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MOON AND SEVEN STARS, THE. AKA and see “The Grand Parade [1],” "Seven Stars,” “The True Briton." English (originally), American; Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune under this title dates to around 1750, though as "Seven Stars" it may be somewhat older (according to Pete Coe, West Yorks, U.K.). New Hampshire contra dance musician Randy Miller gives that it was an old fife tune in America where it was called "The Moon and Seven Stars." See note for "Seven Stars" for more information. Source for notated version: Cathie Whitesides [Silberberg]. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 79, pg. 58. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 103. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 139. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 79. Sage Arts 1101, Erin Schrader - "Enrichez Vous" (1991). Randy Miller - "Lore of the Fingerboard" (1990).

X:1

T:Moon and Seven Stars, The

T:Seven Stars

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d2A A2F | GAB A3 | Bcd efg | fed cBA | d2A A2F | GAB A3 | Bcd efg | Adc d2 :|

|: e2A A2f | efg f3 | efg fed | cde A3 | BGB AFA | BGB AFA | Bcd cde | Adc d2 :|

                       

MOON BEAMS, THE.  English, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the music manuscript copybook of fiddler John Burks, dated 1821. Unfortunately nothing is known of Burks, although he may have been from the north of England.

X:1

T:Moon Beams, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

S:John Burks music manuscript copybook, dated 1821

K:G

d|gdBd|gdBd|gabg|afdf|gdBd|gdBd|edef|g2z :|

|:A|A2 df|e^cAc|d2 fa|ge^ca|agfg|agfb|agfe|d2 ef|

gdBd|gdBd|gabg|afdf|gdBd|gdBd|edef|g2 z:|

 

MOON BEHIND THE MOUNTAIN. American, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Jim Childress with Uncle Henry's Favorites [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 354.

                       

MOON OVER THE MOUNTAIN.  American, Jig. E Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by Vermont fiddler Pete Sutherland. Sutherland (Bareface), 1984; pg. 6.

 

MOON SHINES BRIGHT, THE.  English, Irish; Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Adapted for dancing in Britain from the Irish song recorded by De Danaan, originally as “And the Moon Shone Bright and Clearly.” Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 43.

 

MOONCOIN JIG, THE (“Port Muin-Cuine” or “Port Muine Coinin”). AKA and see “The Major [3].” Irish, Double Jig. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Mooncoin, or Mooncoyne, is a town in County Kilkenny in the southeast of Ireland, an area famous in the 19th century and the early 20th century for its pipers. One of these, by the name of James Byrne, was ‘discovered’ in Mooincoin in 1904 by the clerics and Irish music enthusiasts Father Henebry and Father Fielding, who managed to record Byrne on an Edison cylinder. Excited by their find, they arranged to have him conduct a class for aspiring pipers and they acquired a venue. Unfortunately, the two priests had not reckoned with the ‘microbe of vagrancy’, as O’Neill puts it, and were at pains to locate the piper who was loath “to submit to the restraints of a settled residence or the monotony of steady employment. So away he went to enjoy the pleasure of conviviality and change of scene, leaving his kind-hearted benefactors in a fit mood to appreciate the feelings of the man who undertook to domesticate wild ducks” (Breathnach, 1997). "The Mooncoin" has strong similarities to the Scottish/English tune “The Major,” and is related to “Denis Delaney” and the march “King William’s Rambles.”  Mallinson (Enduring), 1995; No. 55, pg. 24. Mulvihill (1st Collection). O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 153, pg. 87. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 58. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 1034, pg. 193. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 246, pg. 55. Lochshore CDLDL 1215, Craob Rua - “The More That’s Said the Less the Better” (1992). Shaskeen Records OS‑360, Andy McGann, Felix Dolan, Joe Burke ‑ "A Tribute to Michael Coleman" (c. 1965).

X:1

T:Mooncoin Jig, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 246

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

e/d/|cBA AEA|AEA Bcd|cBA Ace|dBG Bcd|cBA AEA|AEA Bcd|Ace gfe|dBG Bcd:|

|:cde efg|f/g/af ged|cde efg|f/g/aA Bcd|cde efg|afd bge|afd gec|dBG Bcd:|

|:cBA Aaf|ecA Bcd|cBA gfe|dBG Bcd|cBA Aaa|Agg Aff|Aee efg|dBG Bcd:|

                       

MOONCOIN REEL, THE ("Seisd Muincuin" or "Cor Muine-Coinin"). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. Mooncoin, or Mooncoyne, is a town in County Kilkenny in the southeast of Ireland, an area famous in the 19th century and the early 20th century for its pipers. Source for notated version: Father Dollard, a flute player and fiddler, member of O’Neill’s traditional music club in Chicago [O’Neill]. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 137. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1431, pg. 265. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 668, pg. 119.

X:1

T:Mooncoin Reel, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 668

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3ABc|d2 AF DFAc|dced cAAc|BAGF GABc|dced cABc|d2 AG DFAc|dced cABc|

BAGF GABc|dcec d2||de|fdad fdad|fdad fddf|ecgc ecgc|ecgc ecce|fdad fdad|

fdad fddf|g2 gf gbag|fdec d2||

                       

MOONEY’S REEL. AKA and see “The Milkmaid [4],” “Paddy Ryan’s Dream [1],” “Tommy Peoples (Reel) [2].” Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. G Major. Standard tuning. ABB’. Called ‘the County Donegal version of “Paddy Ryan’s Dream.”’ Caoimhin Mac Aoidh remarks that the “Mooney’s” title was not named for famous fiddlers Francie and Mairead Mooney, but that “the name is older than that and this specific Mooney was a renowned character.” 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. 153, pg. 47.

See also listings at:

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

                       


MOONLIGHT CLOG. Cape Breton, Old‑Time; Schottische. The tune is to be found not only in Cape Breton tradition (recorded by Cape Breton fiddler Angus Chisholm for Decca in the 1930's) but was common among Southern fiddlers as well (it was recorded by Mississippi fiddler Gene Clardy in 1930) [Tony Russell]. Clardy was one of the older Mississippi fiddlers to record in the 78 RPM era. It is said he taught Mississippi fiddling great Willie Narmour to play. In between those geographical extremes, the melody was cited as having commonly been played at country dances in Orange County, New York, in the 1930's (Lettie Osborn, New York Folklore Quarterly). It may appear in Cole's 1000 (1940). Document 8028, Gene Clardy & Stan Clements – “Mississippi String Bands, Vol. 2” (reissue). Shanachie 14001, "The Early Recordings of Angus Chisholm" (Cape Breton).

                       

MOONLIGHT JIG, THE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: "Copied from a MS. book lent me by Surgeon‑Major‑General King of Dublin (abour 1885), who copied them 40 years previously from an old MS. book in Cork" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 367, pg. 168.

X:1

T:Moonlight Jig, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A2B {B}AFD|Bcd d>cB|ABA AFD|G3 F2E|F/G/AB AFD|efg fed|e>fe ecA|d3d3:|

|:fga afd|cde efg|fed cde|A3 A2G|FDG FDA|BGB BGg|fed c/d/ec|d3d3:|

                       

MOONLIGHT ON THE LOUGH. Irish, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: the Rice-Walsh manuscripts, a collection of music from the repertoire of Jeremiah Breen, a blind fiddler from North Kerry, notated by his student [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 75.

X:1

T:Moonlight on the Lough

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Rice-Walsh manuscripts

Z:Paul Kinder

K:G

BA|G2 GG GABc|dBge d2 ga|b2 ag edef|gfga g2 d/2c/2B/2A/2|

G2 GG GABc|dBge d2 ga|b2 ag edea|g2 gg g2||

ga|b2 bg edef|gfga b2 GA|B2 ge dBAG|A2 AA A2 d/2c/2B/2A/2|

G2 GG GABc|dBge d2 ga|b2 ag edea|g2 gg g2||

                       

MOONLIGHT RAMBLE [1], A (Aisdear Faoi Solas Na Re). AKA and see “Fife Hunt.” Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB (O'Neill/1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 144. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 694, pg. 123.

X:1

T:Moonlight Ramble, A [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 694

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

gf|e>c {d}(3cBc G>E {F}(3EDE|Dd{e}d^c ~d3f|ec {d}(3cBc GFED|CcBd c2:|

||cf|ecgc acgc|Ad{e}d^c ~d3f|ecgc acgc|GcBd ~c3f|ecgc acgc|Ad{e}d^c ~d3f| (3efg ag fedc|GcBd cegf||

 

MOONLIGHT RAMBLE [2], THE (An Siubal Faoi Soluis N-Gealuige). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major/Mixolydian. Standard. AAB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 594, pg. 104.

X:1

T:Moonlight Ramble, The [2]

L:1/8

M:3/4

N:”Slow”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 594

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d{e}d/>c/|B2 AA/>B/ =cA|G{G}F/>E/ D2 D/E/F/G/|

A/B/A/G/ FA/G/ EG/F/|DD D2:|

||A/B/c/d/|~e>f gfed|c>B A2 e/f/g/e/|d>c/4B/4 A>B/A/4 A/G/E/F/|

DDD z dd/>c/|B2 AA/>B/ =cA|G{G}F/>E/ D2 D/E/F/G/|

A/B/A/G/ F/A/G/F/ E/G/F/E/|DD D2||

                       

MOONSHINE REEL, THE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’B. Composed by Wellington, East Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Acadien-style fiddler Edward P. Arsenault (b. 1938). Source for notated version: Edward P. Arsenault [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 102.

                       

MOONSHINER AND HIS MONEY. Old‑Time, Breakdown. County 507, Charlie Bowman ‑ "Old‑Time Fiddle Classics."

                                      

MOORE’S FAVORITE [1]. Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning. From fiddler John Rountree.

 

MOORE’S FAVOURITE [2]. AKA and see “Rose Tree [1].”

                                                  

MOORIT LAMB. Shetland, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. "Written (by Tom Anderson) in 1973 while watching the antics of a young lamb. 'Moorit' is a colour similar to dark brown, and was very rare at one time" (Anderson). Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 46.

                       

MOORLAND WILLIE. See “Muirland Willie.”

 

MOORLOUGH MARY.  Irish, Air (6/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. The district of Moorlough lies in the mountainous region near Strabane, between Derry and Donemana. O Boyle remarks that the words to the song were written by the poet Devine of Moorlough in honor of a local girl, with whom local tradition has it that he remained in love with until they were very old, but never married. John Doherty told O Boyle how he learned the song:

***

Well it happened to be I was comin' down through a place

called Meenaleenaghan, about within ten miles of Glenties,

and I heard a young country girl bringing home the cows

in the evening and whe was singin', and the air of the song

caught my ear and I listened. I waited until the girl came to

the road with the cows and says I 'Miss, that's a beautiful

air'. 'Och indeed', she says 'it's not bad. It's one of my mammy's.'

'I might try to learn that song from you if I can' says I and she

says 'Any time you'd be up raking about the house you can

take the fiddle and get the air,' and that's just how I got it.

***

Source for notated version: fiddler John Doherty (County Donegal) [Ó Boyle]. Ó Boyle (The Irish Song Tradition), 1976; pg. 74.

                       

MOORLOUGH SHORE, THE. Irish, Air . A Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. Cowdery (1990) believes this melody to belong to the "Boyne Water [1]" family of tunes, and similar to the second strain of Joyce's "Foggy Dew [3]" and the second half of "To Seek for the Lambs." Cowdery (The Melodic Tradition of Ireland), 1990; Ex. 48, pg. Topic 12TS314, Kevin Mitchell - "Free and Easy" (1977).

                       

MOPPING NELLY. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 513.

                       

MOPSI-DON; WHEN FFORD (Mopsy's Tune; the Old Way). AKA – “Obsidion,” “Upside Down.” Welsh, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears as “Welsh Jigg” in the c. 1820 music manuscripts of Helpstone, Northants, flute player and poet John Clare. Clare gained some notoriety as a poet, but succumbed to an opium addiction and ended his days in as asylum. Source for notated version: The Bardic Museum (1802) [Mellor]. Mellor (Welsh Dance Tunes), 1935; pg. 14.

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T:Welsh Jigg JC.025

M:6/8

L:1/8

Q:240

S:John Clare, Poet, Helpston. (1793-1864)

R:Jig

O:England

A:Northamptonshire

N:
Z:vmp:P. Headford

K:B Flat Major

ABcc 2d|c2B cAF|BcB ded|BcB ded|!

ABcc 2d|c2B A2A|Bcde 2d|cBA B3:||:!

fdf ece|dBd cAF|B2B dcB|A2B c3|!

fdf ece|dBd cAF|dcB gfe|dec B3:||

                       

MOPSY'S TUNE; THE OLD WAY. AKA and see "Mopsi-Don' When Fford," “The Welsh Jig.” Welsh, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. The melody is a version of the Irish tune “The Priest and/in his Boots [1]” (Sagart na mBuatasi/).

X:1

T:Mopsy’s Tune (the Old Way)

T:The Welsh Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8.

R:Jig

K:D Major

cde e2f|e2d ecA|ded fgf|ded fgf|cde e2f|e2d c2c|def g2f|edc d3|:

afa geg|fdf ecA|d2d fed|c2d e3|afa geg|fdf ecA|fed bag|fge d3:|

X:2

T:Mopsi Don

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:G

FGA A2B|A2B AFD|GFG BcB|GFG BcB|FGA A2B|

A2B AFD|GAB c2B|AGF G2G::dBd cAc|BGB AFD|

G2G BAG|F2G A2A|dBd cAc|BGB AFD|BAG edc|AFG G2G:|

                                                  

MOR ATA ACI, AN. AKA and see "How Much Has She Got?"

                       

MOR CHLUANA. AKA and see “More of Cloyne.”

                       

MOR NIGHEAN A GHIOBARLAIN. AKA and see "Marion, the Knab's Daughter."

                       

MOR-TIMCIOLL AN DOMAN L'E h-AERACT. AKA and see "(A)round the World for Sport [1]."

 

MORA DHUIT AR MAIDIN!  AKA and see “Top of the Morning!”

                       

MÒRAG. AKA and see "Marion." Scottish, "Very Slow" Air. D Minor. Standard tuning. ABB. "A very old Gaelic air (Gow)." From Capt. Simon Fraser's collection. Tune used by Robert Burns for his songs "Young Highland Rover" and "Oh wat is ye wha lo'es me." Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 549. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1816/1986; No. 119, pg. 47.

X:1

T:Mòrag

T:Marion

M:C

L:1/8

S:Fraser Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

f|d>cA>G F2 G>A|B>GA>F D2 D<f|d>c AG F2 G>A|B>GA>F D2 D:|

^c|d>ef>d e2 ^cA|d>fed =c2 BA|d>ef>g e2 f>d|cA cd/e/ f2 f/g/a/b/|

a>gf>e (d2 d)f|d>cAG F2 G>A|B>GAF D2 Df|d>cAG F2 G>A|B>G A^c/d/ (D2 D)||

                       


MORAG OF DUNVEGAN. Scottish, Air (3/4 time) or Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Martin): AABB (Little). Composed by Neil Matheson. Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; pgs. 20‑21. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; pg. 41.

X:1

T:Morag of Dunvegan

M:3/4

L:1/8

K:D

F4F2|F2E2D2|F2 A4|A6|d4 d2|d2c2d2|B4 A2|A6| F4 F2|F2E2F2|

B4 A2|A6|B4 d2|B2A2F2|E6| D6||d6|d4 B2|A4 D2|D6| F4 F2|F2E2F2|

B4 A2|A6 |d6|d4 B2|A4 D2|D4 E2|F4 F2|A4 F2|E6| D6||

                       

MORAG’S REEL. Scottish, Reel. Composed by Scottish bandleader Bobby McLeod. Green Linnet GLCD 1145, Wolfstone – “Year of the Dog.”

                       

MORAG’S WEDDING. Canadian, Scottish; Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. Dunlay and Greenberg believe the tune may have been a pipe strathspey as they find it it Barry Shears’ Cape Breton Collection of Bagpipe Music, taken from the Angus J. MacNeil MS, a manuscript of pipe tunes from around 1900 found in Cape Breton. Source for notated version: Donald MacLellan, learned from his father, Ronald MacLellan [Dunaly & Greenberg]. Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional Celtic Violin Music of Cape Breton), 1996; pg. 34.

                       

MORAG’S (WALTZ). Scottish, Waltz. Scotland, Shetland Isles. Composed by the late Shetland teacher, composer, collector and fiddler Tom Anderson. BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.”

                       

MORAIR SIM. AKA and see "Lord Lovat's Welcome."

                       

MORAN'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Gallagher’s Fancy,” “The Leitrim Fancy [1].” Irish, Hornpipe. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922. Gennett 5451 (78 RPM), Michael Gallagher (uilleann pipes) {1924}. Starr 9567 (78 RPM), Michael Gallagher (uilleann pipes) {1924}.    

                       

MORAN'S RETURN. AKA and see “Blood-Red Rose (To Daunton Me). Irish, Air (4/4 time, "moderately slow, tender"). F Major. Standard. AB. "Written down from singers about 1844" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 4, pg. 5. GIFT 10007, Nollaig Casey and Arty McGlynn – "Lead the Knave."

X:1

T:Moran’s Return

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

N:”Moderately slow: tender”

K:F

A<c|d2G2G2 c>B|A2F2F2 f>g|agfe fdcA|G2 G>A B2 A>c|d2G2G2 c>B|

A2F2F2 f>g|agfe fdcA|G2F2F2||A>G|F2 f2 f3 g|agfe d2 f>e|d2g2 g3a|

bagf g2 f>g|a2 ba g2 ag|fgfd c2 f>g|agfe fdcA|G2F2F2||

                       

MORAY CLUB, THE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 166, pg. 19. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 117. Beltona 2103 (78 RPM), Edinburgh Highland Reel and Strathspey Society (1936). Topic 12TS381, The Battlefield Band ‑ "At the Front" (1978).

X:1

T:Moray Club, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A,|D2FA dAFD|Eeed cAAc|D2FA dAFD|B,DCE D2D:|

|:A|d2fa gfed|cAeA fAeA|1 d2fa gfed|cdec d2d:|2 dbca BgAf| cdec d2d||

                       

MORAY'S FROLICK. Scottish, Jig. D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. "Very old (Gow)." Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 356.

                       

MORAYSHIRE FARMER'S CLUB, THE. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). The 18th century was a clubing age, with literary, social and even gentlemen farmers’ convivial clubs. The Morayshire Farmer’s Club was started by Issac Forsyth (1768-1859), the son of a merchant in Elgin. Forsyth started the first circulating library in the north of Scotland and wrote two books about the area in which he lived, Muckle Issac, a survey of Moray, and Little Issac, an account of its antiquities (Moyra Cowie, The Life and Times of William Marshall, 1999). Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 39.

X:1

T:Morayshire Famer’s Club, The

M:C|

L:1/8

S:Marshall1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companon

K:G

D
G2 BG EAFD|G2 Bd gdBG|cedB EAFD|ECFD G2G:|

f|g2 dgBgdg|g2fg aAce|g2dg Bgdg|EAFD G2 Gf|g2 dgBgdg|

g2 fg aAce|gbaf gdBG|EAFD G2G||

                       

MORDINGTON HOUSE. Scottish, Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Abraham Macintosh. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Music), vol. 1, 1891; pg. 46.

X:1

T:Mordington House

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel
S:Glen Collection, vol. 1 (1891)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

E|A/A/A AE CA,EA,|B,GDG B,G,DB,|A,AAE CEA,c|B^GEG A/A/A A:|

B|c/d/e/f/ ga gece|dgBg dgBG|c/d/e/f/ ga gece|dBgB A/A/A AB|

c/d/e/f/ ga gece|dgBg dgBG|ce/f/ ge Ff/g/ af|ecdB A/A/A A||

                       

MORDUANT'S HOUSE. AKA – “Morduant’s Hornpipe.” AKA and see “Negro Sand Dance.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Philippe Varlet says the tune appears to have vaudeville connections and was even recorded on a 78 RPM disc as (unfortunately) “N....r Breakdown” by Irish accordion player Terry Lane. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 177, pg. 62.

                       

MORE GROG COMING. Shetlands, Shetlands Reel. Shetlands, Unst. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. From the island of Unst, Shetland. The term 'grog', referring to an alcoholic drink, stems from the British navy of the mid-18th century. Admiral Vernon, who was called "Old Grog" after the stiff wool grogram coats he wore, decided to water down the Navy's rum, a turn of events not at all pleasing to the average Jack Tar, who began to refer to the diluted drink as 'grog' after the responsible admiral. One who managed to get drunk on the concoction became 'groggy.' Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 123, pg. 77.

                       


MORE HOLLER THAN WOOL. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

MORE LUCK TO US (Tuille Sonais Duinn). AKA and see “An Cathasadh Muintre,” “Carrick’s/Carrack’s Reel/Rant,” “Riley’s Favorite,” “The Smith’s a Gallant Fireman.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850): ABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). The melody is similar in parts to “Mary Scott [1],” “An Cothusadh Muintre,” “Riley’s Favorite" and “Whiskey Before Breakfast.” O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 114. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1299, pg. 244. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 564, pg. 104.

X:1

T:More Luck to Us

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 564

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

FE|D2 DF A2 AB|AFdB AFDF|Eeed e2 ef|gefd BABc|d2 DF A2 AB|AFdB AFDF|

G2 BG F2 AF|EFGA B2||A2|dcde dAFA|dcdB A2 FD|EFGA BABd|

gefd B2 AB|dcde dAFA|dcdB AFDF|G2 BG F2 AF|EFGA B2||

                       

MORE N'IGHEAN GHIBERLAIN. AKA and see "The Gaberlunzie's Daughter." Appears in one of James Oswald's 1742 collections entitled "Curious Scots Tunes."

                       

MORE OF CLOYNE (Mór Chluana). Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Joyce’s source said that More was the guardian fairy of Cloyne in Cork.

***

We read in Irish history of several remarkable women named

Mor. The most celebrated of all was Mór Mumhan, the daughter

of Aedh Bennain (Hugh Bannan, king of west Munster--died

A.D. 614), about whom there is a curious story in the book of

Leinster; in which it is related that she was carried off by the fairies

in her youth; and that ultimately she became the wife of Cathal Mac

Finguine, king of Cashel. Afterwards her sister was similarly

abducted; and was discovered by Mór--who knew her by her

singing--somewhere in the district where Cloyne is situated.

Mór Mumhan (or Mór of Munster) is celebrated in legend

among the peasantry to this day, for her beauty and her

adventures; and perhaps it may not be rash to conjecture

that she was the same as Mór of Cloyne, who gave name

to this air. (Joyce, 1873)    

***

Albert Percival Graves wrote a famous poem, “Mor of Cloyne,” whom he calls a “Munster princess” and who sings a magical song. Early in the 20th century Osborn Bergin, a legendary Irish scholar, wrote his “An t-Amhran Dochas” to More of Cloyne, remarks Neil Mulligan. The melody “Fairies Hornpipe,” popularized by Seamus Ennis, is thought to have derived from this tune.

***

Source for notated version: Lewis O’Brien of Coolfree, County Limerick, 1852 [Joyce]. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1890; No. 47, pg. 48.

X:1

T:More of Cloyne

T:Mór Chluana

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”With Spirit”

S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1890)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G2G2F2D2 | G2G2 G4 | c2B2c2d2 | e2d2d4 | dggf f2 ed |

dedc B2 AG | ABcA d2 cA | G2 A2 B2 d2 | dggf f2 ed |

dedc B2 AG | ABcA d2 cA | G2G2 G4 ||

                       

MORE POWER TO YE. AKA and see "Se'n Righ atha aguin is fear linn" (We Prefer Our Own King), "Over the River to Charlie [2]," "Royal Charlie," "Wha'll (Who’ll) Be King But Charlie," "Fy Buckle Your Belt," "Behind the Bush in the Garden [1]." Scottish, Jig. C Major ('A' part) & A Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB. A version of one of the "Over the River to Charlie" airs. Hardings All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 56, pg. 17.

                       

MORE POWER TO YOUR ELBOW (Comacds Tuile Le Do Uilleann). AKA and see “The Coalminer’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen). See also Ryan’s/Cole’s reel “Farrell O’Gara’s Favorite” for a version in the key of ‘A’ major, and, in the same volumes, “Pretty Jane’s Reel” and “Stick it in the Ashes.” “Macroom Lasses” is also a related reel. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 146. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1477, pg. 273. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 705, pg. 124.

X:1

T:More Power to Your Elbow

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’NeillDance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 705

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

GE|EGGB AGGB|dGBG AGEG|DGGB AGGg|egdB AGEG|DGGB AGGB|

dGBG AGEG|DGGB AGGg|egdB G2||ef|g2 ge dgge|dBGB AG E2|

g2 ge degb|agab a2 ga|bagb ageg|dGBG AGEG|DGGB AGGg|egdB G2||

                       


MORE THE MERRIER, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune dates to 1721. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 33.

X:1

T:More the Merrier, The

M:2/2

L:1/8

K:G Minor