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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,
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
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 (fiddle). AA’BB’. Composed by
MOON SHINES BRIGHT, THE.
English, Irish; Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning
(fiddle). AA’BB’. Adapted for dancing in
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
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Mooncoin Jig, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance
Music of
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 (fiddle). Mooncoin, or
Mooncoyne, is a town in
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T:Mooncoin Reel, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
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.
See also listings at: Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
MOONLIGHT CLOG.
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
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 MOORINGS. English, Waltz. Standard tuning.
AB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 134 (appears
as “Turn of the Tide,” the name of a country dance by Ron Coxall set to the
tune).
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
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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 tuning. 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.
X:1
T:Welsh Jigg JC.025
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:240
S:John Clare, Poet, Helpston.
(1793-1864)
R:Jig
O:
A:Northamptonshire
N:
Z:vmp:P. Headford
K:Bb
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!”
MŇRAG. AKA and see "Marion."
Scottish, "Very Slow" Air. D Minor. Standard tuning. ABB. "A
very old Gaelic air (Gow)." The melody was used by poet Robert Burns for
his songs "Young Highland Rover" and "Oh wat is ye wha lo'es
me." Carlin (The Gow Collection),
1986; No. 549. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd
ed., originally 1800 pg. 33. Fraser (The
Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles),
1816/1986; No. 119, pg. 47.
X:1
T:Mňrag
T:
M:C
L:1/8
S:Fraser Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
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)||
X:2
T:Morag
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very Slow”
B:Gow – Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1800)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
f|d>cAG “tr”F2 G>A|B>GA>F D3f|d>cAG F2 GA|~B>G A>F D3f|
d>cAG “tr”F2 G>A|{A}B>GA>F D3f|d>cAG “tr”F2 G>A|~B>G A>F D3||:
A|d>ef>g (eA) (.A.A)|(df)ed {d}^c>B A>A|~d>e~f>g (fe) (.e.e)|d>cAA {A}~F3g|
{g}a>gfe ~d>efd|{d}c>B AG “tr”F2 G>A|~B>GA>F D3f|d>cAG “tr”F2 GA|{A}B>GA>F D3:||
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
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.
MORAG’S (WALTZ). Scottish, Waltz.
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. AKA and see “Paddy Bartley’s.” Scottish, Reel. D
Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. The Donegal strathspey/Highland “Paddy Bartley’s
(Highland Fling)” is a variant of this melody. 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, Air (6/8 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. "Very old,”
notes Gow. Niel composed a beautiful lament for one James Moray, “Old
Abercairney” (see “Niel Gow's
Lamentation for James Moray, Esq., of Abercairny), although the connection
(if any) with this tune is unknown. Carlin (The
Gow Collection), 1986; No. 356. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey
Reels), 1809; pg. 3.
X:1
T:Moray’s Frolick, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slowly”
B:Gow – Fifth Collection of
Strathspey Reels (1809)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
D/E/|~FD/E/F/D/ ~GE/F/G/E|~d>ef
ed^c|~d3 ~=c3|(Ac).A (A/G/)(F/E/)(D/C/)|~FD/E/F/D/ ~GE/F/G/E/|
~d>ef ed^c|{de}f2d =cAG|Add
[F2A2d2]::g|{fg}a2d {fg}a2d|”tr”f>ga/b/ {b}agf|{ef}g2c {ef}g2c|
“tr”e>fg/a/ {a}gfe|fd/e/f/d/
ge/f/g/e/|af/g/a/f/ ge/f/g/e/|~f>ed cAG|A>dd [F2A2d2]:||
MORAYSHIRE FARMER'S
CLUB, THE. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall
(1748-1833). The 18th century was a club-ing age, with literary, social and even
gentlemen farmers’ convivial clubs. The Morayshire Farmer’s Club was started by
Issac Forsyth (1768-1859), bookseller, and the son of a merchant in
X:1
T:Morayshire Famer’s Club, The
M:C|
L:1/8
S:
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:Amin
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
MORE GROG COMING. Shetlands, Shetlands Reel. Shetlands, Unst. D Major. Standard tuning.
AAB. From the
MORE HOLLER THAN WOOL. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional
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
X:1
T:More Luck to Us
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
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
***
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
A.D. 614), about whom there is a curious story in the book of
in her youth; and that ultimately she became the wife of Cathal Mac
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
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 “
***
Source for
notated version: Lewis O’Brien of Coolfree,
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’Neill – Dance Music of
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:Gmin
GA|B2 AG ^F2D2|^F2 A4
AB|c2A2d2^F2|G6:|
|:A2|B3c dcde|c2A4 F2|B3c dcde|f2d4
cd|e2d2c2B2|
ABAG ^F2D2|G2 AB A2G2|G6:|
MOREAU'S HACK. AKA and see "Le Hack a
Moreau>."
MOREEN (Moirin). See "Minstrel
Boy." Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune
for which Thomas Moore set his lyric “The Minstrel Boy.” It first appeared in
Neale’s collection of 1787. The title is a variant of the name Maureen. See
also the related tune “The Tither Morn.” Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 1967, pg. 270.
X:1
T:Moreen
N:Stanford‑Petrie #1067
N:from O'Neill's MS, 1787
M:2/4
L:1/8
Z:transcribed by Bruce Olsen
K:F
C/2|F/2F/4G/4 B/4A/4G/4F/4|A/2c/2
f/2 e/4d/4||
d/4c/4B/4A/4 G/2F/2|E/4F/4G/4E/4
C3/4E/4|\
F/4C/4F/4G/4
B/4A/4G/4F/4|F/4A/4c/4e/4 f/2e3/4d/4|\
d/4c/4B/4A/4 c/4B/4A/4B/4|G3/4A/4
F3/4||c/2|\
c/2c/4d/4 f/4e/4d/4c/4|d/4f/4e/4g/4
f/2d/2|\
d/4c/4B/4A/4 G/2F/2|E/4F/4G/4E/4
C3/4E/4|\
F/2F/4G/4
B/4A/4G/4F/4|F/4A/4c/4d/8e/8 f/2e/4d/4|\
d/4c/4B/4A/4 c/4B/4A/4B/4|G3/4A/4F|]
MOREEN O'KELLY (Móirín_Ni Chealla). AKA and see "Pilgrimage
to Skellig." Irish, Air (9/8 time, "with spirit"). D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. "On the Great Skellig rock in the Atlantic, off the
coast of Kerry, are the ruins of a monastery, to which people at one time went
on pilgrimage‑‑and a difficult pilgrimage it was. The tradition is
still kept up in some places, though in an odd form. It is well within my
memory that‑‑in the south of Ireland‑‑young persons who
should have been married befrore Ash‑Wednesday, but were not, were
supposed to set out on pilgrimage to Skelling on Shrove‑Tuesday night:
but it was all a make‑believe. It was usual for a local bard to compose
what was called a 'Skellig List'‑‑a jocuse rhyming catalogue of the
unmarried men and women of the neighborhood who went on the sorrowful journey‑‑which
was circulated on Shrove‑Tuesday and for some time after. some of these
were witty and amusing; but occasionally they were scurrilous and offensive.
They were generally too long for singing; but I remember one which‑‑when
I was very young‑‑I heard sung to the following spirited air. It is
represented here by a single verse, the only one I remember. The air may be
compared with 'The Groves of
Blackpool' in Petrie's Music of Ireland. See also "Chalk Sunday" for similar customs.
***
As young Rory and Moreen were talking,
How Shrove‑Tuesday was just drawing near;
For the tenth time he asked her to marry;
But says she:‑‑'Time enough till next year.'
'Then ochone I'm going to Skellig:
O, Moreen, what will I do?
'Tis the woeful road to travel;
And how lonesome I'll be without you!'" (Joyce).
***
Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 110, pg. 56.
X:1
T:Moreen O’Kelly
T:Pilgrimage to Skellig, The
T:Móirín ni chealla
L:1/8
M:9/8
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d/e/|fef ged cA d/e/|fef gec d2
f/g/|aaf ged cA A/G/|FGA Ad d/{f}e/ d2||
d/c/|B2G A2G FD d/c/|B2G Add/{f}e/
d2 d/c/|B2G A2G FD d/e/|fef gec d2||
MORELEY'S REEL. See "Cottenwood Reel."
MORELLA’S LESSON. See “Murillo’s Lesson.”
MORELLI’S LESSON. See “Murillo’s Lesson.”
MORFARS SCHOTTIS. Swedish, Schottische. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Source: the
Internet at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/music/Info/RRTuneBk/images/00/00000000.gif
MORGAN MAGAN. AKA ‑ "Planxty Morgan Megan," “Welch Morgan.” Irish;
Slow Air, Planxty or March (4/4 time). G Major (Barnes, Brody, Johnson, Miller
& Perron, Ó Canainn, Sullivan): A Major (Complete Collection.., Keegan, O’Sullivan). Standard tuning. One
Part (S. Johnson, Keegan): AB (Barnes, Brody, Sullivan): AABB (Complete Collection..., Miller &
Perron, Ó Canainn, O’Sullivan). The air was composed by the blind Irish harper
Turlough O'Carolan (1670‑1738) in honor of one Morgan Magan of
Togherstown, County Westmeath. Magan died in 1738, and is probably the
"Captain Magan" referred to in another of O'Carolan's tunes. Donal
O'Sullivan (1958) finds he was a younger son of Morgan Magan of Cloney,
Westmeath. His sister Susanna married Sir Arthur Shaen, the subject of another
O’Carolan air that bears Shaen’s name. The melody appears to have been first
published by John and William Neal in A
Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes (
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Morgan Megan
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
C:Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)
K:G
D|”G”DG GA/B/|c/B/A/G/ B/c/d|”C”eA
“A”AG|”D”G/F/E/F/ DE/F/|”G”G2 G/F/G/A/|
“C”GF/E/ “G”D>G|”D”F/G/A “A”AE/G/|”D”FD
DE/F/|”G”G>G “D”A/G/A/F/|
“G”G3B|”C”c>B AB/c/|”G”d2
“C”e2|”G”dB “Am”c/B/A/G/|”D”A/G/F/E/ DE/F/|
“G”G>G “D”A/G/A/F/|”G”(G2
G)d/c/||”G”Bd de/f/|gG B/c/d|gG B/c/d|
”C”e/d/c/B/ “D”A>c|”G”B/A/B/c/
dB|”C”ec “G”dB|”Am”cA “G”dG|
“D”FD DG|”C”EC C>D|EC
C>E|”D”FD DA/G/|F/G/E/F/ DB/c/|
”G”d/B/G/B/ “C”e/d/c/B/|c/B/A/G/
“D”F/G/A/F/|”G”DG “D”A/G/A/F/|”G”G2||
MORGAN ON THE RAILROAD
[1]. AKA and see “Muddy Creek [2]." Old-Time,
Breakdown.
MORGAN ON THE RAILROAD
[2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky.
G Major. Standard tuning. A different tune than “Morgan on the Railroad
[1]," played by Jessamine County, Kentucky, fiddler Jim Woodward (1909‑1987),
though learned from the same ultimate source as “Morgan... [1],"
African-American fiddler Jim Booker. "Morgan On The Railroad [2]"
features bluesy phrasing.
MORGAN RATTLER (Murcada Rocalloir). AKA and see “The
Cordal Jig,” "Five Hundred
a Year," "If I Had in
the Clear," “Jackson’s
Bouner Bougher,” "Land of
Potatoes,” “Marsden Rattler."
Scottish, English, Irish, American; Double Jig. England, North-West. D Major
(most versions): C Major (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): G Major (Kerr): F Major
(Hardings). Standard tuning. AABB (Cole, Kerr): AABBCC (Hardings, Kennedy,
Knowles, O’Farrell, Plain Brown): AABBCCDD (Gow): AABBCCDDEE
(O'Neill/Krassen): AABBCCDEEFFGGHHIIJJ (O'Neill/1850 & 1001). Partridge’s Dictionary
of the Underworld defines a ‘morgan-rattler’ as a loaded club, stick or
cane. The phallic association was made clear in a bawdy 18th century
song called “Morgan Rattler” about a virile weaver. The song’s refrain goes:
***
I lathered her up with my Morgan Rattler,
***
The song was well-known enough to be
referenced in other songs. One was printed in a chapbook by W. Goggin in
***
Great boasting of late we have heard of the fates,
Of the comical rake called Morgan Rattler,
But now we have found one will cut him down
Well known by the name of young Darby O’Gallagher.
***
The verses become rather crude. The
fourth goes:
***
If you would see him dandle that yellow sledge handle,
As stiff as the leg of a stool in a wallet, sir,
Each maid with surprise does twinkle their eyes,
At the wonderful size of his D. O’Gallagher.
***
Perhaps not surprisingly, Morgan
Rattler was the name attached to several racehorses.
***
O’Neill (1913) states the original
of “Morgan Rattler” (before the embellishments) is a two-strain melody called
“Jackson’s Bouner Bougher” (found in James
Aird’s Selection of Scotch, Irish, English and Foreign Airs,
vol. 3, 1788) which carries the name of the Irish composer, uilleann piper and
fiddler Walter “Piper” Jackson. In volume five of the series (Glasgow, 1797)
Aird printed the same tune, in four parts as “The Morgan Rattler.” This same
latter version appears in John Preston’s Entire New and Compleat
Instructions for the Fife (London, 1796), Petrie's Third Collection (1790),
McGoun’s Repository of Scots and Irish
Airs, and in McFadyen’s Selection
(1797). A three-strain version appears in
***
Source for notated version: fiddler
and Chicago police Sergeant James O’Neill, originally from
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index
to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
c|GFE DEF|EDE C2c|GFE DEG|A2G
ABc|GFE DEF|EDE C2f|ec/B/c dBG|A2G ABc:|
|:c3 ecA|~B3 dBG|c3 ceA|afd efg|c3
ecA|B/A/Bc dBG|~c3 BAG|A2G ABc:|
|:cBA BAG|cGF EDC|cBA BAG| A2G
ABc|cBA BAG|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|A2G ABc:|
||c3c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd
efg|c3c3|ceg dBG|~c3 BGE|A2G ABc|
c3c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd
efg|cde/f/ gfe|dec BAG|~c3 BGE|A2G ABc||
|:ceg ceg|ceg dBG|ceg ceg|afd
efg|g/g/ge f/f/fd|e/e/ec d/d/dB|c/c/cA B/B/BG|A2G ABc:|
|:GEE CEE|CEE CEE|GEE CEE|A2G
ABc|GEE CEE|CEE C2f|ec/B/c dBG|A2G ABc:|
|:c>d/e/f g2e|a2f g2e|c>de/f/
g2e|dBG ABc|c>de/f/ gfe|dec BAG|c3 BAG|A<BG ABc:|
|:c>de/f/ gdB|cGE C2c|c>d/e/f/
gdB|dBG ABc|
c>d/e/f/ gdB|cGF EcA|GFE
DEG|A<BG ABc:|
|:
|:C2c cBc|D2d dcd|C2c cBc|A2G
ABc|C2c cBc|D2d def|gfe dcB|A2G ABc:|
X: 2
T:Morgan Rattler
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Joshua Jackson MS
Z:C.G.P
K:D
|:AFE EFG|FEF D2B|AFE EFD|B2A Bcd|!AFE EFG|FEF D2d|dcB edc|B2A Bcd:|!
|:dcd fed|cAc edc|ded fed|f2e fga|!d2e f2g|agf edc|dcB edc|B2A Bcd:|!
|:D2d dcd|E2e ede|D2d dcd|BcA Bcd|!D2d dcd|E2e efg|agf edc|B2A Bcd:|]
X:3
T:Morgan Ratler
C:Aylmore MS
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
d|: AGF EFG | FEF D2d | AGF EFG | B2c Bcd | AGF EFG | FEF D2A | def edc | B2A
Bcd:|
|: d2e fdB | c2d ecA | d2e fdB | g2e fga | d2e fdB | c2d ecA | def ecA | B2A
Bcd :|
|: D2d dcd | E2e ede | D2d dcd | B2A Bcd D2d dcd | E2e efg | agf edc | B2A Bcd
:|
X:4
T:Morgan
Rattler, The
C:Trad.,
Irish?
S:Petrie's
Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c., 1790
Z:Steve
Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>,
N:Petrie's First Collection, page 5
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:Jig
K:D
B|:
AGF EFG|TFEF D2B| AGF EFA|TB2A Bcd |
AGF EFG|TFEF D2A| def edc|TB2A Bcd:|
|:
d2e fed| c2d edc| d2e fed|Tf2e fga |
d2e fed | c2d efg | afd ecA | TB2A Bcd
:|
|:
D2d Tdcd | E2e Tede | D2d Tdcd | TB2A Bcd | D2d Tdcd | E2e
efg | afd ecA | TB2A Bcd :|
|:
TF3 AFD | TEFE TEDE | TF3 AFD | B2A Bcd | TFEF AFD | EFE E2c | dfd cec | TB2A Bcd :|
X:5
T:Morgan
Rattle
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Gow
– Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels (1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
B|:AGF
EFG|(F/G/)AF D2B|AGF EFA|”tr”B2A Bcd|{B}AGF EFG|(F/G/A)F D2 f/g/|
afd
ecA|1 B2A Bcd:|2 B2A B2c||:”tr”d2e fdB|”tr”c2d ecA|”tr”d2e fed|”tr”f2e fga|
“tr”d2e
fed|cea ecA|afd ecA|1 B2c B2c:|2 “tr”B2A Bcd||:FGF {G}FED|
EFE
“tr”E2D|FGF FED|”tr”BdB Bcd|FGF {G}FED|EFE “tr”E2f/g/|
afd
ecA|”tr”B2A Bcd:||:D2z/d/ {e}dcd|.E2z/e/ efg|.D2 z/d/ {e}dcd|
”tr”B2A
Bcd|D2z/d/ {e}dcd|.E2z/e/ efg|agf edc|”tr”B2A Bcd:||
MORGANE. French, Valse (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by
Maxou Heintzen. Stevens (
X:1
T:Morgan’s Whim
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
e3d
{d}c3B|.A(c”tr”BA) .G(F”tr”ED)|(CEA).c (EGB).d|(cA)(ec) “tr”(c2B2):|
|:B3A .G(EGB)|e3d .c(Ace)|a3=g .f(def)|.e(dcB) (B2A2):||
MORGIANA. Irish?, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Not either of the
"Morgiana in ...". Hardings All
Round Collection, 1905; No. 48, p. 14.
X:1
T:Morgiana
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Harding’s All-Round Collection, No. 48 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
g|:ecc Gcc|Ecc Gcc|EGc cGc|edd
d2g|ecc Gcc|
Ecc Gcc|cde gag|ecc c2::c|egg
gfe|faa a2a|
gec cBc|edd d2d|egg gfe|faf ABc|d^cd
ag^f|gag =fed:|
MORGIANA IN
***
An
early printing of the tune appears in W.M. Cahusac’s Annual Collection of 24 Country Dances for 1809, printed with dance
instructions. It also appears in Balls’ Gentleman’s
Amusement Book 3 (London, 1815, reprinted in 1830), George Willig’s Collection of Popular Country Dances,
No. 1 (
X:1
T:Morgiana
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:Transposed from the original key of F
S:W.M. Cahusac’s
Annual Collection of 24 Country Dances for 1809, No. 3
N:”With proper Directions to each Dance as they are performed at
N:Court, Bath, and all Public Assemblys.”
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
A|(AF)A {d/e/}f2e|dcB A2B|(AF)A (dA)f|gfe edB|AFA f2e|dcB A2B|AFA dAd|gec d2||
||e|efe dcB|AAA g2A|fAA dAA|fAA e3|efe dcB|AAA g2A|fAA dAA|edc BAG||
FDE
F2A|FDE G2A|G2B F2A|(E3 E)AG|FDE F2A|FDE F2A|B2d c2e|(d3 d2)||
MORGIANA IN IRELAND. Irish, Set Dance; English, Jig. A Major (O’Neill, Raven, Roche): B Flat
Major (Kershaw): G Major (O’Farrell, Sumner). Standard tuning (fiddle). One
part (Raven, Sumner): AABB (Roche): AABBCC (Kershaw, O’Farrell). This was
apparently the original Morgiana tune, thought to have derived from Richard
Sheridan’s The Forty Thieves: A Grand
Melo-Dramatic Romance (1806), music by Michael Kelly. Other Morgiana titles
seem to be imitations of this one. In addition to Kershaw and Gibbons
(referenced below) the melody can also be found in the music manuscripts of
John Clare (Helpston, Northants, 1820), Rev. Robert Harrison (Brampton,
Cumbria, 1820), Miss Best (unknown, c. 1850), C.J. Surtees (Northumberland,
1819), Thomas Shoosmith (Arlington, Sussex, early 19th c.), and
Edward Russell (Monmouth, Wales, 1812). In print it appears in J. Balls’ Gentleman’s Amusement book 3 (London, c.
1815, reprinted c. 1830), Firth & Hall’s Newly Improved Instuctor for the Clarinet (New York, 1832), Paff’s Gentleman’s Amusement No. 2 (New York,
c. 1812), and Riley’s Flute Melodies,
vol. 3 (New York, c. 1820). In the latter volume it appears as “Morgiana” with
the alternate title “Capt’n Muligan.” Sources for notated versions: copied from
O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion (1804-10)
[O’Neill]; contained in the Joseph Kershaw manuscript—Kershaw was a fiddler who
lived in Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, in the 19th
century, and his manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards [Kershaw]; the
1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of
Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]. The Joseph Kershaw
Manuscript, 1993; No. 28. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; p. 7. O’Neill (Waifs
and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 86. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 128. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 2; No. 283, p. 34. Sumner (Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The Joshua
Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 69 (originally set in the key of ‘C’ major).
X:1
T:Morgiana in Ireland
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-10
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
D2 D G2 G|AGA B3|D2 D G2 A|B2 c BGE|
D2 D G2 G|AGA Bcd|edc BcA|G2 G BGE:|
d2 d dcB|e2 f g3|d2 d dcB|e2 f gdB|
ded dcB|efe efg|dec BcA|G2 A BGE:|
|:GFG B2 d|AGA c2 e|GFG G2 A|B2 c BGE|
GFG
B2 d|c2 e B2 d|f2 g B2 d|G2 A BGE:||
MORGIANA
IN
X:1
T:Morgiana
in
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:120
S:James
Winder Ms.,
R:Jig
O:
A:Wyresdale,
H:1/8
Z:vmp.Chris
Partington, Aug. 2004
K:C
E2F G2c|E2F
G2c|A2A d2c|Bdc BAG|!
E2F G2c|E2F
G2c|E2d BAB|c2c “cr”c3:|!
|d2c
B2e|d2c B2G|d2c B2A|B2G G2e|!
d2c B2e|d2c
B2e|dec BcA|(GA)F (EF)D|!
E2F G2c|E2F
G2c|A2A d2c|B2dc BAG|!
E2F G2c|E2F
G2c|E2d BAB|c2c “cr”c3|]
X:2
T:Morgianna in Spain
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:William Mackie ms. (Aberdeen, early 19th cent.)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|F2G A2d|F2G A2d|B2B e2d|ced cBA|
F2G A2d|F2G A2d|B2e cBc|d3d2:|
|:f|e2d c2f|e2d c2f|e2d c2B|BAA A2f|
e2d c2f|e2dc2f||(eg)d (cd)B|ABG FGE:||
MORISCO. AKA – “La Morisque.” English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). G
Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The melody was first published by
Thoinot Arbeau (1520-1595) in his Orchesographie
(1589). “La Morisque” or Morisco is the French term for what is known as the
Morris dance or Moresc in England, also called the Moresca in Corsica. Thus the
title “Morisco” is simply a generic title for a vehicle for morris dancing.
Cecil J. Sharp thought the morris dance was Moorish in origin, probably from
X:1
T:Morisco
L:1/8
M:2/2
K:G
Mixolydian
g2g2g2a2|g6
f2|e2d2c2d2|B4G4:|
|:e2c2c2d2|e2c2c2d2|e2c2c2d2|B4G4:|
|:gfga
gfga|g2 ef g4|eded cedc|B2 AB G4:|
|:eded c2d2|eded c2d2|eded cedc|B2
AB G4:|
X:2
T:Morisque
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Thoinot – Orchesopgraphie (1589)
K:F
c2c2c2d2|c8|A2F2F2G2|E4 C4:
|:A2F2F2G2|A2F2F2G2|A2F2F2G2|E4C4:|
MORLEY'S REEL. See "Cottenwood Reel"
(
MORMOND BRAES. Scottish, Bothy Ballad (2/4 time). D Major. One part. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No.
357.
X:1
T:Mormond Braes
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:C
C|EE E>D|EC C>G|cc cG|A2 G.G| cc ce|GG EG/G/|AG cE|D2 C|]
C|EE E>D|EC C>G|cc cG|A2 GZ| cc c>e|GG EG/G/|AG
cE|D2 C|]
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