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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

D-TIOCFARD, AN. AKA and see "Eileen Aroon."

                       

DU PETIT SARNAY. See “Petit Sarnay.”

           

DUB REEL, THE. Irish, Reel. Lunasa.

                       

DUBH CHNOCAN. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by James Stewart-Robertson, the editor of The Athole Collection. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 97.

X:1

T:Dubh Chnoca

M:C|

L:1/8

C:James Stewart-Robertson

R:Reel

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|F2DF ABAF|d2Af eEEA|F2DF ABAg|fdec d2d:|

g|f2df eBBc|dBAF BEEg|f2df eBBc|dBAF D/D/D Dg|

f2df eBBc|dBAF BEEA|F2DF ABAg|fdec d3||

                       

DUBLIN BAY. AKA and see "We'll Wed and We'll Bed." English, Country Dance Tune (12/8 time). C Minor. Standard tuning. ABB'. The tune dates to 1713. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

                       

DUBLIN BOYS, THE. AKA and see "Dublin Streets," “Fig for a Kiss [1],” "Gliogar an Mheadair," "The Gurling of the Churn," "The Old Dutch Churn," "Milk the Churn," "The Splashing of the Churn [2]," "Humours of Bottle Hill," "The Night of the Fun [2]," "She is fit for a kiss," "Two in a Gig." Irish, Slip Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Ryan also prints the tune under the title “Night of Fun,” points out Paul de Grae, who says the tunes are in fact a combination of the ‘A’ part of “Fig for a Kiss” with the ‘B’ part of “Dublin Streets.” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 67. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pgs. 93 & 98.

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T:Dublin Boys, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(G2.A) BGE BGE|(F2.G) AFD AFD|(G2.A) BGE BGE|dcB AGF (E2D)|

(G2.A) BGE BGE|(F2.G) AFD AFD|(G2.A) BGE BGE|dcB AGF E2z||

(e2.f) (g2.a) bge|(d2.e) f2g afd|e2f g2a bge|dcB AGF (E2D)|

e2f g2a bge|d2e f2g afd|e2f g2a bge|dcB AGF E2z||

                       

DUBLIN GIGG A JIGG. AKA and see “Foxhunter’s Jig.” Irish, Slip Jig. A Major. Standard. AABB. The tune is a version of the well-known Irish slip jig “Foxhunter’s,” usually set in D Source for notated version: the Ellis Knowles manuscript (Lancashire, England, c. 1847) [Plain Brown]. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 8.

                       

DUBLIN GIRLS. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABBCC. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 172, pg. 20.

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T:Dublin Girls

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4 No. 172 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A2 (3FED AFEE | A2 (3FED BEEB | A2 (3FED AFFE | egfg edBd :|

|: A2 (FA) AddB | A2 (fd) edBd | A2F2 AddB | egfg edBd :|

|: f2 fd e2 ed | f2 fd (ed)Bd | f2 fd e2 ed | egfg edBd :|

                       

DUBLIN HORNPIPE [1], THE. New England, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by Ralph Page. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; pg. 17.

 

DUBLIN HORNPIPE [2], THE. AKA and see "The Cuckoo [1]," “Cuckoo Hornpipe [7],” "Murray's Fancy (Hornpipe) [1].” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. Michael Coleman called the tune “Murray’s Hornpipe.” The tune was in ther repertoire of the famous Donegal fiddler Neilly Boyle, and was also played in the Kilcar/Glencolmcille area, according to the late fiddler Danny O’Donnell (1910-2001). Ón tSean-Am Anall’ {Danny O’Donnell} (learned from Connie Gallagher, a barber in Killybegs, Donegal).

 

DUBLIN HORNPIPE [3], THE (Crannciuil M-Baile-Ata-Cliat). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB'. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1725, pg. 321.

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T:Dublin Hornpipe, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1725

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(dc) | BGEG cAFD | d^cde dBGD | EdcB AGFG | (3ABG (3FGE Dcdc |

BGDG cAFD | d^cde dBGD | EdcB AGFA | G>B (3def g2 :: b>g (3ggg dgBg |

b>g (3ggg dgBg | c’>a (3aaa eaca | c’>a (3aaa eaca | b>g (3ggg dgBg |

b>g (3ggg df b2 |1 (3aba (3gag (3fgf (3efe | (3ded (3cdc (3BcB ga :|2

agfa gfec | (3ddd ef gedc ||

 

DUBLIN HORNPIPE [4]. Scottish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB’. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 279, pg. 30.

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T:Dublin Hornpipe [4]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 279  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3ABc | dcdf ecAc | dBGB AFDF | GBFB EBdf | edcB ABcd | e>A A/A/A f>A A/A/A |

gfge (aA) A2 | (3ABc (3dcB (3ABG (3FGE | D2D2D2 :: d2 | cdef gfge | defg agaf |

bgea fddf | edcB A2 (Ad) | cdef gfge | defg agaf | bgea fddf |1 edcB A2 :|2 edcB Agfe ||

                       

DUBLIN JIG [1]. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; pg. 134, No. 231.

 

DUBLIN JIG [2]. Irish, Jig. A Major. Standard. AABB.

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T:The Dublin Jig

D:Jimmy Shand 78: Beltona BL 2229 (1935)

Z:Nigel Gatherer

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:A

c|EAA cAA|eAA cAA|fga ecA|BcB BAF|EAA cAA|eAA cAA|

fga ecA|BcB A2::e|eaa c'aa|baa c'aa|eaa c'aa|

bc'b baf|eaa c'aa|bab c'af|efe ded|cAA A2:|]

 


DUBLIN JIG [3]. American, Jig. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & E Minor ('C' part). Standard tuning. ABC. Bayard (1981) identifies this as a composite tune made from combining strains; the 'A' and 'B' part of this "Dublin Jig" are close to "Chalk Sunday" (Joyce) or "Dublin Boy". Tunes generally resembling this one or parts of this one, he says, are "Pretty Jane" and "Sir Archibald Campbell's Jig.” Source for notated version: Hiram Horner (fifer from Westmoreland and Fayette Counties, Pa., 1960) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 517, pg. 466.

                       

DUBLIN LADS, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. ABC.The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Source for notated version: piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 67, pg. 69.

                       

DUBLIN LASSES [1] ("Na Cailinide Ua Baile-Ata-Cliat" or "Cailini Baile-Ata-Cliat"). AKA and see “Boys of Ballysadare [2],” "Coppers and/of Brass [1]," "Crossing the Field," "Douse the Monkey," "The Green Fields of Erin [2]," "The Heather Bloom," "The Heather Breeze [1]," "The Heathery Braes," "The Heathery Braes of Ballyhealy," "The Humours of Appletown," "Last Night's Work," "McNamara's Reel," "Miss Roden's Reel," "Miss Roddy's.” Irish, Reel. F Major/D Minor. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB (Cole, O'Neill/Krassen). New York writer, researcher and musician Don Meade calls the tune a “two-part F version of the three-part G reel ‘Boys of Ballisodare’ recorded (in New York in the 78 RPM era) by Paddy Killoran.” Fellow Sligo-raised fiddler Michael Coleman recorded the tune as “Miss Roddy.” See also "The Dublin Reel." The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler John McFadden, originally from County Mayo [O’Neill]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 1; 13. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 8. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1983; 53 (appears as untitled tune). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 254, pg. 132. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1328, pg. 248. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 587, pg. 107. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 31. Green Linnet GLCD 1128, Brendan Mulvihill & Donna Long - “The Morning Dew” (1993). Danny O’Donnell – “Ón tSean-Am Anall.”

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T:Dublin Lasses [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1328

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c~F3 cFdF | cFFG AG G2 | c~F3 cFdF | GBAG F(D D2) | c~F3 cFdF | cFFG AG G2 |

FGAc (3ded cA | GBAG FD D2 || fefg “tr”(ag)ag | fefg adde | fefg a2 ag |

fdec Ad d2 | fefg “tr”(ag)ag | fefg addf | afge f2 ed | cAGB AD D2 ||

 

DUBLIN LASSES [2] (Gearrchailiú Bhaile Átha Cliath). AKA and see "Eight and Forty Sisters,” “Maids of Galway,” "Murtough Molloy," “Tie the Ribbons [2],” “Walls of Limerick [2].” Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard. AB (Breathnach): AA’BB’(Kerr). No relation to “Dublin Lasses” [1]. O’Neill prints the tune under the title “Murtough Molloy.” The ‘B’ part of “Dublin Lasses” appears as the ‘B’ part of “Eight and Forty Sisters” in Darley & McCall’s Feis Ceoil Collection of Irish Airs (1914). Other related tunes are “Dowd’s/O’Dowd’s Favourite,” “The Flowers in May,” “The Ladies Pantaloons,” “The Scotch Hunt” “Trim the Bonnet” and “The Rover [4]" (Breathnach, 1996).  See also an untitled related tune in Breathnach’s CRÉ II (1976), No. 286. The famous Sliabh Luachra fiddler Denis Murphy played this tune under the “Dublin Lasses” title. Leitrim flute player John McKenna had it as “Maids of Galway.” Source for notated version: fiddler Tommy Potts (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 193, pg. 75. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 176, pg. 20. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 62, pg. 16 (appears as untitled reel).

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T:Dublin Lasses [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Mulvihill - 1st Collection (62)

K:E Minor

dc|BE {F}(3EDE GBAG|(3FED AD BDAD|GFEF GABc|{e}dcdf e2 dc|

BE {F}(3EDE GBAG|(3FED AD BDAD| GFEF GABc|{e}dc(df)e2||ef|

g2 (3agf gbag|fd {e}(3dcd fgaf|g2 (3agf gbag|gfed Beef|g2 (3gfg gbag|

fd {d}(3dcd fgaf|(3bag af gfed|Beed e2||


                                      

DUBLIN LASSES [3]. See “Dublin Reel.” Irish, Reel. An alternate title for the “Dublin Reel”.

                          

DUBLIN PORTER, THE (Pórtar Dhúlainn). AKA and see "Dublin Porter House." Irish (originally), Canadian; Reel. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard. AB (Roche): AA'B (Breathnach): AABB (Cranitch): AABB’ (Cranford): AA’BB’ (Perlman). The tune was known, as are many Scots tunes, in County Donegal, Ireland, as evidenced by the diary entry of a fiddler named William Allingham, who was employed as a customs officer and whose vocation was traditional music. He visited a poor fiddler named Tom Read in the (probably Ballyshannon) poorhouse who played for him both “Ain Kind Dearie” and “Paudeen Ó Rafferty” in November of 1847, the time of the famine. Allingham gave George Petrie several tunes which appear in the latter’s collection of Irish music. The tune was popularized by the teaching, recording and playing of Padraig Ó Caoimh whose version, suspects Caoimhin Mac Aoidh, was based on the printing in the Roche Collection.  Ken Perlman (1996) states the tune was introduced to Prince Edward Island from the playing of Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. In County Kerry the tune is known as “Dublin Porter House,” according to Breathnach (1985). Source for notated version: Kenny Chaisson (b. 1947, Rollo Bay, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; fiddlers John and James Kelly (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 155, pg. 72. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 178, pg. 50. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 89. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 51. Roche Collection, 1982; Vol. 1, pg. 72, No. 188. DARA CD 072, Any Old Time – “Crossing.” Fiddlesticks cass., Jerry Holland - “A Session with Jerry Holland” (1990). Green Linnett, Jerry Holland - “The Fiddlesticks Collection” (1995). OSS CD 70, Brid Cranitch, Vince Milne, Pat Sullivan – “A Small Island.” Outlet Records SOLP 1041, John & James Kelly - "Irish Traditional Music" (album notes for the tune state that this tune was a favorite of Sliabh Luachra, Kerry, fiddler Padraig O'Keeffe and that their father John Kelly Sr. suggested it could be also played at slower pace and in dotted rhythm as a hornpipe).

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T:Dublin Porter

T:The Dublin Porter House

R:reel

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

B2 BA BcdB|cBAB cdec|Add^c dcAG|(3FED AD BDAc|

B3 A BcdB|cBAB cdef|g2 fg ecAF|1 GBAF G2 DG:|

2 GBAF GABd||

|:g3 f gdBd|g2 fg eA ~A2|eA ~A2 edeg|fgag fdef|

g2 gf gdBd|g2 fg eA ~A2|eA ~A2 edeg|1 fgaf gfef:|2 fgaf gfed||

                       

DUBLIN PORTER HOUSE. AKA and see "Dublin Porter."

                       

DUBLIN REEL, THE ("Seisd Baile-Ata-Cliat" or "Cor Baile-Ata-Cliat"). AKA and see “Athens,” “Blodgett’s Reel,” "The Clogher Reel," “The Cock’s Tail,” "The Dublin Lasses [3]," "Jackson's Reel [2]," “Miss Daly's Reel,” "The Shuffle Reel," "The Twelve Locks," "The Twister," “The Union Reel,” "Victor Wild," "The Westmeath Hunt." Irish, Single Reel. G Major (O’Neill/Krassen): D Major (Mitchell, O’Neill/1850, Sullivan): C Major (Mitchell). Standard. AB (Mitchell): AA'B (O'Neill/1850): ABC (Mitchell): AA'BC (O'Neill/1001, Sullivan): ABB'CC' (O'Neill/Krassen): ABCA’BC (Moylan): AABBCD (Miller & Perron). Known as a piping tune. The first part is similar to that of “Knocknagow.” The G Major form of the tune is known as “Jackson’s”, from County Sligo/New York fiddler Michael Coleman’s recording of it. The name Dublin is derived from the Gaelic dubh linne, or ‘the black pool’. The alternate titles “Blodgett’s” and “Miss Daly” are found in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection/Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes. “The Shuffle Reel” is a related tune. According to Caoimhin Mac Aoidh, the tune is known as “The Cock’s Tail Reel” in County Donegal where it is associated with the playing of Mickey Mór Doherty, the father of fiddlers Mickey, John and Simon Doherty. Sources for notated versions: Boston fiddler Paddy Cronin (b. 1925) [Miller & Perron]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; Delaney [O’Neill]; fiddler Jimmy McHugh [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No. 33. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1986; 102. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 28. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 66. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; Nos. 51 & 52, pgs. 58-59 (two settings). Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 218, pg. 125. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 90. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1374, pg. 256. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 624, pg. 113. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pgs. 24 & 75. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3; No. 56, pg. 23. A & M Records 79602 2000-2, Ashley MacIsaac - “Close to the Floor” (1992). Claddagh Records CC17, Seán Keane ‑ "Gusty's Frolics" (1975). Noel Hill – “The Irish Concertina” (1988). Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan – “Doublin’” (1978). Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan – “The Whirlwind” (1995. Learned from piper Séamus Ennis).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index