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H-' ON THE WABASH. See "Hell on the Wabash [2]."

                       

H. F. NICHOLS. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 37.

                       

H. MACKWORTH. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1841-1927). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 105, pg. 44.

                       

H. MARTINI’S FAVORITE MINUET. ??, Minuet. D Major. Standard. AABC. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II), c. 1806; pg. 153154.

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T:H. Martini’s Favorite Minuet

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Minuet

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d3f e2 | e3g f2 | .d2.e2.f2 | {f}g2e2z2 | .g.f.e.d.c.B | A4 Bc | dA f2e2 | {e}d6 :|

a2 abag | {g}f2 fdfa | {a}g2 g3f | fedcBA | d2 d/c/d/e/ f2 | B2 B/A/B/c/ d2 |

ef gefd | cdec A2 | d3f e2 | e3g f2 | d2e2f2 | {f}g2e2z2 | gfedcB | A4 Bc | dA f2e2 |

{e}d4z2 | FAdd d2 | GBee e2 | FA d3f | {f}e2 dcBA | FAdd dd | GBee ee | FA d2c2 |

{c}d6 || A4 Bc | d4 fd | A4 GF | FE E4 | A4 Bc | d4 fd | Aaaggf | f2e2 z2 |

FAdd d2 | GBee e2 | FA d3f | {f}e2 dcBA | FAdddd | GBeeee | FA d2c2 | {c}d6 ||

                       

H. R. H. THE DUKE OF ROTHESAY. Canadian, Pipe March (6/8 time). A Mixolydian. Standard. AA’BB’. Composed by J. Abercromby. The tune is also played as a jig on Cape Breton. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 38.

                       

HA A’ CHAILLICH. Scottish. The tune was used by the Scots poet Robert Burns as the air for one of his songs.

                       

HA NA BODDACHIN. AKA – “He na Boddachin.” Scottish, Slow Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Identified by Gow as “A Gallic Air.” The title is probably garbled Gaelic. Nigel Gatherer thinks it may derive from bodachan, a little old man. Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 541. Scottish, Air (6/8 time). Gow (The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 16. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1880’s; No. 15, pg. 48 (appears as “A Gaelic Air”).

X:1

T:He na Boddachin

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Slow”

S:Gow – The First Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1784)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

“tr”G2G GBG|”tr”A2A Age|”tr”G2G GBG|geg “tr”e2d:||

deg “tr”aga|{ga}bag ged|deg “tr”aga|bag “tr”g2e|

deg “tr”aga|{ga}bag ged|e>dc BAG|geg “tr”e2d||

                       

HAA, DA. Shetland, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Tom Anderson, 1969. Tom Anderson remarks that this tune was named for the house where his paternal grandfather stayed, probably a Laird's house at one time. Anderson composed it on a visit to the old house in 1969. Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 63.

                       

HAAD DEE TONGUE, BONNIE LASS. AKA and see "Da Tief On Da Lum [1].” Shetland, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Reminiscent in its tonal structure to "The Reel of Tulloch" (Cooke). Source for notated version: Gilber Gray (Unst, Shetland) [Cooke]. Cooke (Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 43, pg. 102.

                       

HAAND ME DOON DA TACKLE. See “Hand Me Down the Tackle.” Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Tingwell.

                       

HABIT SHIRT, THE. AKA and see "One Day in My Rambles," "The Rambling Reaper."

                       

HACK A MOREAU, LE (Moreau's Hack). Cajun, Waltz. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. The hack referred to in the song, according to Raymond Francois (1990), is a horse-drawn cart (later a motor bus) filled with merchandise and poultry cages, a sort of store on wheels which traded along rural routes in Louisiana. A related song is "La Fille a Jasman." Source for notated version: Raymond Francois (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990; pg. 158. Swallow Records SW-LP6049, Joe Bonsall.

                       

HACKBERRY HOP. Cajun, Two-Step. USA, La. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is a version of "Hip et Taiaud." Hackberry is a small town near Lake Charles, La. Recorded by fiddler Leo Soileau's Three Aces, 1934. Greenblatt (The Cajun Fiddle Tune Book), 1985; pg. 21.

                       


HAD AWAY FRAE ME, DONALD. Scottish. Ascribed to Daniel Grant in the McLean Collection (1772, pg. 1), published by James Johnson in Edinburgh.

                       

HAD I A COT OR A BOAT (An M-beidhedh Agum Coite Na Bad). Irish, Air (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: "...sent to me from time to time during 1884 by Mr. Francis Hogan of South Lodge, Brenormore, near Carrick‑on‑Suir, a good musician and a great entusiast in Irish music and songs. He must have been well over seventy years of age" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 263, pg. 126.

X:1

T:Had I a cot or a boat

M:9/8

L:1/8

N:”With expression”

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

F|Add ded d2F|Add dAF EFA|Add ded d2A|BcB A2F EFA||

BdB AFA d2A|BdB A2F EFA|BdB Afe d2A|BdB A2F EFA||

                       

HAD I THE WYTE/WIGHT. AKA and see "Kail and Knockit Corn," "The Bob of Fettercairn," "Newburn Lads" (Northumberland). Scottish, Reel. The title is Scottish.

                       

HAD THE LASS TILL I WINN AT HER. AKA and see “Haud the Lass Till I Come at Her.”

                       

HA'D THE TING TAE GIBBY. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Yell.

                       

HAD YE BEEN WHAR I HAD BEEN YE WADNA BE SAE CANTY. See "Kilecranky," "If Ye Had Been Where I Hae Been."

                       

HAD YOU SEEN MY SWEET COOLIN. AKA and see "The Coolun/Coolin," "In This Calm Sheltered Villa," "Oh! Hush the Soft Sigh," "Oh! The Hours I Have Passed," "Though the Last Glimpse of Erin."

                       

HADDIN(G)TON ASSEMBLY. AKA and see "South Bridge of Edinburgh." Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBC. The tune was composed by the celebrated 18th century oboist William Fraser (1760‑1825), who wrote the tune in Oswald's giga style, a favorite with pipe bands as a march. Fraser's playing greatly impressed poet Robert Burns who met the musician and conductor in 1793 (Stenhouse thought in 1820 to be "peculiarly chaste and masterly"), and he became an "outstanding and influential figure in Edinburgh musical life" (Emmerson, 1971). It was published in Niel Gow's Second Collection (1788). John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of a tune by this title in Daniel Dow's c. 1775 collection (pg. 6). Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 80, pg. 159. Gow (Second Collection of Neil Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 23 (3rd ed.). Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton) - “In Jig Time!” (1995). HJC 2000, Hanneke Cassel – “Many Happy Returns” (2003).

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T:Haddington Assembly, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

C:William Fraser

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 23  (orig. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B/c/|dBG “tr”G2B|dBG “tr”G2B|ecA AcA|”tr”f3 {e/f/}g3|dBG “tr”G2B|
AFD D2c|(B/c/d)B cAF|G3 G2::d|”tr”g2a bge|”tr”f2g afd|

(e/f/g)e dBG|ABG “tr”F>ED|1 “tr”g2a bge|f2g afd|(e/f/g).e (f/g/a).f|

g3 g2:|2 G/A/B).G Ac|(B/c/d).B “tr”c2e|dcB AGF|G3 G2||

                       

HADDINGTON LASSES. Scottish. Yet another tune composed in honor of someone's local lasses, like "Lothian Lasses," "Clydeside Lasses," "Lasses of Duns," "Lasses of Stewarton," "Ayrshire Lasses," etc. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Robert Ross's 1780 collection, pg. 25.


                       

HAE YOU ONY MORE ADO. AKA and see "The Downfall of Paris." This is the Shetland title, known throughout the islands.

                                      

HAG AND HER PRASKEEN. AKA and see "Blooming Meadows [1],” “Cover the Buckle,” “Down the Hill,” "Down with the Tithes [1]," "Humors of Mil(l)town [1]."

                                                              

HAG AT THE CHRISTIE. Irish.

                                      

HAG AT THE CHURN. THE (Cailleach ‘sa Mhaistrim). AKA and see “Dinny Delaney(‘s) [1],” “The Maid at the Churn,” “The Merry Woodsman.” Irish, Double Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB (Mallinson): AAB (Sullivan). A highly regarded pipe tune, according to the Bothy Band. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh says a correct translation of the Irish title would be “Hag in the churn.” This refers, he maintains, to the folk superstition that witches would inhabit a churn to steal butter. They could not abide this particular tune, however, so it would be played as a ward when the chore of churning butter was done. It was a terrible and telling mark if a woman left the house during this ritual. See also the related “Church Hill [2].” Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 43 (appears as “Gan ainm/No title”). Mallinson (Enduring), 1995; No. 50, pg. 21. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 2; No. 27, pg. 11. CCF2, Cape Cod Fiddlers – “Concert Collection II” (1999). Green Linnet SIF 3013, Bothy Band – “Out of the Wind, Into the Sun.”

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HAG AT THE SPINNING WHEEL. See “Maid at the Spinning Wheel.”

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HAG BY THE FIRE, THE (Cailleac na Teine). AKA and see “Golden Wedding (Reel) [3].” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 773, pg. 134. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 261.

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T:Hag by the Fire, The

M:C|

L:1/8
R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 773

Z:AK/Fiddlers Companion

K:D
BAFG AD (3FED|BAFG A2d2|BAFG AD (3FED|ABde f2 ed|BAFG AD (3FED|

BAFG A2d2|BAFG AD (3FED|ABde fd d2||f2 fe d2 dB|ABde fe e2|fgfe dedB|

ABde fd d2|afef d2 dB|ABde fe e2|faaf gefd|ABde fd d2||

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HAG IN THE BLANKET. AKA and see "Snug in the Blanket."

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HAG IN THE KILN, THE. AKA and see “Dinny Delaney’s,” “The Old Hag in the Kiln.” Irish, Single Jig. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 167, pg. 52. Green Linnet SIF 3005, The Bothy Band - “Old Hag You Have Killed Me” (1981. A reissue of the 1976 Mulligan LP). Mike and Mary Raffety – “The Dangerous Reel.”

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Old Hag in the Kiln, The

T:Dinny Delaney’s

R:slide

N:Parts 3 and 4 are optional.

Z:id:hn-slide-26

Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:Dmix

A2D ~D3|A2G EFG|A2D ~D3|G2A GED|A2D ~D3|c2d e2d|dcA AGE|G2A GED:|

|:dcA AGE|c3 ABc|dcA AGE|G2A GED|dcA AGE|c2d e2d|dcA AGE|G2A GED:|

|:A2D ~D3|A2B G2B|A2B G2A|E2E GED|A2D ~D3|c2d e2d|dcA AGE|G2A GED:|

|:dcA AGE|c3 ABc|dcA AGE|G2A GED|dcA AGE|c2d e2d|dcA AGE|G2A GED:|                             

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HAG OF THE SPINNING WHEEL, THE (Cailleach an Túirne). See “The Maid at the Spinning Wheel.”

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HAG WITH HER KEG ON HER SHOULDER.  AKA and see “Kitty’s Ramble{s}.” Irish, Jig.

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HAG WITH THE MONEY, THE (Cailleac an t-Airgiod/Airgid). AKA – “Cailleach an Airgead.” AKA and see "I was born for sport," "My Brother Tom."  Irish, Air and Double Jig. A Dorian/G Major {'A' part} & D Major/A Dorian {'B' part} (O'Neill): D Major?A Dorian/Mixolydian? (Breathnach, Miller, Moylan): D Mixolydian (‘A’ part) & D Major (‘B’ part) {Harker/Rafferty, Taylor, Tubridy}. Standard. AABB (most versions): AABB’ (Moylan). The title comes from a song set to the tune, popular especially among Connemara singers (says Mick Conneely). Petrie (Complete Collection, 1905) prints the tune under the title “I was born for sport,” noted down from the piper Patrick Coneelly in the year 1845. Breathnach prints the chorus of the song which goes:

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Sí mo Mhamó í, sí mo Mhamó í,

Sí mo Mhamó í, cailleach an airgid.

Sí mo Mhamó í, as baile Iorrais Mhóir í

Is chuirfeadh sí cóistí ar bhóithre Chois Fhairrge.

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Translated by Paul de Grae as:

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She’s my granny, she’s my granny,

She’s my granny, the hag with the money.

She’s my granny, from the town of Errismore

And she’d put coaches on the roads of Cois Fhairrge.

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See also the related reels “Jenny/Maggie Picking Cockles” and “Old Slipper Shoe.” Sources for notated versions: the playing partners of Chicago police Sergeant James Early and John McFadden, a piper and fiddler from adjoining counties in the province of Connaght [O’Neill]; piper Pat Brophy/Patrick Ó Broithe (Ireland) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, November, 1990 [Moylan]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 41, pg. 17. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 183, pg. 57. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; No. 72. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 18. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 51, pg. 42. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 175, pg. 101 (appears as “Cailleach an Airgid”). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 19. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 721, pg. 134. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 21, pg. 20. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 10. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 34. Cló Iar-Chonnachta Records, CICD 148, Mick Conneely – “Selkie” (2001). Columbia Legacy CK 48693, "The Best of the Chieftains" (1992). Copely Records 9-119 (78 RPM), Paddy Cronin (195?). Larraga MMR112000, Mike & Mary Rafferty – “The Road from Ballinakill” (2001). Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin – “The House in the Glen” (197?).

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Hag with the Money, The

T:Cailleach an Airgid

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:D Mixolydian

Adc A2A|AGE G3|Adc A2A|GEA GED|Adc A3|AGE G3|AGE cde|dcA GED:|

|:AB^c d2d|fed ed^c|AB^c d^cd|eag ed^c|AB^c d2e|fed efg|age cde|dcA GED:|

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T:Hag with the Money, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 21

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

Add AcA|GEF G2E|Ddd A/B/cA|GEF GED|AdB c2A|GEF G2E|DAF =cBA|BGE GED:|

|:Adc d2e|fec d2c|Adc d2e|fdf ecA|Adc d2e|f/g/af ecA|AGE =cBA|BGE GED:|

X: 3

T: Hag With the Money

S: J. O'Brien: "Irish Folk Dance Music"

M: 6/8

L: 1/8

Q: 325

Z: Transcribed by Bill Black

R: jig

K: Dmix

Add ABc | AGE G2 E | Ad^c A2 B | cBA GED |

Add ABc | AGE E/G/EF | DFA cde | dcA GFG :|

AB^c d2 e | fed ed^c | AB^c d2 e | faf ge^c |

AB^c d2 e | fed efg | aed ^cde | dcA GFG :|

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HAGANTOWN GALS. American, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. A version of "Buffalo Gals [1]" with a local title (See note for "Buffalo Gals"). Source for notated version: Irvin Yaugher Jr., Mt. Independence, Pannsylvania, October 19, 1943 (learned in that locality) [Bayard]. Bayard (Hill Country Tunes), 1944; No. 1A.

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HAGGACE OF DUMBER. See "Haggies O' Dumbar."

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