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DROCHAID LUIDEACH, AN (The Twisted Bridge). Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian.
Standard tuning. AABB. Green Linnett GLCD 1146, The
Tannahill Weavers - "
X:1
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.
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
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
||
X:1
T:
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
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 (
***
A “Droghedy's March” from county Wexford is
described by Patrick Kennedy in 1812 in his book On the Banks of the Boro:
***
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]
***
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
X:1
T:Droichead Beag, An
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D Major
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
X:1
T:Droichead Loch Gearr
T:
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 (
DROLL JOHNNEY (sic). English, Jig.
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” 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.
X:1
T:Dromey's Fancy
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Patrick Stack, Chicago
Z:Paul Kinder
K:E Minor
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
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.
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.
X:1
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 | 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.
X:1
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
***
Drops
of Brandy is also the name of a specific country dance known throughout the
***
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
***
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
X:1
T:Drops of Brandy
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||
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
(
X:1
T:Drops of Drink
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:E Minor
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:|
X:2
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).
X:1
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.
X:1
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. Scottish, Jig. The tune 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 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).
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 |
=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,” “Drown Drought.” AKA and see “Give Us a Drink of Water [1],”
“Doon da
Rooth,” “The Drought.” Scottish, Old Hornpipe or
Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. 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. Petrie (Collection
of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances), c. 1790; pg. 21. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 391.
X:1
M:9/8
R:Jig
S:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
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>,
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
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
(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. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book),
1996; pg. 86. Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-gheallaidh),
1990; pg. 35. 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. 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).
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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