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MAIGDEAN AG RGANAD LE
NA GRAD (The Maiden’s lament
for her lover’s departure). Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. Source
for notated version: “Skull. P. McDowell” [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1075,
pg. 272.
MAIGDINE ALAINN, NA. AKA and see "The Fair Maidens."
MAIGHDEAN MHARA. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard. One part. Ó
Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs),
1995; No. 107, pg. 91.
MAIGHDEAN MHARA AN
MHULLAIGH MHOIR. AKA and see "The Maid of
Mullaghmore."
MAIGHDEAN MHARA
MULLACH MHÓIR. AKA and see “The Maid of Mullaghmore.”
MAIGHDEAN MHUILE (The Maiden of
MAIGHDEAN NA h-AIRIGH. Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 22.
MAIGHDEANNAN NA
HIBIRIDH (The Sheiling Song). AKA – “Maighdeanan na hÁiridh.” AKA
and see "Thug
mi'n oidhche raoir san airidh." Scottish, Air (3/4 time). G Major.
Standard. AAB (Martin): AABB (Neil). The Gaelic title is pronounced ‘MY-juh-nun
nuh HA-ree’. A sheiling was/is a rustic dwelling used by herders (usually the
sons and daughters of the family) while they tended livestock in the high
summer pastures. The air was composed by John MacGilvray, alias 'Alasdair
Ruadh', the piper to Alexander Macdonald X of Glenaladale. He was responsible,
relates Neil (1991), for the building of the
MAIGHREAD DILIS
BREATHNACH. Irish, Air. G Dorian. Standard. AB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No.
16, pg. 5.
MAIGHSTREAS AN TI (Lady of the House). AKA and see "Lady of the House." Irish.
See also "Woman of the House."
Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1971; No. 71.
MAIGISTIR-RINNCE, AN. AKA and see "The Dancing
Master."
MAIGISTREAS NI
DUNLAINGE. AKA and see "Mrs. Delaney [2]."
MAIGUE'S TIDE. AKA and see "Salamanca
{Reel} [1]," "The Wild
Salamanca," "The
Coronation Reel," "The
Salamander," "The Tartan Plaid."
MAILÍ BHÁN. AKA and see "Fair Molly."
MAILÍ MIC AILPÍN. AKA and see "Molly MacAlpin,"
"Poll Ha'penny."
MAILÍ NIG UIDHIR. AKA and see “Molly Maguire [3].”
MAILÍ ÓN LONGFORT. AKA and see “Molly from Longford.”
MAILIN GUIDEY UYAIN. Irish. This air was recorded by the Belfast
Northern Star of
MÁILLÉAD AN TUÍODÓRA. AKA and see “The Thatcher’s Mallet.”
MAILLI NI MAOLUAIN. AKA and see "Molly O'Malone."
MAINS OF GARTLY. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard. AAB.
Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
after a place he visited in
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See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Mains of Gartly
M:C|
L:1/8
C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
R:Reel
S:Skinner – Logie Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
B | (gf)e^d e2 Bd | efga fddf |
gfe^d e=dBg | fe^df e(EE) :|
F | G/G/G (BG) dG gG | D/D/D (FD) Ad
dD | E/E/E (GE) BE ge | fe^df e(EE).F |
G/G/G (BG) dG gG | D/D/D (FD) AD df
| .g.f .e.^d .e.=d B.g | .f.b .B.b g(ee)
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MAIR ROZIT. Scottish, Reel. E Minor.
Standard. AAB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner
(1843-1927). Skinner (Harp and Claymore),
1904; pg. 65.
X:1
T:Mair Rozit
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
B,/ | E/4E/4E/ (G/E/) BA/G/ | F/A/d/B/
A/F/D/F/ | G/B/d/f/ g/d/B/G/ | A/c/B/A/ G/E/E/ :|
f/ | g/e/f/^d/ e/g/f/e/ | d/f/A/d/
F/A/D/f/ | g/e/f/^d/ e/c’/b/a/ | g/e/f/b/ g/e/e/f/ |
g/e/f/^d/ e/b/g/e/ | d/a/f/d/
A/F/D/F/ | G/E/A/F/ B/G/c/A/ | B/c’/b/a/ g/e/e/ ||
MAIRE A STOR (Mary My Treasure). AKA and see "Molly Asthore."
MAIRE ALBANAC. AKA and see "Scotch Mary."
MAIRE AN BRISTE. AKA and see "Breeches
Mary."
MAIRE AN CUILFIONN. AKA and see "Fairhaired
Mary."
MAIRE AN LEAT-PINGEAN. AKA and see "Poll Ha'Penny."
MAIRE AN PHORTAIR. AKA and see "Cailleach
an Tuirne," "Wreathe the
Bowl," "The Wild Irishman
[4]", "The Maid at
the Spinning Wheel," "Kiss
Me Darling," "Norah with
the Purse," "The Road to Lurgan,"
"Norickystie."
MAIRI BHAN OG. See “Mhairi Bhan Og.”
MAIRE BHAN’S WEDDING REEL. AKA and see “The Bonnie Bunch of Ferns,” “An Piobaire a’ Cheidigh,” “Piper of Keadue.” Irish, Reel.
MÁIRE
BHEAG O!
AKA and see "Little Molly O!"
MÁIRE BHEAL ATHA h-AMHNAIS. AKA and see “Mary from Ballyhaunis.”
MÁIRE BHÉICEACH (Roaring Mary). AKA and see “Roaring Mary.”
MÁIRE CAD TA ORT, A. AKA and see "Molly What Ails You?"
MÁIRE CUIR SIOS AN COIRE, A. AKA and see "Molly Put the Kettle On [3]."
MÁIRE
DHALL (Blind Mary). AKA and see "Blind Mary."
MÁIRE M MIC CARTAIG. AKA and see "Molly McCarthy."
MÁIRE MAISEAC NI NIALL. AKA and see "Charming Mary O'Neill."
MÁIRE NA BLAITCE. AKA and see "Buttermilk Mary."
MÁIRE
NA SOP (Maire of the wisp). AKA – “Mary of the Wisp.” Irish, Reel.
MÁIRE NÍ EIDHINN. AKA and see "Ruaig an Mí‑ádh" (Banish Misfortune [1]), "The (Little) Bag of Meal," "Humours of
Mullina(a)fauna [1]," "Judy Hynes,” "Nancy Hines," “Nancy Hynes,” “Parish Girl [2],” "Round the Carthouse." Irish, Jig. The tune was printed under this title by Petrie in
his 1905 Complete Collection (1542).
Petrie takes his title from the poem “Máire Ni Éidhin” by Raftery, the blind
poet of
MÁIRE NI GRASAIG. AKA and see "Mary Grace."
MÁIRE ÓG NA gCIABH("Young Mary of
the Tresses" or "Mary with the Fair Locks"). AKA and see "Mary with the Amber Locks." Irish, Air (3/4 time). D
Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill's (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies) prints the identical tune under
the title "Mary with the Amber Locks." Source for notated version:
the Irish collector Edward Bunting noted the tune at Deel, Castle Ballina,
X:1
T:Máire Óg na gCiabh
T:Young Mary of the Tresses
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Bunting
K:D
B,C|D2 DEAE|D2 z2 DE|FG A2 AG|F2 z2 Bc|d2 d2 ec|A2 AG FG|A2 d2 de|
d2 z2 d2|=c2 B2 AG|F2 z2 B2|c2d2 ef|d2 z2 B/A/G|F2 E2D2|C2 DEFG|A2 GF
ED|D2 z2||
MÁIRE O’KEEFFE. Canadian, Reel.
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See also listings
at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
MÁIRE
RUAD. AKA and see "Moll Roe."
MÁIRE SAN t-SOP. AKA and see "Moll in
the Wad [2]."
MAIRÉAD NIC SHIACAIS. AKA and see “Margot Jackson.”
MAIREARAD NIGHEAN DOMHNUILL. AKA and see "Margaret
MacDonald."
MAIREDELIA. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by County
Cavan/Philadelphia fiddle player and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988), in honor of
his grandaughter, Maire, who also has taken up Irish fiddle to compete in
regional feises. Reavy (The Collected
Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 8, pg. 8.
X:1
T:Mairedelia
M:2/2
L:1/8
C:Ed Reavy
S:The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy
R:Reel
N:Mairedelia. Ed's granddaughter, who is carrying on the tradition
N:herself. Maire has won several first place fiddle medals in local
N:and
Z:Joseph Reavy
K:D
|FG|Addc dcAF|FDA,D FGAB|[D=c]Bcd cAGA|d2 fd ^cAGA|dcde (3fga ec|d
cAF GE=CE|DEFG =cBAF|GE=CE D2:||fe|defg abag|e=c (3cBc efge|defg adf
a|gece d2 fg|abag efge|BdcA GE=CE|DEFG
dcAF|GE=CE D2:||
MÁIRE'S
REEL. Irish, Reel. Composed by Irish
fiddler Máire Breathnach. Green Linnet SIF‑1094,
Capercaille ‑ "Sidewaulk" (1991).
MÁIRE’S WELCOME. Canadian, Reel.
MAIRGREAD NI LABAIN. AKA and see "Margaret Lavin."
MAIRGREADIN AR AN SUIDEACAN. AKA and see "Poggy on the Settle."
MAIRGREADIN CODALTAC. AKA and see "Sleepy Maggie."
MAIRGREADIN DEAS. AKA and see "Pretty Peggy."
MAIRGREADIN SUANTAC. AKA and see "Drowsy Maggie
[1]."
MAIRI
ALLAN. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (4/4
time). The melody appears in the Bodleian
Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library,
MAIRI AN CUILFHIN. AKA and see "Fair‑Haired Mary."
MAIRI BHAN OG. AKA and see "Mary,
Young and Fair."
MAIRI BHEADARACH. AKA and see "Dawted Mary."
MAÌRI BHÒIDHEACH [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by James
Stewart-Robertson, editor of The Athole
Collection. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 207.
X:1
T:Maìri Bhòidheach [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
C:James Stewart-Robertson
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
B|A/B/c c>A B<G G>B|A>F A/B/c ~f2 f>g|a/g/f/e/ f>F A<G G>A| F<C D>E ~F2F:|
e|~f>cf>g a/g/f/e/ d>e|~f>cf>a g2 g>a|~f>cf>g a/g/f/e/ d>e| ~f>d c<A F2 F>e |
~f>cf>g a/g/f/e/ d>e|f>cf>a g2
f>g|a/g/f/e/ f>F A<G G>A| F>CD>
MAIRI BHOIDHEACH [2] (Beautiful
Mary). Scottish, Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One
part. Morison (
X:1
T:Mairi Bhoidheach [2]
T:Beautiful Mary
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Rather slow”
S:Morison –
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
{C}A>A (AG) AG | (FC) D2F2 | {C}F>G A2 A>A | c>A A/G/ z F2 |
{F}(Ac)f2 d>d | (cA) c2 d>c | (3AGF G2 Ac | A>G (GF) F2 :|
MAIRI DHONN (Brown Haired Mary). Scottish, Air (2/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. One part. Morison (
X:1
T:Mairi dhonn
T:Brown Haired Mary
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Morison –
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DD d2 | ef A2 | B>c d2 | c>B
BA | FA ff | ef d2 | B>A FA | B>F ED ||
MAIRI GHREANNAR. AKA and see "Cheerful Mary."
MAIRI MHIN MHEAL-SHUILEACH DHU. See “Mary – gentle
and dark eyed.”
MAIRI
NIGHEAN DEORSA [1] (Mary, George’s
Daughter). AKA
and see "Grant
of Sheuglie's Contest."
MAIRI NIGHEAN DEORSA
[2] (Mary, George’s
Daughter).
Scottish, Air. A different melody than “Mairi Nighean Deorsa [1],"
appearing in Daniel Dow’s collection. The
same melody appears in a manuscript collected around 1810 by the Armagh-born
collector Edward Bunting, according to Colm Ó Baoill, without a bass line, with
the note that it was “Copie(s?) out of old printed Book.”
MÁIRIN BUGGERTY. AKA and see "Buachallin Og
[1]," "Big Bow Wow,"
"An Cailin Deas Donn [1],"
"Move up to me," "My/The
Pretty Fair Maid," "The
Pretty Brown Girl [2]," "Did you see my man
looking for me? [1]"
MÁIRIN DE BARRA. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. Ó
Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of
MÁIRIN MAISEAC. AKA and see "Lovely Molly."
MÁIRIN NI CHULLENAIN. See “Little Mary Chullenain.”
MAIRI'S WEDDING. AKA – “Mari’s Wedding.”
AKA and see “Jack Sweeney’s [3],”
"Lewis Bridal Song."
Scottish, Scottish Measure (4/4 time).
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Chorus:
Step it gaily, off we go
Heel for heel and toe for toe,
Arm in arm and off we go (or ‘row on row’)
All for Mairi's wedding.
***
Over hillways up and down
Myrtle green and bracken brown,
All for sake of Mairi.
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Plenty herring, plenty meal
Plenty peat to fill her creel,
Plenty bonny bairns as weel
That's the toast for Mairi.
***
Cheeks as bright as rowans are
Brighter far than any star,
(or Red her cheeks as rowans are
Bright her eye as any star)
Fairest o' them all by far
Is my darlin' Mairi.
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Miller
& Perron (New England Fiddler’s
Repertoire), 1983; No. 54. Silberberg
(Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 96 (appears as “Mari’s
Wedding”). Kicking Mule KM216, Strathspey ‑
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X:1
T:Mairi’s Wedding
M:C
L:1/8
R:Scottish Measure
K:G
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d3e|d2c2B4|A2G2E2G2|B2A2Bd3|d2Bd2e|d2c2B3c/B/|A2G2E2C2|D8:|