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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, 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]

 

 

 


FAR AWAY. American, Waltz. USA, New York. B Minor. Standard tuning. AA'BB. Composed in 1985 by Pete Jung (Kingston, N.Y.), who said: “I wrote this while playing the mandolin, on the way back home from a Brattleboro (VT) Dawn Dance, at about 7 A.M. I wrote it for a particular woman who has an enchanting but  elusive quality—that was what I was trying to convey.” The melody has become quite popular and pops up from time to time at sessions. Matthiesen (Waltz Book 1), 1992; pg. 21. CCF2, Cape Cod Fiddlers – “Concert Collection II” (1999). Maggie's Music, Ceoltoiri ‑ "Silver Apples of the Moon." Wild Asparagus ‑ "Tone Roads" (1990). Conor Keane – “Oidhreacht” (appears as “Nicholas Quemener’s Waltz”—Quemener is with the group Arcady). 

                       

FAR AWAY WEDDING, THE. See “Faraway Wedding [2].”

                       

FAR, FAR BEYOND YON MOUNTAINS. Irish, Air (4/4 time). Ireland, County Tyrone. G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Rev. James Mease [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 345, pg. 87.

                       

FAR, FAR, DOWN IN THE SOUTH OF LUIDACH. Irish, Air (2/4 time). E Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “Set from M. O’Donohoe, Arranmore, Sept. 13th, 1857" (Stanford/Petrie). Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 335, pg. 84.

                       

FAR FROM HOME ("Slan Beo Leat" or "Fad Ua Baile"). Irish, English, Shetland, American; Reel. USA; New England, Northwest. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB (Cranitch, Frets Magazine, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/Krassen, Raven). Bayard (1981) collected in Pennsylvania a tune that is a version, "The Butcher's Row." Many have pointed out the similarity to the popular hornpipe “Going/Off to California [1],” especially in the ‘B’ parts which are nearly identical. Nigel Gatherer remarks that “many people think of this tune as a Shetland reel; I’ve even seen it on CD’s as ‘Far Frae Home’!” He attributes this to its being included in sets of Shetland tunes by the Boys of the Lough on their albums “Good Friends…Good Music” and “Far From Home.” Source for notated version: Francis O'Neill learned his version of the tune in the San Joaquin Valley, California, when he was aged 19 in the 1870's “from the whistling of a companion while herding a flock of 3,000 sheep on the plains at the foot of the Sierra Nevada range" (ed.—presumably the title appealed to the young O'Neill, who left Ireland in his mid-teens, or was his own invention) [O'Neill/Irish Folk Music]. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 59, pg. 148. Frets Magazine, "Boys of the Lough," October 1980; pg. 31. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book), Vol. 2; pg. 11. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler’s Repertoire), 1983; No. 86. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 107. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1261, pg. 237. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 530, pg. 99. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 188. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 43. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 76. Philo 1051, Boys of the Lough‑‑"Good Friends, Good Music" (1977).

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T:Far from Home

M:C|

L:1/8

K:G

|:GE DE G3A|B2 BA Bc d2|GE DE G3B|AG AB AG E2|

GE DE G3A|B2 BA Bc d2|ed ef ge dc|BG AF G4:|

|:g3eg3d|ed ef ed B2|ge dB G2 GB|AG AB AG E2|

GE DE G2 GA|B3A Bc d2|ed ef ge dc|BG AF G4:|

           

FAR GATE, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by fiddler and pianist Josephine Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south County Antrim. Keegan (The Keegan Tunes), 2002; pg. 34.

                       

FAR IN THE MOUNTAIN. AKA and see "Fire on the Mountain."

           

FAR MOR, THE. AKA and see "Is the Big Man Within?"

           

FAR O'ER STRUY. Scottish, "Retreat Air" (3/4 time). D Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by J.P. MacLeod, a piper and pipe‑maker of Tain, who won the gold medal for pibroch at Inverness in 1907. A "retreat air" is a form popular with West‑coast Scotland fiddlers, according to Alastair Hardie (1992). Source for notated version: West‑coast Scottish fiddler Angus Grant of Fort William (Scotland) [Hardie]. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 120. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), Vol. 4, 1991; pg. 26.

 

FAR ON THE MOUNTAIN. AKA and see “Fire on the Mountain.” Old-Time. This is the title of the tune, as recorded by The Red-Headed Fiddlers.”

 

FARAL GARA. See "Farrell O'Gara," "Fearghal Ó Gadhra."

                       

FARAWAY GRANDCHILD, THE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by David A. Gordon. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), Volvol. 4, 1991; pg. 27.

                       


FARAWAY WEDDING [1]. AKA and see "The Gravelled Walks to Granny," "The Highland Man that Kissed his Grannie [1]," "The Cottage in the Grove [2]," "Down with the Mail," "The Gravelled Walks to Granny," "The Highland Man that Kissed his Grannie [1]," "In and Out (of) the Harbour," "Jenny Lace your Tight," "Jenny Tie your Bonnet,” "Lizzie's Bonnet," "Lassie(s) tie your Bonnet(s)," "Lizzie's Bonnet," "Jenny Lace your Tight," "In and Out (of) the Harbour," "Upstairs in a Tent [1]," "The Rambler's Rest," "Down with the Mail," "Tie the Bonnet," "Jenny Tie your Bonnet.""Upstairs in a Tent [1].”  English, Scottish; Jig. English, Northumberland. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. One of the "missing tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 2, 1802; pg. 27.

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T:Far awa’ Wedding, The [1]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Gow – 2nd Repository (1802)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

e|:A3(A A)EA AEA|c2(A A)EA B=GB|c2A AEA AEA|B=GB Bge dBG:|

cAA a2e c(AA)|cAA a2f =g(BB)|cAA a2e cAc|B=GB Bge gdB|

cAA a2e c(AA)|

cAA =g3 {fg}gBB|cAA a2e cAc|B=GB Bge gdB||

 

FAR AWAY WEDDING [2], THE. AKA and see Kitty Lie Over (Next to the Wall),” “Patsy McCann’s,” Paddy’s Return [1],” What’ll I do if the Kettle Boils Over [2],” Young Tim Murphy.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. O’Neill prints the tune as “Young Tim Murphy.” Source for notated version: “From (the Irish collector) Mr. Joyce, from Connor Hannan, near Kildorrery, Co. Cork” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 468, pg. 118.

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T:Far Away Wedding, The [2]

M:6/8

L:1/8

N:”Allegro”

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 468

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F/G/ | AFD DFA | Add B2A | Bcd AGF | GFG EFG | AFD DFA| Add B2A |

BdF G2E | FDD D2 || d/e/ | fef d2 e | fed B2A | Bcd A2F | GFG E2e |

fef def | gfg ecA | AdF G2E | FDD D2 ||

 

FAR AWAY WEDDING [3], THE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 47. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 15338. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 190, pg. 78.

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T:Far Away Wedding, The [3]

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Capt. F. O'Neill

Z:Paul Kinder

K:D Mix

A |: FDD ADD | FDF AGF | GEE BEE | BEB "tr"BAG | FDD ADD | FDD AGF |

EFA B2 A | BdF E2 D :: FAA A2 B | FAA AGF | GBB B2 A | GBB BAG |

FAA A2 B | FAA AGF | EFA B2 A | BdF E2 D :||

X:2

T:Far away Wedding, The [3]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D
A | FDD ADD | FDD AGF | GEE BEE | GEE BAG | FDD ADD | FDD AGF |

G2A B2A | BdF E2D :: FGA dcd | FDD AGF | GEE BEE | GEE BAG |

FGA dcd | FDD AGF | G2A B2A | BdF E2D :|

                       

FARDER BEN DA WYLCOMER, DA. AKA and see "Faader Ben Da Welcomer."

                       

FARDOWN FARMER, THE (An Gabaltuide Tuatac/Tuaideac). Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The term ‘Fardown’ was used in the 19th and 20th centuries, often by Irish-Americans, to describe someone (often a Protestant) from Ulster. Faction fighting was reported on 19th century American construction sites between Fardowns and men from Munster. It is said the name was derived from fir dun or ‘dark men. See also the related “Angry Peeler.” O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 55. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1024, pg. 191. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 237, pg. 53.

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T:Fardown Farmer, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 237

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

A|BAB GED|EFG GAB|BAB GED|EAA ABc|BAB GED|EFG GAB|dfe dcA|B<GG G2:|

|:A|Bcd ded|dge dBG|Bcd ded|efd g2d|Bcd ded|dge dBG|dfe dcA|B<GG G2:|

                       

FARE THEE WELL MY PRETTY LITTLE MISS. Old‑Time. Related to "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss" but derives from the well‑known folk song "Sixteen Next Sunday." Rounder Records, Fiddlin' John Carson ‑ "The Old Hen Cackled and the Roosters Goin' to Crow."

                       

FARE THEE WELL, SWEET KILLALOE. AKA and see "The Oysterwives Rant," "The haughs o' Cromdale," "Wate You How the Play Began," "The Hillside [2]," Sweet Killaloe,” "Welcome Home [3]." Irish, Air or March (4/4 time). D  Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. Killaloe is in County Clare at Kincora, and home of the eleventh-century Irish King of Munster Brian Boru. Ruins of his fort can still be seen there. Bayard says the tune is related to the "Oro, Welcome Home!" tune family. Source for notated versiison: Miss Griffin of Foynes on the Shannon in Limerick, via Pigot (Joyce). Connolly & Martin (Forget Me Not), 2002; pgs. 30-31. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 842, pg. 408. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 100, pg. 56. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1809, pg. 339.O'Neill (Irish Music); No. 100.

                                   

FARE WELL. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The jig was originally printed by Northumbrian small-piper John Peacock (c. 1756-1817) in his Favourite Collection of Tunes with Variations, printed in Newcastle by musician and music seller Thomas Wright. Peacock was one of the foremost Northumbrian pipers of his generation, one of the last of the Newcastle Waits, and an innovator in pipemaking. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 59. Peacock (Peacock’s Tunes), c. 1805/1980; No. 16, pg. 5.

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T:Fare Well

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:John Peacock A Favourite Collection of Tunes with Variations (c. 1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

ded g2g|BcB d2d|G2G AGA|BAB A3|ded g2g|BcB d2d|

G2G AGA|G2G G3::d>ed cAc|BcB AGA|AAG BAG|dcB B2A|

d>ed cAc|BcB AGA|GAG BAG|dBG d3|ded g2g|BcB d2d|

G2G AGA|BGB A3|ded g2g|BcB d2d|G2G AGA|G2G G3:|

                                   

FARE YE WELL, BALLINDERRY. AKA and see "Farewell, Miss Gordon." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). Ireland, Leinster. D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Identified by Darley & McCall as a Leinster air. Source for notated version: fiddler Courtney Jones (Avoca, Co. Wicklow) [Darley & McCall]. Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Irish Music), 1914; No. 7, pg. 3.

                                   

FARE YOU WELL. AKA and see "End of the Mission," "Sinners' Lament," "Weeping and Mourning," "Rough Little Heathy Hill" (An garbh Cnoicin Fraoigh), “Sliabh Geal gCua Na Feile. Irish, Slow Air (2/4 time). G Major (O'Neill/1915): D Major (O'Neill/1850). Standard tuning. AB. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music, pg. 67) states:

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During the last week of a mission given at Bantry during my school

days, the man who presided at a stall erected against the end of the

schoolhouse for the sale of church wares, attracted trade by singing

a rather depressing song to a fine melody which I memorized uncon-

sciously and never forgot. Following is all I remember of the song-

‘Where sinful souls do mourn form whence they can’t return

But there to weep and mourn bound in fiery chains.’

No doubt this direful picture of perdition was intended to call attention

to the need of prompt repentance, so I named the Air “Fare you Well”

or the “Sinner’s Lament.” This melody was unknown in that part of the

country and no trace of it had ever been discovered in our experience

until recently a version was found in (Stanford/Petrie’s Complete

Collection, 1905), under the title “An garbh Cnoicin Fraoigh” (The rough

little Heathy Hill”).

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O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 17, pg. 18. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 2, pg. 1.

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T:Fare You Well

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’NeillMusic of Ireland (1903), No. 2

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

N:”Slow”

K:D

f/g/|a>b g>a|f2 e>d|d>c A>B|c2 d>e|d>c (3AGF|G2 FG|A<d d>e|d3||A|d>e f>g|

a2 a>g|a>b a>f|g2 g>g|a>b a>g|{e}=f2 e>c|d>c A>G|A3 f/g/|a>b g>a|f2 e>d|

d>c A>B|c2 d>e|d>c (3AGF|G2 FG|A<d d>e|d3||

                       

FARE YOU WELL KILLEAVY. Irish, Air. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). While mostly traditional in his repertoire, Goodman regularly played several novelty or ‘popular’ tunes.

                       


FARE YOU WELL MY SUSAN. AKA and see "Frog in the Millpond." Old‑Time, Song or Dance Tune (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Bayard collected this tune which was used as both a song and dance tune in southwestern Pa. He thinks sounds as  if it may have come from the American minstrel tradition, and gives the ditty his source sang to it:

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Fare you well, my Susan.

Fare you well, my dear.

Fare you well, my Susan

I'm goin' to leave you here‑‑

Chorus:

Frog in the millpond, hoppadoo, hoppadoo,

Frog in the millpond, hoppadoodle day.

Frog in the millpond settin' on a log,

Devil on the hillside gruntin' like a hog.

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Source for notated version: James Dains (Greene County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 71, pg. 48.

                       

FAREWELL [1], THE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey. E Major. Standard tuning. One part. Composed by an elderly William Marshall (1748-1833); it was his musical farewell to his home of Keithmore, which Marshall left at age 74, having resided there 33 years. It was published posthumously in his A Second Collection of Scottish Melodies (the 1845 Collection). Other tunes with the same title were published earlier by James Aird and John Anderson. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition; 1845 Collection, pg. 35.

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T:Farewell, The

L:1/8

M:C

S:Marshall1845 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E

(G/>A/)|(B>A) (G>F) (E/G/B/e/) g>e|(f/B/f/g/) ag/a/ f(F/G/) F(G/A/)|

(B>A)(G>F) (3E/G/B/ (3e/g/b/ ag/f/|(f/e/)d/c/ (B/d/)e/f/ ge e G/A/|

c>AGG/F/ (E/G/B/e/) g<e|(f/B/f/g/) ag/a/ f(F/G/) FG/A/|B>AGF (3E/G/B/ (3e/g/b/ ag/f/|

(f/e/)d/c/ (c/B/)A/G/ BE E||g/<a/|b>eg>b (e>f) (g>e)|a>f g/b/a/g/ fF/>G/ Fg/a/|

be (g/4a/4g/4f/4)e/d/ (f/e/)d/c/ (c/B/)A/G/|(A/c/)B/e/ (d/f/)(B/a/) ge eg/a/|

(b>e)(g>d) eE (c/B/)(A/G/)|(B,/E/G/B/) (A/c/d/e/) g>f fG/A/|

(B>A)(G>F) (3E/G/B/ (3e/g/b/ ag/f/|(f/e/)d/c/ (c/B/)A/G/ BE E||

 

FAREWELL [2], THE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Minor ('A' part) & B Flat Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB'. A modern composition by Patrick McNulty, an Irish piper from Glasgow. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 24.

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T:The Farewell

R:hornpipe

C:Pat McNulty

M:4/4

L:1/8

Q:80

K:Gm

G>A|B>dc>B A>cB>A|G>DB,>D G>AB>c|d>g^f>g e>dc>B|(3ABc (3BAG ^F2G>A|

B>dc>B A>cB>A|G>DG>A B>AB>c|d>g^f>=f e>cA>c|d>D^F>A G2:|!

^F2|=F>Ac>d ^f>gd>c|B>D=F>B d>fb>a|g>Bd>g f>FB>d|c>f=e>g f2(3^fga|

b>Bd>g _a>Bd>f|g>cd>g =e>bg>e|[1f>ga>g f>=e_e>d|c>FA>c B2:|!

[2f>=e_e>c A>FD>C|(3BBB D>F B2||

 

FAREWELL [3]. See "Fare Well."

                       

FAREWELL BLUES. Old‑Time, Country Rag. USA. D Major. Standard. AB. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, Vol. 2), 1984; pg. 124.

                       

FAREWELL--BUT WHENEVER YOU WELCOME THE HOUR. See "Jack the Jolly Ploughboy."

                       

FAREWELL DARLING YOUTH (Soraidh slan do'n ailleagan). Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. "The Gaelic song usually associated with this melody, was composed to a lady of the family of MacKenzie, Bart. of Gairloch, in Ross‑shire. The words sung by the editor's father referred to a youth going abroad. Mr. Campbell, in his 'Albyn's Anthology,' gives the name of this air to no less than two of the few Highland melodies contained in it" (Fraser). Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 4, pg. 2.

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T:Farewell darling Youth

T:Soraidh slan do’n ailleagan

M:C

L:1/8

R:Slow Air

S:Fraser Collection  (1874)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c/>B/|A>EF>E A>FE>c|B>A FG A2 zE|A>EF>E A>FE>c|d>feG A3:|

A/B/|c>de>f e>cA>f|e>dc>d e3f|e>cB>A A>FE>c|BA F>G A2 zA/B/|

c>de>f e>dc>d|d>cf>e a3f|e>cB>A A>FE>c|B>A FG A3||

                       

FAREWELL, DEAR LOVE. English, Air. D Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. The song is to be found in Robert Jones' First Book of Songs and Ayres (1600). The song, somewhat garbled, appears in Twelfth Night (act ii, scene 3) after Sir Toby has quoted from several songs; Malvolio enters and puts an end to the revel, but his last word, "farewell," prompts Sir Toby on one more song, "Farewell, Dear Love." Kines (Songs From Shakespeare's Plays and Popular Songs of Shakespeare's Time), 1964; pgs. 16‑17.


                       

FAREWELL DUCKTOWN. A version of “Flop Eared Mule” recorded by Allen Sisson in 1925.

                       

FAREWELL, FAIR ARMELIA. AKA and see "Fortune My Foe." The air appears in Luke Wadding's (the Bishop of Ferns) A Pious Garland of Godly Songs for the Solace of his Friends and Neighbors in their Afflictions, 1680.

                       

FAREWELL FOR EVER{MORE} (Slán Leat Go Bráth). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. "From Norry Dwane of Glenosheen, 1846" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 26, pg. 16.

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T:Farewell for Evermore

T:Slán Leat Go Bráth

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

N:”Slow and sad”

K:D Dorian

ABc|d2 ecAG|E2 C2 DE|F2G2 A>B|c4 Ac|d2 ecAG|E2C2 DE|F2 A>GE>D|

D4||AG|A2d2 d>e|fedfec|A2c2 c>d|c4 AG|A2d2 d>e|f2d2 ec|A2d2 d>e|

d4 de|fedcAG|c2A2 GF|EcAGED|C4 DE|FGABce|d2A2 AG|F2 A>GE>D|D4||

                       

FAREWELL FRIEND.  Canadian, March. Canada, Cape Breton. Composed by Kinnon Beaton on the death of his friend, John Morris Rankin, who tragically died in an auto accident in 2000. Smithsonian Folkways Records, SFW CD 40507, The Beaton Family of Mabou – “Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music” (2004). 

 

FAREWELL INVERNESS. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 96.

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T:Farewell Inverness

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L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

FE | D3F EDEF | B2E2E2FE | D3F EDEF | AFED d3e | fedf edBe | dBAF E3F |

DEFG ABAG | F2D2D2 :: fe | d2a2 fgaf | b2e2e2 fe | d2 ag fgab | agfe d3e |

f2 fd e2 eB | dBAG E3F | DEFG ABdA | F2D2D2 :: FE | DAFA DAFA | B2E2E2FE |

DAFA DAFD | dAFD d3e | fedf edBd | AFdF E3F | DEFG ABAG | F2D2D2 :: fe |

dfab adfa | b2e2 egfe | dfab adfa | b2 bg afed | f2 fd e2 ec | dBAF E3F | DEFG ABdA | F2D2D2 :|

                       

FAREWELL MANCHESTER. AKA and see "Felton's Gavot." English, Air, County and Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Mixolydian/G Major (Raven): E Flat Major (Chappell). Standard tuning. AB. The tune was composed early in the 18th century by the Reverend William Felton, prebendary of Hereford Cathedral, as a passage in one of his keyboard concertos published about 1740 or later by John Johnson of Cheapside (Kidson, Groves). It was later published with variations as "Felton's Gavot," and quickly gained popularity. Bremner published it in Edinburgh in 1756 in his Collection of Airs and Marches ‘for two violins or German flutes’. At some point lyrics were adapted to the tune from which the title "Farewell Manchester" derives, though these lyrics have been ‘lost to the ages’.

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On the occasion of the conclusion of the peace of Aix-la-Chappelle, in October, 1748 (which ended the War of the Austrian Succession), a song was written to the air, beginning:
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Fill, fill, fill the glass, briskly put it round…

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The broadsheet was headed “Farewell Manchester, a song for three voices made on the Peace.” Despite the fact that the peace song had nothing whatsoever to do with farewells or Manchester, it indicates that the “Farewell Manchester” title attached to the air was well-known at the time.

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"Farewell Manchester" was also played by Jacobite troops, the story goes, as they retreated from England back to Scotland in 1745, quitting Manchester, a town that had once welcomed Prince Charlie's thrust for the throne, but which later had, as the tide turned, become hostile (Chappell, 1859; Winstock, 1970). Chappell (1859) states it was also played "when the unfortunate Manchester youth, Dawson, was executed in 1746."

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The morris dance version is from the area of Lichfield, England; there the dance attached to this tune is called Ring O' Bells. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times), vVol. 2, 1859; pg. 91. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 91.

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T:Gavot by Mr. Felton

L:1/8

M:2/4

S:Bremer – Collection of Airs and Marches (1756)

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X:2

T:Felton’s Gavot

L:1/8

M:2/4

S:John Johnson – Compleat Tutor for the Guittar (c. 1755)

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FAREWELL MARIAN. AKA and see "Farewell to the Shore." English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.

                                   

FAREWELL, MARY ANN. AKA and see "Constitution Hornpipe [3]," "Old Viole." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi. D Maj