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M 4 T RANCH, THE. Canadian, Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. E
Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by
M. AIMÉ GAGNON. French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAA’BB’. A ‘crooked’
tune. Source for notated version: fiddler Aimé Gagnon (Lotbinière, Québec)
[Remon & Bouchard]. Remon & Bouchard (25 Crooked Tunes, Vol. 1: Québec Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1996; No.
15.
'M BAILE 'M
M. J. RYAN’S. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version:
flute player M. J. Ryan (Co. Sligo) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE II), 1976; No. 142, pg. 76 (appears
as “Gan anim/Untitled”).
M. MARC PERREAULT. AKA – “Air de Marc Perreault.” French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. AEae tuning.
AABB. A ‘crooked’ tune—the ‘B’ part has an extra beat. Source for notated
version: Marc Perreault (Abitibi region, 300 miles northwest of
MA BLONDE EST PARTIE (My Blonde is Gone). AKA and see "Jol(i)e Blonde," "Jole Blon." Cajun, Waltz.
MA CHÈRE 'TITE FILLE (My Dear Little Girl). AKA - "La Valse de la Rosa" (
MA COMPAGNE. French-Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'A". Source
for notated version: French-Canadian button accordion player Philippe Bruneau
(Quebec) [Begin]. Begin (Philippe Bruneau),
1993; No. 16, pg. 26.
MA FERGUSON. Old-Time, Breakdown. A version of “Duck River,” and part of the larger “Dubuque” tune family. Moses Bonner, who
recorded the tune in the 1920’s, was a fiddler from Fort Worth, Texas, although
he was born in Alabama. Victor 19669 (78 RPM), Moses
J. Bonner (1925).
MA JOLIE PETITE FILLE. Cajun. USA, La. Decca 17058 (78 RPM), Leo
Soileau's Four Aces, 1938.
MA LUIRC (The Plains of Boyle). AKA and see “The Plains of Boyle.”
MA MA COME LETS DANCE. Swedish, Norwegian; Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC. Cranford
(Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 279, pg.
82.
MA, MA, MA. AKA and see "Graine
M(h)aol [1]."
MA McNULTY'S
SCHOTTISCHE [1]. Irish, Schottishe (4/4 time). A
Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB'. Carlin (Master
Collection), 1984; No. 282, pg. 158.
MA McNULTY'S
SCHOTTISHE [2]. Irish, Schottishe (4/4 time). A
Minor. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Carlin (Master
Collection), 1984; No.283, pg. 159.
MA PUT YOUR KETTLE ON. Old-Time. Low-D tuning. Shanachie 6040, Gerry
Milnes & Lorraine Lee Hammond – “Hell Up Coal Holler” (1999. Learned from
Randolph County, W. Va. fiddler Woody Simmons, who himself had it from Edden
Hammons).
MA SE SIN AGUTSA. AKA and see "If You Have That."
MAAM CROSS. Irish, Jig. A Minor (‘A’ part) & A Major (‘B’ part). Standard. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, writer and banjo player Bill Black.
X:1
T: Maam Cross
C: © B.Black
Q: 300
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Am
E | ABc AEE | dcB A^GE | FED ^GBB | dcB e^gg |
a^ga fed | Bdf ecA | B^GB AFD | E^GB A2 :|
K: A
e | aga fdf | ece dcB | Ace aga | fBB Bce |
aga
fdf | ece dcB | AFF Edc | BAG A2 :|
MAAS. Shetland, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Minor. Standard. AA'BB. "'Maas' is
my description of the flight of the Fulmar petrel, called the Maaly in
Shetland. Maas is a sort of name for all gull types of bird in Shetland. The
last bar is where the bird lands on its rock near the nest. 'Wheels down, Wings
folded,' says to me 'You can't do that.'" (Anderson). Composed by Shetland
fiddler, collector, composer and teacher Tom Anderson, 1974. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music),
1983; Ex. 115, pg. 207. Anderson (Ringing
Strings), 1983; pg. 86.
MABEL. AKA and see "Dubuque."
Old-Time, Breakdown. These words are associated with the melody:
***
Glory to the Meetinghouse and glory to the stable,
Glory to the little girl that they call Mable.
Love it is a an awful thing and beauty is a blossum,
If you want your finger bit just poke it at a 'possum.
***
Rounder CD0262, Mike
Seeger - "Fresh Oldtime String Band Music" (1988. Learned from a 1939
recording by Elmo Newcomer, Pipe Creek, Texas, recorded by John and Rudy Lomax
for the Library of Congress).
MABEL HENRY'S FLING. American, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated version:
Jehile Kirkhuff (Pa.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), 1994; pg. 148.
MABEL'S FANCY. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Pa. A Major. Standard. AABB. Source for
notated version: Jehile Kirkhuff (Montrose, Pa.) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson
(Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, Vol.
2), 1984; pg. 7.
MABLE/MABEL KELLY (Maible Ni Cheallaigh). Irish, Air or Planxty (3/4 time). D
Dorian. Standard. AB. Thought to have been one of the compositions of blind
Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670‑1738), it is one of seven airs he
composed for people named Kelly. It was recorded by the Belfast Northern Star of July 15, 1792, as
having been played by one of ten Irish harp masters at the last great
convocation of ancient Irish harpers, the Belfast Harp Festival, held that
week. A song as well as an air, it was probably composed in honor of the only
daughter and heiress of Laughlin Kelly of Lismoyle, County Roscommon, according
to Donal O’Sullivan. She died unmarried in 1745. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 73, pg. 63. Maggie's Music MM107, "Music in the Great Hall" (1992). RCA 5798-2-RC, "James Galway
and the Chieftains in Ireland" (1986). Shanachie 79013, Derek Bell -
"Carolan's Receipt" (1987).
X:1
T:Mabel Kelly
C:Turlough Carolan
B:"Carolan", by Donal O'Sullivan
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed
by Paul de Grae
N:poco andante
K:C
d/c/|A2 A2 Ac|d2 de de|dc AG Ac|d2 de d2|
cB AG ED|C2 CD C2|AG ED EG|A2 Ac A2|
c2 ce ce|d2 de d2|ed eg ag|~e3 d c2|cB cd ed|
cd cB AG|E>D CE GE|D2 DE D||D/C/|
A,2 A,2 DE|GE GA G2|GE DC EG|A2 Ac A2|
cB cd ed|cA cd eg|ag ed ce|d2 de d2|cB AG E>D|
C2 CD C2|AG ED EG|A2 Ac A2|c2 GE C2|
d2 cB AG|E>D CE GE|D2 DE D||
X:1
T:Mabel Waltzes
L:1/8
M:3/4
K:C
"C"E4F2|G6|"G7"F4E2|D6|
"C"E4F2|G4A2|"G7"G2(B4|B6)|
"F"A4B2|c6|"C"G4F2|"Am"E6|
"G7"D2F4|G,4B,2|"C"(C6|C6):||
"F"A4B2|c6|"Em"B4G2|E6|
"F"A4A2|G4F2|"C"E2(G4|G6)|
"F"F4E2|"G7"D6|"C"G4E2|"Am"C6|
"G7"D2G,4|B,4E2|"C"(C6|C6):||
MABOU COAL MINES. Canadian, Reel or Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard.
AABB’. Named for a town in Cape Breton that has been a center for traditional
music. Source for notated version: Johnny Wilmot (Cape Breton) [Dunlay &
Greenberg], Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional
Celtic Violin Music from Cape Breton), 1996; pg. 38. Atlantica Music 02 77657 50222 26, Kyle & Lucy MacNeil -
“Atlantic Fiddles” (1994). Barra Music Co., The Barra MacNeils - “Rock in the
Stream” (1989). Buckshot BT 9005, Johnny Wilmot - “Cape Breton Fiddling: All
Time Favorite...” Marquis ERA 181, David Greenberg/Puirt a Baroque - “Bach
Meets Cape Breton” (1996. Appears as “Traditional Mabou Strathspey”).
Oak/Heritage Music RHF9, Johnny Wilmot - “Red Hot Fiddle” (Reissue of Buckshot
BT 9005).
MABOU HALL, THE. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major.
Standard. AABB’. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald
(1911-1976), named after the town of Mabou, west Cape Breton. Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 41.
MABOU JIG. Cape Breton, Jig. Rounder 7011, "The
Beatons of Mabou: Scottish Violin Music from Cape Breton" (1978).
MABOU REEL [1], A (Poirt Mabou). AKA and see “Elizabeth’s Big Coat.”
MABOU REEL [2]. AKA and see “Willy McKenzie’s.”
MABOU STRATHSPEY ON D, A. Canadian, Strathspey.
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