE. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 311.

                       

COCK AND THE HEN, THE. AKA and see “Cathal McConnell’s,” "Dennis Ryan's Slip Jig," “Doodley Doodley Dank.” Irish, Slip (or sometimes, 'Hop') Jig (9/8). B Minor (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part) {Cole, Feldman & O’Doherty, Kennedy, Miller & Perron, Roche, Ryan}: F# Minor ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part) {Taylor}: C Major ('A' part) & A Minor ('B' part) {Joyce}. Standard. ABB (Miller & Perron): AABB (most versions). The tune is sometimes called "Dennis Ryan's Slip Jig" (by, for example the Boys of the Lough) in honor of the County Offaly fiddle player. The group Lunasa called it “Cathal McConnell’s” on their album “Otherworld,” in honor of the Boys of the Lough flute player, while Josephine Marsh recorded it as “The Northern Jig” on her first solo album. Sources for notated versions: fiddlers Francie and Mickey Byrne (County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]; Fred Breunig (Brattleboro, Vermont) [Miller & Perron]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 66. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 160 (appears as 1st “Untitled Slip Jig”). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 529, pg. 284 ('A' and 'B' parts are reversed from Cole's & Roche). Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 12, pg. 5. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 44. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. 2, pg. 24, No. 252. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 97. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 53, pg. 40. Shaskeen ‑ "The Mouse Behind the Dresser." Patty Bronson and Laura MacKenzie - "Cherish the Ladies." Kells Music 9501, Dervish - "Playing with Fire." Chulrua – “Barefoot on the Altar” (appears as tune following “The Whinny Hills of Leitrim,” despite the fact that the liner notes call it another version of “The Whinny Hills”).

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Cock and Hen, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (c. 1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

BcB BAB g2e | BcB BAB dcB | BcB BAB g2e | f2d e2B dBA :|

|: afd def g2e | afd def gfe | afd def g2e | fed e2B dBA :|

X:2

T:Cock and the Hen, The

R:slip jig

N:Also in F#m, see #14

Z:id:hn-slipjig-51

Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se

M:9/8

L:1/8

K:Bm

~B3 BdB fef|~B3 BdB cBA|~B3 BdB f2g|afd edB dBA:|

|:afd def g2b|afd def edB|afd def g2e|fed edB dBA:|

                       

COCK CRAW THOU WHILL DAY. Scottish, Dance Tune. Mentioned in the earliest chronicles of the country dance, from the 15th century.

                       

COCK IN THE HEATH [1]. AKA and see "Three Little Drummers [1]."

 

COCK IN THE HEATH [2]. AKA and see “(A) Blast of Wind,” “The Clout,” “Drops of Springwater,” “The Humours of Caledon,” “The Humours of Westmeath,” “Kiss in the Furz [1],” “The Rakes of Westmeath [1].” Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune appears in O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes (vol. II, c. 1806) as “Cock in the Heath,” although as “The Clout” it had earlier been printed in one of the Neale’s collections of country dances in Dublin, 1726. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 142.

X:1

T:Cock in the Heath [2]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

A2d FDD F2E | FDD G2B AFD | A2d FDD F2E | FDD FAF GEC :|

|: G2c BdB c2A | BAG GAG cAF | G2c B{c}dB c2A | BAG FAF GEC :|

                       

COCK LORREL. AKA and see "An Old Man is a Bed Full of Bones." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard. One part. Chappell (1859) states the tune appears in 180 Loyal Songs (1685), Pills to Purge Melacholy, and The Dancing Master (1650 and all later editions, under a different name). As is usual with ballad tunes, which it once was, this melody was used as the  vehicle for several songs and so is also variously known by the titles "The Rump roughly but righteously handled", "The City's Feast to the Lord Protector," "St. George for England," "The Painter('s Pastime)," "Michaelmas‑Term," "The Rambling Clerke," and "A Bill of Fare," among others. The song "The Cock Lorrel" is in Ben Jonson's masque The Gipsies Metamorphosed and Pepys collection of ballads in addition to Pills to Purge Melacholy. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times), Vol. 2, 1859; pgs. 40‑41.