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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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MID LOTHIAN PIPE BAND. See “Midlothian Pipe Band.”
MID WAY, THE. English, Jig.
MIDDLE GROVE. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. G Major. Voyager
VRCD 344, Howard Marshall & John Williams – “Fiddling Missouri” (1999.
Learned from Little Dixie area fiddler Frank Reed {c. 1904-1985} who likely
learned it from either Clate “Peggy” Ransdell of Moberly or African-American
fiddler Walt Dougherty of Higbee).
MIDDLE ISLAND HORNPIPE. Canadian, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB.
X:1
T:Middle Island Hornpipe
C:H.Scoot
S:The Maritime Fiddler
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:D
fe|:"D"dcdA
FABA|"G"GFGD "Em"B,2ED|"A7"CEA,C
EA,CE|"D"DEFG A2fe|!
dcdA FABA|"G"GFGD
"Em"B,2ED|"A7"CEA,C EA,CE|"D"D2DD D:||!
FG|:AFDF Acdc|"G"BGDG
BdcB|"D"AFDF AFDF|"a7"GFED E2FG|!
"D"AFDF
Acdc|"G"BGDG BdcB|"A7"Acef (3gbe ce|d2dd d:||!
MIDDLE ROW HARLEQUIN. English, Jig. F Major. Standard.
AB. Geoghegan (Compleat Tutor for the
Pastoral or New Bagpipes), c. 1745-46; pg. 32.
X:1
T:Middle Row Harlequin
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Geoghegan – Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes (c. 1745-46)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F2c cAF | E2G GEC | F2c cAF | FAc f3
| F2c cAF | E2G GEC | DEF GEC | DEF F3 ||
cdc cAF | FAc fed | cBA GAF | EFG
ECc | AFd BGf |
MIDDLETOWN HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. F Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated
version: Gilbert Ross [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 207.
MIDDLING, THANK YOU. Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AB. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 287.
MIDLOTHIAN PIPE BAND, THE. Scottish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard.
AABB'. Composed by P.M. Beaton. The tune is also played as a jig. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), Vol. 2, 1988; pg. 24. WS 031703, Wendy MacIsaac – “Timeline” (2003).
MIDNIGHT [1]. American, Dance Tune (2/4 time). D
Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard. AABB. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; pg.
71.
MIDNIGHT [2]. Shetlands, A Shetland
Reel/Jig? Shetlands, Island of
Yell? F Major. Standard. AABB'. A tune
from the early Shetland dance tradition when older tunes were played and danced
in a rhythm that is neither duple or triple. Cooke (The Fiddle Tradition of the Shetland Isles), 1986; Ex. 25, pg. 76.
MIDNIGHT [3]. AKA and see “Owl Hoot.” Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. A
Mixolydian. Standard. AB (Titon/Woodward): AABB (Titon/Masters). The source for
the tune is African-American fiddler Jim Booker, of Jessamine County, Ky., whom
Mark Wilson says would play this somewhat odd tune at a dance late in the
evening, allegedly in hopes of inducing a fight so that he might take a rest!
Sources for notated version: John Masters (Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.,
c.1975) [Titon]; Jim Woodward (Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, Ky., 1979)
[Titon].Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; Nos. 104-A, 104B,
pgs. 132-133. McDirlam Greene MGP Productions, Bruce
Greene & Hilary Dirlam - "Fiddler's Dozen" (1994. Learned from
African-American fiddler Jim Booker via Frankfort, Ky., fiddler Kelly Gilbert
{or vice-versa}). Rounder CD 0377, “Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, Vol.
2.” Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Jim Woodward (et al) – “The Art of
Traditional Fiddle” (2001. Woodward was an elderly white farmer who knew Booker
and played some of his tunes).
MIDNIGHT BREAKDOWN. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark
Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph,
published in 1954.
MIDNIGHT DANCE, THE (Rince Meadon-Oidce). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard.
AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a
fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator
[O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 176. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1608, pg. 298.
X:1
T:Midnight Dance, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1608
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | G/F/G/A/ G/B/d/B/ | A/G/A/B/
A/B/c/B/ | A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/e/ | d/g/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ |
G/F/G/A/ G/B/d/B/ | A/G/A/B/
A/B/c/B/ | A/B/c/d/ e/f/g/e/ | d/c/B/A/ G :|
|:B | A/d/c/d/ A/g/f/e/ | d/e/f/g/
af | e/f/g/e/ c/A/B/c/ | d/f/e/c/ AF |
A/d/c/d/ A/g/f/e/ | d/e/f/g/ af |
e/f/g/e/ c/A/B/c/ | df d :|
MIDNIGHT HOUR, THE. American. The 'A' part strongly resembles
Bayard's "Ben Walker's Walk‑Around"
(1981, No. 371, pg. 362). Cushing (The
Fifer's Companion, No. 1), 1805; No. 60.
MIDNIGHT JIG, THE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard. AAB. A modern
composition by Julie Preston. Knowles (A
Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 30.
MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Texas. D Major. DDad. AABB (Spandaro): AA'BB'
(Brody, Matthiesen, Reiner & Anick). This popular composition is usually
credited to Texas fiddler Luke Thomasson, although it has been published that
Luke's son Benny (a famous Texas‑style fiddler who popularized the
melody) long remembered the night he heard both his father and uncle
composing the tune on the family porch (c. 1900?). Several sources have noted
this tune’s resemblance to an Oklahoma-collected tune called “Old Paint,” and there is an ongoing debate
about whether “
X:1
T:Midnight on the Water
L:1/8
M:3/4
K:D
DE|”D”.F2.F2 .FE|.F2.F2 .FE|FA3 B|A2
F2 DE |F2 d2 “G”B2|”D”A2F2 DE|”A”F2AFEF|”D”D4:|
|:”D”(3ABc|d4 de|d2c2 Bc|d4B AF|D4
d2|”Em”e4 ef|e2d2e2|”Bm”f3a fe|d2B2c2|”G”{c}d3c de|
dc BA Bc|”D”d3B AF|D4 DE|F2d2
“G”(Bd)|”D”A3(D DE)|”A”F2 (AFEF)|”D”D4:|
MIDNIGHT RAMBLE, THE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Green Linnet GLCD 1184, Patrick Street – “Made in Cork”
(1997).
MIDNIGHT SERENADE [1]. AKA and see "Too Young to Marry [1],"
"Chinky Pin," "Sweet Sixteen," "Fourth of July," "Farmer Had a Dog," "Yellow Eyed Cat," "Buffalo Nickel [1]," "My Love is/She's But a
Lassie Yet [1]," "Lead Out,"
"Hair in the Butter,"
"Ten Nights in a Bar Room,"
"Richmond Blues," "I'm My Momma's Darling (Child),"
"Darling Child." The theme song of the Old Virginia Fiddlers, Patrick
County, Virginia, who recorded a few sides in the late 1940's. It was also
recorded in 1929 by J.W. “Babe” Spangler of Meadows of Dan, Virginia. County 201, "The Old Virginia Fiddlers: Rare
Recordings." Okeh 45387 (78 RPM), "The Old Virginia Fiddlers."
MIDNIGHT SERENADE [2]. AKA and see "Buffalo Gals [1]," "Roundtown Girls," "Lubly Fan." American, Reel. The melody,
usually known as "Buffalo Gals," appears under this title in George
P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume IV
(Baltimore, 1839). In 1844 the melody was published as a song, "Lubly
Fan," composed by a blackface minstrel with the Virginia Serenaders by the
name of Cool White. He is generally credited with originating the tune,
however, Knauff's publication predates White's and it may be that the tune was
already well-established, states Alan Jabbour. The title "Midnight
Serenade" also alludes to the lyrics of the song, which implore "Come
dance by the light of the moon."
MIDNIGHT WALTZ [1]. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA,
Alabama. Vocalion 5468 (78 RPM), Stripling Brothers
(1929) {
MIDNIGHT WALTZ [2]. Bluegrass, Waltz. C Major. Standard
tuning. AABCCDD. May be the same as [1]. Reiner (Anthology of Fiddle Styles), 1979; pg. 42.
MIDNIGHT WALTZ [3]. AKA and see "Valse de Minuit." Cajun.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT, THE. AKA and see “Vincent Broderick’s.” Irish, Reel. Composed
by flute player Vincent Broderick, a member of the Kincora Ceili Band
from 1952-1957. “Midsummer
Night” is often played in a set with two other Broderick compositions, “The
Tinker’s Daughter” and “The Crock of Gold.” Green
Linnet GLCD 1200, Lunasa – “Otherworld” (1999). Philo 1051, Boys of the Lough ‑
"Good Friends, Good Music" (1977).
MIDWAY TWO-STEP. See "Wafus Two-Step."
MIDWINTER BLOSSOM.
American, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by keyboard
player Bob Pasquarello in 1989. Barnes (English
Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 36 (appears as “An Early Frost”,
the name of a dance by Philippe Callens set to the tune).
MIDWINTER WALTZ [1]. American, Waltz. G Minor. Standard tuning. ABC. Composed in 1988 by
Larry Edelman (Baltimore, MD), after attending a mid‑winter ball in
Baltimore. Matthiesen (The Waltz Book),
1992; pgs. 62‑63.
MIDWINTER WALTZ [2]. Scottish, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'B". Composed in
1994 by Dave Richardson (Edinburgh, Scotland) of the Boys of the Lough, based
on a favorite carol remembered from his youth, "In the Bleak
Midwinter." Matthiesen (The Waltz
Book II), 1995; pg. 38. Boys of the Lough -
"The Day Dawn."
MIGHTY MIKE’S. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth,
Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996.
X:1
T: Mighty Mike's
C: © B. Black
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
A2 FA dcBA | dcBA FB B2 | A2 FA dcBd | faef dBBd |
A2 FA dcBe | fdec dBBd | AdcB AFEF | AFGE FD D2 :|
eAcA eAcA | FABc dcde | fa a2 bage | faef dBBd |
eAcA
eAcA | FABc dcde | fBBc dcBd | AFGE FD D2 :|
MIGHTY PRETTY VALLEY, THE. AKA and see "Reel o'/of Tulloch."
MIGHTY SPARROW, THE. Green Linnet GLCD
3127, Sharon Shannon – “The Best of Sharon Shannon: Spellbound” (1999).
MIGNONNE. See "Les Rangs de “
Soybean.”"
MIGNONETTE, LA. English (?), Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCCDD. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), c. 1780;
pg. 18.
X:1
T:La Mignonette
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures
(c. 1780)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F|A2 A AGF|c2c c2f|c2a c2B|A3
G2F|A2A AGF|c2c c2f|edc =Bcd|c3 c2:|
|:c|g2c b2a|g2f d2f|g2c b2a|g2f
e2c|def gab|cde fga|cBA BAG|F3 F2:|
|:A|A3 G3|F2F F2c|c3 B3|A2A A2f|f2e
e2d|d2c c2B|ABc cBA|G3 G2:|
|:c|_e2 e ecA|B2B B2d|f2f fd=B|c2c
c2g|b2a g2f|b2a g2f|dba gfe|f2f f2:|
MIHI MANUM. AKA and see “Give Me Your Hand.”
MIKE AND CHARLIE. Old‑Time. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by folklorist/musicologist
Vance Randolph from
MIKE ANDERSON'S [1]. Irish, Reel. Mike Anderson was a piper.
MIKE ANDERSON'S [2]. AKA and see "Paddy
Cronin's [1]," "The
Flowers of Red Cliff." Irish, Jig. Mike Anderson was a piper.
MIKE BUCKLEY’S FAVOURITE. AKA and see “Ballynahulla No. 1,” “Ballyhoura Mountains,” “Cuz Teahan’s [1],” “Lucy Farr’s (Polka) [1],” “Teahan’s Favourite Polka.”
MIKE COEN’S. AKA and see “Mick
Coen’s.” Irish, Polka. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Mike Coen is the concertina-playing
father of brothers Jack, Charlie and Anthony Coen, from Woodford, County
Galway. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997;
No. 67, pg. 25. Green
Linnet SIF 3067, Jack and Charlie Coen – “The Branch Line” (1992. Reissue of
Topic 12TS337). Topic 12TS337, Jack and Charlie Coen – “The Branch Line”
(1977).
MIKE
COEN’S FLING. Irish, Fling. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Mike Coen
is the concertina-playing father of brothers Jack, Charlie and Anthony Coen,
from Woodford, County Galway. Green Linnet SIF 3067, Jack
and Charlie Coen – “The Branch Line.” Topic 12TS337, Jack and Charlie Coen –
“The Branch Line.”
X: 1
T: Mike Coen's Fling
S: Jack & Charlie Coen / "The Branch
Line" (Topic 12TS337)
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 320
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
R: hornpipe
K: G
D2 | GFGB AGED | cBcd efge | B3 c dcAc | (3BAG
AF GDB,D |
GFGB AGED | cBcd efge | B3 c dcAc |1 (3BAG AF G2
:|2 (3BAG AF G2 D2||
(3gag df (3gag df | gbag edef | (3gag df (3gag
dB | cdef g3 d |
(3gag
df (3gag df | gbag edeg | bgaf ge d2 | (3efg dB AGAB ||
MIKE COEN’S. Irish, Polka. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 67, pg. 25. .” Green Linnet SIF 3067, Jack & Charlie Coen – “The Branch
Line.” Topic 12TS337, Jack & Charlie Coen – ‘The Branch Line.”
X: 1
T: Mike Coen's
S: Jack & Charlie Coen / "The Branch
Line" (Topic 12TS337)
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: Edor
E/F/ | GE BE | GE B>A | FD AD | F/E/D/F/
AB/A/ |
GE BE | GB d2 | ed BA |1 GE E2 :|2 GE E>F ||
G2 BA | G2 BA | F2 AF | ED DE/F/ |
GB
BA | G/A/B/c/ d2 | ed BA | GE E2 :|
MIKE
DUGGER’S. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed
by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musican and writer Bill Black. Mike Dugger is a
fiddler and guitar player from the Midwest, a one-time member of the band
Scartaglen.
X: 1
T: Mike Dugger's
C: © B.Black
N: “For a good friend and fine musician!”
M: 4/4
R: reel
L: 1/8
K: D
DFBF AFEF | AdBA FE (3EDE | DFBF ABde | faeg
fdBA |
DFBF AFEF | DFAB ABde | fdec dfec | dBAF ED D2
:|
cA (3AAA eA (3AAA | dfaf bfaf | ecef gfec | dfec
dafd |
cA
(3AAA eA (3AAA | dfaf bfaf | gfed cage | fdBc d4 :|
MIKE ELLSWORTH. Canadian, Clog (4/4 time). Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard. AB.
Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976).
Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg.
65.
MIKE FLYNN’S. AKA and see “McGovern’s,” “McGovern’s
Favorite,” “The Cottage in
the Grove [1]." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard. AABB’. Mike Rafferty
gave it this title as he had the tune from Mike Flynn, a flute player
originally from
X:1
T:Mike Flynn's
D:Mike & Mary Rafferty, The Old
Fireside Music (1998)
N:Transposed from C dorian for
comparison
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A dorian
A>AAB GEDE|G2 Bd edBd|ea a2
gedB|A z BG AGED|A>AAB GEDE|G2 Bd edBd|
ea a2 gedB|AcBG A2 z2::a>aab
agef|gedB G2 (3Bcd|egfa gedB|
A z BG AGed|a>aab agef|gedB G2
(3Bcd|ea a2 gedB|AcBG A2 z2:|]
MIKE IN THE WILDERNESS. Old-Time, Breakdown.
MIKE MACDOUGALL’S 25TH
ANNIVERSARY. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape
Breton. E Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BC. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland
(Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry
Holland’s), 1995; No. 144, pg. 41.
MIKE McGOLDRICK’S. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
X:1
T:Mike McGoldrick's
C:Mike McGoldrick
R:jig
Z:id:hn-jig-358
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
fef efg|fdA GFE|FAd GBd|FAd B/c/de|
fef efg|fdA GFE|FAd GBd|1 Adc d2e:|2 Adc d2c||
|:~B3 BAF|~f3 fec|~e3 fec|Ace fec|
~B3 BAB|~f3 fec|1 ~e3 fec|BcA B2A:|2 ede ~f3|gfg a2g||
"variations"
|:~f3 gfg|fdA GAG|~F3 GFG|AF/G/A cde|
~f3 gfe|fdA ~G3|FEF ~G3|1 Adc d2e:|2 Adc d2c||
|:BcB BAB|f^ga fec|ece fec|Ace aec|
BcB BAF|f^ga fec|1 ece fec|BcA B2A:|2 ~e3 fef|~g3 a2g||
MIKE MOLONEY’S. Canadian, Jig.
MIKE PRESTON'S REEL. AKA and see “Fred Finn’s No. 2.” Irish, Reel.. G
Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: flute player and piper
Tommy Hunt (b. 1908, Lissananny, Ballymote, County Sligo) [Flaherty].
Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1986; No. 104.
Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg.
129.
MIKE SAUNDER’S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
Composed by fidddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 227, pg. 66.
MIKE SCOTT’S. AKA and see “Kings of Kerry.”
Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, West Kerry. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’.
Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham, No. 80, pg. 45.
MIKE SULLIVAN’S
HORNPIPE [1]. Irish, Hornpipe. A Mixolydian.
Standard tuning. AABB. Mike Sullivan was a musician and set dancer from
Kilcummin, in Kilarney. See also the related set dance “Madam(e) Bonaparte.” Source for notated
version: presumably Mike Sullivan via accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh
Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Ceol, vol. 5, No. 1 (appears as “Tom Billy’s Hornpipe”). Moylan, (Johnny O’Leary) 1994; No. 78, pg. 45. Topic 12T357, Johnny O’Leary - “Music for the Set” (1977).
MIKE SULLIVAN’S HORNPIPE
[2]. AKA and see “The Threshing Reel.” Irish, Hornpipe. A
Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source O’Leary and fiddler Denis Murphy
heard this tune played on the jews harp by one Kilcummin musician, Mike
Sullivan, in the Jug of Punch in Killarney. Murphy returned the next day to
make sure he had it accurately (Moylan). Source for notated version: accordion
player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border)
[Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary),
1994; No. 254, pg. 146. Gael-Linn CEF092, Julia and
Billy Clifford - “Coel as Sliabh Luachra” (appears as “The Threshing Reel”).
MIKEY BUCKLEY’S. Irish, Polka. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D
Major. Standard. AABB. Source O’Leary explained to editor Terry Moylan (1994):
***
(Mike Buckley)...was a fiddle
player above Cnoc na Gaoithe,
learned by Padraig O’Keeffe, he died of TB at the age of
twenty-five. A fine man. Jesus ‘tis years back. I played
with him, that’ll tell you now. He’d be about my age now
if he lived. Poor divil, he gave no battle with it. He was a
big strong, soft heavy lad. It ran through him. At that time
they had no cure for it. A pile of people died who wouldn’t
die today with it.
***
Source for notated version:
accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded at Na
Piobairi Uilleann, Octobe, 1984 [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 148, pg. 86.
MIKE BUCKLEY’S
FAVOURITE. Irish, Polka. A Mixolydian. Standard.
ABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Padraig O’Keeffe via fiddler Mike
Buckley (Cnoc na Gaoithe) via accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra
region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 256, pg. 147. Topic
12T312, “Billy Clifford” (appears untitled).
MIKE’S FANCY. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard. AABB. Composed
by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 264, pg. 76.
Cranford Publications CP-R2, “Jerry Holland Solo”
(1988).
MIKE’S JIG. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by Houston whistle player
Larry Mallette. Black (Music’s the Very
Best Thing), 1996; No. 217, pg. 117.
X:1
T: Mike's Jig
C: L. Mallette
Q: 375
R: slide
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: G
D | G3 ABA G3 geB | d3 edB A3 ABA |
G3 ABA GBd g2 e | d3 ABA G3-G2 :|
B | c3 Ace B3 GBd | A3 BAG E3 D2 D |
G3
ABA GBd g2 e | d3 EBA G3-G2 :|
MIKIE DUGGAN’S. AKA and see “Mick
Duggan’s Polka [3].” Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard. AA’BB’. Source for
notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the
Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny
O’Leary), 1994; No. 257, pg. 147.
MIKO RUSSELL’S
FAVORITE. See “Micho Russell’s Favorite.”
MIL NA MAIDÍ. AKA and see “Crushing of Twigs.”
Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. ABCD. Philippe Varlet points out that
this tune is an clever reworking of Doherty’s “Pinch of Snuff.” Source for notated
version: fiddler John Doherty,
1965 (
MILD MABEL KELLY. AKA and see "Mabel Kelly."
Irish, Planxty. A composition of Turlough O'Carolan for a patron.
MILD O'REILLY. Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Dorian. Standard. AB. "A song of (the)
1798 (rebellion) was written to this" (Joyce). Source for notated version:
Hugh O'Beirne, professional fiddler from Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, c. 1846
(Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and
Songs), 1909; No. 637, pgs. 323‑324.
MILD PRETTY GIRL, THE (An Cailin Deas Modhamhuil). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D
Minor. Standard tuning. One part. Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 706 pg. 353.
X:1
T:Mild
Pretty Girl, The (An Cailin Deas Modhamhuil)
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), No. 706
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D Minor
Ac | d2d2 ed
| d2c2 Ac | d2d2 cA | c4 ed | A2 G/E/D ED | D2D2 DE |
F2F2 dc |
A2G2 AG | F2F2ED | E2A2 AG | E2D2D2 | D4 ||
MILE, THE. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; pg. 57. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg.
183.
MILE FROM DUBLIN, A. AKA and see "Within
a Mile of Dublin [1]," "The
Meadow in Bloom," "The Road
to Dublin," "The Maid of
Ballintra," "The Kerry
Lasses [2]," "Sarah's Reel,"
"You're a long time a
courting," "The Club Reel,"
"Through the Fields [3]."
MILE FROM EDINBURGH TOWN, A. See “’Twas Within a Mile
from Edinboro Town.”
MILE TAING AN UGHDAIR. AKA and see "The Editor's Thanks to
Mr. Nathaniel Gow."
MILE TO RIDE, A. AKA and see “The Fleet's a
Coming," “Riding a Mile,”
"Stannerton Hopping," "Stamfordham Hopping” Scottish, English,
Irish; Slip Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard. AABB. The melody
appears in Henry Playford's 1698 English
Dancing Master (Part II). "This tune has several titles by which it is
known to pipers, such as 'Stannerton (or Stamfordham) Hopping', 'Stanhope i'
Weardale' and 'The Fleet's a Coming'"" (Bruce & Stokoe).
Northumbrian musician William Vickers printed the melody three times in his
1770 music manuscript collection (as “A Mile toRide,” “Stanhope in Weardale,”
and “Stannerton Hopping”). It also appears in the 1800-1805 manuscript (as “A
Mile to Ride”) of Northumbrian smallpiper John Peacock (1754-1817) and that of
1812 from John Bell (c. 1864) (appears as “Stamfordham Hopping”). It is a
popular three-part slip jig in
X:1
T:Mile to Ride, A
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian
Minstrelsy (1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
dBd g2g f2d|g2B BcB d2e|dBd g2g f2d|ecA ABA c2e:|
|:dBG G2c B2c|dBG GAB c2e|dBB G2c B2d|ecA A2B c2e:|
X:2
T:Mile to Ride, A
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers manuscript (1770)
K:G
dBd
gag fed|gdB BdB d2e|dBd gag fed|a2A
|:dBG
G2B dBG|d/c/B/A/G GAB d2g|dBG GAB dBG|ecA
MILESIAN, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). B Flat
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Published before 1730. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg.
32.
MILESTONE (JIG), THE. AKA and see "The Donegal Jig." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC’DD’EE’FF’GG’HH’. The title is miss-labelled in Feldman's The Northern Fiddler, according to Caoimhin Mac Aoidh, and is actually a composition of classically-trained Irish musician Arthur Darley, who played and collected traditional music in the early 20th century and who lived for a time in County Donegal. Mac Aoidh maintains the Northern authors misheard their source, fiddler Danny O'Donnell, when he spoke to them about another of Darley's compositions, the reel "The Four Mile Stone." See note for “The Donegal Jig” for more information, since that appears to be the correct title. Source for notated version: fiddler Danny O’Donnell (County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 184.
MILESTONE [1], THE. AKA and see "The Millstone." Irish, Reel.
MILESTONE [2], THE. AKA and see "Carrigaline," "It's a Hard Road to Travel," "Rocks of Cashel [1]" “Steeplechase [2].” Irish, Reel. C Major.