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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with
your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then
“cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc
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Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use
abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct
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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.
DO IT FAIR. Irish, Hop Jig (9/8 time). The melody appears in the (Alex) Sutherland
music manuscript, from
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
X:1
T:Do it for my sake
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:120
S:
D:Richard Thompson, "Strict
Tempo",
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,>
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
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
T:Do You Remember that Night?
M:3/4
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of
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
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
***
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.
***
Another song set to the melody begins:
***
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.
***
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
X:1
T:Dobbin’s
Flowery Vale [3]
M:C
L:1/8
B:Vallely
– Learn to Play Fiddle with the
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
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.
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
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.
***
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
***
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
DOCK AND KEYS OF
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
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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.
DOCTOR ANGUS AND EMILY MACDONALD’S TRIP TO
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.
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 (
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 – “
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.
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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.
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 |
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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).
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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.
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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
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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.
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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).
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T:Dr. Keith,
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
***
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
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.”
***
John Doherty (1895-1980)
***
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 |
X:1
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
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.
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
X:1
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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