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CO NI MIREADH RI MAIRI. AKA and see "Who
Will Dandle My Mary?"
COACH ROAD TO
X
T:
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
COACHMAN’S WHIP. Irish, Reel. Composed by flute player Vincent Broderick,
originally from Bullaun, near Loughrea,
X:1
T:Coachman's Whip, The
C:Vincent Broderick
S:Green Tree Session,
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 :|
X:2
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
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.
COAL CREEK MARCH. Old‑Time,
Breakdown.
COAL FIDDLE, THE.
English, (Schottische?).
COAL HARBORBEND. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source Manon
COAL HOLLOW. Old-Time. F Major. From the repertoire of
COAL MINE BLUES. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
COAL TIPPLE BLUES. Old‑Time, Country Blues.
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
X:1
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 (
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.
COBBLER
THERE WAS, A. AKA ‑ "The Cobbler's
End," "
X:1
T:Cobbler
There Was, A
M:6/8
L:1/8
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,
X:1
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.
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,
***
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.
X:1
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,
COBBLER'S REEL [1] (Reel du cordonnier). AKA and see "You Married
My Daughter But Yet You Didn't." Canadian, New
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.
COCAIRE ANNSA CISTEAN, AN. AKA and see "The
Cook in the Kitchen."
X:1
T:
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”).
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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.