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MORNING. American, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Composed by Lew Alpaugh (New Jersey). Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 281, pg. 83. Fiddlesticks cass., Jerry Holland - “A Session with Jerry Holland” (1995).

           

MORNING AIR, THE (Aer Na Maidne). Irish, Air (6/8 time, "gaily"). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 109, pg. 20.

X:1

T:Morning Air, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Gaily”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 109

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

D|G2G G^FD|GAG G^FD|=FGF B2D|F3 D2^F|G2A B2G|{A}c2 B AG^F|

G2 A/B/ AG^F|G3 G2||z|d2 d dcB|d3 f2z|FGF B2D|F3 D2^F|G2A B2G|

{A}c2 B AG^F|GAB AG^F|G3 G2||

           

MORNING BLUES. Old‑Time. Carryon Records 002, "Ace Weems and the Fat Meat Boys."

           

MORNING BRUSH. AKA and see "Jackson's Morning Brush." Irish (originally), English; Jig. D Major. Standard. AABB. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 115.

           

MORNING CHEER. AKA and see “Jim Moore’s Fancy.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. O’Neill (1922) identifies this tune as a variant of “Jim Moore’s Fancy.” Source for notated version: the Rice-Walsh manuscript, 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. 261.

X:1

T:Morning Cheer

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Rice-Walsh manuscript

Z:Paul Kinder

R:Reel

K:G

A2 BA A2 Bd|(3efg dg ef g2|G2 BG G2 BG|(3ABc BA GE E2|

A2 BA A2 Bd|(3efg dg efgf|afgf efga|gedB BA A2||

eaaa agbg|agbg agef|dggg gfaf|gfaf gedf|

eaaa agbg|agbg agef|gfgf efga|gedB BA A2||

 

MORNING DANCE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 32b, pg. 10.

 

MORNING DEW [1], THE (Giorria sa bhFraoch). AKA and see “The Hare Amang the Heather,” "The Hare in the Heather." Irish, Reel. E Dorian (Em). Standard tuning. ABC (Breathnach, Miller, O’Malley): AABC (Mallinson, Taylor): AA’BC (Feldman & O’Doherty): ABCC (Brody): AABBCC (McNulty). Part of the tune was used by Chieftains piper Paddy Moloney for his first film score, Ireland Moving. O’Malley’s version starts with the part that usually appears as the 3rd part in most versions. See also “Morrison’s Jig” for a related jig setting of the melody. Sources for notated versions: piper Maitiu Mac Tighearnain (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Chieftains (Ireland) [Brody]; fiddlers Francie and Mickey Byrne (County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]; New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955, originally from County Mayo) [O’Malley]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 198, pg. 77. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 196. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No. 21. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 166. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 38. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 31, 32. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 54, pg. 24. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 12. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 37. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 89. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 11, pg. 6. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; 16. Taylor (Through the Half-Door), 1992; No. 12, pg. 10. Claddagh CC14, Chieftains‑ "Chieftains 4" (1974). Gael-Linn CEF060, “Paddy Glackin.” Green Linnet SIF‑1110, James Kelly ‑ "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992. Joe Cooley's version learned by Joanie Madden via Patricia Kennedy). Green Linnet GLCD 1128, Brendan Mulvihill & Donna Long - “The Morning Dew” (1993). Green Linnet GLCD 1181, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - “The Lonesome Touch” (1997). IRC Records, Michael Coleman - “The Musical Glory of Old Sligo.” Island ILPS 9501, "The Chieftains Live" (1977). Mooncrest Pegasus 9, Steeleye Span‑ "Ten Man Mop.” Rounder 1087, Eleanor Kane/Neary - "From Galway to Dublin: Early Irish Traditional Music" (1992. A reissue of the 1935 original). Shanachie 29002, "Kathleen Collins." Shanachie 33006, Michael Coleman‑ "The Classic Recordings of Michael Coleman." Shanachie 78030, Danú – “Think Before You Think” (2000. Learned from the playing of Noel Hill and Tony McMahon). Shanachie 79024, "Chieftians 4" (1974/1983). Shaskeen - "The Joys of Life."

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Morning Dew, The [1]

L:1/8

M:C|

K:E Dorian

~E3(B {c}BA)FA|E[DB]EB AFDF|~E3(B {c}BA)FA|BcdB ADFA:|

||B2 eB fBeB|BcdB ADFA|B2 eB fBeB|dcdB ADFA|B2 eB fBeB|

BcdB ADFA|(3Bcdeg f2 ge|dcdB ADFA||B2 GB FB E2|B2 EB ADFA|

B2 GB FBEc|dcdB ADFA|B2 GB FB E2|B2GB ADFA|BAGF EFGA|~d3B ADFA||

 


MORNING DEW [2], THE (Droc Geal Ceo Na Maidne). Irish, Single Jig. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 107, pg. 33.

 

MORNING DEW [3], THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time, "gracefully"). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: "Mr. Francis Lodge, Brenormore, near Carrick‑on‑Suir, 1884, a good musician and a great enthusiast in Irish music and songs" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 284, pgs. 134‑135.

X:1

T:Morning Dew, The [3]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Gracefully”

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

FD|C2D2F2|{G}F4 G2|A2c2d2|c4A2|AG3 G2|G2F2G2|A2F2D2|F4 c2|f4 d2|

e2c2d2|d2c2A2|G4 G2|A2c2d2|e2c2d2|cd c2A2|c4c2|f4e2|f2a2g2|f4 AG|

A f3 e2|d c3 A2|G2 A3G|G2F2F2|F4||

                       

MORNING DREAM(Aisling Na Maidne). Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 74, pg. 44. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 625, pg. 110.

X:1

T:Morning Dream, The

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 624

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

N:”Moderate”

K:G

de>d|(d2 B)(gfe)|(d2G) (G>A)|B2 (dBAG)|A2 z (d>ed)|(d2 B)(gfe)|(d2 G2) (G>A)|

B2 (cB) {B}(A>G)|G2 z||(gfe)|(d2 B)GAB|(c>d e2) (ge)|d2 (ed)(BG)|A2 z(gfe)|

(d>B G)(cBA)|B<G E2 G>A|(Bd) {d}(c>B) {B}(AG)|G2 z||

                       

MORNING FAIR. AKA and see “Hastton’s Hornpipe,” “Manchester Hornpipe [1],” “Pigeon on the Gate [7],” “Rickett’s Hornpipe,” “Texarkana Hornpipe,” “Tomorrow Morning,” “Yarmouth Hornpipe.” English, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was widely popular in the British Isles under a variety of titles and appears in numerous fiddler’s manuscripts from the 19th century. As “Tomorrow Morning” the tune appears in O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (1903). Versions appear to have derived from the English “Manchester Hornpipe,” although the “Morning Fair” title also appears in fiddlers’ manuscripts in England. It was in the G. Huddswell (Leeds, west Yorkshire) manuscript twice (once as “Morning Fair” and again as “Morning Hornpipe”), the George Spencer 1831 manuscript (Leeds, west Yorkshire), and the John Clare manuscript (c. 1820, Helpstone, Northants), all under the “Morning Fair Hornpipe” title. Fiddler John Burk’s music manuscript copybook, dated 1821, has the tune as “Hastton’s Hornpipe.” Nothing is known of Burks, although he may have been from the north of England. Lincolnshire musician Joshua Gibbons included it in his 1823-26 music manuscript book simply as “Hornpipe No. 101,” set in the key of ‘F’ major. As “Manchester Hornpipe,” it can be found in the 1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds). Another version appears as “Yarmouth Hornpipe” in George H. Watson’s (Swanton Abbott, Norfolk) manuscript of 1850-1880. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 88. Lerwick (The Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 51. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 121.

X:1

T:Morning Fair

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

f/e/ | d/A/F/A/ d/f/e/d/ | e/c/A/c/ e/g/f/e/ | f/a/f/d/ B/g/e/d/ | cAA (f/e/) | d/A/F/A/ d/f/e/d/ |

e/c/A/c/ e/g/f/e/ | f/a/f/d/ B/g/e/c/ | ddd :: f/g/ | a/f/d/f/ .a(g/f/) | g/e/c/e/ .g(f/e/) | f/a/f/d/ B/g/e/d/ |

.c.A.A (f/e/) | d/A/F/A/ d/f/e/d/ | e/c/A/c/ e/g/f/e/ | f/a/f/d/ B/g/e/c/ | ddd :|

                       

MORNING FLOWER. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; W.Va./Ky. A Major. Source: Ed Hayley (Ky.) via Wilson Douglas (W.Va.). Ed Hayley, according to Douglas, sang:

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Go little children, go and go,

Down in the valley where the flowers grow.

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Marimac Recordings 1989, Wilson Douglas ‑ "Boatin Up Sandy."

                       

MORNING GALLOP. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABC.

X:1

T:Morning Gallop (Sodar na Maidine)

C:Carl Hession

D:Carl Hession, "Ceol Inne/ Ceol Inniu"

D:"Old Time New Time" (Gael Linn CEF 173

M:6/8

L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae

R:jig

K:D

aba gag|fef ged|cAA dAA|efd cAA|

aba gag|fef ged|cAA dcd|ecA A3:||

c3 d3|efg gfe|fga agf|efd cAA|

cAA dcd|efg gfe|fga agf|ecA A2 B||

cAA dAA|efg gfe|fga agf|efd cAA|

cBc dcd|efg gfe|fga gab|ad'b a3||

                       

MORNING GLORY. Old-Time, Waltz. A Major (‘A’ & ‘B’ parts) & D Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning. ABC. Source for notated version: Carthy Sisco [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 102.

                       

MORNING IN SUMMER, A (Maidin Samraid). Irish, Single Jig. D Major/Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 403, pg. 80.

X:1

T:Morning in Summer, A

L:1/8

M:6/8

R:Single Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 403

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A|A2D D2E|F2E F2D|G2F G2A|d2c A2G|A2D D2E|F2E F2D|D2g F2G|A2G G2:|

|:G|F2G A2B|^c3 AB=c|e2c d2e|=f2d d2e|=f2e f2d|=c2A A2^F|G2F G2A|d2^c A2G:|

                       

MORNING LARK. Irish (?), Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 10, pg. 2.

X:1

T:Morning Lark

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 10

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Minor

(B/A/) | GEE EGA | BAB BdB | AFD DFA | AFA ABc | BEE EGA |

BAB Bee | dBB BAB | (GE)E E2 :: e | eBe efg | fdd (d2.e) | dAd ded |
BAA (A2.e) | dAd ded | BAA (A2.e) | eBe efg | agf gfe | dBB BAB | (GE)
E E2 :|

                       

MORNING MIST [1], THE. Irish, Reel. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB (Black, McNulty, Mulvihill): AA’BB’ (Connolly & Martin). Composed by County Galway accordion player Joe Burke while still in his teens. Séamus Connolly (2002) says that the first part of the tune came to Burke while cycling home one Sunday morning from the 11:30 mass in Loughrea, while the second part was worked out on the accordion in the afternoon. Burke played with the Leitrim Céilí Band in the 1950’s but lived for many years in the United States before returning to East Galway. It was recorded by the late Bronx fiddler and teacher Martin Mulvihill. Source for notated version: Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 145, pg. 76. Connolly & Martin (Forget Me Not), 2002; pgs. 76-77. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 12. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 186, pg. 50. Celtic Crossings CD0299-02, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin & Patrick Ourceau – “Tracin” (1999).

X:1

T:Morning Mist, The [1]

B:Dance Music of Ireland, Pat McNulty

R:Reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

Z:Paul Kinder

K: G mix

Bc| d2 BG dGBG | d2 BG DGBd | c2 A=F cFAF | c2 A=F CFAc |

d2 BG dGBG | d2 BG DGBd | cBAB cedc | BdAF G2 :|

Bd | g2 dc bd (3dcd | BGFG DGBd | ageg gbag | fdad bdad |

g2 dc Bd (3dcd | BGFG DGBd | cBAB cedc | BdAF G2 :|

X:2

T: Morning Mist [1]

S: M. Mulvihill

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: Gmix

Bc | d2 BG dGBG | d2 BG DGBd | c2 AF cFAF | c2 AF CFAc |

d2 BG dGBG | d2 BG DGBd | c2 AB cedc | BGA^F G2 :|

Bd | g2 dc Bd (3ded | BG (3G^FG DGBd | ageg abag | ^fdad bdad |

gedc Bd (3ded | BG (3G^FG DGBd | c2 AB cedc | BGA^F G2 :|

 

MORNING MIST [2], THE. C Major. From the playing of English melodeon player Caroline Judge. Boullier (Exploring Irish Music and Dance).

 

MORNING MIST [3].  Irish, Air. Composed by accordion player James Keane. James Keane – “With Friends Like These.”

X:1

T:Morning Mist

M:4/4

L:1/8

C:James Keane

H:from CD  "With Friends Like These"

K:D

AB/2c/2 ||: dcde dAFD | GFGA   F/2G/2A DE | FDdc BAGF | EFGE ABcA

| dcde dAFD | GFGA   F/2G/2A DE | FDdc BAGF | EA,CE D3 :||: A

| ABcd efge | f/2e/2d c/2d/2e/2c/2 dAFD | FDdc BAGF

| EFGE ABcA | dcde dAFD| GFGA F/2G/2 A DE | FDdc BAGF |EA,CE D3 :||: a

| adfa bdgb | adfa gfec | dcBA GFED | EA^GB 2A AB/2c/2

| dAdf eAeg | fAff gfge | abaf gfec | dAFA d2 (3efg :||2 dAFA d2 AB/2c/2

                       

MORNING OF LIFE, THE (Maidin Na M-Beata). Irish, Air or Planxty (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Credited to the blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) by O’Neill, but by what authority it is not known. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 230. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 636, pg. 113. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 1; No. 13, pg. 10.

X:1

T:Morning of Life, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 636

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D>E|F2 G>F E2 F>E|Dddd d2 c>d|e2 f>e dcBA|A2 B>A A2 D>E|

FAGF EGFE|Dddd d2 c>d|e2 f>e dcBA|A2 ^G>G A2||d>c|

cBBA AFED|D2dd d2 cB|A2 FE GFED|B,<D D>E D2 d>c|cBBA AFED|

D2 dd d2 cB|A2 FE GFED|B,<D D>E D2||

                       

MORNING RAMBLER. English, Jig. England, North‑West. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Knowles & McGrady (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 112.

                       


MORNING STAR [1] (An Maidineog). AKA and see "Belles of Omagh." Irish, English, American; Reel. USA, New England. E Minor. Standard tuning. AA’ (Harker/Rafferty): AB (Allan, Flaherty, Tubridy): AAB (Kennedy, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/1850 & 1001, Raven, Stanford/Petrie, Tolman): AA'BB (O'Neill/Krassen). Petrie (1855) thought the tune might have been Scotch in origin. Lending weight to this assertion is the fact that a reel called “The Farmer Killed His Ox Today” is a Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, variant. This is perhaps the version of the tune that is known as "The Canny Little Lad" in the Shetlands, and an Irish variant goes by the name “The Green Fields of Eire.” The name morning star has various meanings, including religious and astronomical (the ‘stars’ seen in the early morning light are usually planets, often Venus {which is also seen at dusk and known as ‘the Evening Star’). The Morning Star is also the name of a river in County Limerick whose source is in the Ballyhoura Mountains in Cork and which flows into the Maigue near Athlacca in the southern Limerick. “Cat that Ate the Candle” is sometimes given as a related tune. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Kathleen Morris (Corlisheen, Ballyrush, County Sligo) [Flaherty]; “A Cork reel. From P. Carew’s MS” [Stanford/Petrie]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 47, pg. 12. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 59. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 10, pg. 3. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 1, 1951; No. 30, pg. 15. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 141, pg. 34. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler’s Repertoire), 1983; No. 124. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 94. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1191, pg. 224. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 475, pg. 91. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 160. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 895, pg. 226. Tolman (Nelson Music Collection), 1969; pg. 12. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 23. Columbia 35612, "The Chieftains" (1978). Great Meadow Music GMM 2003, “Rodney Miller’s Airdance” (2000). Tartan Tapes CDTT1004, Aiden O’Rourke – “Heat the Hoose” (1998).

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Morning Star [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:G

GA|B2BA BGEF|GABd efed|B2BA G2EG|FGAF G2:|

||GA|Bdef g2eg|f2df edBA|Bdef g2fg|agfg e4|

(3Bcdef g2eg|f2df edBA|Bdd^c d2ef|geaf gfed|]

X:2

T:Morning Star, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Stanford/Petrie, No. 895  (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

dc|B2 BA BGEF|Bdef gedc|B2 BA BGEF|GBAB G2:|

dc|Bdef gfeg|fedf edBA|Bdef gfeg fedf e2 ed|Bdef gfeg|

fedf edBd|gfgd edBe|dBAB G2||

 

MORNING STAR [2]. AKA and see “London Pride.” English; Hornpipe or Morris Dance Tune (4/4 time). F Major (Bacon): G Major (Mallinson). Standard tuning. AABB. Barry Callaghan (2007) points out “there are many variants of this lovely tune, many in modal forms, and played as hornpipes, as morris tunes , and even as airs.” Versions appear in several musicians’ manuscripts of the 19th century, including Joshua Jackson (Harrogate, north Yorkshire, 1798), John Miller (Perth, Scotland, 1799), and G. Huddeswell (Leeds, west Yorkshire). William Hathaway of Lower Swell had the tune in his manuscript copybook as “London Pride,” although that title usually goes with another tune. Collector Cecil Sharp noted “Morning Star” from the playing of James Lock of Newent, Gloucestershire.

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The morris dance version was collected from the village of Bledington, in England's Cotswolds. The portrait on the cover of Kennedy’s Fiddlers Tune Book/Traditional Dance Music series (by artist A van Anrooy) depicts Charles Benfield, the fiddler for the Bledington morris men in the second half of the 19th century. Benfield started out by playing the pipe and tabor, instruments he had ‘inherited’ from the renowned Sherbourne and Northleach musician Jim ‘the laddie’ Simpson, who had succumbed to an overdose of alcohol in 1856. The fiddler became a key figure in the Bledington morris tradition, eventually leading the “junior side” of dancers born in the 1860’s, men who survived to pass on their tradition to larger audiences when collectors visited in the 1930’s.

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Source for notated version: Charles Benfield (Rollo Woods, Gloucestershire) 1925 [Bacon]. Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg. 78. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 43. Mallinson (Mally’s Cotswold Morris Book), 1988, vol. 2; No. 34, pg. 17.

X:1

T:Morning Star [2]

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Morris dance fiddler Charles Benfield (Rollo Woods, Gloucestershire, 1925)

K:F

ABAF D2 EF|GAGE C2 FG|ABAG D2 GE|C2F2F4:|

|:A2A2c2c2|dfed cBAG|FGAB c2c2|defd c4|

A2 AB c2c2|dfed cA F2|GABG EFGE|C2F2 F4:|

 

MORNING STAR [3], THE (Reult Na Maidne). Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: "...copied from a MS. collection lent to Mr. Pigot by James Hardiman, the historian of Galway and editor of Hardiman's Irish Minstrelsy" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 753, pg. 372.

 

MORNING STAR [4], THE. AKA and see "The Song of Jenny Ward." Irish, Air (4/4 time). D Minor/F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: "Paddy Conneely, the Galway Piper," via Forde (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 472, pgs. 262‑263.

 

MORNING STAR [5], THE (An Maidineog). Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 422, pg. 73.

X:1

T:Morning Star, The [5]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Moderate”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 422

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(3GAB|c2 Bc dB|AB GE (3DGB|A>B/2A/4 G2 G2|G4 (3def|g2 gf ed|

e2 G2 Bc|d2 dg fe|{e}d4 (3def|g2 gf ed|e2 G2 Bc|d2 eg (3fed|g4 (3edc|

c2 B2 dB|AB GE (3DGB|A>B/2G/4 G2 G2|G4||

 

MORNING STAR [6], THE. AKA and see "An Cat d'ith an Choinneal" (The Cat that Ate the Candle).

 

MORNING STAR [7], THE. Irish, Reel. D Minor/F Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Martin Hayes (east Clare, Ireland) [Jack Tuttle/Fiddler Magazine]. Green Linnett CD 1127, "Martin Hayes" (1993).

                                   

MORNING STAR WALTZ [1]. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Nebraska. F Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Source for notated version: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1), 1973; No. 233, pg. 189.

 

MORNING STAR WALTZ [2]. Old-Time, Waltz. G Major. Standard. AA'B. Source for notated version: Dan Kelly [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 284.

 


MORNING STAR WALTZ [3]. Scottish, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 11, pg. 51.

X:1

T:Morning Star Waltz [3]

M:3/4

L:1/8

R:Waltz

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, pg. 51  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

g2f2g2|B6|d2^c2d2|G6|A2^G2A2|d6|B2A2B2|G6|

g2f2g2|B6|d2^c2d2|G6|g2f2e2|d4 B2|”tr”f6|B6:|

|:.B2.A2.A2|.A2.B2.c2|.e2.d2.d2|.d2.e2.f2|.a2.g2.g2|.g2.f2.e2|.e2.d2.d2|.d2.c2.B2|

.B2.A2.A2|.A2.B2.c2|.e2.d2.d2|.d2.e2.f2|g2g2g2|g6|a2e2f2|g4:|

                       

MORNING SUN, THE (Grian Na Maidne). Irish, Air (2/4 time, "with spirit and feeling"). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 314, pg. 54.

X:1

T:Morning Sun, The

L:1/8

M:2/4

N:”With feeling”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903) – No. 314

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D/>E/|G2 G/A/B/c/|dG B2|g/f/g/e/ d/B/A/G/|AE {G/}FD|G2 G/A/B/c/|

dG B2|g/f/g/e/ d/B/A/G/|A>G B>G|{B}A/G/A/B/ G2||d|gf/e/ ag|f2 (e2|

d3) g/>e/|d2 B>A|B/{c/B/}A/B/d/ e/d/e/f/|g3 D/>E/|G2 G/A/B/c/|

d/B/A/G/ B2|g/f/g/e/ d/B/A/G/|A>G B>G|{B}A/G/A/B/ G||

                       

MORNING THRUSH, THE (Fuiseog na Maidine). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BBCC’. Composed by James Ennis (1885-1965), father of famed piper Séamus Ennis, in 1913. According to Séamus his father’s inspiration was a thrush that sang outside his bedroom window each morning. It won first prize for James in the 1913 Feis Ceoil competition in Dublin for newly composed tunes. Drumlin Records, Brain McNamara – “A Piper’s Dream.”

X:1

T:Morning Thrush, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

C:James Ennis

S:Brian McNamara

R:reel

D:Piper's Dream -

Z:Naka Ishii

K:D

fag | f2ef d2AF | AdAF Af{g}fe | dAAF DF~F2 | ABdf ef{g}fe |

dAAF dAAF | BAFA dADE | {F}EDFA defa |1 {b}afef d:|2 {b}afef d2|

|:(3ABc| dgfe fa{b}af | g2{a}ge  fgfe | dcde fa{b}af | gefd egfe |

dgfe fa~a2 | bfaf ecdB | ADFA defa | {b}afef d2  :|

|:(3ABc| dAAF BdAF | D2{GDE}DB  ADFA | dF~F2 dFBF | ABdf ef{g}fe |

dAAF DF~F2 | BdAF DF~F2 | ABde fagb |1 afef d2:|2 afef d||

                       

MORPETH LASSES. English, Reel or Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). England, Northumberland. A Minor. Standard tuning. ABB (Sharp): AAB (Stokoe & Bruce). The tune was published by Playford. Stokoe & Bruce (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 178. Sharp  (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 61.

X:1

T:Morpeth Lasses                   

L:1/8

M:C

S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian Minstrelsy (1882)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

E|ABcB EAAc|BAGd BGGB|ABcB EAAe|dBGB cAA:|

e|agea ge a2|gedg BGdB|agea ge a2|gegB A2 Ae|

agea ge a2|gedg BGdB|AcBd ceda|gegB A2A||

                       

MORPETH RANT [1]. AKA- "Morepeth Rant." AKA and see "Morpeth's Hornpipe," Ivy Leaf Hornpipe," "Jim Clark's Hornpipe," "Clark's Hornpipe [1]," "The New Sailor's Hornpipe,” “Prince of Wales’ Hornpipe,” “Princess of Wales’ Hornpipe,” “Shield’s Hornpipe,” “West’s Hornpipe,” “Wood’s Hornpipe." English (originally), Scottish, Irish, New England; Reel. England; North‑West and Northumberland. D Major (Barnes, Brody, Hall & Stafford, Karpeles, Kennedy, Miller & Perron, O'Neill, Phillips, Raven, Sweet): G Major (Knowles): B Flat Major (Phillips/1995). Standard tuning. ABB' (Hardie): AABB (most versions): AA'BB' (Phillips/1994). The composition is often attributed to William Shields (1748-1829), a popular 18th century musician and composer originally from Swalwell, near Gateshead, Northumberland. However, as Barry Callaghan (2007) and others have pointed out, Shields often appropriated traditional or folk melodies, and “Morpeth Rant” may not be original to him. The town of Morpeth is in Northumberland, a market center on the River Wansbeck serving the surrounding rural areas and the villages of the Northumbrian coalfield (Graham Dixon). It evolved around a Norman fortress called Morpeth Castle, one of several guarding the east coast routes to Scotland. A special dance specifically to this tune has been performed for over almost two centuries, and the dance itself is called the Morpeth Rant. Like many such dances numerous tunes could be used as the vehicle for the steps. One version is also used as a morris dance tune. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. "Older versions of the tune are generally in B Flat, sometimes G, and have a wider range in the 'B' part than the version usually played nowadays" (Seattle)—see note for “Morpeth Rant [2]" for more on these.  Callaghan notes that the Kerr publication (c. 1880’s) of the tune (generically titled “Hornpipe”) includes the ‘new’ version of the ‘B’ part, and it is perhaps from this source that the version most often heard today came from. This version, explains Callaghan, was picked up in the EFDSS’s Community Dance Manual No. 1 in 1949, and cemented with subsequent recordings, such as the by Jack Armstrong in 1950.

 

It was one of the "missing tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian manuscript. The older form of the tune can be found in the music manuscript collections of C.J. Surtees (Tyneside, 1819), Joshua Jackson (north Yorkshire, 1798),  Rev. Robert Harrison (Brampton, Cumbria, c. 1815, as “Princess of Wales’ Hornpipe”), John Moore (Shropshire, 1830, as “New Sailor’s Hornpipe”), and in a manuscript by an unknown hand in the Vaughn Williams Memorial Library (as “West’s Hornpipe” with an added eight bars). Sources for notated versions: Alister Anderson (England) [Brody]; Ned Pearson (Northumberland) [Hall & Stafford]; William Hardie Jr. of Methlick {c. 1856-1944} (Scotland) [Hardie]; Benny Thommason (Texas) [Phillips]; John Moore (Shropshire) [Callaghan]; Rev. Robert Harrison (Cumbria) [Callaghan]; Joshua Jackson (Yorkshire) [Callaghan]; C.J. Surtees (Gateshead) [Callaghan]. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986; Alan Block [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 197. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 207; pgs. 95-96 (includes several versions). Carlin (English Concertina), 1977; pg. 30. Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; pg. 50. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 12. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; pg. 6. Kaufman (Beginning Old Time Fiddle), 1977; pg. 42 (includes a harmony part). Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tunebook), vol. 1, 1951; No. 19, pg. 10. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; pg. 26 (appears as “Hornpipe”). Knowles (Northern Frisk), 1988; No. 113. Kohler, Violin Repository of Dance Music, Book 1, 1885. MacDonald (A Third Collection of Str