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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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GU MA MAITH THIG AN CRUM DHA TEARLACH. AKA and see "Well May Charlie Wear the Crown."

           

GU MA MEAR A CHARAID. AKA and see "Merry May the Pair Be."

                       

GU MATH SLAN A CHI MI (May I see you happy). Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 29. Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 1), No. 8, pg. 4.

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T:Gu ma slan a chi mi

T:May I see you happy

M:C

L:1/8

N:”Rather slow”

R:Air

S:MorisonHighland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

F>F GA d2 c>G | AC D>E F3C | F>F GA f2 (ef) | d>c Ac d3f | cA cd f2 (ef) | dc Ac d2f2 | (cd) (cA) d2 c>G | (AC) D>E F4 ||

                       

GU MO SLAN A CHI MI MO CHAILINN DILEAS DONN. AKA and see "Well May I Behold My Faithful Brown Hair'd Maid." The title has also been translated as "Oh Happy May I See Thee."

           

GUARACHA (WALTZ) [1], THE.  English, Waltz. D Major (‘A’ part), A Major (‘B’ part) & G Major (‘C’ and ‘D’ parts). Standard. AABB’CCDD’. The Guaracha was a type of Spanish waltz that mixed couple with group dance, and was especially popular in England in the 19th century. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 130, pg. 32.

 

GUARACHA WALTZ [2], THE. English, Waltz. G Major. Standard. AABBCD. The first two parts of Kerr’s waltz are the same as the last two parts of “Guaracha (Waltz) [1].” Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880’s; No. 438, pg. 32. Wilson (Companion to the Ballroom), 1816; pg. 173.

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T:Guaracha Waltz [2]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

S:KerrMerry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 438 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(ed)|(^c2d2)B2|G4 (ed)|(^c2d2)B2|(d2=c2)(dc)|(B2c2)A2|F4 (ed)|^cded=cA|G4:|

|:d2|(B2de2)d2|(B2d2)d2|gfedcB|(d2c2)c2|(A2c2)c2|(A2c2)c2|(A2c2)c2|agfedc|c2B2:|

d2|g2f2e2|d2^c2d2|e2d2^c2|d2B2d2|g2f2e2|d2^c2d2|e2d2^c2|d4d2|ggffee|dd^ccdd|

eedd^cc|ddBBdd|ggffee|dd^ccdd|e2 z2[A2f2]|[D2B2g2]z2z2||B6|B6|B2A2B2|(d4c2)|

A6|A6|A2G2A2|B6|B6|B6|B2A2B2|(d4c2)|A2^G2A2|d2c2A2|(G6|G2) z2G2|

e6|d6|c2d3c|B6|A2^G2A2|e2d3c|(B6|B2) z2G2|e6|d6|f2e2f2|g6|A2^G2A2|d2c3A|(G6|G2)z2||

 

GUARD HOUSE, THE. AKA and see "Soldier's Dance," "The Marchioness," "The Hullichan Jig," "Chelmsford Races." American (originally Scottish), Jig. B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. The tune goes back to the 18th century, first appearing in a Skillern collection of 1776. Hardings All‑Round Collection, 1905; No. 103, pg. 32‑33.

           

GUARDIAN ANGEL NOW PROTECT ME. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes which he published c. 1800.  It is probably the song “Guardian Angels (Watch Over Me),” a popular song of the era (see note for “Guardian Angels”).

           

GUARDIAN ANGELS. AKA – “Guardian Angels Watch Over Me.” English, American; Air and Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major (Keller, Sweet): A Major (Barnes). Standard tuning. AB (Keller, Sweet): AABB (Barnes). The tune appeared with a song in Vocal Music or The Songster’s Companion printed in London in 1775 and with a country dance in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Twenty Four Country Dances, also printed in London the next year. Later it appeared in Longman and Broderip’s Entire New and Compleat Instructions for the Fife (London, 1780, pg. 21), and in numerous instrumental tutors . “Guardian Angels (Watch Over Me)” was a popular song in the post-Revolutionary period in both Britain and America and was published in numerous instrumental collections and song sheets. As “Guardian Angel Now Protect Me” the title appears in a list compiled by Henry Robson of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes, published around the year 1800.  The melody appears in a few American music mansucripts of  Revolutionary period, including the Greenwood MSS. (1775-76), Henry Beck’s flute copybook (c. 1785), and Captain George Bush’s fiddle book. It also appears in Thomas Nixon’s commonplace book (Danbury, Conn., 1776), Eleazer Cary’s music copybook (Mansfield, Conn., 1797), Elizabeth Van Rensselaer’s music copybook (Boston, Mass., 1782), Peter Gansevoort’s copybook (1778), and George White’s commonplace book (Cherry Valley, N.Y., 1790). Source for notated version: the music manuscript of Captain George Bush (1753?-1797), a fiddler and officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution [Keller]. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 54. Keller (Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution), 1992; pg. 16. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 73.

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T:Guardian Angels

M:C

L:1/8

K:G

G2 B>c/2d/4 cAFD | G>A/2B/4 AG FE D2 | GD GB AD Ac | B>c/2d/4 cB B2 A2 |

G2 B>c/2d/4 cAFD | G>A/2B/4 AG FE D2 | G2 AB E2 c>d/2e/4 | e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ {A} G4 :|

|: d2 g>e {e}d3d | d>c c>B B2A2 | d>B d>B c>A c>A | B/G/d/B/ g/d/c/B/ {B}A4 | G2 dB gdBG |

D2 D/F/A/c/ BGEG | E2 F>G DGce | e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ {A}G4 :|

           

GUDA AIS MAURAIS. AKA and see "The Gudgeon of Maurice's Car."

           


GUDE NIGHT AND JOY BE WI' YOU A'. See "Good Night and Joy Be with You."

           

GUDEWIFE, ADMIT THE WANDERER. See "Good Wife, Admit the Wanderer."

           

GUDEWIFE OF PEEBLES. Scottish, Slow Air (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), fiddler, composer, music publisher and bandleader. Son of the famous Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 14.

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T:Gudewife of Peebles

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Gow4th Repository  (1817)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

B/c/|(dB)B (AF)F|(G/F/)(G/A/)(B/G/) (FD)D|(dB)B (cA)F|GAB {d}c2 (B/c/)|

(dB)B (AF)F|~(G/F/)G/A/B/G/ FDD|(dB)B (cA)F|GBA B2:|

|:d/e/|(fd)f g>ab|f(g/f/)(e/d/) (cde)|(fd)f g>ab|a2g f2g|(fd)g (ec)f|

d(e/d/)(c/B/) A>Bc|(dB)d (cA)F|(GB)A B2:|

           

GUDGEON OF MAURICE'S CAR, THE (Guda {an} Ais Maurais). AKA - "The Gudgeon of Morrison's Car." AKA and see “The Humours of Kesh,” “Jackson’s (Jig) [3].” Irish, Double Jig. Ireland, County Sligo. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A gudgeon is a metal pivot at the end of an axle, around which the wheel turns. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music) said his source, piper Connors, was the only one among the traditional music circle to know this jig at the time O’Neill collected it from him in Chicago. Sources for notated versions: flute player Harry McGowan (b. 1937, Carrowmore, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; piper John Connors, a native of Dublin living in Chicago—Connors had played pipes on Mississippi steamboats before the Civil War [O’Neill]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 162. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 76. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1115, pg. 210. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 288, pg. 62. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 28.

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T:Gudgeon of Maurice’s Car, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 288

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d/c/|BAG Bcd|edc Bcd|BAG Bcd|ecA A2d/c/|BAG Bcd|edc Bcd|e/f/gd ecA|BGG G2:|

|:G|GBd g2d|edc Bcd|GBd g2d|ecA A2d/c/|BAG g2d|edc Bcd|e/f/gd ecA|BGG G2:|

           

GUDGEON OF MORRISON'S CAR. AKA and see "The Gudgeon of Maurice's Car."

           

GUENILLE, LA (The Rag).  French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC’. Hart & Sandell (2001) note the title refers to a piece of cloth, and that it is a commonly heard tune in Québec. The attribute the tune’s popularity in part to singer Mary Travers “La Boduc” who set words to it. Source for notated version: fiddler Louis Beaudoin (1921-1980, Burlington, Vt.), whose own source was Denis Mathieu [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 14, pg. 47. SOCAN MPCD 2039, La Bottine Souriante – “En spectacle” (1996). Philo Records, Louis Beaudoin” (1973).

           

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

 

GUIAN VALLEY WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. An uncommon tune recorded for Brunswick in 1929 by Clendenin, West Virginia, fiddler Reese Jarvis (1900‑1967).

           

GUILBEAU'S WALTZ. AKA and see "Valse a Guilbeau."

           

GUILDEROY. AKA and see "Gilderoy."

           

GUILFORD POLKA. American, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Sweet (1964) notes the melody was in the repertoire of the Chester, Conn., Fife and Drum Corps. The title apparently honors the town of Guilford, Connecticut. The American town takes its name from Guilford, England, named by the Anglo-Saxons and meaning ‘the gold ford’, perhaps because of the marsh marigolds that grew in damp places (Matthews, 1972). Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 10.

           

GUILLANE, THE. AKA and see “The Gullane.”

           

GUILMETRE'S WALTZ CLOG. French‑Canadian, Waltz‑Clog (3/4 time). B Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. The waltz clog was a hybrid dance form from the late 19th/early 20th century that had some modest currency for a time. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 102, pg. 64.

           

GUINEA AND THE ONE POUND NOTE, THE. Shetland.

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For the note it was wrought (?)

And the guinea it was (sent)

So I'd rather have the guinea than the one pound note. (Cooke)

           

GUINESS IS GOOD FOR YOU. AKA and see “The Wandering Minstrel.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC’. O’Neill printed the tune as “The Wandering Minstrel.” O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), c. 1940 (?).

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T:Guiness is Good for You

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor (1949)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

B|ADD BAF|Ade fdB|ADD BAG|FAF GFE|ADD BAF|Bde fdB|AdB AFE|FDD D2:|

|:B|ABd ece|fdB AFA|BdB AFD|EFE E2e|faf ede|fdB AFA|BdB AFE|FDD D2:|

|:g|fdf afd|gbe gbe|fdf afd|ceA ceA|fdf afd|gbe gbe|faf ede|1 fdd d2:|2 fdd edB||

                                   

GUIRY'S FAVORITE (Roga Ui Gadra/Guaire). Irish, Double Jig. A Minor/D Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 707, pg. 131. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music) says the tune was “unpublished and new to us,” however, it appears related to “Bryan O’Lynn.” Source for notated version: John Carey, a native of Limerick [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 10, pg. 18.

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T:Guiry’s Favorite

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 10

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

e/^f/|gea ged|cAB c2d|eaa age|ed^c de^f|gea ged|cAB cde|fed ecA|GFE D2:|
|:A/B/|cBc A2G|EcB cde|ded cAG|Adc ded|cBc A2G|EcB cde|fed ecA|GFE D2:|

           


GUIRY'S REEL. AKA and see “Lady Montgomery [3],” “Miss Montgomery” “Phelim’s Frolic(s),” “Rising Sun [3].”  Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: "...copied from (a) very old well‑written manuscript lent to me in 1873 by Mr. J. O'Sullivan, of Bruff, Co. Limerick" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 227, pg. 110.

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T:Guiry’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:JoyceOld Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d2 dA FGAF | d2 dA cdef | d2 dA FGAF | E2 ed cdef :| d2 ag fgaf | d2 ag fgab |

d2 ag fgaf | gfed cdef | d2 ag fgaf | d2 ag fgea | bgaf gdBG | E2 ed cdef ||

           

GUISER'S MARCH, DA. See "Guizer's March."


           

GUISER'S REEL. See "Guizer's Reel."

           

GUITAR FANDANGO. Old‑Time. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's.

           

GUIZER'S MARCH. Shetland, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Gideon Stove (1875‑1954), who as a young man was offered a chair with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, but who preferred to remain in the Shetlands "where he was a much respected musician and teacher" (Hunter, 1979). This march was written for the Up Helly Aa procession which was at one time led by a fiddle band, though now by a brass band. It is used in Shetland for dancing a two‑step. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 29. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 344. BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.”

           

GUIZER'S/GUISER'S REEL, DA. Shetland, Reel. D Major. ADae tuning. AABB. "...From a manuscript given to Tom Anderson by the late Pete Fraser (d. 1982). There were different variants played on the West side of Shetland. It was always played when the Guizers came visiting a wedding or houses at Christmas time" (Anderson). The tune has the same features as a Shetland "Muckle Reel," and was "played by Peter Fraser in Walls and by two Papa Stour (Island) fiddlers, Fraser Hughson and John Fraser. It was said to be played at weddings for the dancing of the guisers, the group of univited masked men who paid a brief visit to the wedding dance" (Cooke, 1986). Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 55.

           

GUL FHIN.  AKA and see “Fingal’s Cave [2].”

 

GULF BREEZE WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. D Major (‘A’ part), A Major (‘B’ part) & G Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning. ABC. Composed by the East Texas Serenaders. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 19.

 

GULF COAST BLUES. The title of a tune recorded by a very young Texas fiddler named Bob Wills for Brunswick Records in 1939.

           

GULLANE JIG, THE (Port an Ghalláin). AKA – “Gallane Jig,” “Gullaun Jig.” AKA and see “John Mahinny’s No. 1,” “The Old Bush (Jig),” “Old Joe’s Jig,” “Old John’s Jig,” “Port Sheáin tSeosaimh.” Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Gullane is a village in the Sliabh Luachra region of County Kerry. The alternate title “John Mahinny’s No. 1” is called after John Mahinney Barnard of Gneevegullia, a friend of fiddler Bill "The Weaver" Murphy, father of Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Source for notated version: this jig was recorded in Co. Kerry by Breandan Breathnach in November 1970 from accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork/Kerry border); O’Leary had the tune from Jimmy Doyle [Breathnach, Moylan]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 18, pg. 12. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 11, pg. 129. Cranitch (Irish Session Tunes: The Red Book), 2000; pg. 11. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 1, pg. 3.

           


GULLANE POLKA [1]. AKA and see “The Guillane,” “The Sliabh Luachra.” Irish, Polka(s). Ireland; Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border, Kenmare. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Often played in a medley with #2, known collectively as the “Gullane Polkas,” although source O’Leary paired #1 with “Jack Sweeney’s.” Gullane is a hamlet just outside of the west Kerry border town of Rathmore. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region, Kerry), recorded in recital a Na Piobairi Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 96, pg. 37. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 45, pg. 27. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 8 (appears as “The Guillane Polka”). Gael-Linn CEF 092, Julia and Billy Clifford - “Ceol as Sliabh Luachra” (titled after Johnny O’Leary, from whom the had the tune). GN1, Joe Thoma ‑ "Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare."

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T:Gullane Polka, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

K:D

Ad BA|DF FE/D/|CE GE|BA F>G|Ad BA|DF FE/D/|CE GE|1 ED D2:|2 ED DE||

|:FE/F/ GF/G/|BA FD|AB/A/ GE|BA FD|FE/F/ GF/G/|BA FD|AB/A/ GE|1 ED DE:|2 ED D2||

 

GULLANE POLKA [2]. Irish, Polka. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See note for “Gullane Polka [1]." This tune is a variant of the Scots melody “Cameron’s Got his Wife Again.” Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 65, pg. 37. Gael-Linn CEF092, Julia and Billy Clifford - “Ceol as Sliabh Luachra.”

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T:Gullane Polka [2]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

K:D

d>B AF|A2 AF/A/|B/c/d/B/ AF|E2 E>B|d>B AF|Ad f/g/f/e/|dB AF/A/|D2 D2:|

|:f>d fa|eg f/g/f/e/|fd fa|f2 {a}fe/e/|f>d fa|eg f/g/f/e/|dB AF/A/|D2 D2:|

 

GULLANE (POLKA) [3]. AKA and see “Tuar Mór Polka [1].”

           

GULLANE SLIDE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region) [Moylan]. Gael-Linn CEF132, Johnny O’Leary - “An Calmfhear/The Trooper” (1989).

           

GUM-GA'D AIVER, THE. Scottish, Bagpipe Rant. Appears in the Gairdyn MS., 1700‑c. 1740, and later a version modified by expanded range for the fiddle by David Young in the McFarlane Manuscript (vol. 3, No. 267), 1740.

           

GUM TREE CANOE. AKA and see "Tombigbee Waltz," "Tom Big Bee River." The song appears in the book Heart Songs.

           

GUN, THE. English, Country Dance Tune. Published in Playford, The English Dancing Master (1651). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 41.

           

GUN BHRIS MO CHRI O'N DH' FHALBH THU. AKA and see "My Heart Is Broke(n) Since Thy Departure."

           

GUN DO DHIÙLT AM BODACH FODAR DHOMH (The old man wouldn’t give me fodder). AKA and see “Greig’s Pipes,” “Munlochy Bridge,” “The Old Man Wouldn’t Give Me Straw.”

                       

GUN DUINE AIG A' BHAILE. AKA and see "None Left At Home But Wife and Bairn."

           

GUN IN THE THATCH [1]. AKA and see “Chattering Magpie.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. Source for notated version: Belfast fiddler Seán McGuire (1927-2005) [Miller & Perron]. Miller & Perron (Traditional Irish Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 11. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 74. Outlet Records OLP 1006, "The Best of Sean McGuire” (1971).

See also listing at:

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

 


GUN IN THE THATCH [2]. Irish, Reel. D Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Sean McGuire (Williamson). Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 88.

           

GÚNA NUA, AN.  AKA and see “The New Frock.”

 

GUNBOAT. AKA and see "Going Down to Georgie‑o." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Braxton County, W.Va. A Major. AEae tuning. ABB’. West Virginia fiddler Ernie Carpenter learned his version from the playing of Wallace Pritchard. West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine called the tune “Gunboat Whistled into Georgi-o.” Perhaps by the title alone it is thought to be a Civil War-era tune, although there is no proof of this assertion. Source for notated version: Kentucky fiddler Bruce Greene [Lamancusa]. Augusta Heritage Records 003, Ernie Carpenter ‑ "Elk River Blues: Traditional Tunes From Braxton County, W.Va." Jim Taylor (et al) – “The Civil War Collection, vol. II.”

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T:Gunboat

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bruce Greene

N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission; see http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(AB | c2) c2 cdcB | A(FF)(F A2) (AB) | (ce)ee (ef)ec | B(A[A)A](A [A2)A2] (AB) |

c2 cc (cd)cB | A(FF)(F A2) (AF) | E2 CC (EF)E(C | B,)(A,[A,)E](A, [A,2)E2] AF ||

|:E2 C2C2 (AF) | E(C[C)E](C [C2)E2] (AF) | E2C2 (EF)EC |1 B,(A,[A,)E](A, [A,2)E2] AF :|2

B,(A,[A,)E](A, [A,4)E4] ||

           

GUNBOATS ON THE POTOMAC. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia, Pennsylvania.

           

GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. AKA and see “Fintan McManus’s.” Irish, Reel. A modern composition by Fintan McMaus, Co. Fermanagh. The title was probably suggested by the 7-beat measure in the third part of the tune. Green Linnett GLCD 1137, Altan - "Island Angel" (1993).

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T: The Guns of the Magnificent Seven

M: 2/2

L: 1/8

R: Reel

C: Fintan McManus

D: Altan, "Island Angel"

K: ADor

EAAG ABcA|EAFA GEDG|EAAG ABcd|egdB BAAG:|

|:ABcd eAAf|gedc BA~A2|ABcd eaaf|gedB BA~A2:|

M: 6/8

|:egdB A2|

M: 2/2

egdB GABd|eBdB Aaag|egdB BA~A2:|

           

GUR MIS' THA GU CRAITEACH O'N UIRIDH. AKA and see "What Pain I've Endured Since Last Year."

           

GUR MULADACH A TA MI. AKA and see "How Melancholy Am I."

           

GUR TROM AN DEIGH MO THURAIS MI. AKA and see "Tired After My Expedition."

 

GURGLING OF THE CHURN, THE. AKA and see “Fig for a Kiss [1].”

           

GURKIN CROSS. AKA and see “Church Street(Polka) [1]," “Flanagan’s (Polka),” “Oyster River (Reel),” “St. Mary’s Polka.” Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard. AABB. The title probably is a miss-hearing of “Gurteen Cross,” the title under which Paddy Killoran recorded the tune.

X:1

T:St. Mary’s Polka