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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]

 

 

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DROCHAID LUIDEACH, AN (The Twisted Bridge). Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Green Linnett GLCD 1146, The Tannahill Weavers - "Capernaum" (1994). Green Linnet GLCD 1182, The Tannahill Weavers - “Choice Cuts” (1997).

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T:An Drochaid Luideach (The Twisted Bridge)
M:12/8

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:Transcribed by Juergen Gier
K:AMix
ce (3eee feef eca2|ce (3eee feef ecB2|\
ce (3eee feef eca2|AAAB ~c3d BGA2:|
|:ae (3eee feef eca2|ae (3eee feef ecB2|\
ae (3eee feef eca2|AAAB ~c3d BGA2:|

                       


DROCKETTY'S MARCH. Irish, March (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Darley & McCall's note states that Drocketty is supposed to be a corruption of the Gaelic 'Draoideactad', meaning enchantment or magic. The tune was used for "the famous Druid's Dance still performed every winter by the Mummers of the Co. Wexford." Patrick Kennedy, in his "Banks of the Boro," calls it a "war‑dance" and gives a descriptive account of "the fantastic manner in which it is danced." See also notes for “Mummer’s March” and “Droghedy March.” Source for notated version: flutist John Ferguson, a farm laborer (Rathangan, Co. Wexford, Ireland) [Darley & McCall]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music), 1914; No. 68, pg. 31.

                       

DROGHEDA BAY. AKA and see “Tie the Ribbons [1].” Irish, Reel. Shanachie 79064, Matt Molloy – “Heathery Breeze” (1999).

                       

DROGHEDA LASS/LASSES [1], THE ("Na Cailinide Ua Droicild Ata" or "Cailini Droiciod-Ata"). AKA and see “Hand Me Down the Tackle,” “Hielanman’s Kneebuckle,” "The Pure Drop [2]," “Reidy Johnson’s [2]," "The Road to Drogheda,” “Tom(m) Steele." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Drogheda is a Gaelic word for ‘bridge by a ford’. Breathnach prints a version of this tune as an untitled reel from Frankie Gavin in his Ceol Rince na hÉireann, vol. III (No. 189). Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler James Kennedy who had the tune from his father, a celebrated local fiddler from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 113. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1292, pg. 243. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 557, pg. 103.

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T:Drogheda Lasses, The [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 557

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

dD (3DDD ABAF | Dgfe dcBc | dD (3DDD ABAF | BEEF GABc | dD (3DDD ABAF |

Dgfe dcBc | dBcA BGAF | BEEF GABc || d2 fd fafd | Adfa gece | d2 fd fafd |

BEEF GABc | d2 fd fafd | Adfa gece | f2 ec dABG | FABc dcBc ||

 

DROGHEDA LASSES [2].  AKA and see "The Drogheda Reel," “Eddie Moloney’s [2],” “Mary of the Grove [1],” “Paddy Doorhy’s.” Irish, Reel. “Drogheda Lasses” was the title used by Mick Gavin. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 189, pg. 85 (untitled reel).

                       

DROGHEDA REEL, THE. AKA and see "The Drogheda Lass/Lasses [1]."

                       

DROGHEDA WEAVERS, THE (Na Figeadoiri Ua Droicead Ata). Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Neill (1913) States there was a special dance performed to this tune.  Drogheda is a Gaelic word for ‘bridge by a ford’. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 361, pg. 74.

X:1

T:Drogheda Weavers, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 361

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

AFD DFD|AFD G2E|AFD DFG|AFD E2d|AFD DFD|AFD G2E|DFA B2d|AFD E2D:|

|:D/E/F/G/A/B/ c3|B3 A2D|DFA d2B|AFD E2D|

D/E/F/G/A/B/ c3|B3 A2B|ABc d2B|AFD E2d:|

                       

DROGHEDY MARCH. AKA and see “The Mummer’s March.” Irish, March (6/8 time). Standard tuning. ABCDEFDH.  Fleischmann gives a reference for this tune in J. Brysson’s A Curious Selection Of Favourite Tunes With Variations to which is added upwards of fifty favourite Irish Airs for the German Flute or Violin, with a Bass for the Harpsichord or Violoncello. Harmoniz'd by an Eminent Master (Edinburgh, c. 1790). He notes that the title probably refers to Charles Moore, 2nd Viscount Drogheda who as involved in the siege of that same town in 1642. He was killed in clashes with Owen Roe O’Neill in 1643. The title may also be a corruption of the Irish word draiocht, meaning magic (see note for “Drocketty's March”).

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A “Droghedy's March” from county Wexford is described by Patrick Kennedy in 1812 in his book On the Banks of the Boro:
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The tune called Droghedy's March was occasionally danced to among the
hornpipes, by a performer furnished with a short cudgel in each hand, which
he brandished and clashed in harmony with the tune. But we had the good fortune
to see it performed in a complete fashion on the borders of the barony of Bargy,
in the old manor-house of Coolcul, whose young men, joined by the stout
servants and labourers on the farms, were well able, in country parlance, to
clear a fair. Amongst these the present chronicler was initiated into the
mysteries of mumming, and was taught to bear his part in that relic of the
Pyrrhic or Druidic dance, "Droghedy's March." We practiced it in one of the
great parlours, and this was the style of it's execution: six men or boys
stood in line, at reasonable distance apart, and six others stood opposite
them, all armed as described. When the music began, feet, and arms, and sticks
commenced to keep time. Each dancer, swaying his body to the right and left,
described an upright figure of 8 with the fists, both of them following the
same direction, the ends of the sticks following the same figure, of course.
In these movements no noise was made, but at certain bars the arms moved
rapidly up and down, the upper and lower halves of the right-hand stick
striking the lower half of the left-hand stick in the descent of the right arm,
and the upper half of it in the ascent, and vice versa. At the proper point of
the march each man commenced a kind of fencing with his vis-a-vis, and the
clangs of the cudgels coincided with the beats of the music and the movements
of the feet. Then commenced the involutions, evolutions, interlacings and
unwindings, every one striking at the person with whom the movement brought
him face to face, and the sounds of the sticks supplying the hoochings in
the reels....The steps, which we have forgotten, could not have been difficult,
for we mastered them.....This war dance is (or was) performed to a martial tune
resembling Brian Boru's march...
[Pp.231-32]

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See O’Neill’s “Mummer’s March” and Darley & McCall’s “Drocketty March” for more.

                       

DROICEAD NA CIULIN. AKA and see "Cooleen Bridge."

                       

DROICHEAD BEAG, AN (The Little/Small Bridge). Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. A modern composition by Frankie Lane (Stamullen, County Meath). It was perhaps named for the pub “The Small Bridge” which was a famous session pub in Dingle, County Kerry, which Lane and others frequented. Kells Records, Frankie Lane - “Live at Hughes.” Kells Records, Brendan Begley - “We Won’t Go Home Till Morning.” Kells Records, Brendan Begley et al. - “Mighty Session.”

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T:Droichead Beag, An

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:D

ag|f2 df edce|ddcd BAFA|DDFA dcde|fgfd e2 ag|

ffdf eece|ddcd BAFA|DDFA dcde|fgef d2 dc :|

B2 BcdB BB|fgfg fBBB|AAFA dcde|fgfd e2 dc|

(3BcB BcdB BB|fgfg fBBB|AAFA dcde|fgef d2 dc :|

ef|ggfg eAAA|ffef dAAA|DDFA dcde|fgfd e2 ef|

ggfg eAAA|ffef dAAA|DDFA dcde|fgef d2 eg :|

                       

DROICHEAD LOCH GEARR (The bridge of Lough Garr).  AKA and see “Black Rogue [2].” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody was included three times in the music manuscripts of Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman (1828-1896), notes Paul de Grae. Goodman was an Irish speaker and uilleann piper who collected in tradition in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster, and who also gleaned tunes from other musicians’ manuscripts and printed sources. See also his “Billy O’Rourke” and “Black Rogue [2].” Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 437, pg. 171.

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T:Droichead Loch Gearr

T:Bridge of Lough Garr

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

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

K:D

(3f/e/d/|cAA BGA/G/|FGA cde/f/|cAF GBG|AFD D2(3f/e/d/|cAA BGA/G/|

FGA cde/f/|cAF GBG|AFD D2::z|fff gfg|afd ecA|

fff gfg|afd d2e/f/|agf gfe|fed dfd|cAF GBG|AFD D2:|

 

DROIGNEAN DONN, AN. AKA and see "The Brown Thorn."

                       


DROIM CHONGA (The Ridge of Cong?). AKA – “Drimcong.” AKA and see "The Lark on the Strand [1],” “Tim Hogan’s Jig." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler George Rowley/Seoirse Ó Roghallaigh (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 26, pg. 11.

                       

DROLL JOHNNEY (sic). English, Jig. England, Dorset. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 18.

                       

DROMADOIRI UÍ DUNLAINGE. AKA and see "Delaney's Drummers."

           

DROMEY’S FANCY. Irish, Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB’. O’Neill (1922) remarks: “This catchy strain which is a superior variant of ‘The Dancing Master’ in O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland was introduced to Chicagoans by John Dromey an excellent fluter, and amateur piper, whose name it bears. Mr. Dromey who is yet hale and hearty, was in his prime, a generation ago, the star of every Irish gathering, for as a traditional singer of Irish songs, he was unrivalled.” The closely related tune “The Swallowtail”/”Swallow’s Nest [1]” is perhaps the best-known member of this tune family at present. Source for notated version: Patrick Stack (Chicago) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 127.

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T:Dromey's Fancy

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Patrick Stack, Chicago

Z:Paul Kinder

K:Emin

E/2F/2|GEE BEE|GEE BAG|FDD ADD|dcB AGF|

GEE BEE|GEE B2 c|ded BAF|GEE E2:|

|:A|Bef gfe|fed BAG|FDD ADD|"tr"A2 G FED|

1Bef gfe|fed BAG|GEE BAF|GEE E2:|

2EDE G2 A|BAB def|edB BAF|GEE E2:||

           

DRONEY’S DRUMMERS. AKA and see “The Three Little Drummers.”

                       

DRONEY'S FAVORITE. Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: concertina player Chris Droney [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vol. 4, No. 6. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 129, No. 221.

           

DRONEY'S JIG. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 143, No. 247.

           

DROP, THE. AKA and see "Ward's Drop." English, Slip Jig. England, Northumberland. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 318.

                       

DROP OF DRAM, THE. AKA and see "Jack the Jolly Ploughboy." Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810; pg. 133.

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T:Drop of Dram, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (c. 1810)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | G2 B>G c<AGF | GB d<d B>d | dc Ac cBGB | cAGF G3 :|

d | d>c Bd dgfe | d>c Bc d2 g>g | g2 eg gf2d | fed^c d=c BA |

G2 B>G cAGF | GB d2d2 B>d | dcAc cBGB | cAGF G3 ||

                                   

DROPPET, THE.  English, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the 1770-1772 music manuscript of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom little is unfortunately known.

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T:Droppet, The

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Reel

S:William Vickers’ music manuscript (1770-72)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G,B,DG BdBG|AcAF EGDB,|G,B,DG BdBG|AcAF G2G,2:|

|:d2 bd BdBG|c2 ac AcAF|d2 bd BdBG|AcAF G2G,2:|

 

DROPS OF BRANDY [1] (“Braona Brannda” or “Braoinini Brannda”). AKA and see “Cummilum,” "Drops of Whiskey," "A Drop of Whiskey," "New Drops of Brandy," "Oh, Mary Take My Advice." Irish (originally?), Scottish, English; Jig (9/8 time). England; Shropshire, Lancashire, Northumberland, Lincolnshire. G Major (most versions): A Major (Martin, Silberberg, Trim). Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1001, Silberberg): AAB (Tubridy): AABB (most versions). AABB’ (Martin). There are two main versions of this tune, an old and a new, the latter often known as "New Drops of Brandy." The older versions can be found in the English manuscripts of John Moore and William Vickers. Merryweather (1989) notes it bears some resemblance to Playford's "Scotland." The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes, which he published c. 1800 and also appears in the Scottish Drummond Castle Manuscript in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle. This latter MS is inscribed "A Collection of Country Dances written for the use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734" (and for this reason it is sometimes called the Duke of Perth MS). Editor Seattle (1987) says Vickers' version is a non-standard variation. There is some evidence a 17th century Scots jig called “Hey My Nannie” is ancestral to “Drops of Brandy.”

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Drops of Brandy is also the name of a specific country dance known throughout the British Isles under two names. In Ireland, O’Neill (1913) tells us “a special dance was performed to the melody,” and indeed, “Drops of Brandy” is a favorite tune for solo step dancing competitions. A Scottish dance called Drops of Brandy was performed to a schottische, while the exact same figures were danced to a jig and known as the dance Strip the Willow, report Flett & Flett (1964). In fact, the R.S.C.D.S.’s “official” tune for the dance Strip the Willow is “Drops of Brandy,” although a variety of suitable jigs in 6/8 time are also employed on the ceilidh circuit. Emmerson (1972) states that the tune “Drops of Brandy” is often associated with the dance Strip the Willow, so much so that in England the dance is known by the title Drops of Brandy (although it is performed there to schottische-type tunes); “Today, Strip the Willow can be encountered danced to marches or to reels with Country Dance steps, or more often with unbridled abandon.” Martin (2002) also suggests the tune as a vehicle for the dance Strip the Willow (played in a medley with “Brose and Butter” and “I Hae a Wife of my Ain”). Compare also with untitled slip jig collected from Donegal fiddler John Doherty, printed in The Northern Fiddler (1979, pg. 61b), and with the related “Jaunting Car for Six.” “Drink of Brandy” is a similarly named, although unrelated slip jig.

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Anne Lederman, in her entry on “Fiddling” in the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (1992), identifies “Drops of Brandy” as one of two important tunes in the ‘fur-trade’ repertoire of the 18th and 19th centuries in Canada (along with “La grande gigue simple” and cognates). It was the vehicle for the Scottish line dance (also called Drops of Brandy), and Lederman suggests the tune was derived from a Scottish 6/4 hornpipe (or ‘Old Hornpipe’ time). The tune also went by the titles “Le Brandy,” “The Hook Dance” and “La danse du crochet” as well as various titles in native languages, writes Lederman. See also the version in Ann Winnington’s music manuscript book (no. 19), c. 1810, wherein the frontispiece indicates she resided in New York.

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Sources for notated versions: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]; a c. 1847 manuscript from Lancashire musician Ellis Knowles [Plain Brown Tune Book]; Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871) was a papermaker and musician from the village of Tealby, near Market Rasen, in the Lincolnshire Wolds, who compiled a manuscript collection dated 1823-26 [Sumner]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 331, pg. 10. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 60 (appears as 'A Drop of Whiskey"). Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 75, pgs. 156-157. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 284. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 16, pg. 5. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 235, pg. 26. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 46. Merryweather (Merryweather’s Tunes for the English Bagpipe), 1989; pg. 53. Northumbrian Pipers' Second Tune Book, 1981; pg. 23. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 448, pg. 87. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 218, pg. 116. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg 8. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 130. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 93. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 304.  Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 37. Sumner (Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The Joshua Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 4. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 171. Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 10. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 38. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 83 (appears as "Drops of Whiskey"). Wilson (Companion to the Ballroom), 1817. Capelhouse Records, James Kelly – “Traditional Irish Music” (1996). Gael-Linn CEF 045, “Paddy Keenan” (1975).

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T:Drops of Brandy  [1]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 448

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

ded BGB BGB|d2c BGB c2A|ded BGB BGB|cBc AFA c2A|

d2c BGB BGB|ded BGB cBA|d2c BGB BGB|cBc A2B cBA||

GBd gdB gdB|GBd gdB c2A|GBd gdB gdB|cBc AFA c2A|

GBd gdB gdB|GBd gdB cBA|GBd gba gdB|cBc A2B cBA||

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T:Drops of Brandy  [1]

M:9/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G>AB B>AB B>AB|GAB dBG B2g|G>AB B>AB B>AB|F>GA ABG F2D:|

|:G>AB gdB gdB|G>AB gdB d2g|G>AB gdB gdB|F>GA AG F2D:||

 

DROPS OF BRANDY [2]. Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. "(This tune) is an alternate selection used to accompany a traditional country dance of the same name performed by Metis dancers. Frank Lowery learned this melody during the 1970's from Graham Townsend (Canada)" {Gibbons}. Source for notated version: Frank Lowery (Prince George, British Coloumbia) [Gibbons]. Gibbons (As It Comes: Folk Fiddling From Prince George, British Columbia), 1982; No. 4, pg. 16.

 

DROPS OF BRANDY [3]. English (?), Jig (9/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Reels), 1999; No. 16 (2nd setting), pg. 5.

                   

DROPS OF DRINK. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Country dance figures are given in Saltator’s Treatise on Dancing (Boston, Mass., 1802 and 1807). The melody was printed in Gilfert’s Gentleman’s Pocket Companion for the German Flute or Viola (New York, 1802). However, the melody is older, having first appeared in Aird’s Selections, vol. 2 (Glasgow, 1785). “Drops of Drink” was included in a few music manuscript collections, including, in North America, those of Elisha Belknap (Framingham, Mass., 1784) and flute player Thomas Molyneaux’s copybook (Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 1788). In England, it appears in the music manuscript collection of musician John Rook (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840). Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 27, pg. 10. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 28 (appears as “Dauntless Dorothy,” the name of a dance by Fried de Metz Herman set to the tune). Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; pg. 43. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 106.

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T:Drops of Drink

L:1/8

M:6/8

K:Emin

D|GFG G2g|dBG GAB|A2B c2d|ecA A2B|GFG G2g|gfg dBG|A2B c2A|BGE E2:|

|:f|e2f g2e|fed d2f|e2f g2a|bge e2g/a/|bgb afa|geg dBG|A2B c2A|BGE E2:|

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T:Drops of Drink

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:John Rook manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria,1840)

K:G

E|G2G G2g|dBG G2B|A2B c2d|ecA A2B|G2G G2g|

Gfg dBG|A2B c2A|BGE E2::f|e2f g2e|fed d2f|e2f g2a|

bge e2 g/a/|bgb afa|geg dBG|A2B c2A|BGE E2:|

                   

DROPS OF SACK. English, Jig. England, North‑West. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 77.

                   

DROPS OF SPRINGWATER. AKA and see “(A) Blast of Wind,” “The Clout,” “The Cock in the Heath [2],” “The Humours of Caledon,” “The Humours of Westmeath,” “Kiss in the Furz [1],” “The Rakes of Westmeath [1].” Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The “Drops of Springwater” comes from James Kelly and Paddy O’Brien, who say they got the tune from Paddy Moloney. See “The Clout” for the earliest appearance of this tune family. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 43. DMP Records, Karen Tweed – “Drops of Springwater” (1994). Kells Music 9507, Dervish – “At the End of the Day” (appears as part of “Packie Duignan Set”). Shanachie Records 29015, James Kelly & Paddy O’Brien – “Is it Yourself?” (1979). Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995).

                   

DROPS OF WHISKEY. See "A Drop of Whiskey," "Drops of Brandy." Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 60 (appears as "A Drop of Whiskey"). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 130 (appears as "Drops of Brandy"). Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 93. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 83 (includes Williamson's variations).

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T:Drop of Whiskey, A

T:Drops of Whiskey

M:9/8

L:1/8

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d2c BGB BGB | d2c BGB c2A | d2c BGB BGB | {d}cBc AFA c2A |

d2c BGB BGB | ded BGB c2A | ded BGB BGB | {d}cBc AFA cBA ||

GBd gdB gdB | GBd gdB c2A | GBd gba gdB | {d}cBc AFA c2A |

GBd gdB gdB | GBd gdB c2A | GBd gba gdB | {d}cBc AFA c2A ||

 

DROPS OF WHISKEY [2]. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 102.

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T:Drops of Whiskey [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

g2G G2A | B>AG e>dc | g2G G2B | A2B dcA | g2G G2A | B2G d2B |

A2=f fef | A2B cBA || d2d d2c | BAG d2B | d2d edc | cAB cBA |

d2d d2c | BAG dcB | A2=f fef | A2B cBA ||

                   

DROUGHT, THE. AKA and see “Drown Drowth.” Irish, Slig Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB (O’Farrell): AABB’ (Kennedy). O’Farrell gives the tune’s provenance as Irish. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 17. pg. 6. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808: pg. 66.

X:1

T:Drought, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | F/G/AF dAG F2D | F/G?AF GEE E2A | F/G/AF dAG F2D | F/G/AE FDD D2 :|

A | dfg afb afd | c2A cee e2f | d3 dfg afd | g2e fdd d2A |

dfg afb afd | c2A cee e2f | dfg abc’ d’c’b | abg fge d2 ||

                   

DROUN DROWTH. See “Drown Drowth.”

                   

DROUTH. AKA and see “Drown Drowth.”

                   

DROVER LADS, THE (Gillan an Drover). AKA and see "Gillan the Drover." Scottish, 'Highland' Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. See note for “Gillan the Drover.” See also an untitled Irish version of the jig in Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na hÉireann, vol. II (1976), No. 16.

***

The Thirsty Drover (1856). Francis William Edmonds.

***

Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 272, pg. 30. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 176. Green Linnet SIF 1047, John Cunningham - "Fair Warning" (1983).

X:1

T:Drovers Lads, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B|GBd g3|agf (g2e)|dBB (B2e)|dBB (B2A)|GBd g3|agf (g2e)|dBA A2e|dBA A2:|

|:GBd dBd|ege dBG|dBB (B2e)|dBB (B2A)|GBd dBd|ege dBG|dBA (A2e)|dBA A2:|

|:B|GBB gBB|aBB bBB|dBB (B2e)|dBB (B2A)|GBB gBB|aBB bBB|dBA (A2e)|

dBA A2:: g | bag agf | gfe efg | dBB (B2e) | dBB (B2g) | bag agf | gfe efg | dBA (A2e) | dBA A2 :|

                   

DROVER’S JOURNEY HOME, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 68, pgs. 74-75.

X: 1

T:The Drover's Journey Home

R:reel

C:Ed Reavy

M:2/2

L:1/8

Z:Joe Reavy

N:The drover was a part of the tradition that Ed felt

N:should be remembered. He drove his herds across the cold,

N:dark fields of that ancient land much as his father did

N:before him. A part of that story is told beautifully

N:in Padraic Colum's poem "The Drover."

K:D

D (3gfd dfed | cAGA cdec | dcAG FGAE | FEDB, CA,G,B, | A,2 DE =FD=CD |

=FEFG A^cde | (3fga gf dcAF |1 GE=cG EDCE :|2 GE=G EDD^c || d2 ad bdad |

(3ddd ag efge | d2 ad bdad | =cAGA cdec | d2 ad bdad | (3ddd ag efge | abag efge |

dB=cG EDD^c || d2 ad bdad | (3ddd ag efge | d2 ad bdad | =cAGA cdec |

d2 ad Adad | (3ddd ag efge | abag efge | dB=cG EDCE ||

                   


DROWN DROWTH. AKA – “Droun Drowth,” “Drouth,” “Drown Drought.” AKA and see “Give Us a Drink of Water [1],” “Doon da Rooth,” “The Drought.” Scottish, English; Old Hornpipe or Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Variously noted in 6/8 or 9/8 time. The melody was popular in England and Scotland and appears in numerous 18th century publications and fiddlers’ manuscripts, beginning with John Young’s Drummond Castle Manuscript, in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle. It is inscribed "A Collection of Country Dances written for the use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734" (and for this reason it is sometimes called the Duke of Perth MS). “Drown Drouth” was included in the music manuscript copybooks of London musician Thomas Hammerseley (1790), Northumbrian musician William Vickers (1770), and Cheapside, London, musician Walter Rainstorp (1747). Aird (Selection of Scots, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. 3, 1788; pg.  Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; pg. 65. Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 14. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 32. Johnson (Wright’s Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances), 1740; pg. 61. Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion), vol. 1, 1760; pg. 33 (appears as “Drouth”). Petrie (Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), c. 1790; pg. 21. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 391. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 191 (appears as “The Drouth”).

X:1

T:Drown Drowth

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F | (D/E/F)D BFE “tr”D2 B, | (D/E/F)D ECC C2F | (D/E/F)D B>cd “tr”D2 B, |

(D/E/F)C DB,B, B2 :: F | BcB fdg fdB | “tr”A2F (A/B/c)c c2d | Bcd fga bag | fbd “tr”c2B B2 :|

X:2

T:Drown Drouth

S:Petrie's Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790

Z:Steve Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>, 3/20/04

N:Petrie's First Collection, page 21

L:1/8

M:6/8

R:3/2 Hornpipe

K:Bb         

F | (D/E/FD) BFE | D2B, (D/E/FD) | ECC C2E | DEF (B/A/B/c/)d | D2B, (D/E/F)C |

DB,B, B,2 :: F | B>cB def  | fdB A2F | (A/B/c)c c2A | B>cB  fga | b>ag f>ed | TcBc B2"^Fine" :|

%In my opinion this tune should be notated in 3/2! –SW

X:3

T:Drouth, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F|(D/E/F)D (BFE) D2B,|(D/E/F)D ECC C2F|(D/E/F)D (BFE) D2B,|(D/E/F)E DB,B, B,2:|

|:F|B>cB dBg f(e/d/c/B/)|A2F (A/B/c)c c2F|B>cd/e/ fga bag|(fb)B “tr”c2B B2:||

         

DROWNING CREEK BLUES.  Old-Time, Blues. USA, Oklahoma. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Mark Wilson links this tune with Uncle Dick Hutchinson’s “Sharecropper’s Blues.” Hutchinson was an influential fiddler from the same are as recorded source Audrey Handle. The second strain is a bit ‘crooked’, with extra measures. Source for notated version: Audrey Handle (b. 1930, Jay, Oklahoma) [Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 187. Rounder CD 0435, Audrey Handle – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 1” (1999. Various artists).

                             

DROWSY/DROUSY/DROWSIE MAGGIE [1] (Mairgreadin Taimeac/Suantac). AKA and see "Sleepy Maggy/Maggie," "Sleeping Moggie," "Sleepy Moggie," "Pegg in the Settle." Irish, Reel. E Dorian or E Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB (Cranitch, Feldman & O’Doherty/Byrne, Flaherty, Martin & Hughes, Mulvihill, O’Malley, O'Neill/1850 & 1001, Spandaro, Tubridy): AAB (Cranford/Holland, Kennedy, Roche, Raven): AA’B (Vallely): ABB' (Feldman & O’Doherty/Doherty, O'Neill/Krassen): AABB (Brody, Phillips): AABB' (Sweet): AA'BB' (Harker/Rafferty, Reiner): AA’BC (Songer): ABCE (Breathnach). A very common reel, the basic form of which is known to most Irish traditional musicians. There is a version of “Drowsy Maggie” particular to County Donegal, where, again, it is a popular reel. A third part to the tune is sometimes played that was first recorded in 1938 by Frank O’Higgins (see abc’s below). Liz Carroll, in the notes to her album “A Friend Indeed,” says the same third part was composed by the famous accordion player Joe Cooley, but in view of the fact that he would have been 14 at the time of O’Higgins’ recording, this seems unlikely. Breathnach’s source, Michael “The Master” McDermott (d. 1947), a schoolteacher and fiddler from Pomeroy and Carrigmore, County Tyrone, had two additional parts than the usual two-part setting; the first was similar to O’Higgins, while the fourth is a variation on the third. See also the related “Lady’s Bonnet.” Sources for notated versions: fiddler Peter Horan (b. 1926, Kilavil, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; “from my mother” [Mulvihill]; fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]; fiddler Peter Turbit [Feldman & O’Doherty]; fiddlers Francie and Mickey Byrne (County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]; from the mid-20th century collection of Michael ‘Master’ McDermott, who got his tunes from local musicians [Breathnach]; an old recording of piper Tom Ennis [O’Malley]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 143, pg. 70. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 91. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 156, pg. 59. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 86. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 68. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pgs. 162 & 235. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 70. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 75, pg. 24. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; pg. 15. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh), 1990; pg. 35. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 48, pg. 13. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 39, pg. 20. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 136. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1425, pg. 264. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 662, pg. 118. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 16. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 178. Reiner (Anthology of Fiddle Styles) 1977; pg. 51. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. 1, pg. 64, No. 163. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 66 (third part from the Massachusetts contradance band The Fourgone Conclusions). Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1969; pg. 18. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg.43. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 23. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 42, pg. 38. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 62 (appears as "Sleepy Maggie"). CAT-WMR004, Wendy MacIssac - “The ‘Reel’ Thing” (1994). Claddagh CC14, Cheiftains‑ "Cheiftains 4" (1973). Coleman Center CD CC004, Seamus O’Donnell – “The Mountain Road” (1999. Various artists. “A Compilation of tunes popular in South Sligo.”)  Columbia C33397, Dave Bromberg ‑ "Midnight on the Water" (part of "Yankee's Revenge" medley). EMI Records ISRM 006, Tulla Ceili Band – “Dance Tunes” (1990).  Front Hall Records FHR029, Fourgone Conclusions - “Contra Dance Music from Western Massachusetts.” Green Linnett GLCD 1117, Altan - "Harvest Storm" (1992. A Donegal version learned from the playing of Con Cassidy, James Byrne and John Doherty). June Appal JA 028, Wry Staw ‑ "From Earth to Heaven" (1978). Maggie's Music MM107, "Music in the Great Hall" (1992). Shanachie 29008, Frankie Gavin‑ "Traditional Music of Ireland." Shanachie 79024, "Chieftains 4" (1983). Shanachie 79064, Matt Molloy – “Heathery Breeze” (1999). Transatlantic 337, Dave Swarbrick‑ "Swarbrick." Dave Bromberg‑ "Midnight on the Water" (fifth tune in 'Yankee's Revenge Medley).

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:Drowsy Maggie

R:Reel

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:E Dorian

"Em"E2BE dEBE|"Em"E2BE "D"AFDF|"Em"E2BE dEBE|1 "Em"BABc "D"dAFD:|2 "Em"BABc "D"dAFA||"D"d2fd "A"c2ec|"D"defg afge|1 "D"d2fd "A"c2ec|

"G"BABc "D"dAFA:|"D"afge fdec|"G"BABc "D"dAFD||

X:2

T:Drowsy Maggie

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:County Clare setting.

K:D

~E2BE ~E2BE |~E2BE AFDF | ~E2BE GBdB | AFDE FE{G}ED ::\

fedB A4 | fedB AFD2 | e3f gfec | dBAG FDD2 :|

X:3

T:Drowsy Maggie, 3rd part

S:Liz Carroll, A Friend Indeed B 4b

L:1/8

M:C|

Z:Transcribed by Jerome Colburn

K:EDor

dBfB dBfB | A2 eA fAeA | dBfB dBfB | def^g aecf |\

dBfB dBfB | A2 eA fAeA | EGBe aece | d2 ce dAFD |]

X:4

T:Drowsy Maggie, 3rd part

S:Frank O’Higgins

L:1/8

M:C|

Z:Transcribed by Philippe Varlet

K:A

dBfB dBfB | cAeA cAeA | dBfB dBfB | defg aecA |

dBfB dBfB | cAeA cAeA | (3Bcd (3efg aecA | ~B3 c dAFD ||

X:5

T:Drowsy Maggie

S:Michael (Master) McDermott, Tyrone

B:Ceol Rince na hE/ireann 4, Breathnach/Small

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae

R:reel

K:Edor

~E2 BE dEBE|~E2 Bc dAFD|~E2 BE dEBB|BABc dAFD|

~E2 BE dEBE|~E2 Bc dAFD|~E2 BE dEBB|BABc dAFA||

d2 fd c2 ec|d2 fd fa{b}af|d2 fd c2 ec|BABc dAFA|

d2 fd c2 ec|d2 fd fa {b}a2|(3bag af {a}gfed|BABc dAFA||

dBfB dBfB|cAeA cAeA|dBfB ~B2 fB|defg aecA|

dBfB ~B2 fB|cAeA cAeA|(3Bcd (3efg aecA|~B2 Bc dAFA||

dff{gf}e dfBf|ce e2 {fe}ceAe|dff{gf}e defg|a{ba}gfg aece|

dff{gf}e dfBf|ce e2 {fe}ceAe|afge fded|B{cB}ABc dAFD||

 

DROWSY MAGGIE [2]. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. A Scottish version of the Irish reel, although quite distanced. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 91, pg. 12.

X:1

T:Drowsy Maggie [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 91  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

(dc)||BE (3EEE (GE) BE|BE (3EEE B2 AF|D2 (3FED (AD) (3FED|DAdc BAFA|

BE (3EEE (GE) BE|BE (3EEE B2 AF|D2 (3FED (AD) (3FED|FDdF E2 (ed)||

Bdef efed|Bdef gfed|Bcde d^cdB|AFdF DEFA|

Bdef efed|Bdef gfed|faef defd|Bd AF E2||

 

DROWSY MAGGIE [3]. AKA and see “Irish Molly,” “Scotch Mary.” Scottish (?), Strathspey. A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: a c. 1847 music manuscript by Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown]. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 53.

                   

DRUB THE ROGUES. English (?), Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBC. Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1783; Nos. 172, pg. 63.

X:1

T:Drub the Rogues

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Aird, vol. II (1782)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

GFG A2B | cBA dBG | GFG A2B | cAF G2 :|

|: BdB A2d | ^ceG G2F | A2A Bgf | ed^c d3 :|

d2d dBc | ded dBc | B2c BGd | dcB B2A |

GFG A2B | cBA dBG | ege dBd | dBA G3 ||

                   

DRUCD AN CEO. AKA and see "The Foggy Dew."

         


DRUNKEN MOLL KNOX. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 172.

X:1

T:Drucken Moll Knox

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy  (1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B2 G>A GB (3dcB | c2 A>B cd (3edc | B2 G>A GB (3dcB |

c>Bag (3fef g2 :: g2 eg f2 dB | c2 Ac B2G2 | (3gfg eg (3fef dB | ced^c d2 ef |

g2 eg f2 dB | c2 Ac B2G2 | (3gfg eg (3fef dB | ced^c d2 =c2 :|

 

DRUID, THE. AKA and see "(Y) Derwydd."

 

DRUIMFHIONN CONN DILIS, AN. Irish, Air. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. A song and harp air of the Jacobite period in favor of the Stuarts. The title is an allegorical name for Ireland, states Grattan Flood (1906). See also notes for "Dear Black Cow," "Dear Brown White-Backed Cow." Roche Collection, 1982; vol. III, pg. 21.

 

DRUIM-FIONN DONN DILEAS. AKA and see "The Faithful Brown Cow."

 

DRUIM-FIONN DUB OG. AKA and see "The Young Black Cow."

 

DRUIMIN DUBH. AKA and see "The Black Cow."

 

DRUIMIN DUBH DILIS. AKA and see "The Dear Black White‑Backed Cow."

 

DRUIMUACHDA(I)R (High Road to Inverness). AKA and see "Drumuachdar," "Highland Road to Inverness." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 131, pg. 170. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 159.

X:1

T:Druim_Uachdair

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

g|dGBG dG B2|dGBG Bddg|dGBG dG B2|cABG Bee:|

g|efge dG B2|efgd Bddg|efge dG B2|cABG Beeg|efge dG B2|

efge fgaf|bfge dg B2|cABG Bee||

 

DRUM. AKA and see “Frazer's (Jig) [2],” “Jackson’s Drum,” “Miss Frazer’s Delight,” “Paddy from Portlaw.” Irish, Jig. The tune, under this name, is attributed by Goodman to the famous 18th century uilleann piper Walker ‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun, parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick. Goodman, volume IV, pg. 5.

 

DRUM CORPS, THE. American? Quickmarch (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hardings All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 155, pg. 49.

X:1

T:Drum Corps, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Quickmarch

B:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 155  (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

B|d2d d2d|dec BAG|c2c edc|BAB d3|d2d d2d|

dec BAG|c2c e2g|fdB c2::e/f/|geg fdf|edc BAB|

c2c edc|BAB def|g2e f2d|e2c BAB|c2c e2g|fdB c2:|

 

DRUM HOUSE.  AKA – “Mr. Hay’s Favorite.” Scottish, March (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831). The House of Drum, Edinburgh was designed and built in 1725 by architect William Adam, for James, 12th Lord Somerville. incorporating part of an older structure built in 1584 by John Milne. It boasted Scotland’s first venetian window. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd ed., originally 1800; pg. 24.

X:1

T:Drum House

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:March

N:”Slowish”

B:Gow – Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1800)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d/c/|BG~GB|cAA d/c/|BG~GB|~d2 g>d|BG~GB|cAA”tr”f|g>e (e/d/)(c/B/)|~d2 d:||

g|(ef)ga|fddg|(ef)ga|”tr”f2 {e/f/}g>d|(ef)g>a|(g/f/)(e/d/) {f}g>e|(e/d/)(c/B/) AB|(c/B/c/).d (e/g/)(f/a/)|

gG~G>B|cAA d/c/|BG~GB|”tr”d2 g>d|BG~G>B|cAA>”tr”f|{f}g>e (e/d/)(c/B/)|~d2 d||

 

DRUM MAJOR, THE. American? Quickmarch (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hardings All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 153, pg. 48.

X:1

T:Drum Major, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Quickmarch

B:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 153  (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(d/c/)|Bdg gfg|Bdg gfg|eaa abg|fge dec|Bdg gfg|

Bdg gfg|eag fef|gdb g2::(f/g/)|add d^cd|bdd d^cd|

add bdd|agf edc|Bdg gfg|Bdg gfg|eag fef|gdb g2:|

 

DRUMBAIN'S REEL. Scottish, Reel. F major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Drumbain was the name of a farm close to Rothes. Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999) suggests that it was a waystop for Marshall on his way to Elgin from his farm of Keithmore, as Marshall attended church in Elgin and the way was long. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 55.

X:1

T:Drumbain’s Reel

L:1/8

M:C|

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

A|F/F/F fd cfcA|BdcA BGGA|F/F/F fd cfcA|BdcB AFF:|

c|fgaf cfaf|dfcA BGGe|fgaf bgaf|dfcB AFFe|fgaf bgaf|cfaf bgga|

fcAf dfcA|BdcB AFF||

                   

DRUMBEGGIL HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician Bill Black, named after a street in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 98, pg. 51.

X:1

T: Drumbeggil

C: © B. Black

Q: 300

R: hornpipe

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

D | G2 FG AB c2 | B2 AB cd e2 | gddg eccA | (3Bcd cA GFED |

GBdA Ec (3cBc | BcBA GE (3EDE | D2 ED (3EFG AB | cAFA G3 :|

d | gdBc dc B2 | abag fd (3dcd | c2 EF GABc | defd gfed |

gddg ec (3cBc | BcBA GE (3EDE | D2 ED (3EFG AB | cAFA G3 :|

                             

DRUMDELGIE. Scottish, Jig and Air. Scotland, Aberdeeshire. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. "A well known bothy (bunkhouse) song (Williamson, 1976).

***

 Fare ye will Drumdelgie, for I maun gang awa,

 Fare ye weel Drundelgie, yer weetie weather an a';

 Fare ye weel drumdelgie, I bid ye a' adieu,

 I leave ye as I foond ye, a damned unceevil crew.

***

Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 48.

         

DRUMIN [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Scots fiddler-composer  J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Skinner’s handwritten note on his original manuscript reads: “To W. Skinner Esq. Factor, Drumin, in whose possession lies one of Wm. Marshall’s violins.” Skinner (The Scottish Violinist); pg. 6. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 73.

X:1

T:Drumin [1]

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

C:J. Scott Skinner

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D<(d d)>B A>FD>F | G>AB>A G/F/E/D/ C<E | D<(d d>)B A>FD>F | G/A/B/c/ d>A FDD :|

|| g | (f>ga).f dfAd | (g>ab).g egBe | (f>ga).f dfAd | .c/.B/.A/.^G/ Aa f<d [F>d] =g/ |

(f>ga)f dfDd | (g>ab).g eg Ee | f/g/.a/.g/ .f/.e/.d/.c/ .d/.c/.B/.A/ .B/.A/.G/.F/ | .G/.A/.B/.c/ .d/.B/.A/.G/ F<D [A2D2] ||


DRUMIN('S STRATHSPEY) [2]. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Marshall): AAB (Athole): AABB' (Kerr). Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). Marshall’s grand-daughter married James Skinner of Drummin Farm and together they had two daughters and four sons, all of whom prospered, according to Moyra Cowie (The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Skinner was the factor of Glen Livet. Nearby the farm was the ruins of the Earl of Huntly’s hunting seat. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 169, pg. 19. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 36. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 127. Rounder CD 7026, Theresa Morrison – “Laments and Merry Melodies from Cape Breton Island (1998). Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Theresa Morrison (et al) – “The Art of Traditional Fiddle” (2001. Appears as part of “Inganess” medley).

X:1

T:Drumins

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F|D/E/F/G/ A>F D/D/D B2|A<d A>F G<E E>F|D/E/F/G/ A>F D/D/D B2|

A<d A>G F<DD:|

g|f>ed>e d/d/d f2|d>ef>d e<E E>g|f>ed>e d/d/d f2|B<d A>G F<D D>g|

f>e d<e d/d/d f2|d>ef>d e<E E>g|f<b e>f d>ef>e|B<d A>G F<DD/||

 

DRUMLANRIG CASTLE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 30.

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T:Drumlanrig Castle

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Gow – 4th Repository  (1817)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B|D>E G>A B>ABe|d>A B>G E/E/E E>G|D>EG>A B>ABd|(e/f/g) dg BGG:|

e|(d/c/B/c/) dg d>BGB|(c/d/e) (B/c/d) AEEe|(d/c/B/c/) dg dBGB|(c/d/e) A>c BGGe|

(d/c/B/c/) dg ~d>BGB|(c/d/e) (B/c/d) AEE>G|D>EG>A B>ABd|(e/f/g) dg BGG||

 

DRUMLEY'S (as below)

 

DRUMLEY'S RIDE. AKA and see "Astley's Ride."

 

DRUMMCHARY HOUSE.  Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Malcolm MacDonald, this tune appears in his first collection, dedicated to Mrs. Baird of Newbyth. MacDonald (A Collection of Strathspey Reels); pg. 16.

X:1

T:Drummchary House

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

e | d/d/d fd gefd | AGFD ECCe | d/d/d fd gefd | Agfe fe d :|

f/g/ | afdf afdg | egcg eg cf/g/ | afdf afdf | edcA fddf/g/ |

afdf afdf | egcg eg cf/g/ | afge fdec | Agfe fd d ||

 

DRUMMER, THE. AKA – “The Drummers.” AKA and see “Good Morning to Your Night Cap [2],” “Jack the brisk young drummer,” “Jack the drummer,” “The Piper o' Dundee,” “Taylor.” Scottish, English; Reel. A Dorian/Minor. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): AAB (Athole, Gow/Repository, Honeyman, Kennedy, Kerr, Skye & Raven): AABB (Gow/Carlin). "Very old" notes Gow in his Repository (1802) and MacDonald in The Skye Collection (1887). Glen's (1891) found that the earliest printing occurs in Neil Stewart's 1761 collection—although many English publications have earlier appearance dates, such as Walsh’s Caledonian Country Dances, vol. 3 (c. 1740, pg. 21), and Walsh’s Compleat Country Dancing Master, Fourth Book (c. 1747, pg. 182). The popular melody also appears in Stewart’s Collection of the Newest and Best Reels or Country Dances (Edinburgh, c. 1775). Manuscript versions appear in Thomas Hammersley’s copybook (London, c. 1790), and fluter John Simpson’s c. 1750 music manuscript pages (bound with a printed flute tutor).

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A similar tune, although in a different key, is “Wearying on the Gill Stoup,” a pipe tune contained in the Edinburgh Collection, Book 11 (c. 1910). Barry Shears, in his Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1 (1986), prints an untitled pipe reel (pg. 54) that appears to be a version. In addition, says Shears, he has heard a Gaelic song called “Seallaibh curaigh, Eohainn” sung in Nova Scotia by Mrs. Annie Arnett for the School for Scottish Studies, that “bears a striking resemblance to this tune.” The late indexer Bruce Olson suggested this tune was the original of John O’Keefe’s “Good Morrow to Your Night Cap,” a song written for his farce The Good Soldier.

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Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1), 1782; pg. 45. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 90, No. 150. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 481. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 2, 1802; pg. 23. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 17. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; pg. 14. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 9, No. 6, pg, 8. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 111. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 164. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 43. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 17. “Fiddlers Three Plus Two.”

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T:Drummer, The [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

B|ABcA E2E^F|GABc dBGB|cABG E2Eg|edcB A2A:|

B|c2ce d2de|c2ce dBGB|c2ce d2dg|edcB A2AB|

c2ce d2de|c2ce dBGB|ccce dddg|edcB A2A||

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T:Drummer, The [1]

M:2/4

L:1/8

B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782)

K:Ador

E|ABcA|E2 EF|G2 AB|d/c/B/A/ GB|AGAB|E2 E=f|edcB|A2 A:|

|:B|c>Bce|d>cde|c>Bce|d/c/B/A/ GB|c>Bce|dcd=f|edcB|A2 A:|

         

DRUMMER [2], THE.  Scottish, Reel (cut tume). The melody appears in David Young’s Bodleian Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library, Oxford), inscribed "A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young, W.M. 1740."

 

DRUMMER [3], THE.  English, Reel (whole time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in John Johnson’s Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (1744), Samuel, Ann and Peter Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757) and David Rutherford’s Compleat Collection of 200 of the Most Celebrated Country Dances (London, 1756). It can also be found in the 1747 commonplace book of Walter Rainstorp (Cheapside, London), William Vickers’ Northumbrian music manuscript collection (1770),  and in the American fiddler Daniel T. Aborn’s commonplace book (1790-1809). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 34 (Thompson’s versions). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 170.

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T:Drummer, The [3]

M:

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:William Vickers’ 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)

K:Gmin

D|GABG D2D2|FGAB “tr”c2 BA|GABG D2 De|dcBA G2G:|

|:A|B2 Bd c2 c2|B2 Bd cAFA|B2 Bd c2 ce|dcBA G2G:||

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T:Drummer, The [3]

M:C|

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Gmin

B/A/|GABG D/D/D DE|F2 FG A>BcA|GABG D/D/D De|dcBA G/G/G G:|
|:F|B/B/B Bd|c/c/c ce|B/B/B Bd cAFA|B/B/B Bd c/c/c ce|dcBA G/G/G G:||

         

DRUMMOND CASTLE. Scottish, Jig and Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB (Emmerson, Hunter, Kerr, Martin, Plain Brown): AABB’ (Cranford). The melody, described as "old" in the Gow collection, appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript, in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle. It is inscribed "A Collection of Country Dances written for use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734." Niel Gow published the tune in his Second Collection of 1788. Gow sets the tune in Oswald's giga form, used for Scottish solo jigs, which consists of a specific rhythmic pattern of quarter and eighth notes given by Emmerson (1971). Nigel Gatherer finds similarities to the duple time “Cutting Ferns.” Source for notated version: a c. 1847 music manuscript by Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown Tune Book]. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 206, pg. 59. Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 79, pg. 159. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 280. Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 8. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 260, pg. 28. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 125. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 46. RC2000, George Wilson – “Royal Circus” (2,000).

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T:Drummond Castle

T:Castle Drummond

S:Various sources

Z:Nigel Gatherer

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:Am

B|A>BA a3|age g2 B|c2 c edc|Bdg dBG|A>BA a3|age g3|

ege deg|edB A2::B|c2c cec|d2 d ded|c2 c edc|

Bdg dBG|c2 c edc|deg a2 g|ege deg|edB A2:|]

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T:Drummond Castle

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 8  (1st ed., 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

E|(ABA) a3 |(age) “tr”g3|c2c edc|Bdg dBG|(ABA) a3|age “tr”g3|e>ge deg|edB A2:|

|:B|c2c cec|d2d ded|c2c edc|Bdg dBG|c2c edc|deg “tr”a2g|ege deg|edB A2:|

 

DRUMMOND DAYS.  Irish, Jig. Composed by the late Irish fiddler Seán Ryan. Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), No. 24.

 

DRUMMOND LASSES, THE ("Na Cailinide Ua Druiman" or "Cailim an Drumman"). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): ABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Source for notated version: whistle player Jimmie McGettrick, (County Sligo) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 167, pg. 87 (appears as “Gan anim/Untitled”). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 137. O'Neill  (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1436, pg. 266. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 673, pg. 120. Seamus Maguire & John Lee – “The Missing Reel.”

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T:Drummond Lasses, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 673

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2 BG dGBG|G2 BG EAAF|G2 BG dGBd|cABG EG G2|G2 BG dGBG|

dGBG EAAF|G2 Bc dege|dBAG EG G2||gfed (3Bcd ef|gfed eaaf|gfed BcdB|

cABG EGGd|gfed (3Bcd ef|gfed ea a2|bgaf gedB|cABG EG G2||

 

DRUMMOND'S RANT. Scottish, Rant. C Major/A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. The melody appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript, in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle. It is inscribed "A Collection of Country Dances written for use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734." See also “General Stuart’s Reel.” Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 40, pg. 134. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 59.

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T:Drummond’s Rant

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

c|BGdB ecdc|BGdB ABcA|BGdB ecdB|A/B/c FA fcc:|

|:f|e/^f/g dg BGdB|e/^f/g d=f AFcA|e/^f/g dg BGdB|A/B/c FA fcc:|

|:d|BG G/G/G G/G/G dc|BG G/G/G ABcA|BG G/G/G G/G/G dB|A/B/c FA fcc:|

|:f|e/^f/g dg BGdB|e/^f/g d=f AfcA|e/^f/g dg BGdB|A/B/c FA fcc:|

                   

DRUMMORE LASSES.  Scottish, Country Dance Tune (9/8 time). D Mixolydian (‘A’ part) & G Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AABB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 18. pg. 6.

 

DRUMMORE'S RANT. Scottish, Reel. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this ‘double-tonic’ tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. Bremner (A Collection of Scots Reels), 1757; pg. 11.

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T:Drummore’s Rant

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Mix

(d | B)GdB ecd(c | B)GdB F(A/B/ c)A | BGdB ecdB | (A/B/c) FA fcc :: f | (e/f/g) dg BGdB |

(e/f/g) df AFcF | (e/f/g) dg BGdB | (A/B/c) FA fcc :: d | BG G/G/G G/G/G ed |

BG G/G/G F(A/B/ c)A | BG G/G/G G/G/G ed | (A/B/c) FA fcc :: f | (e/f/g) (e/f/g) BGBG |

(e/f/g) (e/f/g) AFAF | (e/f/g) (e/f/g) BGBG | (A/B/c) FA fcc :|

                   

DRUMMUIR CASTLE.  Scottish, Pipe Quickstep (4/4 time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 44.

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T:Drummuir Castle

M:C

L:1/8

R:Pipe Quickstep

C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Mix

({f}e2) d/c/B/A? ce a2 | ({f}”tr”g2) d/f/g/d/ ({d}B(G G).f | ({f}e2 d/c/B/A/ ce a>f |1 ({f}g)G B/c/d/B/ ({B}e)(AA)z :|2

({f}g)G B/c/d/B/ ({B}e)(AA) e |: a2 g/f/e/d/ eA a2 | ({f}g2) e/f/g/d/ B(GG)g | a2 g/f/e/d/ .e.A a>f |1

({f}g)G B/c/d/B/ ({B}e)(AA)e :|2 ({f}g)G B/c/d/B/ ({B}e)(AA)z ||

 


DRUMNAGARRY. Scottish, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB. The melody is similar to "The Fisher's Rant." MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 74. Green Linnett GLCD 1137, Altan - "Island Angel" (1993. Learned from Tommy Peoples). GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle."

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T:Drumnagarry

L:1/8

M:C

R:Strathspey

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection  (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G>DB,>G, (B,/C/D) G2|E<A,F<A, G>A, E<A|G>G,B,>G, (B,/C/D) G2|1

(3FGA (3DEF (3GEC (3B,A,G,:|2 (3FGA (3DEF G2 G,||c|B<GB>d g>dBG|

(3cec (3BdB A>Bc>d|B<GB>d G>dBG|(3FGA (3DEF G2 G,>c|B<GB>d g>dBG|

(3cec (3BdB A>Bc>e|(3dcB (3ABc (3BAG (3FGA|(3GFE (3DEF (3GDC (3B,A,G,:|

                   

DRUMS AND GUNS. American, Reel. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Roy Watrous (Guilford, Conn.) [Sweet]. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 42.

                   

DRUMS ARE BEATING, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB.

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The mother cries Boys do not take my dear from me

For if yes do my ghost will haunt yes

Love farewell.

The drums are beating and colours flying...

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Source for notated version: “From J. Bridgford” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; Nos. 440 & 441, pg. 111.

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T:Drums are Beating, The
M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 440

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E_

G/A/ BB | e2 e>e fg | e c2 z e>c | B3 GGF | E C2 z B,C | E/D/E/D/E/D/ E/D/E/D/E/D/ |

E3 || G/A/ BB | e2 e/e/e/e/ fg | ec z cec | B3 GGF | E C2 zB,C | E/D/E/D/ E/D/E/D/E/D/ | E2 ||

                   

DRUMS OF JOHORE, THE. English, March. G Major. Standard. AABB. A modern composition by compiler Michael Raven. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 208.

                   

DRUMSHAMBO JIG. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB’. Source for notated version: Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 1, pg. 65.

 

DRUMSHEUGH. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard. AAB. Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1768 2nd collection (pg. 106). The Forest of Drumsheugh was part of the burgh muir of Edinburgh, when the king hunted there in ancient times. It was in the hands of the Earl of Moray when it was developed in the 18th century as the city outgrew its original walls. An Edinburgh residence named Drumsheugh was in the possession of the Lords Moray, which evidently shielded for a time the remnants of the forest. Lord Henry Cockburn (1779-1854), in his memoir Memorials of His Time (published posthumously in 1856) revealed himself to harbor pioneering environmentalist sympathies when he remarked:

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We clung long to the hope that, though the city might in time surround

[the old grand estates] , Bellevue at the east, and Drumsheugh (Lord Moray’s

place) at the west, end of Queen Street might be spared. But in 1802

Bellevue was sold. The magistrates, I believe, bought it; and the whole

trees were instantly cut down. They could not all have been permanently

spared; but many of them might, to the comfort and adornment of the

future buildings. But the mere beauty of the town was no more thought of

at that time by anybody than electric telegraphs and railways; and per-

pendicular trees, with leaves and branches, never find favour in the sight

of any Scotch mason. But indeed in Scotland almost every seems to be a

“foe to the Dryads of the borough groves.” It is partly owing to our climate,

which rarely needs shade; but more to hereditary bad taste. Yet, though

standing passive, I remember people shuddering when they heard the

axes busy in the woods of Bellevue, and furious when they saw the bare

ground. But the axes, as usual, triumphed; and all that art and nature had

done to prepare the place for foliaged compartments of town architecture,

if being built upon should prove inevitable, was carefully obliterated; so

that at last the whole spot was made as bare and as dull as if the designer

of the New Town himself had presided over the operation. (pgs. 166-167)

***

Glen (Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 5.

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T:Drumsheugh

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Glen Collection, vol. 1 (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

FDDB d2 df|e>def E/E/E EG|FDDB d2 df|e>def d/d/d d:|

f|afab afdf|edfd e/e/e (ef)|afab afdf|e>def d/d/d df|afab afdf|

edfd e/e/e (ea)|bfae fdec|dBAF d2 df||

 

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