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DR. ... See "Doctor ..."
DRAG HER AROUND THE
ROAD (Tarraing
thar timpeall an Bhóthair í). AKA and see "The Pullet," "The Pullet and the Cock," “Shores of Loch Graney,”
“Shores of Lough Graney.” Irish, Reel. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard. AB. The alternate titles are from Petrie’s Complete Collection (1905). Probably a
reference to the old Irish custom of holding dances at crossroads. Cherish the
Ladies recorded the tune as “The Pullet.” According to Bill Black, a local
X:1
T:Drag Her Around the Road
T:Pullet, The
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gm
dGGF G2BG|GFDG FGBc|dGGF
G2FG|1 BcdB cABc:|2 BcdB cedc||\
B2dc Bdfd|edcd
deef|d3c Bdfg|fdBd cedc|\
B2dc Bdfd|edcd
e3a|bgfd egbg|fedB cABc||\
X:2T:Drag Her round the Road
T:Shores of Lough Graney, The
R:reel
D:Four Men and a Dog: Shifting Gravel
D:Molloy, Peoples, Brady
Z:id:hn-reel-374Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|L:1/8K:Em
BEED E2GE|E2GE DEGA|BEED E2DE|1 GABG A2GA:|2 GABG A2BA||~G3F GBdB|c2AB cded|~B3A GBde|dBGB A2BA|~G3F GBdB|c2AB cdef|gedB c2ge|dBGB A2GA||"variations"|:BEED E2DE|GEDB, DEGA|BEED E2DE|1 GABG A2GA:|2 GABG ~A3F||~G3F GBdB|cBAB cded|B2AB GBdB|GABG ~A3F|DGGF GBdB|cBAB cdea|gedB cege|dBGA BA~A2||
DRAG THAT FIDDLE. See "Draggin'
the Bow."
DRAGGER’S REEL. Canadian, Reel.
DRAGGIN' THE BOW. AKA‑ "Drag That Fiddle."
American, Breakdown. A Major. Standard
tuning. One part (Brody, Phillips); ABB (Christeson). Widely known in a variety of genres and
styles: western swing, Canadian, bluegrass, cajun, old‑timey.
Sources for notated versions: Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers (
DRAGON FLY,
THE.
Irish, Slip Jig. One of the better tunes composed by flute player Vincent
Broderick.
DRAGONFLY WALTZ. American, Waltz. A Minor.
Standard. AA'B. A jazz waltz composed in 1990 by
Daniel Steinberg (
DRAGOON [1], THE. Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard.
AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 276, pg. 30.
X:1
T:Dragoon, The [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No.
276 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D3G3 | AGA Bcd | D3G3 | EAG FED | D3G3 | AGA Bcd
|
efg dcB | ABG
FED :: d3g3 | ege dBG |
d3g3 | eag fed | gbg faf |
ege dBd | efg dcB | ABG FED :|
DRAGOON [2], THE. Irish, Double Jig. D
Major. Standard. AABB (Kerr): AA’BB’
(Songer). According to Susan Songer (Portland
Collection), this jig is known among Portland, Oregon, fiddlers as “The
Grey Buck” due to a misnaming by Deborah and Creighton Lindsay, who had the
tune from a recording of an English band contained in a medley; “The Grey Buck”
was the Lindsay’s guess as to the name and it was picked up under that title by
local musicians. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 4; No. 205, pg. 23. Songer (
X:1
T:Dragoon, The [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No.
276 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A3f3 |
ABA ABc |
def (e2d) :: g3e3 | f3d3 | BcB
e2f | gfe dcB |
A3f3 | B3g3 | ABA ABc | def (e2d) :|
DRAHAAREEN-O MOCHREE/DRAHAREEN-O-MACHREE. AKA and see "Little Brother of My Heart."
DRAINPIPE,
THE.
English, Reel. E Minor. Standard.
AB. A modern composition by Pete Coe. Knowles (Northern Frisk),
1988; No. 145.
DRÁINÍNÍ NA MNÁ UAISLE. AKA and see "The Ladies' Pantalettes."
DRAÍOCHT NA GEALAÍ. Irish,
Reel. Composed by
DRAKE’S LAD, THE (Buachaill an Bhardail). Irish, Slide
(12/8 time).
DRAM SHELL, THE (Am Botal dubh 's
an t-slige chreachann). Scottish, Reel. F
Sharp Minor. Standard tuning. AAB (Fraser):
AABB (Miller). "Of the orphan, the editor remembers his father sing no
more than one complete verse, which mentioned neither time nor place; he cannot
therefore trace its occasion, which may be very remote, as death and war, with
the barbarous animosities of times past, have produced applicable events at all
periods,‑‑and till some poet of eminence
takes up the subject, the performer is left in silent admiration of its
beauty" (Fraser). Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the
X:1
T:Dram Shell, The
T:Am Botal dubh ‘s an t-slige chreachann
L:1/8
M:C
S:Fraser Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F# Minor
C|F3a fecA|ce^dc BAG^E|F3a fecf|ecBG AFF:|g|afcf cfaf|
gebe gbeg|afcf cfaf|ecBG cAAg|afcf cfaf|gebe gbeg|agfg efcf|ecBG AFF||
DRAPER'S
GARDENS. AKA and see "The Margravine's
Waltz." English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time).
G Major. Standard tuning. AAB.
Draper’s Garden is the park adjacent to Draper’s Hall,
***
Among
these, several Dutch merchants were particularly remarkable,
who kept their houses like little garrisons besieged
suffering none to go
in or out or come
near them, particularly one in a court in Throgmorton
Street
whose house looked into Draper's Garden.
***
***
Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.
DRAPER'S MAGGOT. English, Country Dance Tune
(3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. “Draper’s Maggot” first appears in Playford’s
13th edition of his English
Dancing Master (1706), then in Walsh’s Compleat Dancing Master, vol. 1 (1718), according to Bruce Olson. The word
maggot derives from the Italian magioletta, meaning a plaything or something of slight or
small consequence. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Fleming‑Williams
& Shaw (English Dance Airs; Popular
Selection, Book 1), 1965; pg. 8. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 28.
X:1
T:Draper’s Maggot
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:D
A,2 | D2
(DE)FG | (A2d2) A2 | B2 BA G2 | A2 AG F2 | G2 GF E2 |
F2 FE D2 | FG A2A,2
| D4 :: A2 | d2 (de)fg | a2 ag
f2 |
g2 gf e2 |
(f4 e2) | fg a2 gf | ef g2 (fe) | (de) (e3d) | d4 :|
DRAUGHT OF ALE, A (Deoc Leanna). AKA and see: "Farrell's Pipes," "The Fourpenny Girl,”
“Grania’s
Welcome Home [2],” “Highway to Dublin,”
“The Priest’s Leap [3],” “Right Way to Dublin,” “Saddle the Pony [3],” “Sweet Tibby
Dunbar.” Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen),
1976; pg. 41. O'Neill (Dance Music
of
X:1
T:Draught of Ale, A
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|GBA G2B|def gdB|GBA
G2B|AFD AFD|GBA G2B|def gfg|ecA dBG|cAF
G2:|
|:B|ded dcB|def gdB|ded dcB|AFD AFD|ded dcB|def gfg|ecA eBG|cAF G2:|
DRAW, CUPID, DRAW.
AKA – “Draw Cupid.” English, Country Dance Tune
(cut time). F Major. Standard tuning. AAB, Composed by
dancing master Richard Motley c. 1710. Unfortunately, little is known of him. “Draw
Cupid” was a popular song (beginning “Draw Cupid, draw, and make fair Sylvia
know…”) and tune, appearing in all editions of John Young’s Dancing Master, vol. 2 from 1710 through
the end of the series, in 1728. The melody also appears in John Walsh’s Second Book of the Compleat
Dancing Master (editions of 1719, 1735 and 1749), and Thomas D’Urfey’s Wit and
Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy, vol. 6 (1719-1720), and on various
song sheets. The melody was incorporated into the ballad operas The Merry Cobbler, or the Second Part of the
Devil to Pay (1735), by Charles Coffey, and Silvia, or the Country Burial (1731) by George Lillo.
Barnes (English Country
Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 34.
X:1
T:Draw, Cupid, Draw
M:2/2
L:1/8
R:John Young – Dancing Master (1710)
K:F
f2 Ff|e2- ed|BG
Ec|A2- AA|Ad dc|=B2- Bg|
c3/2d/2 d3/2c/2|c2- cf|fe ed|
dc cB|BA
GF|E2- EA|Ad dc|BA GF| EF
F/4G/4A/2 G/2F/2|F2- F2:||
c2 G G
G/4A/4B/2|A2- Ae|fd ge|^c2- ca|ag
ba|gf ed|
^cd d/4e/4f/2
e/2d/2|d2- df|Ad dc|BA
GF|EF F/4G/4A/2 G/2F/2|F2- F2||
DRAW THE SWORD
X:1
T:Draw the Sword
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, pg.
24 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(GA)|BABc
d2g2|e2g2d2g2|BABc d2 (gf)|edcB A2:||(ga)|b2 ag a2e2|
g2e2d2B2|b2ag a2e2|egfa g2 (ga)|b2 ag
a2e2|gfge d2 (dc)|BABc d2 (gf)|egfa g2||
DRAWBACK. AKA and see "Hunt the Squirrel."
DREAM OF HEAVEN. American, Waltz.
DREAM OF HOME, THE (An Tnúthán
i ndiadh an Bhaile). AKA and see “Michael Relihan’s,”
“Mick Relihan’s.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Editor Jackie Small (CRÉ V) says the tune “is very popular
among musicians in recent years.” Source Barrett called the tune “Mick Relihan’s,” and the tune is attributed to Relihan in Treoir (vol. 2, No. 4). Breathnach
had the “Dream of Home” title from a manuscript source. Source for notated
version: fiddler Tom Barrett (Listowel, County Kerry)
[Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 117,
pg.
DREAM OF THE
DREAM OF THE LOST
FIDDLE, THE. Canadian, Reel.
DREAM QUICKSTEP, THE. American,
Quickstep or March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard
tuning. AB. A fife march. Source for notated
version: Harry Elliot (fiddler and fifer from
DREAM SONG. American, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G
Major. Standard tuning. AAB.
"(This tune) was heard in a dream...Mrs. Armstrong relates that she
dreamed of seeing her Uncle Laney‑‑the most accomplished fiddler in
the family, and the one who knew the greatest store of old music‑‑sitting
on a log in a clearing and playing this air on his violin. The tune impressed
her so by its wistful quality that she still recalled it when awake; so she at
once tried it out on her fiddle and committed it to memory. The tune itself, it
may be noted, is very much in the style of a British folk melody"
(Bayard). Source for notated version: Mrs. Sarah Armstrong, (near)
DREAMY GEORGIANA MOON. AKA and see "Georgiana Moon."
DRESS HER OUT IN FINE
CLOTHES ("Cuir Eadaige Deasa
Uirri" or "Cuir Eadaig Deas Air I"). AKA and see “McCarty’s Jig.” AKA
– “Dress Her up Fine.” Irish, Slip Jig (9/8 time). D
Major. Standard tuning. AAB (O’Neill): AABB (Kennedy).
Kennedy (Fiddler’s
Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 14, pg. 5 (appears as “Dress
Her up Fine”). O'Neill (Krassen),
1976; pg. 86. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1165, pg. 219.
O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Dress Her Out in Fine Clothes
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001
Gems (1907), No. 439
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2G F2A dzA|B2c dze
fdB|A2G F2A dzA|Bcd AFD D2:|
||f2d d2f a2f|e2d cze gfe|f2d d2f a2f|ecA ABc d2g|
f2d d2f agf|e2c c2e gfe|fdf efg age|edc
ABc dcB||
DRESS HER UP FINE. See “Dress Her Out in
Fine Clothes,” “McCarty’s Jig.”
DRESSED SHIP, THE. English (originally),
Country Dance Tune (cut time);
T:Dressed Ship, The
M:2/2
L:1/8
R:Country Dance or Polka
K:A
e2 | (c2A2)
(E2c2) | d4 de f2 | (e2c2) (a2c2) | (d2B4) e2 | (c2A2) (E2c2) |
(d2f2)
(e2a2) | (f2d2) (B2e2) | (c2A4) :: (fg) | a2e2c2A2 | fgaf e2c2 |
(d2f2)
(e2c2) | (d2B4) fg | a2e2c2A2 | fgaf
e2c2 | (f2d2) (B2e2) | c2A4 :|
DRIBBLES OF BRANDY. AKA and see “Brothers in York.” English, Jig. E Minor (Aeolian). Standard tuning.
AABB. A version (in the second, ‘B’,
part) of a tune perhaps best known as (the Irish song) "Lannigan's Ball,"
although the melodic material was employed throughout the
X:1
T:Dribbles of Brandy
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:E Minor
EGE G2A|B2e dBG|A2B c2A|B2G FED|EGE
G2A|
B2e dBG|A2B c2A|BGE E3::e2f g2e|fag fe^d|
e2f g2e|fe^d e3|e2f g2e|fag fe^d|e2B c2A|BGE E3:|
DRIMCONG (Droim
Chonga). AKA and see “Tim Hogan’s Jig.”
DRIMIN DHU DHEELISH. AKA and see "Druimin Dubh Dilis"
(Dear Black White‑Backed
Cow). Irish, Air (3/4 time). A
Minor. Standard tuning. AB. "This is not a
version of Bunting's Drimin dhu (Dear
Black Cow: 1840 collection, p. 32): it is a different air, which I have not
seen before.
***
Chorus (written phonetically)
As O ru drimmin dhu och
O ru agraw,
As O ru Drimmin dhu, go dhee tu slaun (Joyce)
***
Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909;
No. 210, pgs. 103‑104.
X:1
T:Drimin Dhu Dheelish
T:Druimin Dubh Dilis
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Melancholy”
N:The chorus starts at the double bars.
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
A2|A2e2e2|e2d2e2|c2c2d2|B4B2|c2B2A2|G2E2E2|A2G2E2|
E4E2|c2c2c2|d2c2d2|e2g2e2|e4d2|c2d2
ef|g2e2 ed|c2A2B2|A4||
GA|B4A2|G2E2E2|c4c2|d4 cd|e2g2e2|e3d
cA|B4A2|A4||
DRIMIN DONN DILIS (The Dear White-Backed Brown Cow). AKA and see "The Dear White‑Backed
Brown Cow."
DRIMIN DUFF. AKA – “Druim
Fionn Dubh.” Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard
tuning. AB (O’Neill): AABB (O’Farrell). O’Neill (1922) says: “In
former times it was much more common to find a white stripe along the spine of
brown or black cows, and this coloration was called "Druim-fionn",
or white-black. which became "Drimmin"
or "Drimen". Thus we have "Drimmin-fionn-dubh" or White-back black cow, etc. In
poetical literature those titles are allegorical. "Drimmin
Dhu" was a political password among the Irish Jacobites, and all "Drimmin"
songs breathe a spirit of fealty to the Jacobite
cause.” Source for notated
version: copied from Burk Thumoth’s Scotch & Irish Airs (1742)
[O’Neill]. O’Farrell (National
Irish Music for the Union Pipes), 1804; pg. 20. O’Neill
(Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody),
1922.
X:1
T:Drimen Duff
T:Druim Fionn Dubh
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Burk Thumoth Scotch & Irish Airs 1742
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Air
K:G
"Andantino expressivo"AB|c4 B2|A2 G2 AB|{d}c4 B2|A4 GA|B4 A2|G2 E>D E>G|
g2 dB cA|G4 AB|c4 B2|A2 G2 AB|c4B2|A4 B2|cB cd eg|
a4 g2|ed B2 dB|A4||AB c4 B2|A2 G2 AB|c2 Be dc|A4 GA|
B4 A2|(3GFD (3EFG (3gfe|(3dBg (3dcB (3cBA|G4 AB|c4 (3dcB|
A4 (3GAB|c4 B2|A4 B2|(3cBc (3cde (3efg|a4 g2| (3egf (3gfe (3dcB|A4||
DRIMMIN
DHOUN OGE (The Young Black
Cow). AKA and
see “The Young Black Cow.” Irish, Air (3/4 time). B Flat Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version:
copied from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion
(1804-1810) [O’Neill]. O’Farrell (Pocket
Companion for the Irish or
X:1
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-1810
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Air
K:Bb
"Andantino"GF|D2 G2 GF|G2 A2 c2|d=e fe dc|A4 dB|A2 G2 GF|
G3 A B2|A2 G2 FD|D6|D2 G2 GF|G2 A2 c2|d=e fe dc|A4 fg|a2 gf =ed/4c/4|
d3 =e f2|G2 G2 AG/4^F/4|G4||d2 g2 gf|g3 a b2|a2 g2 fd|d4 =e2|f3 g fd|f2 g2 a>g|
fd cB AG|F4 dc|A2 G2 GF|G2 A2 c2|d=e fe dc|A4 fg|a2 gf =ed/4c/4|d3 =e f>A|
G4 {B}AG/4^F/4|G4||
DRIMOLEAGUE FAIR (Aonac Druim-Da-Leac). AKA and see “Danny Boy,” “Derry
Air,” “Emer’s Farewell to Cucullain,”
“Londonderry Air.” Irish,
Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Drimoleague is a town in south County Cork, at the opposite
end of the country from Derry (as so perhaps a tongue-in-cheek title for “Derry
Air”?). O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 316, pg. 55.
X:1
T:Drimoleague