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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]

 

 

 

DO BHI BEAN UASAL (There Once Was a Lady). AKA and see “There Was a Lady.”

                       

DO BI RUAIDRI GIOLLA CEACTA. AKA and see "Roger Was a Plowboy."

                       

DO BIDEAR-RA LA BREAG GREINE, etc. (I was one fine sunny day, a-fishing by a river). Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1525, pg. 382.

                       

DO CHINNEACH BHI GUN CHEANN. AKA and see "The Chieftain's Lament."

                       

DO CHEARCAS AN SPEIR-BHEAN NA H-AONAR NA SUIDHE. AKA and see "I Saw the Bright Lady A‑Sitting Alone."

                       

DO CUADAR-RA A N-IAN-TAN &c. (I went to the west to look for a wife). Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1506, pg. 377.

                       

DO DUBSLAN BAINT LIOM. AKA and see "Touch Me If You Dare."

                       

DO ‘IGEAN BACHD.  Canadian. Canada, Cape Breton. Smithsonian Folkways Records, SFW CD 40507, The Beaton Family of Mabou – “Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music” (2004. In the repertoire of Donald Angus Beaton 1912-1983). 

 

DO IT FAIR. Irish, Hop Jig (9/8 time). The melody appears in the (Alex) Sutherland music manuscript, from County Leitrim. Brian McNamara finds related tunes in the Goodman manuscript, “The Surround” (second part), and “The Rogue is Mad to be at Her.” The Northumbrian “Little Fishie” also has a similar second part. He believes “Hunting the Hare [2]” and “Whigsborough Hunt” are from the same family. Drumlin Records BMNCD2, Brian McNamara – “Fort of the Jewels” (2004. Learned from Frank Reilly, who attributed the tune to the Kennedy family—Peter, from Ballinamore, County Leitrim, and son James, who emigrated to Chicago and was a source for Capt. Francis O’Neill).  

 

DO IT FOR MY SAKE. English, Waltz. B Minor/D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. The tune is from the Hudson Manuscript, made by Henry Hudson (1798-1889) and now in Boston. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 28, No. 28.

X:1

T:Do it for my sake

M:3/4

L:1/8

Q:120

S:Hudson MS

D:Richard Thompson, "Strict Tempo", Hannibal HNCD 440

K:D

F^A|B2 c2 d2|d2 c2 AF|F2 d2 dc|B4 AB|{B}d2 d2 {d}BA|

{A}B2 B2 AG|F2 AF ED|B,>C DE FG|E2 DD3-|D4:|B,C|

DE FG A2|G2 F>E F^A|B>d c>B A>F|A4 (3ABd|e2 e2 de|

{e}f2 f2 ed|B2 B2 dB|A2 A2 GF|ED D3-|D4:|

                       

DO LITTLE BOBBY, DO. Voyager VRCD-354, Hart & Blech – “Build Me a Boat.”

           

DO MO CHARAID MATH: BLAIR MURPHY (For My Good Friend Blair Murphy). Canadian, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Rosemary MacNeil, in memory of a friend tragically killed in a car accident. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 76 (includes variations).

                                   

DO RIUBAL ME EIRE ON GENAN GO CEILE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. See also the variant “Mo Cailin Don Dear ar Mire ag Ol.” Source for notated version: “From T. MacMahon” [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1078, pg. 273.

                       

DO WHAT YOU PLEASE BUT TAKE CARE OF MY CUP. Irish, Jig or Planxty (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Petrie notes this is a planxty or dance tune “apparently by Carolan.” Source for notated version: “From Mr. MacDowell, March 1859" [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 872, pg. 218.

                       

DO YOU FANCY A SEAMSTRESS. AKA and see "One Evening Having Lost My Way."

                       

DO YOU HEAR LITTLE GIRLS, TAKE YOUR MOTHER’S ADVICE, ‘TIS THE BEST. Irish, Air (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: “J. MacCloskey” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 763, pg. 191.

X:1

T:Do you hear little girls, take your mother’s advice, ‘tis the best

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Allegretto”

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 763

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

FGB BGB | cdc c2B | efe dfd | dcB c2B | Bee dfd | dcB c2d | BcG BFG |

FGB c2d | e3 d2c | BcG BFG | FGB B3 ||

           

DO YOU HEAR ME BROWN HAIRED MAID.  See “(An) cluinn thu mi mo nighean donn.”

           

DO YOU KNOW JOHN PEEL?  AKA and see "D'ye Ken John Peel."

                       

DO YOU MISTRUST ME?  (B-fuil Amras Agad Orm?) Irish, Slow Air (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 328, pg. 57.

X:1

T:Do You Mistrust Me?

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow with feeling”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 328

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

d>cB A>Bc|GAF F<B B/c/|dcd edc|dBA G2 B/c/|d>cB A>Bc|GAF F<B B/c/|

d>cd edc|dGG Gz||F>GA BAB|c>Bc dBB|F>GA BAB|c>de {e}d2 B/c/|

dcB cBA|G^FG B2 B/c/|ded cBc|dGG G2z||

                       


DO YOU REMEMBER THE NIGHT?  (“A Meabruigeann Tu an Oidce Sin?” or “An Cumhain leatsa an Oiche ud?”) Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. One part (O Canainn): AB (O’Neill). The melody was remembered by P.W. Joyce from his childhood in Limerick, c. 1840’s . Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 30. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873/1890. Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 42, pg. 39. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 145, pg. 26.

X:1

T:Do You Remember that Night?

L:1/8

M:3/4

N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 145

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(3EFG|A2A2 BA|G2A2 (3Bcd|e2 dB A>B|G2E2 (3EFG|A2A2 BA|

G2A2 (3Bcd|e2 d>B A>B|A4||(3Bcd|e2e2e2|d2d2 ed|c2B2A2|G2E2 (3EFG|

A2A2 BA|G2 A2 (3Bcd|e2 d>B A>B|A4||

                       

DO YOU SEE MY NEW SHOES?  AKA and see "Varsovienne." The tune was in repertory of Maine fiddler Mellie Dunham, Henry Ford's champion fiddler in the late 1920's.

                       

DO YOU WANT ANYMORE?  (B-fuil A Tuile Uait?) AKA and see “The Collier’s Jig.” Irish, Double Jig. D Mixolydian (O'Neill/Krassen): D Major (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). Standard. AABB. The tune is sometimes called “The Collier’s Jig” because of its similarity to “The Collier’s Reel,” says Paul de Grae. There are some melodic similarities to “The Frieze Breeches” as well. In the repertoire of Clare accordion player Bobby Gardiner. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; No. 52. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 74. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 741, pg. 138. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 33, pg. 22. Shanachie 78015, James Keane – “With Friends Like These” (1998. Appears as “The Collier’s Jig”).

X:1

T:Do You Want Anymore?

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 33

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

G|DFA A2B|cAd cAG|Adc deg|fed cAG|FDF GAB|cAd cAG|Adc AGE|FDD D2:|

|:g|fdg fdc|Adc Ade|fdg fdc|ABc d2e|aba gag|fgf edc|Adc AGE|FDD D2:|

                       

DOB FEIDIR MA'S MAIT LIOM. AKA and see "May Be I Will."

                       

DOBBIN'S FLOWERY VALE [1]. AKA and see "My Fair‑Haired Darling [1]," "Charmer With the Fair Locks," "Maid of Templenoe," "One Evening in June," "Youth and Bloom," "Mavourneen Na Gruaige Baine." Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Leonard Dobbin, explains O Boyle, was a man of wealth and substance in County Armagh in the early 19th century, and lent his energies to civic improvement.  He constructed most of the now attractive Armagh street known as "Dobbin Street," and  laid out the lands along the banks of the Ballinahone River according to progressive landscaping patterns for the time which tried to incorporate both parks and manufacturing.  O Boyle quotes the 19th century author Stuart in Historical Memoirs of Armagh who gushingly wrote "to men of contemplative and tranquil minds who love to listen to the clack of mills alternately swelling and dying on the breeze and who hear with delight the murmur of descending waters and the choral song of birds, this rural spot must surely appear a charming retreat." Though the anonymous folk-poet who composed the lyric evidently agreed with Stuart, the local populace was not generally so kind, and dubbed the venture "Dobbin's Folly." The 'flowery vale' is in modern times "almost obliterated by a Housing Estate."  Joyce (1873) remarks there were few tunes better known in Munster in the 19th century than this, and that he knew portions of a half-dozen songs set to the melody. One of the songs he knew began:

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By the Blackwater side, not far from Castle-Hyde, there dwells a most beautiful creature;

She’s slender tall and straight, and in beauty quite complete, and charming in every feature,

I met her the other day as I roved along the way, and I asked where my darling was going;

She said she meant to go as far as Templenoe, and I begged to accompany my storeen.

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Another song set to the melody begins:

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One morning fair as Phoebus bright her radiant charms displayed,

And Flora in her mantle green those verdant plains arrayed.

As I did rove throughout each grove, no care did me assail,

Till a pair I spied by the water side in Dobbins flowery vale.

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Source for notated version: “From Mr. Joyce b.b.p. 36" [Stanford/Petrie]. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873/1890; No. 96, pg. 98. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 789, pg. 197.

X:1

T:Dobbin’s Flowery Vale [1]

M:C

L:1/8

N:”Andante”

R:Air

S:Standford/Petrie (1905), No. 789

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

_ec | BG FG F2 GE | FG Bc/d/ _e2 (3cd=e | f2 _ec BG FG | _E3 F G2 _ec |

BG FG F2 GE | FG Bc/d/ _e2 (3cd=e | f2 _ec BG EG | F4 F2 || (F>G |

BG Bc _e2 (3cd=e | fe dc _e2 (3cd=e | f2 _ec BG FG | E3F G2 ec |

BG F>G F2 GE | FG Bc/d/ _e2 c=e | f2 _ec BG EG | F4 F2 ||

X:2

T:Dobbin’s Flower Vale [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Andante”

S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1873), No. 96

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c2|BGFE F2 GE|FGBc _e2 (3cd=e|f2 cA BAGF|_E3F G2 F=E|

CFFE F2 GE|FGBc _e2 (3cd=e|f>ecA BGEG|F4F2||(3FGA|

BABc _e2 c=e|f>ecd _e2 (3cd=e|f2 cA BAGF|_E3F G2 F=E|

CFFE F2 GE|FGBc _e2 cf|f>=ecA BGEG|F4F2||

 

DOBBIN'S FLOWERY VALE [2]. AKA and see “Mary of the Grove [1].” Irish, Air (4/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. Not the tune usually associated with the song. Green Linnett GLCD 1117, Altan - "Harvest Storm" (1992. Learned from the singing of the late Robert Cinnamond of Glenavy, Co. Antrim). Beginish.

X:1

T:Dobbin's Flowery Vale [2]

M:4/4

L:1/8

Q:120

S:Frankie Kennedy

R:air

N:Frankie Kennedy recorded this using a Bb flute.  This transcription is

N:transposed and written for D flute

D:Altan - Harvest Storm

H:Frankie Kennedy learned this from a tape of a BBC recording of Robert

H:Cinnamond of Glenavy, Co. Antrim

Z:Tom Madden

K:E Minor

|:B2GB EBGB|A2FA DAFA|B2GB EBGA|(3B^cd ef gfed

|B2GB EBGB|A2FA DAFA|BAGF EFGA|(3B^cd ed (3Bcd ef

|g2gf gfed|BdAc Bdef|g2gf gfed|BdAc BEef|"Variation A" gbaf gfed

|B2AB GAFG|EDEF GzGA|AGdB gfed:|

|!"variation at A" g2gf gfed|B2AB GBFB|

 

DOBBIN'S FLOWERY VALE [3]. Irish, Air. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; pg. 18.

X:1

T:Dobbin’s Flowery Vale [3]

M:C

L:1/8

B:Vallely – Learn to Play Fiddle with the Armagh Pipers Club (197_)

K:E Minor

gf | e2 ed B2 AG | A2B2 D3E | G2A2 BA Bd | e6 gf | e2 ed B2 AG |

A2B2D3E | G2 AG E3E | E6 || B2 | d3B d2 ef | g3e f2 gf | e3d BA Bd |

e6 gf | e3d B2 AG | A2B2D3E | G2 AG E3E | E6 ||

           

DOBERMAN’S WALLET. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by fiddler Frankie Gavin.

X:1
T:Doberman’s Wallet
C:Frankie Gavin
S:session in Miltown
R:double jig
Z:transcription Johannes Schiefner (jschiefner@web.de)
Z:id:js_1114
M:6/8
K:D
A2 F EDE|~F2 D DFA|ded ~B2 A|FED EFG|
~A2 F EDE|FDD DFA|dcd BdA|1FDD D2 B:|2FDD DFA||
d2 d cBA|Bcd ~e2 d|c2 A BAB|c.A.A ABc|
ded cBA|Bcd edB|A{B}AF EDE|FDD DFA|
d2 B {d}cBA|Bcd ~e2 d|c{d}cA ~B3|cAA ~A2 e|
fed cBA|Bcd AGF|GAB ABc|dAF EFG||F4|]

                       

DOC BOYD'S JIG. Canadian, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Credited to one John Burt in Jarman, but Bayard (1981) considers it a set of a tune also known as "The Republican Set" and "Old Jubiter," but also says these kinds of tunes are representative of tunes formed by swapping, adapting and shifting of familiar strains or sections of other tunes. Jarman (Cornhuskers Book of Square Dance Tunes), 1944; pg. 24.

 

DOC BROWN’S DREAM.  AKA and see “Brown’s Dream [2],” “McCraw’s Ford.”

 

DOC CHAPMAN'S BREAKDOWN. Old-Time, Breakdown. From Kentucky fiddler Snake Chapman. Rounder 0320, Bob Carlin & John Hartford - "The Fun of Open Discussion."

 

DOC HARRIS’ HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’ACC’DEE’F: AA’BBCC’AA’DD (Cranford/Holland): ADABC. Named in honor of Dr. Perry F. Harris, an enthusiast who devoted his efforts to helping promote and preserve American fiddling through the Grand Masters Fiddler’s Contest, held each year at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. The tune was popularized by Hickman, County, Tenn., fiddler Howdy Forrester (who played with Roy Acuff for many years) and is sometimes attributed to him. A part of the core bluegrass fiddle repertoire. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 47, pg. 20. Voyager VRCD 342, Rodney Miller – “Rodney Miller’s All-Round Collection of Jigs, Reels and Country Airs.” Howdy Forrester – “Big Howdy.”

See also listings at:

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

X:1

T:Doc Harris’ Hornpipe

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:Bb

B/c/|(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/B/d/f/|b/a/b/f/ e/d/c/B/|e/d/c/B/ A/c/F|

(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/f/d/f/|a/g/f/d/ e/d/c/A/|1 B/G/F/D/ B,B/c/:|2 B3 c/B/||

|:A/c/f/a/ c’c’/b/|a/f/g/=e/ f/c/A/d/|c/=e/g/a/ b/g/a/f/|g/f/=e/d/ c/B/A/G/|F/A/c/f/ c’c’/b/|

a/f/g/=e/ f/c/A/d/|c/=e/g/a/ b/g/e/g/|1 =e/f/c/A/ Fc/B/:|2 =e/f/c/A/ FB/c/||

(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/B/d/f/|b/a/b/f/ e/d/c/B/|e/d/c/B/ A/c/F|

(3B/c/B/F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/f/d/f/|a/g/f/d/ e/d/c/A/|B3 b/a/||

|:bg/e/ B/e/b/a/|bf/d/ B/d/f/d/|e/c/A/F/ E/F/A/c/|B/F/B/d/ f(3f/g/a/|bg/e/ B/e/g/a/|

bf/d/ B/d/f/d/|e/c/A/F/ E/F/A/c/|1 B3 b/a/:|2 B4||g/^f/g/d/ B/G/D/G/|B/G/A/^F/ GG|

E/=F/G/B/ e/B/G/E/|^F/G/A/F/ d2|g/^f/g/d/ B/G/D/G/|B/G/A/^F/ GG|

E/=F/G/B/ e/B/G/E/|=F/G/A/c/ f2|g/^f/g/d/ B/G/D/G/|B/G/A/^F/ GG|

E/=F/G/B/ e/B/G/E/|^F/G/A/F/ d2|g/^f/g/d/ B/G/D/G/|(3B/c/B/ A/^F/ G=F|

E/F/G/B/ e/B/G/E/|=F/G/A/c/ fB/c/|(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/B/d/f/|

B/a/b/f/ e/d/c/B/|e/d/c/B/ A/c/F|(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/f/d/f/|A/g/f/d/ e/d/c/A/|B3 c/B/|

|:A/c/f/a/ c’c’/b/|a/f/e/=e/ f/c/A/d/|c/=e/g/a/ b/g/a/f/|g/f/=e/d/ c/B/A/G/|F/A/c/f/ c’c’/b/|

a/f/g/=e/ f/c/A/d/|c/=e/g/a/ b/g/e/g/|1 =e/f/c/A/ Fc/B/:|2 =e/f/c/A/ F B/c/||

(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/B/d/f/|b/a/b/f/ e/d/c/B/|e/d/c/B/ A/c/F|(3B/c/B/ F/B/ d/F/B/d/|

(3f/g/f/ d/f/ b/f/e/f/|a/g/f/d e/d/c/A/|B/G/F/A,/ B2|B/f/d/B/ f/d/B/F/|B/F/D/F/ B||

 

DOC HARRIS THE FISHERMAN. Bluegrass. Named by Kenny Baker for Dr. Perry Harris, who devoted his efforts to helping promote and preserve American fiddling through the Grand Masters Fiddler’s Contest, held each year at Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

DOC JESSUP('S SCHOTTISCHE). Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Phillips): AA’BB’ (Beisswenger & McCann). The title honors the person who taught the tune to source Rickman and others; Dr. John Jessup of Hurley, Mo., according to Gordon McCann (2008). Jessup was a medical doctor and a dance fiddler who always wore a derby hat. Sources for notated versions: Art Galbraith (1909-1993, Springfield, Mo.) [Phillips]; Glenn Rickman (1901-1982, Hurley, Missouri) [Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 110. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 72. Rounder 0157, Art Galbraith - "Simple Pleasures."

 

DOCAS h-EIREANN. AKA and see "Erin's Hope."

 

DOCHAS. Irish, Air. G Major. Standard tuning. ABB’. CBS 35612, Chieftains – “Chieftains 7.”

X:1

T:Dochas

M:4/4

L:1/8

Q:1/4=60

Z:Transcribed by Gary Chapin

R:air

K:G

G2G2F2D2|G2 GF G4|c2B2c2d2|e2d2d4||:dggf f2 ed|

dedc B2 AG|ABcA d2 cA|1 G2A2B4:|2 G2 GF G4||

 

DOCHERTY'S REEL. AKA and see “Doherty’s Reel [1],” “The Gweebarra (Bridge) Reel,” “Johnny Doherty’s Reel [2],” “The Killarney Boys of Pleasure,” "The New Fashioned Habit." The reel comes from Donegal musician Mickey Docherty via Donegal fiddler Tommy Peoples to Fermanagh flutist Cathal McConnell (the Boys of the Lough). Peoples had no name for the tune, so, following tradation, he titled it after his source. Known as "The Kilarney Boys of Pleasure" in County Antrim, northern Ireland. Shanachie 79002, "The Boys of the Lough" (1973).

 

DOCHTÚIR GILIBEART, AN. AKA and see "Doctor Gilbert."

 

DOCHTÚIR LOINGE, AN. AKA and see “The Ship Doctor.”

                       


DOCHTÚIR SEÁN Ó HAIRT, AN (Doctor John Hart). Irish, Air (3/4 time). B Flat Major (O’Sullivan/Bunting): A Major (Complete Collection). Standard tuning. AB (Complete Collection): AABB (O’Sullivan/Bunting). Both the words and melody to this air are by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), who may have composed more than one air in honor of John Hart (as suggested by Charles O'Conor of Benagare), though no others have surfaced to date. O'Sullivan (1983) reports on the history of the once beloved Dr. Hart, who was appointed a bishop of the See of Achonry in 1735 (and probably died around 1739). Under the English Penal Laws no Catholic could hold legal title to land, therefore many of that faith made arrangements with a Protestant friend to assume legal responsibility and hold the property in trust -- a practice rarely abused, according to O'Sullivan. Dr. Hart proved an exception, however, for his Protestant neighbor (a man named Betteridge) took for his own Cloonmahon, the doctor's estate (along with his brother Charles) in County Sligo, to which the doctor had no recourse under the law.  Another Protestant neighbor, one O'Hara of Annaghbeg, seeing the injustice took Dr. Hart in, supported him, and "did all that courtesy and kindness could do to make up for the loss of Cloonmahon" (O'Rorke, 1878). The bishop was famed for his hospitality and kindness, especially to birds, which, if he found caged, he would endeavor to release. A charming legend has it that at the doctor's funeral the birds of the region gathered to chant his requiem.

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The air was mentioned by blind Irish harper Arthur O’Neill (1734-1818) in his memoirs. O’Neill, who had been journeying after the second harp competition at Granard in 1782, travelled from patron to patron, stopping for a time at the house of Ned Conway near Newtown Stewart, County Tyrone. “He had a daughter that played the harp uncommon well. Miss Conway and I were closeted together for three weeks exchanging tunes. She gave me ‘Dr. Hart’ and I gave her ‘Madgey Malone’ and several other tunes mutually that I cannot remember at present. But I left the house on the best of terms…” It was recorded by the Belfast Northern Star of July 15th, 1792, as one of the tunes played in competition by one of ten Irish harp masters at the last great convocation of ancient Irish harpers, the Belfast Harp Festival, held that week.

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Source for notated version: The Irish collector Edward Bunting noted the tune from harper Hugh Higgins in 1792, according to the index of this 1840 collection. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 53, pg. 52‑53. O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 27, pgs. 43-46.

                       

DOCHTÚIR SEÁN STAFFORD, AN (Dr. John Stafford). AKA and see "Doctor John Stafford," "Carolan's Receipt."

                       

DOCK AND KEYS OF GALWAY.  Irish, Jig. Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin – “The House in the Glen” (197?).

 

DOCK’S OWN BLUES. Voyager VRCD-354, Hart & Blech – “Build Me a Boat.”

                       

DOCTAIR LEODACH, AN. AKA and see "The Macleod Doctor."

                       

DOCTOR [1], THE. AKA and see "Gollochy's Farewell," "Balvenie Castle." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Credited by Gow to the great strathspey composer William Marshall (1748-1833) when published in the former’s Repository, Part Third, third edition (1806). Gow did not credit Marshall in his earlier editions. Marshall’s own earlier titles for the melody were "Gollochy's Farewell" and "Balvenie Castle.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 431. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 32. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 281.

X:1

T:Doctor, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

B<G F>E D>CB,>d | e>cf>d c/c/c c2 | c/B/A/G/ F>E D>CB,>d | e>cf>d B/B/B ~B2 :|

B>fd>f B<fd<f | e<gd<f c/c/c ~c2 | B>fd>f B>fd>f | e<g f>d B/B/B ~B2 |

B>fd>f B<fd<f | e<g d>f c/c/c ~cg/a/ | b>ga>f g>ef>d | e<c f>d B/B/B ~B2 ||

 

DOCTOR [2], THE. English (?), Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1782; No. 186, pg. 69. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 31, pg. 30.

X:1

T:Doctor, The [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Aird, Vol. II (1782)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B/c/ | dBG GFG | ABc B2c | dgd dgd | dcB ABc | dBG GFG |

ABc B2c | dge dBd | cBA G2 :: B/c/ | dgd dgd | dgd dcB |

cde eag |  fef def | gfe dcB | ABc B2c | dBG EcB | AGF G2 :|

 

DOCTOR [3], THE.  Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), in honor of Dr. Keith Norman MacDonald, editor of  The Skye Collection and The Gesto Collection of Highland music. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 56.

X:1

T:Doctor, The [3]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

N:”With fire.”

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D/ | ({F}G)(D/C/) .B,/.D/.G,/.B,/ | D/G/B/d/ e/A/A/B/ | ({F}G)(D/C/) .B,/.D/.G/.g/ | d/B/c/A? B/G/G/ :|

B/ | .e/.g/.f/.g/ .e/.b/.g/.e/ | .d/.a/.f/.d/ .A/.F/.D/.d/ | .e/.g/.f/.g/ .e/f./.g/.a/ | .b/.a/.g/.f/ .g/(e/e/).^d/ |

.e/.b/.g/.e/ .B/.G/.E/.^c/ | .d/.a/.f/.d/ .A/.F/.D/.F/ | ({F}G)B .B,/.D/G/.g/ | d/B/c/A/ B/G/G/ ||

                       

DOCTOR A. GORDON ARCHIBALD, O.C. AKA – “Dr. A. Gordon Archibald, O.C.” Canadian, Retreat March (9/8 time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by piper Barry W. Shears in honor of a former Gathering of the Clans chairman. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 35.

                       

DOCTOR ALISTAIR C. MACLAREN. Canadian, March. Canada, Cape Breton. A pipe march composed by Rod Campbell, introduced into Cape Breton fiddle repertoire by Bill Lamey (1914-1991), according to Paul Cranford. Rounder 82161-7032-2, Bill Lamey – “From Cape Breton to Boston and Back: Classic House Sessions of Traditional Cape Breton Music 1956-1977” (2000). 

                       

DOCTOR ANGUS AND EMILY MACDONALD’S TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO. Scottish, Jig. Composed by Scottish fiddle master Alasdair Fraser. Culburnie Records CUL102c, Alasdair Fraser & Jody Stecher – “The Driven Bow” (1988).

                       

DOCTOR BAIRD. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist); pg. 28.

           

DOCTOR BOB SMITH. AKA and see “The Hamilton Rant.”

                       

DOCTOR BURKES REEL. AKA – “Dr. Burke’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 68, pg. 18.

                       

DOCTOR CAMERON. Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Dr. Cameron of Banchory. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 100, pg. 35.

           

DOCTOR DELANY. Irish, Planxty. C Major. Standard tuning. ABC. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1985; No. 32, pg. 41.


           

DOCTOR, DOCTOR. AKA and see "Dear Doctor." Old‑Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Phillips): AABB (Kuntz).

This ditty is often sung during the 'A' part of the tune:  

***

Doctor, Doctor, come here quick,

I swallowed my tobacco and its makin' me sick.

***

Sources for notated versions: Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Jere Canote [Phillips]. Kuntz, Private Collection. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), 1994; pg. 263.

           

DOCTOR FAUSTER'S TUMBLERS. AKA – “Dr. Faustus’ Tumblers.” English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune can be found in a number of 18th century publications, including Playford’s Dancing Master (London, 1726, pgs. 3 & 200—the long running series was at that time published by John Young), Walsh’s New Country Dancing Master, 3rd Book (London, 1728, pg. 7), Walsh’s Third Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master (London, 1735, pgs. 6 & 144), Walsh’s Compleat Country Dancing Master, Volume the Fifth (London, c. 1754, pg. 202). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 34. Towns, Audrey (A Frolick), 1979. Topic 12TS442, "Brass Monkey" (1986). Jello 2CD, Spinning Jelly – “Starling Bridge.”

X: 1
T:Dr Faustus' Tumblers
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:1/4=140
R:Polka
Z:Steve Mansfield August 2001
K:D
A | "D" dAde | fdfg | a2 gf | "A" e/d/e/f/ e A |
"D" dAde | fdfg | a2 gf | "A" e3 ::
A | "D" A G/A/ FA | A G/A/ FA | dcBe | c B/c/ Aa |
"D" a g/a/ ff | f e/f/ dd | Fd E "A" c | "D" d3 :|

           

DOCTOR FRANK. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Peader Fitzgerald. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 265.

X:1

T: Doctor Frank

C: P.Fitzgerald

Q: 325

R: jig

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

K: G

Bgd edB | AGA EGA | BdA ABd | ega bga |

bgd edB | AGA EGA | BAE GAB | AGE G3 :|

gab egf | gdB AFD | EGA Bde | fde def |

gab egf | gdB AFD | Bdf caf | dba G3 :|

           

DOCTOR GILBERT (An Dochtúir Gilibeart). AKA ‑ "Dr. Gilbert's Fancy Concert Reel." AKA and see "The Dispute at the Crossroads," “The Loughros Point Reel.” Irish, Reel. Ireland; County Sligo, Donegal. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Famously recorded by Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945) in New York in 1929, and since associated with his name. Seán Keane identifies it a “good reel from the north Midlands and Sligo areas,” and something of a fiddle test-piece. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh gives that it is most likely that the Dr. Gilbert referred to in the title was a scholar who in 1717 became Vice-Provost and Professor of Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin. His bust is still displayed in the Long room of the Library of the college that houses the Book of Kells. Sources for notated versions: accordion player Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Sligo fiddler Michael Gorman [Kennedy, Miller & Perron]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 180, pg. 71. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 118. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 34, pg. 10. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 52. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 63. Blarney Castle Records BC‑509, "Best of Irish Dance Music." Claddagh CC17, Seán Keane – “Gusty’s Frolics” (1975). Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington – “The Merry Love to Play” (2007). CEF 153, Paddy Glackin – “In Full Spate.” Comhaltas LP, John Doherty. FFS 002, Pete Cooper – “The Wounded Hussar.” Folkways Records, Michael Gorman & Willie Clancy. Green Linnet SIF‑104, Seamus Connolly ‑ "The Celts Rise Again" (1990). Green Linnet SIF1035, Brian Conway & Tony De Marco - "The Apple in Winter" (1981). Green Linnet SIF‑1098, Seamus Connolly ‑ "Here & There" (1989). Green Linnet SIF 1163, Joe Derrane – “Return to Inis Mor.” Green Linnet GLCD 1200, Lunasa – “Otherworld” (1999). Green Linnet SIF 3077, John Doherty – “Bundle and Go.” IRC Records, Michael Coleman - “The Musical Glory of Old Sligo” (1967). Shanachie 29009, "Andy McGann & Paul Brady." Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan – “The Whirlwind” (1995. Appears as “Dispute at the Crossroads”).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Dr. Gilbert's

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:reel

Z:Barney

K:G

gf|:eB BA ~B3 ^c|dB Ac BA GF|ED B,D (3GGG FG|ED B,D DB, A,B,|

DE ED ED B,D|(3GFE (3FED EF GA|(3B^cd ed (3Bcd gb|ag ed e2 gf:||

e ~B3 g ~B3|de fg af df|~g3 e ~f3 d|eg fd ed Bd|

af df ed B^c|dB AG FA DF|(3B^cd ed (3Bcd gb|ag ed e2 gf:||

           

DOCTOR GORDON STABLES' REEL. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer  J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Skinner (The Scottish Violinist, with variations), pg. 7. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 76. Maggie’s Music MMCD222, Bonnie Rideout – “Scottish Fire” (2000).

X:1

T:Doctor Gordon Stables’ Reel

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

C:J. Scott Skinner

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A,/ | (D/F/)A/c/ {c}d.A/.d/ | B/A/G/F/ E/D/C/g/ | f/e/d/c/ B/A/G/F/ | G/E/A/G/ F/D/D/ :|

|| g/ | f/g/a/f/ g/a/b/g/ | e/f/g/e/ f/g/a/f/ | d/e/f/g/ a/b/c’/d’/ | g/e/a/g/ f/d/[F/d/]g/ |

f/g/a/f/ g/a/b/g/ | e/f/g/e/ f/g/a/g/ | ({D/A/}f/)e/d/c/ B/A/G/F/ | G/E/A/G/ F/D/D/ ||

“variations”

A,/ | (D/F/).A/.c/ {c}d.A/.d/ | B/A/G/F/ E/D/C/g/ | (3f/g/a/ (3g/f/e/ (3d/c/B/ (3A/G/F/ |(3E/F/G/ (3A/B/c/ d/D/D/ :|

|| f/ | (D/A/).f/.A/ (G,/B/).g/.B/ | (A,/c/).g/.c/ (D/A/).f/.E/ | d/e/f/g/ a/b/c’/d’/ | g/e/a/g/ f/d/d/f/ |

(3(D/A/f/) (3f/A/D/ (3(G,/B/g/) (3g/B/G,/|(3(A,/c/g/) (3g/c/A,/ (3(D/A/f/) (3f/a/D/|({D/A/}f/)e/d/c/ B/A/G/F/|G/E/A/G/ F/D/[A,/D/]||

           

DOCTOR GREGORY GRANT. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 124.

X:1

T:Dr. Gregory Grant

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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

K:D

d|A<DD<F E>DB,B|A<DA<F B>A B<d|A<dF<d E>D B,<c|d/c/B/A/ d<F A/A/A A:|

g|f>d f/g/a/f/ g<eef/g/|f<da<d b<da<d|g<af<g e>d e<g|d/c/d/e/ d<F A/A/A A>g|

f>d f/g/a/f/ g<eef/g/|f<da<d b<da<d|(3gag (3fgf e>d e<f|d/c/B/A/ d<F D/D/D D||

           

DOCTOR HART. AKA and see "Dr. John Hart, Bishop of Achonry."

           

DOCTOR HAYDN. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. One Part. The tune is attributed by Nathaniel Gow to Scots musician and dancing master Duncan McIntyre (born c. 1765). McIntyre taught Scottish dancing from his residence at 22 Great Marlborough Street, London, towards the end of the 18th century and published in that city a collection of Scottish tunes in 1796 (A Collection of Slow Airs, Reels and Strathspeys). He reportedly journeyed to India around the year 1806 as master of ceremonies to the governor general’s court, but there his trail ends. His cause and date of death is unknown. Prominent classical-period composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) resided in London for two periods: 1791-1792 and 1794-1795), where he concertized to great acclaim. Contemporary music historian Charles Burney (1726-1814) wrote in his memoirs: “Haydn himself presided at the piano-forte; and the sight of that renowned composer so electrified the audience, as to excite an attention and a pleasure superior to any that had ever been caused by instrumental music in England.” Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 35. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; pgs. 26-27.

X:1

T:Doctor Haydn

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

N:”Slowly”

C:Duncan McIntyre

B:Gow – Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

“tr”F>GA>f F<fA<f|F<F({FG}A>)F D<G~G>A|”tr”F>GA>B (d/c/)B/A/ ({fg}a>)g|({g}f>)d (d/c/)B/A/ G/A/B/c/ d2|

F>G (3AfA (3cfc (3AfA|F<F({FG}A>)F D<G”tr”G>A|(F/G/A/G/ F>)^C D<FD>B,|A,>F D/C/B,/A,/ G,/A,/B,/C/ D>E|

F<FA>F c>Fd>F|cFAF .G/.A/.B/.c/ d2|({c}a>)gfc dbGd|cf/c/ AF GG,B<d|

F<FA>F c>Fd>F|cFAF .G/.A/.B/.c/ d2|cf/c/ Ac dB,Bd|A,c/B/ AF GG,E<G||

           

DOCTOR HECOCK’S. AKA – “Dr. Hekok.” American, “Jig” (2/4 time). The tune is referred to as a jig, a meaning derived from the English “jigg” meaning a solo dance (as in a ‘morris jigg’). Minstrel musician and composer Dan Emmitt spelled it “Dr. Hekok.” The tune can be found in early banjo tutors.

                       

DOCTOR/DR. HUMPHREY. AKA and see "Humphrey's Jig [1]" (?). Old‑Time. USA, Cumberland Plateau region of Ky. This tune may have been brought to Southern Ky. by one John Gregory, who was originally from Virginia, according to fiddler Bruce Green. It is probably the "Doctor Humphrey's Jig" recorded by fiddler Jilson Setters (Blind Bill Day) for John Lomax and the Library of Congress in Ashland, Ky. (1019B2), in 1937. The tune is related to the Scottish melody “Bob of Fettercairn” and the Canadian “Madame Renaud,” finds fiddler Lisa Ornstein. 

           


DOCTOR HUMPHREY'S JIG. See "Humphrey's Jig [1]," "Doctor Humphrey.”

           

DOCTOR JOHN HART, BISHOP OF ACHONRY. AKA and see "An Dochuir Sean O Hairt."

           

DOCTOR JOHN McLAGAN’S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, the melody first appears in his Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1, dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. MacDonald (Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1); pg. 10.

X:1

T:Dr. John McLagans Strathspey

M:C|
L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Collection of Strathspey Reels, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(F/G/) | AFDF (ABd)A | BdAF E2 EF/G/ | AFDF (Bcd)A | BdAF D2D :|

(f/g/) | afdf abaf | gefd e2 (ef/g/) | afdf abaf | geaf d2 (df/g/) |

afdf abaf | gefd e2 (ef/g/) | afge fdec | BdAF D2D ||

 

DOCTOR JOHN STAFFORD (An Dochtuir Sean Stafford). AKA and see "Carolan's Receipt,” “Stafford’s Receipt for Whiskey."

           

DOCTOR KEITH, ABERDEEN. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by the great Scots fiddler and composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Source for notated version: Kenny Chaisson (b. c. 1947, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Rollo Bay) [Perlman]; Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 150, pg. 60. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 33. Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; pg. 12. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 142. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 199. Skinner, The Miller O Hirn Collection (1881). Rounder Records 7057, Jerry Holland – “Parlor Music” (2005).

X:1

T:Dr. Keith, Aberdeen

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

B|(A/B/c) f>d c2 A>c|d<f c>A B<G G>B|(A/B/c) f>d c2 A>c|=B<GB<g e<c c>B|

(A/B/c) f>d c2 A>c|d<f c>A B<G G>B|A>c (=B/c/d) c2 A>F|(D/E/F) E<c A<F F||

B|A<f (e/f/g) f2 c>f|(3agf (3efg (3fed (3cBA|B>g ^f/g/a g2 d>g|(3bag (3 ^fga (3g=fe (3dcB|

A>f (e/f/g) f2 c>f|(3agf (3efg (3fed (3cBA|(Bg) g2 (Af) f2|bagf edc||

           

DOCTOR LAING - FOCHABERS. Scottish, Slow Reel. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. ABBCD. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Dr. Laing who lived at Fochabers and moved to Boharm, Keith, according to Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999), who says that one of his students described him as “twaddling fiddling bodach!” (bodach is Gaelic for ‘old man’), after witnessing one of his operations in Aberdeen. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 26.

X:1

T:Doctor Laing—Fochabers

M:C

L:1/8

R:Slow Reel

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Eb

B,|[G,2E2] GE BE A/G/F/E/|B,E A/G/F/E/ DFFG|[G,2E2] GEBE A/G/F/E/|c/B/c/d/ e/d/c/B/ GEE:|

|:z|~g2 ef/g/ agfe|d/e/f/g/ a/g/f/e/ dffd|e2 Bc/d/ e/d/c/B/ c/B/A/G/|A>c B/G/F/E/ B,EE:|

||B,/E/D/E/ G/E/D/E/ B/E/D/E/ G/E/D/E/|B,/E/D/E/ A/G/F/E/ DFFG|B,/E/D/E/ G/E/D/E/ B/E/D/E/ G/E/D/E/|c/B/c/d/ e/c/B/A/ GEE||

e/f/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ c/d/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|A/B/c/B/ A/G/F/E/ DF~Fz|e/f/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ c/d/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|A>c B/G/F/E/ B,E~Ez|

e/f/g/a/ bB c/d/e/f/ gG|A/B/c/d/ eE F/E/D/C/ B,G/F/|~E>FEG, A,G,CB,|~B>c B/A/G/F/ G[G,E][G,E]||

           

DOCTOR MACDONALD'S COMPLIMENTS TO MR. JAMES SCOTT SKINNER. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by editor Keith Norman Macdonald in honor of the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 94.

X:1

T:Dr. MacDonald’s Compliments to Mr. James Scott Skinner

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection   (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B,|G,2 B,<D E<D B,<D|E<G A<B G2 E/E/E|1 G,2 B,<D E<D B,<D|dB AB G<GG:|2

(E<G) (D<G) (B,<G) (E<G)|B,<A, G,<A, B,2 G,/G,/G,||:(B<d) de g>de>d|g>de>d A<A A>c|1

(B<d) de g>de>d|BdAB G/G/G G2:|2 B<d A<B G<B E<G|D<G B,<G G,/G,/G, G,||

              

DOCTOR MACKAY’S FAREWELL TO CREAGORRY.  AKA and see “The Dark Island.” Scottish, Waltz. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. A pipe lament (also rendered as a waltz) composed by Hebrides accordion player Iain McLachlan (1927-1995), in honor of a local physician. The tune was used as the theme for the BBC series The Dark Island and became so popular that the name stuck and is nowadays usually called “The Dark Island.”  Creagorry is one of the Outer Hebrides islands, west of the Scottish mainland. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 266, pg. 215. Springthyme Records SPRCD 1022, Iain McLachlan – “An Island Heritage” (1997).

 

DOCTOR MACMAHON, BISHOP OF CLOGHER. Irish, Planxty (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). There are two Bishops of Clogher, one Catholic and one Church of Ireland (Anglican). The Catholic MacMahon family was once-prominent in south Ulster and boasted of several members who became Bishops of Clogher. The name derives from mathghamban, a bear, and the family is said to be descended from Mahon O’Brien, grandson of Brian Boru. Heber MacMahon, Bishop of Clogher, was executed as a member of the Catholic Conspiracy of the mid-17th century, a generation before O’Carolan’s birth. He was a firm adherent of Owen Roe O’Neill and actually led the Ulster army after O’Neill’s death. Defeated by Sir Charles Coote (see “Planxty Charles Coote”), MacMahon was captured two days later and was quickly executed. His head was stuck on a spike at Enniskillen Castle and his trunk buried by some Catholics on Devenish Island, with the permission of Governor King. It is probable, perhaps, given the dates of O’Carolan’s maturity, that the Doctor MacMahon of the title refers to Hugh MacMahon, appointed Bishop of Clogher in 1707 (he was later Archbishop of Armagh), who died in 1737. He reported in 1714 to the Pope on the state of religion on the island. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 89, pg. 71.

           

DOCTOR MALCOLM MACNEIL. AKA – “Dr. Malcolm MacNeil.” Canadian, Pipe March (2/4 time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB’CCDD’. Composed by Pipe Major Danny MacIntyre in gratitude for the Dr.’s outfitting with uniforms of the Highland Village Pipe Band of Iona, Cape Breton. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 34.

                       

DOCTOR MANSON OF SPYNIE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB'. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 243.

X:1

T:Dr. Manson of Spynie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A,|D/D/D F>G A>Bc>A | G>Ec>A G/F/E/D/ C>E | D/D/D F>GA>B c>A |

G<E C>E D<D D :| A |: d>ef>d A>da>d | c>de>f g<c c>e |1 d>ef>d A>da>e |

G<E c>E D/D/D DA :|2 d>fe>g f>ba>g | (3fed (3Afe d2d ||

                       

DOCTOR MARSHALL. Scottish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker for Dr. Marshall of Braemar. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 95, pg. 33.

           

DOCTOR McHARDY (Banchory).  Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 80.

X:1

T:Dr. McHardy (Banchory)

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | F>ED>E F<AA>c | d>cB>A F<B~B>c | d>c({c}B>)A A<DF>D |1 B,>DA,>D C<EE :|2

E/D/C/B,/ A,<A F<DD || (g | f>)(cd>)(^A B>)(FG>)(f | g>)(^de>)(=d c<)AA>(g | f>)(cd>)(^A B>)(FG>)F |

E/D/C/B,/ A,<A F<DD>(g | f>)(cd>)(^A B>)(FG>)(f | g>)(^de>)=d c<AA>c | ({c}d)DAD B/A/G/F/ A<D |

E/D/C/B,/ A,<A F<D D ||

           

DOCTOR MORRISON’S SEVEN THISTLES. Scottish, March (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; pg. 21.

                       

DOCTOR O’CONNOR. Irish, Planxty (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 119, pg. 86‑87.

                       

DOCTOR O'HALLORAN (An Doctur Ua T-Aillorain). Irish, Jig or Air. E Minor (O'Neill/Krassen): D Minor (O'Neill/1850, Stanford/Petrie). Standard tuning. AB (Stanford/Petrie): AABB (O’Neill). Source for notated version: “From Mrs. Close” [Stanford/Petrie]; Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 65. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1075, pg. 203. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 733, pg. 184.

X:1

T:Doctor O’Halloran

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1075

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

F|D2d ^cde|f2d dcB|ABA AGF|cAf cAF|D2d ^cde|f2d ecA|BA^G AFE|DFE D2:|

|:F|DAA AGF|Ecc cA^G|A2 A/^G/ A2 =B/^c/|ded cAG|Aff f/g/ag|fed ecA|BA^G AFE|DFE D2:|

                       


DOCTOR O'NEILL [1] (An Doctur/Doctuir Ua Niall/Neill). Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDDEE. Francis O’Neill (Irish Folk Music) says that the tune “created a sensation” when introduced to Chicago traditional musicians and dancers (“who had never heard” it before) by the elderly fiddler Edward Cronin, originally from Limerick Junction, County Tipperary. O’Neill thinks it “quite probable” it had originally been a clan march. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 135, pg. 78. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 18. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 701, pg. 130. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 6, pg. 18. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri CL13, Tommy Peoples.

X:1

T:Doctor O’Neill

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 6

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

dcd AFD|E2 F G2 A|~B3 Bcd|AGF EFA|d3 AFD|E2F G2A|BGB Bcd|AFD D2:|

|:A|d3 ceA|dfe dcB|AFA Bcd|AGF EFA|d3 ceA|dfe dcB|AFA Bcd|AFD D2:|

|:g|fef afd|ded fed|gbg faf|gee e2g|fef afd|ded fed|gbg fag|fdd d2:|

|:g|fdf ece|dcB AFA|Afd Afd|AGF E2g|fdf ece|dcB AFA|AFA Bcd|AFD D2:|

|:G|FAF GBG|FAG FED|FAF GBG|AGF E2G|FAF GBG|FAG FED|BGB Bcd|AFD D2:|

 

DOCTOR O’NEILL [2].  AKA and see “Barney O’Neill.” Irish, Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the music manuscript collection of Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman (1828-1896). Goodman, who spoke Irish and played the uilleann pipes, collected from tradition in Cork and elsewhere in Munster, as well as obtained tunes from manuscripts and printed sources. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 63, pg. 29.

X:1

T:Doctor O’Neill [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:James Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century)

K:Dmix

F/G/|AFD DFA|AdA B2A|AdF F2E|FEE EFG|AFD DFA|

AdA B2A|AdF F2E|FDD D2::d/e/|fed B2A|AdA d2e|

fef dfa|agf efg|fed B2d|A2d F2A|AdF F2E|FDD D2:|

 

DOCTOR PETER’S. AKA and see “The Comet [2],” “The Glengesh,” “Peter Carr’s Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. Ireland, County Donegal. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears as “The Comet” in one of the White-Smith collections, as “Minnie Foster” in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, and “Down the Glen" in Allen’s Irish Fiddler. Sean McGuire recorded it under the title “The Black Swan.” According to Caoimhin MacAoidh, one local Donegal name for the tune honors a stepdancer from Killybegs, Donegal, by the name of Dr. Peter Carr who had a stong liking for it and who loved to dance a solo hornpipe more to this tune than any other. Dr. Peter was well known to the South Donegal music community, not only for his dancing but for a bit of skill on the fiddle and his love of the music. MacAoidh also says he was a friend and something of a mentor to another medical professional who loved traditional music, Dr. Malachy McCloskey, who, like Dr. Carr, was a fiddler.

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In other parts of Donegal it is known as “Down the Glen” (the title it appears in Allen’s Irish Fiddler) and it is also commonly called ‘The Glengesh Hornpipe’ a name which Danny O’Donnell gave to Jimmy Lyons of Teelin who subsequently recorded it under that title for Seamus Ennis. According to Mac Aoidh, when he was a young man O’Donnell played in a hall in Carrick at the invitation of fiddler Frank Cassidy of Teelin. O’Donnell journeyed to the gig on a bicycle, an overnight trip of over 100 miles with plenty of time to mull over his setlist. One of the geographic features on his journey was  Glengesh, a steep and very beautiful U-shaped glacial valley, the side of which O’Donnell had to push his bike up in the course of his journey. At the gig he played the tune in question, although he had no name for it, and spontaneously told Jimmy Lyons (who had asked him) that it was the “Glengesh Hornpipe,” based on his day’s experience. Soon after, O’Donnell played the tune under that name over a broadcast from Dublin, and again Lyon’s heard it and remembered it, perhaps due to O’Donnell’s sweet playing, distinct from the local versions Lyons heard. Source for notated version: fiddler Danny O’Donnell (County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1978; pg. 194.

 

DOCTOR PROFEIT. Scottish, Strathspey ("Slow, when not danced"). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alexander Walker and the famous Scottish violinist and composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 44, pg. 16.

 

DOCTOR ROBERTSON [1]. Scottish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Alexander Walker for Dr. Robertson of Indego. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 67, pg. 24.

 

DOCTOR ROBERTSON [2].  Scottish, Reel. Composed by Scots fiddler Angus Fitchet around the year 1959 for Dr. Robertson of Dundee, a general practitioner. Fitchet was one of his patients.

 

DOCTOR ROSS'S 50th WELCOME TO THE ARGYLLSHIRE GATHERING. Scottish, Pipe March. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’CCDD’. Composed by Pipe Major Donald Macleod, born in 1916 at Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Hebrides. Macleod learned piping from his father and from a number of tutors, including the famous Pipe Major John MacDonald of Inverness. In 1937 he became a piper for the Seaforth Highlanders and attained the level of Pipe Major in only four years. During World War II Macleod served in France with the 51st Highland Division and was taken prisoner by the Germans at St. Valery. He managed to escape and returned to his unit in time to pipe his battalion across the Rhine during an assault crossing—despite having been forbiden to do so by his commanding officer. After the war Macleod continued to win piping competition after competition, until he retired from the army in 1963. After that he played exhibitions and wrote pipe tutors and his own collection, Ceol Mor. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), Vol. 4, 1991; pg. 14. Kicking Mule KM‑327, "Scartaglen" (1984. Learned from the Tannahill Weavers). Plant Life PLR017, "The Tannahill Weavers" (1979).

 

DOCTOR SHAW. AKA – “Dr. Shaw.” Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). The tune is dated the 14th of May, 1903, on Skinner’s hand-written manuscipt. The tune was popularized among Cape Breton Island fiddlers by Bill Lamey who recorded it on a 78 RPM recording. Source for notated version: Eddy Arsenault (b. 1921, St. Chrysostom, East Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 104, pg. 41. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edwards Island), 1996; pg. 190. Skinner (Harp and Claymore Collection), 1904; pg. 89. Jerry Holland – “Crystal Clear” (2000). WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get” (1997?).

See also listing at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

X:1

T:Dr. Shaw

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A, | D<D F>D A>D d>B | ({B}=c G>c E>G=C>E | D<D F>D A>D (3dcB | (3AGF G>E F>D D :|

g | (3fed (3cde (3dcB (3AB=c | =C<CE>C E<(G G>)g | (3fed (3cde (3dcB (3ABc | dD FD F<(A A>)g |

(3fed (3cde (3dcB (3AB=c | =C<C E>C E>(GG>)E | (3DFA (3dfa (3EGB (3egb | (3agf (3gfe f<d d ||

 

DOCTOR TAYLOR (An Doctuir Tailiur). AKA and see “The Bloom of Youth,” "Tansey's Favourite [1]," "The Downshire Reel," "Gardiner's Favourite [1]." AKA – “Dr. Taylor’s Favourite.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen): AB (O'Neill/1915, 1001 & 1850). The reel appears to have derived from the Scottish “Countess of Sutherland” and “Glasgow Ladies Reel.” Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler John McFadden, originally from County Mayo [O’Neill]. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 264, pg. 136. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 125. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1359, pg. 254. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 613, pg. 111. Drumlin Records BMNCD2, Brian McNamara – “Fort of the Jewels” (2004).

X:1

T:Doctor Taylor

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 613

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2 FG EGDF|G2 Bd cBAF|G2 FG EGDc|(3Bcd gB cBAF|G2 FG EGDF|

G2 Bd cBAF|GFGA (3Bcd ef|gedc BG G2||gdBd edBd|cABG AGEG|

gfgd edBd|dedc BGGz|(3gfe fd edBd|(3cBA BG AGEG|(3DEF GA (3Bcd ef| (3gab af gedB ||

 

DOCTOR WILLIAM GRANT. AKA and see "Shaun Truish Willighan/Willichan," "Sean Trews [1]." Scottish. Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Angus Cumming's 1780 manuscript (pg. 9).

 

DOCTOR’S CROSS, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988) in memory of a crossroads once located outside Cootehill town near the village of Barnagrove, where Reavy grew up. A doctor’s house stood nearby, but when Reavy went back in the 1960's to visit the area the dwelling had been torn down, the road changed and the crossroads apparently obliterated. Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 109, pg. 122.

 

DOCTOR’S ROAD. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 60.

 

DOCTUIR TAILIUR, AN. AKA and see "Doctor Taylor."

 

DOCTUIR UA NEILL, AN. AKA and see "Doctor O'Neill."


 

DOD HOUSE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune first appears in Charles Duff's c. 1790 collection. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 27.

X:1

T:Dod House

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, Vol. 1  (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

C|A,>CE>F A>Bc>B|A<F F>A B<B, B,>C|A,>CE>F A>Bc>B|A<F A/G/E/C/ EA,A,:|

c/d/|ef/e/ d/c/B/A/ e<A d>f|ed/c/ cB/A/ cBBc/d/|ef/e/ cB/A/ f/g/a/e/ d/c/B/A/|

A,<A c>B cAAc/d/|e/f/e/d/ d/c/B/A/ a>A cB/A/|d>Bc>A B<B, B,>C|A,>CD>F A<B c>B|

A>F A/F/E/C/ EA,A,||

 

DODGE CITY WALTZ. Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related piece is Austin Pitre's "Valse de Chataignier," which is nearly the same as Bonsall's song but recorded much earlier. Source for notated version: Joe Bonsall (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 368-369. Swallow Records SW-LP6049, Joe Bonsall.

 

DODSON'S DOG. Old‑Time. The name of a trick‑fiddling tune performed by Jesse Young (Chatanooga, Tenn.) in the 1920's and 30's.

                       

DOES YOUR MOTHER COME FROM IRELAND? American, Waltz. USA, Missouri. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. “Does Your Mother Come from Ireland” is one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden.

                       

DOG, THE. AKA and see "The Pump Room."

                       

DOG AND GUN. American (?), March (4/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; pg. 18.

X:1

T:Dog and Gun

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:March

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G | c2 cd cGEG | c2 c>c c2d2 | edef gedc | d2 d>d d2 :|

|: f | eccd/e/ fdde/f/ | gedc G3B/c/ | dBGB dggf | edcB c3 :|

                       

DOG BIG, DOG LITTLE. Irish. Composed by County Leitrim fiddler and pianist Charlie Lennon. The title comes from the names of mountains in Ireland.

                       

DOG IN DIFFICULTY, THE. AKA and see "Rye Straw [1]."

                       

DOG IN THE RYE STRAW. AKA and see "Rye Straw [1]."

                       

DOG ON THE CARPORT. See "Doggie on the Carpet."

                       

DOG SHIT A RYE STRAW. AKA and see "Rye Straw [1]."

                       

DOGGIE ON THE CARPET. AKA - “Doggie on the Carport,” “Froggie on the Carport.” Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB (Songer): AABB' (Phillips). Source for notated versions: Ruthie Dornfeld (Seattle) [Phillips, Songer]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1. 1994; pg. 72. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 81 (appears as “Froggie on the Carport”). Rounder 0172, Bob Carlin - "Where Did You Get That Hat?" (1982. Learned from Ruth Dornfeld).

 

DOGS AMONG(ST) THE BUSHES, THE ("Na Madraide Ameasg Na Tomaib" or "Na Madri Ameasg Na Dtom"). AKA and see “Athole Brose,” "Brandlings." Irish, Reel. Ireland; County Sligo, Donegal. E Mixolydian (O'Neill/Krassen): G Major/Mixolydian (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): G Major (Flaherty, Mulvihill). Standard tuning. AB (Mulvihill, O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB (O'Neill/Krassen): AA'BB' (Flaherty). The tune is a close variant of the Scottish reel “Athole Brose”(and Neil Gow's "Brandlings"), also known as the strathspey “Buckingham House.” In County Donegal the tune is played in the key of A Major (as in Scotland), unlike the rest of Ireland which plays it in G Major. An early recording of the melody was by Frank O’Higgins (1891-1975), a fiddler from Glenamona, Kilskeer, County Meath, in Dublin in 1937 (who paired the tune with “The Merry Sisters”). Paddy Ryan, writing in Treoir, says O’Higgins “was a highly esteemed figure in traditional music circles in and around Dublin. He also taught the fiddler for many years and, among his star pupils was Larry Redican, who was prominent in New York traditional music circles during his lifetime there.” Sources for notated versions: Chicago police patrolman, piper and flute player John Ennis, originally from County Kildare [O’Neill]; flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; Ann Sheehy (Castleisland, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 168. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 124, pg. 33. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 109. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1976; No. 1274, pg. 239. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 542, pg. 101. Columbia Legacy CK48693, "The Best of the Chieftains" (1992). Shanachie SH78041, Solas – “The Hour Before Dawn” (2000). Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan – “The Whirlwind” (1995).

X:1

T:Dogs Among the Bushes, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 542

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B>G {A}(3GFG D>G {A}(3GFG | BGGB cedc | B>G {A}(3GFG D>G {A}GFG |

AFFA =fdcA | BG {A}GFG DG {A}GFG | BGGB cedc | BABc de=fd | cAFA =fdcA ||

dggf gagf | dgga bgag | de=fe fgfe | d=feg fdcA | dggf gagf | dgga bgag | bgag bgag | d=feg fdcA ||

 


DOGS BITE CHAPMEN. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. A chapman is a peddlar. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 43. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 99.

X:1

T:Dogs Bite Chapmen

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

g | fAeA BGGg | fAeA aAAg | fAeA BGGg | faef d2d :|

g | fdad g=cge | fdad bdad | fdad g=cge | faef d2dg | fdad g=cge |

fdad bdad | bdad g=cge | faef d2d ||

                       

DOGS IN THE DISHES. Old‑Time, Breakdown or Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Irvin Yaugher (Fayette County, Pa., 1944; learned from fiddler Bill Lowry) [Bayard]. Bayard (Hill Country Tunes), 1944; No. 107, pg. 62.

                       

DOHERTY'S FANCY (Roga Ui Docartaig). AKA and see “Humors of Ballinafad [2],” "Pet of the Pipers." Irish, Double Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears in collections usually under the title “Pet of the Pipers,” although it was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down, learned this tune from an Ulster fiddler named Doherty [O’Neill]. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 166, pg. 92. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 811, pg. 151. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 82, pg. 29.

X:1

T:Doherty’s Fancy

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 82

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

E|[E3A3] cBA|ecA aec|[E3A3] cBA|BGE dBG|[E3A3] cBA|ecA aec|fga ecA|dBG A2:|

|:e|aga fga|gba gfe|aga fga|bag a2 (3e/f/g/|agf edc|fed cBA|fga ecA|dBG A2:|

                       

DOHERTY’S MARCH. AKA and see “Highland Lassie Going to the Fair,” “Johnny Doherty’s March.”

 

DOHERTY'S REEL [1]. AKA and see "Docherty's Reel,” “The Gwebarra (Bridge) Reel,” “Johnny Doherty’s Reel,” “The Killarney Boys of Pleasure,” "The New Fashioned Habit." Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. The title references the famous County Donegal fiddler, John Doherty (1895-1980) or his brother Mickey, who came from a family of tinkers and musicians who travelled Donegal. The “Gweebarra Reel” is often mis-titled “Doherty’s Reel.”

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John Doherty (1895-1980)

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Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 131, No. 224. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 83, pg. 26. Larraga LR090098, Mike and Mary Rafferty – “The Old Fireside Music” (1998).

See also listings at: 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Doherty’s Reel [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

K:Edor

D|:E2FD EzFA|BFAF DEFA|BABd e~e2d|BzAF DEFD|

~E2FD EzFA|BFAF DEFA|BA(3Bcd ezed|~B2AF FEEz:||

|:Be~e2 Be~e2|dBAF DFAd|~f3e fzfe|dBAF DEFz|

Be~e2 Be~e2|dBAF DFAd|~f3e dzBA|1(3Bcd AF FEEz:|2(3Bcd AF FEED|E8||

 

DOHERTY’S (REEL) [2]. AKA and see “All Around the World,” “Cooley’s (Reel) [2],” “The Connemara Rake,” “Grehan’s,” “John Doherty’s Reel [1],” “Johnny Doherty’s Reel [1],” “Jolly Beggar [2],” “The Knotted Chord [2],” “Matt Molloy’s [1],” “The Mistress,” “Mot Malloy,” “Tinker Doherty’s,” “The Wise Maid [1].”

 

DOHERTY’S (REEL) [3]. Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. A reel-time setting of the HighlandMaid of Mullaghmore.”

                       

DOIN' THE GOOFUS. AKA and see "Goofus."

                       

DOIRE AN COLAISTE. AKA and see "College Grove(s)."

                       

DOIRE bFIANNAIG. Irish, Polka. Ireland, West Kerry. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 45, pg. 31.

                       

DOIRI GLASA NA h-EIREANN. AKA and see "The Green Groves of Erin."

                       

DOIRT AN CRUISCIN. AKA and see "Tip the Crusikeen."

 

DOLBIN. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dan R. MacDonald. RC2000, George Wilson – “Royal Circus” (2000).

                       

DOLDRUM. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

           

DOLINA McKAY. Scottish, Pipe Reel. A four part composition by Dr John MacInnes, found in Cruinn Cómhla – The Well Travelled Fiddler's Collection (Taigh na Teud 1995, ISBN 1 871931 568). Calluna. 

                                   

DOL-LI-A. English, Air (4/4 time). England, Northumberland. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB.

***

Fresh aw cum frae Sandgate Street,

Dol‑li, dol‑li,

My best friends here to meet,

Dol‑li‑a,

Do‑li the dillen dol,

Dol‑li, dol‑li

Dol‑li the dillen dol,

Dol‑li‑a. (Bruce & Stokoe).

***

Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 117.

X:1

T:Dol-li-a

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S: Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy  (1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

GG AB cA G2|(Bc) d2 (Bc) d2|G2 AB cA G2|(Bc) d2 G4:|

E2 dc dB G2|B2 dz B2dz|e2 dc dB G2|(Bc) (d^F) G4||

                                   

DOLLY. AKA and see “Stumptown Dolly,” “Stumptailed Dolly.” Old-Time, Breakdown. USA; Magoffin County, Ky. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. A regional eastern Kentucky tune. Jeff Titon (2001) says John Salyer (1882-1952) recorded a similar version of this local tune as “Stumptailed Dolly.” John lived not far from Titon/Phillip’s source, William Hamilton Stepp (1875-1947), and the two played together frequently, sharing some of their respective repertoires. Stepp was recorded for the Library of Congress by the Lomax’s in October, 1937, and his version can be heard on AFS 568. The original title of  “Dolly” may or may not have been “Stumptailed Dog,” named so by Salyer’s father Morgan, who had a bob-tailed dog named Dolly (according to Magoffin County fiddler Glen Fannin, who played a version for Bruce Greene). Other Kentucky fiddlers simply knew the tune as “Dolly.” Fiddler George Hawkins (1904-1991) also had a version of “Dolly,” according to John Harrod. Stump Tailed Dolly has another meaning—it is the slang name for the poss stick, or paddle, and dolly tub employed when washing clothes the old-fashioned way. Source for notated version: W.M. Stepp (1875-1947, Lakeville, Magoffin County, Ky., 1937) [Phillips, Titon]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 72. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 34, pg. 67. Berea College Appalachian Center AC003, John M. Salyer – “Home Recordings 1941-42, vol. 2” (1993). Cartunes 105, Bruce Molsky & Bob Carlin – “Take Me As I Am” (2004. Sourced to William Hamilton Stepp). 5 String Productions 5sP05002, The Hoover Uprights – “Known by their Reputation” (2006. Appears as “Stumptailed Dolly,” a version learned “mostly” from the Stepp recording).

                                   

DOLLY BROWN. AKA and see “Belle of Claremont Hornpipe.” American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg. 121.

X:1

T:Dolly Brown

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ford – Traditional Music in America (1940)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3G/F/E/|DD D/F/A/F/|d/F/A/F/ d/F/A/F/|EE/F/ G/B/E/B/|e/d/c/B/ A/G/F/E/|

DD D/F/A/F/|d/F/A/F/ G/F/E/D/|D/F/A/g/ f/a/e/c/|dfd:|

|:(a/g/)|(f/d/).d/.d/ (f/d/)a/d/|f/d/f/g/ a(e/d/)|(c/A/).A/.A/ c/e/A/e/|c/d/e/f/ ge/g/|

(f/d/).d/.d/ f/d/a/d/|f/d/f/g/ ag/f/|g/b/a/g/ e/c/A/e/|dfd:|

                         

DOLLY DIMPLE. Irish, Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: the Rice-Walsh manuscript, a collection of music from the repertoire of Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler from North Kerry, notated by his student [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 260.

X:1

T:Dolly Dimple

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Rice-Walsh manuscript

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Reel

K:Amin

cB|AGED CDEF|GFGA G2 cB|AGED CDED|EAAB ABcB|

AGED CDEF|GFAF G2 (3Bcd|ecdB cABG|EAAG A2 z||

B|cBAB cedc|BGdB eBdB|cBAB cedc|BAGB A3 B|

cBAB cedc|BGGF GBdB|cedc BdBG|EAAG A2||

                                   

DOLLY MACDONOUGH. Irish, Planxty. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune is attributed to blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), thought Donal O’Sullivan, in his definitive work on the bard could find no incontrovertable evidence of its origin. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 88, pg. 70.

                                   

DOLLY VARDEN [1] (An Dolly Varden). Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source Murphy said the polka was not of the usual kind played for dancing in Sliabh Luachra, but rather it had its own associated dance—“Dance around like ‘The Stack of Barley’.” A ‘dolly varden’ was a kind of woman’s outfit in the 19th century, consisting of a wide-skirted, tight-bodiced print dress, worn with a triangular scarf and a flowered hat with a wide, drooping brim. The name comes from a character in the novel Barnaby Rudge (1841) by Charles Dickens, wherein Dolly Varden is the locksmith’s coquettish daughter who was wont to wear a dress of flowered dimity. Jackie Small, editor of CRÉ V, says: “The public were very fond of this character, and songs and dances were composed in her honour. This tune is known as ‘William Clarke’ in County Limerick.” Source for notated version: Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 87, pg. 46.

 

DOLLY VARDEN [2]. Irish, Hornpipe. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 221 (appears as untitled hornpipe).

 

DOLLYMOUNT JIG, THE. Irish, Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 185.

X:1

T: The Dollymount Jig

S: "gan ainm" from Mike Reynolds

Q: 325

R: jig

Z:Transcribed by Bill Black

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

K: Ador

G | EAA ABd | eAA BAG | EGG GBd | dBA GED |

EAA ABd | eAA BAG | ege dBG | BAG A2 :|

e | age a2 g | age edB | BGE G2 A | BAB GDE |

age a2 g | age edB | AGE GBd | dBG A2 :|

                       

DOLLY’S THE GIRL FOR ME. Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: copied from James Aird’s Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1782-97) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 187.

X:1

T:Dolly's the Girl for Me

M:9/8

L:1/8

S:Aird's Selections 1782-97

Z:Paul Kinder

K:D

G | F/2G/2AF d2 A d2 A | B/2c/2dB AFD E2 G | F/2G/2AF d2 A d2 g |

f/2g/2af edc d2 :| g | fdf gag fed | c2 A c/2d/2ee e2 g | fdf gag fed |

c2 A B/2c/2dd d2 g | f2 d f/2g/2ag fed | c2 A c/2d/2ee e2 g |

fdf afa bag | fed ABc d2 ||

                       

DOLPHIN, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AB. "'The Dolphin so sweet in the middle of the deep.' I suppose the Dolphin was the name of a ship" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 636, pg. 325.

                                   

DOLSIMOR WALTZ, THE. English, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC’DDEE. Composed by Northumbrian musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler Robert Whinham (1814-1893), originally from Morpeth. Source for notated version: piper and fiddler Tom Armstrong’s c. 1850 collection [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 48.

 

DOMHNALL DUBH. AKA and see "Black Donald."

                                   

DOMHNALL NA GREINE. AKA and see "Daniel of the Sun."

                                   

DOMHNULL CLAIREACH. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 117.

X:1

T:Dòmhnull Cléireach

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|F>D D/D/D A>FE>A|F>D D/D/D d>ed>c|B>AB>d e>E E<F|A/A/A B>A d>DD:|

|:E|D/D/D F>D B,>DE>F|D/D/D F>E D>B,A,>B,|D/D/D F>D B,>DE>F |A/A/A B>A d>DD:|

|:A|d/d/d d/d/d e/e/e e/e/e|d/d/d d2 d>FE>D|d/d/d d/d/d e/e/e e/e/e|d>BA>B d2d:|

|:A|B/c/d B/c/d A>FE>D|B/B/B B/B/B B>AB>c|B/c/d B/c/d A>F E<F|D>B,A,>B, D2D:|

           

DOMINIC ROONEY’S. AKA and see “The Clare Lark.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears to be a version of “Lark in the Morning.” Rooney is a County Leitrim accordion player, now living in New Jersey. Sources for notated versions: accordion player Dominic Rooney via flute player Mike Rafferty (New Jersey) [Black/Harker/Rafferty]. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 341, pg. 182. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 171, pg. 53. Kells Music 9509, Mike & Mary Rafferty – “The Dangerous Reel” (1996).

See also listing at: 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T: Dominic Rooney's

S: Mike/Mary Rafferty

Q: 325

R: jig

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

Z:Transcribed by Bill Black

K: D

AFA AdB | AFA D3 | ABd g2 e | fdB BAF |

AFA AdB | AFA D2 f | g2 e fed | edB BAF :|

Adf a3 | abf a3 | Adf a2 f | gfe fdB |

Adf a3 | abf a3 | g2 e fed | edB BAF :|

           

DOMINICKER DUCK.  AKA and see “Cotton Eyed Joe [1].”

 

DOMINIC’S FAREWELL TO CASHEL. AKA and see “Martin Mulvihill’s (Jig),” “McAuliffe’s.” Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by flute player Josie McDermott.

X:1

T:Dominic’s Farewell to Cashel

R:Jig

C:Josie McDermott

S:Paddy Cronin, Kerry (fiddle)

H:The rolls in this tune, and in 61 are 'lifted' as discussed above.

N:As played

D:Session tape

Z:Bernie Stocks

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:G

~G3 ~B3 | ~d3 efg | G2B dBG | ABG AFD | ~G3 ~B3 | ~d3 efg |

age dBA |1 BGF GzD :|2 BGF GBd || ~g3 efg | ~a3 bge | ~g3 ege |

dBG AFD | ~g3 efg | ~a3 bge | ~g2e dBA |1 BGF GBd :|2 BGF G3 ||

X:2

T:Dominic's farewell to Cashel

R:Jig

C:Josie McDermott

Z:Transcribed by Andrew Pickering

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:G

D|GFG BAB|d^cd efg|GFG dBG|ABG AFD|

GFG BAB|d^cd efg|age dBA|BGF G2:|

D|gfg efg|aga bge|gfg e/f/ge|dBG AFD|

gfg efg|aga bge|gfe dBA|BGF G2:|

           

DOMINION HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Benny Thomasson (Texas) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 190.

           

DOMINION OF THE SWORD, THE. AKA and see "Law Lies A‑Bleeding," "The Power of the Sword," "The Sword." This ballad stems from the latter 17th century. See "Law Lies A‑Bleeding."

           


DOMINION REEL. AKA and see "Old Dominion Reel [1]," "Trip to Nahant [1]." Canadian, American; Reel. USA, New England. C Major. Standard tuning. One part (Burchenal): AB (Silberberg): AABB (Cole, Songer). Burchenal indicates the tune was used for the dance called "Trip to Nahant," by which title the tune was apparently sometimes known (as is often the case with dances and accompanying tunes). ‘Old Dominion’ is the nickname for the state of Virginia, although  the name ‘Dominion’ (without the adjective) properly refers to Canada. However, the tune, or rather a strain of the tune, is better known in Canada as "Bean Walker's Mile" which shares the same 'A' part. Source for notated version: accordion player Laurie Andres (Seattle) [Silberberg]. Burchenal, 1918; pg. 52 (appears as "Trip to Nahant [1]”). Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 39. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 65. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 36. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 63. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 66, pg. 12 (appears as “Old Dominion Reel”). Fretless 200a, Yankee Ingenuity‑‑ "Kitchen Junket" (1977). David Kaynor & Three Good Reasons - “Montague Processional.”

X:1

T:Old Dominion

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 66

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G2 | c2c2 BcdB | cega gece | f2 (fd) e2 (ec) | dcBA G2 (AB) | c2c2 BcdB |

cega gece | f2 (fd) dcBA | GABc defg | ecdB c2 :: G2 | cege cege | defe dcBd |

cege cege | (dg)(^fa) g2G2 | cege cege | f2 (fe) dcBA | GABc defg | ecdB c2 :|

           

DOMINO.  Scottish (?), Highland Fling. One of the few tunes excised from Ryan’s Mammoth Collection when it was transformed into Coles 1000 Fiddle Tunes in 1940. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 169.

 

DOMNAC NA CASGA. AKA and see "Easter Sunday."

           

DOMNAC NA PAILME. AKA and see "Palm Sunday."

           

DOMNALL DUB AN PIOBAIRE. AKA and see "Black Donald the Piper."

           

DOMNALL MOR UA MATGAMNA. AKA and see "Big Dan O'Mahony."

           

DOMNALL NA GREINE. AKA and see "Daniel of the Sun."

           

DOMNALL UA DILLEAIN. Irish, Air (9/8 time). F Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1531, pg. 383.

           

DOMNALL UA RUAIRC. AKA and see "Daniel O'Rourke."

 

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