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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
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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
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IR BUACAILLIN OG &c. Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Major. Standard. AB. Source
for notated version: “From T. Mac Mahon” [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1507,
pg. 377.
IR IOMADA YEOMAN MALLUIGTE DO TILL A DOGAD.
Irish, Air (2/4 time). E Flat Mixolydian. Standard. AB. A version of Petrie’s
“John Doe” (No. 738) and “An Peltan Leanbac” (No. 1520). Source for notated
version: from Mary Madden [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1519, pg. 380.
IR MAIT E AN FION (The Wine is Good). Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Major.
Stanard. One part. Source for notated version: Mrs. Close [Petrie].
Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection),
1905; Nos. 1527 & 1528, pg. 382.
X:1
T:
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With
Spirit”
S:O’Neill
– Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G>AB
G>AB|c>de dB^G|A>Bc A>Bc|E/A/z G G/F/ z A|AGF B2B|B<ed d>^cA|
A2
f/d/ d/B/ GA|A>B^c d2D||GGG G2 D/D/|DE=F F/E/ zE|AAA AcB|ABG GF D/D/|
GzG
BzB/B/|ddg fdc|Bcd e2 d/B/|A/d/ z c2 B<G||
X:1
T:The
R:Reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Much has come
and gone in
N:days of this
century. Nothing remains the same in a world that has long
N:since entered
its most advanced technological age. But poets dream their
N:dreams, and
the heart of every Irishman longs for the
N:knew.
K:G
dc | BdcA BGG_B
| A=F (3FEF ABcA | BdcA G2 A=F | DCB,C DE (3=FGA |
BdcA BGG_B | A=F
(3FEF CF (3FEF | GABc (3dcB (3cBA | BdcA BGGA :||
Bggf gd^cd | A=F
(3FEF DEFD | Bggf gdBd | cBdc BG=FD | Ggfg agfg |
ecBc A=F (3FEF | GABc dcBc | dg (3gfg
fdcA :||
IRENE MELDRUM’S WELCOME TO BON ACCORD.
Scottish, March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard. AABB’’CCDD’. Composed by W.G. Meldrum.
Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, Vol. 3),
1988; pg. 6.
IRISH. English, Reel. G Major. Standard. AAB. Jamie Knowles
believes this is a composition from North West England, and that the title
refers to the style of the piece and not the origin. It is vaguely evocative of
O’Carolan. Source for notated version: contained in the 19th century
Joseph Kershaw Manuscript—Kershaw was a fiddle player who lived in the remote
area of Slackcote,
IRISH AIR FROM ROBIN HOOD. AKA and see “The Young May Moon [2].”
IRISH-AMERICAN JIG. Irish, Jig. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 101.
IRISH-AMERICAN REEL. AKA and see "Great North Reel,“ “The Narrowback." American, Reel.
X:1
T:The
Narrowback
T:The
Irish-American Reel
S:Andy
McGann, as transcribed in Treoir
magazine
D:Larry
Redican on "Job of Journeywork" (RTE)
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:F
cde |:
fage fcaf | bgeg fdcB | AFcF dFcF | AGG^F Gcde |
fage fcaf
| bgeg fdcB | ABcd efga |1 bgeg fcde :|2 bgeg f2 fg |:
afef
Acfg | afcf Acfa | bagf gdgf | egfd cefg |
afcf
Acfg | afbg ecde | fcdB cABG |1 AFGE F2 fg:|2 AFGE F4 |
X:2
T:Irish-American
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
(3c/d/e/|f/a/g/e/
f/c/a/f/|b/g/e/g/ f/d/c/B/|A/F/c/F/ d/F/c/F/|A/G/G/^F/ G/c/d/e/|
f/a/g/e/
f/c/a/f/|b/g/e/g/ f/d/c/B/|A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/a/|b/g/e/g/ f:|
|:f/g/|a/f/c/f/
A/c/f/g/|a/f/c/f/ A/c/f/a/|b/a/g/^f/ g/d/g/=f/|e/g/f/d/ c/e/f/g/|
a/f/c/f/
A/c/f/g/|a/f/b/g/ e/c/d/e/|f/c/d/B/ c/A/B/G/|A/F/G/E/ F:|
IRISH-AMERICAN [2], THE. AKA and see “The
Abbey Reel,” “Drag Her
Around the Road,” “The Moher Reel,” “Reddigan’s,” AKA – “The American Reel.”
Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AA’B. Source for notated version:
IRISH BLANKET, THE. Scottish (?), Jig. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCCDDEEFF. McGlashan (Collection of
Scots Measures), c. 1780; pgs. 30-31.
X:1
T:Irish Blanket,
The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures (c. 1780)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DED DED|DED B3|ABc def|ged cBA|DED dFD | AFD B3|ABc dcB| ABG FED :|
|:
|:DED AFD|DED
B3|ABc def|efd cBA|DED AFD | DED B3|ABc dcB| ABG FED :|
|:
|:D2d D2d|D2d
B3|ABc def|efd cBA|d3 B3 | AFD B3|ABc dcB|ABG FED :|
|:A2a A2a|A2a f3|ef^g agf|efd cdB|a3 f3 |
ecA B3|ABc dcB|ABG FED :|
IRISH
BOREE, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). D Minor.
Standard. AB. Source for notated version: “From Playford’s The English Dancing Master, 17th edition,
X:1
T:
Irish Boree, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie
(1905), No. 587
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
Minor
e2 |
f3e d2^c2 | d2 ef gagf | e6e2 | f3e d2^c2 | d2 ef gfed | d6 || A2 | E3E F2G2 |
A2 GF
AB c2 | E6A2 | F3E F2G2 | A2 GF GF E2 | D6 ||
IRISH
BOY, THE. AKA and see “Breeches
On,” “Irish Lad('s a Jolly Boy),”
“O the Breeches Full of
Stitches.” Irish, Air (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for
notated version: “From my Father” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 586, pg.
148.
X:1
T:Irish
Boy, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie
(1905), No. 586
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:A
E |
A>B cA | BA cA | E>A cA | BA F2 | A>B cd | e>f ec | A>B AF |
{E/G/}FE E ||
c/d/
|| e>f ec | BA Bc | e>f ec | BA F2 | ef/g/ ac | B>A Bc | A>B AF | {E/G/}FE
E ||
IRISH CHAMPION, THE (An Gaisgeac Eirinneac). AKA and see
"Muldoon, The Solid Man." Irish, Air (6/8 time, "with
spirit"). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 165, pg. 29.
X:1
T:Irish
Champion, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With
spirit”
S:O’Neill
– Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
(A/G/)
| (F2A) d2f | (e2c) (A2B) | {D}(cBc) d2d | (d3 d2)g | (f2d) (f2g) | a2f (g2
a/g/) |
f2d
c2B | (A3 A2) g | (f2d) (f2g) | (a2f) (g2a/g/) | (f2d) (c2B) | (A3 A2) A |
(.B2.B)
(g2f) | (.e2.c) (A2B) | {d}(cBc) (.d2.d) | (d3d2) ||
IRISH COBBLER, THE. AKA and see "Shortenin' Bread [2],” “My Baby
Loves Shortenin’ Bread.” Old‑Time, Breakdown.
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See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music
Index: An Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Irish
Cobbler, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Breakdown
S:Christeson
– Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol.
1, No. 136 (1973)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3D/E/F/|GF
ED|G/F/G/A/ B/c/d/B/|cc/A/ BB/G/|A/B/A/G/ F/D/E/F/|
GF
ED|G/F/G/A/ B/c/d/B/|cc/A/ BB/G/|A/B/A/F/ G||B/c/|dd/^c/ de/d/|
B/d/e/f/
gB/c/|dd/^c/ dA/B/|c/B/A/G/ F/D/G/B/|dd/^c/ de/d/|B/d/e/f/ g/d/B/c/|
d^c
=c/A/d/c/|B/d/A/F/ G||e/f/|gg/a/ g/e/d/e/|gg/a/ g/d/B/d/|gg/f/ g/b/a/g/|
f<ab/
ag/a/|bag f|e/f/g/e/ d/B/G/B/|c/d/c/A/ B/c/B/G/|A/B/A/F/ G||D/F/|
G(e
e/)d/B/c/|d2e2|G(e e)d/B/|[AA][FA] [EA][DA]|
G(e
e/)d/B/c/|d>^c de/f/|gg/f/ e/f/g/e/|d/c/A/F/ G:|
IRISH
CRY. AKA and see "An
Caoine."
IRISH
DEVIL, THE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 17.
IRISH DRAGOON. AKA and see ""Sprig of Shillelah."
IRISH DUMPE, THE. English, Dance Air (Slow 6/8 time). F Major. Standard.
ABC. This air appears in the Fitzwilliam
Virginal Book, c. 1621. The English musicologist Chappell (1859) quotes Sir
Robert Stewart, who, in writing on Irish music for Grove's Dictionary, doubted
the 'Irishness' of the tune despite the title. A melody by the name of “An
Irish Dumpe,” signifying a lament or slow air, appears in Thompson’s Hibernian Muse of 1786, though the tune
is a version of “The
Lament of the Women in the Battle” (Gol na mBan san Ar). The melody also
appears in Hoffman’s 1877 arrangement of tunes from the Petrie collection.
Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time),
Vol. 1, 1859; pg. 85.
X:1
T:Irish Dumpe, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
N:”Slow”
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Times (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F>Ac C>EG|d>BG
A>FD|E/F/GF G/A/BA|G>FG F3||
FG/F/B FG/F/d|c>AB>G
A/>G/F/G/A/=B/|c/d/eA/B/ c^F/G/A|E/F/GF E3||
A>GF c>BA|B>FG/F/
f>cd/c/|e3 c>GA/G/|B/A/G/F/G F3|A6||
IRISH EMBASSY, THE. Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard. AABB. Composed by
X:1
T: Irish Embassy
C: © B.Black
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
EAcB AGED | EGAB
G2 ED | EAcB AGED | B,DGB, A,3 D |
EAcB AGED | EGAB
G2 ED | EAcB AGED | GBdB A4 ||
eaab agef | gedc
BG G2 | ea a2 eg g2 | fdcB A2 cd |
eaab agef | gedc BG G2 | EAcB AGED |
B,DGB, A,4 ||
IRISH
EXILE, THE (An Deoraide Eirionnac). Irish, Slow Air
(6/8 time). G Major. Standard. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 388, pg. 68.
X:1
T:Irish
Exile, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Neill
– Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G/A/ |
B>AG EAA | (A3 A2) G/A/ | B>AG EGG
| (G3 G2) G/A/ |
BGB d2
B/d/ | ece d2 d/c/ | B>AG EAA | (A3 A2) G/A/ | BGB d2 B/d/ |
ece d2
d/c/ | B>AG EGG | (G3 G2) ||
IRISH FOX HUNT, THE. AKA and see “Fox
Chase [3].” Irish. The first full version of this programmatic piece
appears in O’Farrell’s c. 1800 publications Collection
of National Music for the Union Pipes and Pocket Companion for the Irish or Union Pipes. See O’Neill’s “Fox
Chase” for more information on this tune.
IRISH FROLIC, THE.