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MUR OSSIAN (Ossian's Hall). Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: John Dow, grandson of the composer (Skye). Composed by Daniel Dow. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887l; pg. 18.

                       

MURCADA ROCALLOIR. AKA and see "Morgan Rattler."

                       


MURDO MACKENZIE OF TORRIDON. Canadian (originally), Scottish; Jig or March (6/8 time). Canada, Cape Breton. USA, New Hampshire. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD (Hinds, Little): AABB'CCDD' (Martin). A pipe-jig composed by the late Scottish dance bandleader Bobby MacLeod of Tobermory. Source for notated version: Harvey Tolman (Marlboro, N.H.) [Hinds]. Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; pg. 23. Little (Scottish and Cape Breton Fiddle Music in New Hampshire), 1984; pg. 37. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2, 1988; pg. 30. Canadian Columbia GES90343, John Allan Cameron ‑ "Weddings, Wakes, and Other Things."

                       

MURDOCK C. MACPHAIL. Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 9.

                       

MURIEL’S MEASURE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. A dance and tune composed by Colin Hume in 1995. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 90.

 

MURILLO'S LESSON. AKA - “Morella’s Lesson,” “Morelli’s Lesson.” Old‑Time, Hymn Tune and Air. USA, Alabama. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody can be found in early 19th century instrument tutors, derived from a Sacred Harp hymnal. A favorite tune of Uncle William Johnson of Alabama's Johnson Family Band. It was also mentioned in newspaper articles about Tom Freeman of Cullman County, Alabama, and in his autobiography. See also note for “Once Upon My Cheek.”

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The song called “Murillo’s Lesson” can be found in the 1844 Sacred Harp and the 1848 Sacred Melodeon, ‘fa-so-la’ hymnals. Lyrics were derived in part from a poem entitled “Columbia” by Timothy Dwight (1752-1817), printed in 1794. The words to “Murillo’s Lesson” go:

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As down a lone valley with cedars o'erspread,
From war's dread confusion I pensively strayed,
The gloom from the face of fair heaven retired,
The winds hushed their murmurs, the thunders expired.
Perfumes as of Eden flowed sweetly along,
A voice as of angels enchantingly sung,
Columbia, Columbia to glory arise,
The queen of the world and the child of the skies.
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Fair science her gate to thy sons shall unbar,
And the east see thy morn hide the beams of her star.
New bards and new sages unrivalled shall soar
To fame unextinguished when time is no more.
To Thee the last refuge of virtue designed,
Shall fly from all nations the best of mankind;
There grateful to heaven with transport shall bring

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Howe (Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon), 1843; pg. 12.

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T:Morella’s Lesson

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:March or Air

S:Howe – Complete Preceptor for the Accordeon (1843)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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C2 C>C CEDF | E2 E>E EGFA | GcBA GFED | C2 C>C C2 GE | C2 C>C CEDF |

E2 E>E EGFA | GcBA GFED | C2 C>C C2 :: EF | G2 G>G GcBA | G2 G>G G2 EF |

GECE GECE | FDB,D FDB,D | ECA,C ECA,C | D2 D>D DFED | C2 C>C CEDF |

E2 E>E EGFA | GcBA GFED | C2 C>C C2 :|

                                               

MURPHY DELANEY. AKA and see “The Miser [1],” “Parson in/on his Boots.” Scottish (originally Irish), English; Jig and Air. B Flat Major (Gow, Kerr): G Major (Ashman, Kennedy, O’Farrell). Standard tuning. AABB. “Murphy Delaney” was attributed to Charles Dibdin in a songbook of 1828, according to Bruce Olsen, although he has not been able to confirm the fact. The tune appears in vol. 1 of O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion for the Irish Pipes” (c. 1805) and in Gow’s 3rd Repository (1806), both of which list it as Irish. “Murphy Delaney” can also be found in J. Balls’ Gentleman’s Amusement, Book 3 (London, 1815, reprinted in 1830). An American printings is in Edward Riley’s Flute Melodies, vol. 2 (New York, 1817). The melody appears in a few period musicians’ manuscripts: fiddler John Fife (Perthshire and at sea, first begun in 1780 and continued through 1804), and fifer or fluter P. Van Schaack (Kinderhook, N.Y., 1820). In the former “Murphy Delaney” is given as an alternate title (the primary title being “Let Me Alone New if You Think Proper”), while in the latter the title is given as “Murphy de Lancey.”

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However, “Murphy Delaney” was originally the title of a song. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music: A Fascinating Hobby, 1910) writes: “

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In Crosby’s Irish Musical Repository, “The Priest in His Boots” is given as the air of a song entitled “Paddy’s Trip from Dublin,” a few pages further on it is again named as the air to “Murphy Delaney.” Both may have had a common origin, which time and taste have varied, yet “Murphy Delaney” as now known appears to have been derived from “A Jig to the Irish Cry,” one of Burk Thumoth’s Twelve Irish Airs, published in 1742.

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The song “Murphy Delaney” is mentioned in a Victorian ghost story called An account of some strange disturbances in Aungier Street” by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, originally printed in the Dublin University Magazine (1853).

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I yet could hear a pleasant fellow singing, on his way home, the then popular comic ditty called, 'Murphy Delany.' Taking advantage of this diversion I lay down again, with my face towards the fireplace, and closing my eyes, did my best to think of nothing else but the song, which was every moment growing fainter in the distance:--

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''Twas Murphy Delany, so funny and frisky,
Stept into a shebeen shop to get his skin full;
He reeled out again pretty well lined with whiskey,
As fresh as a shamrock, as blind as a bull.'

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Source for notated version: A c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 90a, pg. 36. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 433. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 3, 1806; pg. 32. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 129, pg. 31. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 278, pg. 30. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. 1), c. 1805; pg. 65 (appears as “Murphy Delany”).

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T:Murphy Delaney

M:6/8

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R:Air and Jig

S:Gow – 3rd Repository  (1806)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Flat Major

B3 {AB}B3 {AB}|BAB def|B3 {AB} B3 {AB}|BAB def|g>ab fed|cdB cAF:|

|:d>ef fgf|fgf fed|~e>fg gag|gag gfe|~d>ef fgf|fgf fga|bag fed|cdB cAF:|

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T:Murphy Delaney

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S:Button & Whitaker’s Selection of Dances, Reels, Waltzes No. 1 (undated, early 19th S:century)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B Flat Major

BAB BAB| BAB def | BAB BAB | cdB AGF | BAB BAB |

BAB def | gab fed | cdB AGF :|

|: def fgf | fgf fed | efg g_ag | g_ag gfe | def fgf | fgf fga |

bag fed | cdB AGF :|

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T:Murphy Delany

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D/E/ | G3G3 | GAG Bcd | G2G GFG | EAG FED | G3G3 | GAG Bcd |

ege dcB | ABG FED :: B2d ded | dgd dcB | c2e efe | ege edc |

B2d ded | dgd def | gfe dcB | ABG FED :|

                       

MURPHY'S. Irish, Slide. AKA and see "Terry Teehan's (Slide)."

                       

MURPHY’S BAR. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 11.

                       

MURPHY'S BREW. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

                       

MURPHY'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "Hiudai Gallagher's March." Irish, Jig. This, or another “Murphy’s Delight” is an alternate title for “Top of the Maol.”

                       

MURPHY’S FANCY. AKA and see “Murphy’s Hornpipe [2]."

                       

MURPHY’S FAVOR. AKA and see “Farewell to Whiskey [1]," reel version.

                       

MURPHY'S GREYHOUND (Cú Uí Mhurchú). AKA and see "The Missing Guest," “O’Reilly’s Greyhound.” Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB (Breathnach): AABB (Flaherty). O’Neill has the tune as “The Missing Guest” and “O’Reilly’s Greyhound.” See also the related “Lovely Molly.” Recorded in 1927 by concertina player William Mullay. Sources for notated versions: the late fiddler Martin "Junior" Crehan, 1959 (Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland) [Breathnach]; flute and whistle player Noel Tansey (b. 1940, Cuilmore, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 251, pg. 130. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 96 (appears as “Unknown”).

                       


MURPHY'S HORNPIPE [1] (Cornphiopa Uí Mhurchada). AKA – “Murphy’s Fancy.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Brody): AA’BB’ (Kerr): AABBCDE (Breathnach): AABB'CCDD' (Miller): AABCCDD' (Carlin). Sources for notated versions: Jean Carignan (Montreal, Canada) [Brody]; Michael Coleman (1891-1945, Co. Sligo/New York) [Miller & Perron]; accordion player Sonny Brogan (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Bronx-born fiddler Andy McGann (1928-2004) [Miller & Perron]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 213, pg. 86. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 200. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 285, pg. 160. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 280, pg. 30. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 23. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 119 (appears as “Murphy’s Fancy”). Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington – “The Merry Love to Play” (2007). Flying Fish FF‑246, The Red Clay Ramblers‑ "Hard Times" (1981). Folkways FW 8876, Kevin Burke‑ "Sweeney's Dream." Gael-Linn Records CEF 161, “Michael Coleman 1891-1945.” Green Linnet SIF 1138, James Keane – “That’s the Spirit.” Philo FI 2018, Jean Carignan‑ "Plays Coleman, Morrison and Skinner" (appears as first tune of "Hornpipe Set" medley). Shanachie 29008, Frankie Gavin‑ "Traditional Music of Ireland." Shaskeen Records OS‑360, Andy McGann, Joe Burke, Felix Dolan ‑ "A Tribute to Michael Coleman" (c. 1965). Johnny O'Leary – “Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border.” Kevin Henry – “One's Own Place-A Family Tradition.”

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Murphy’s Hornpipe [1]

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R:Hornpipe

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 280  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

(3ABc|d2 AF d2AF|d2 fd (ec)Ag|fgaf gfed|c2A2A2(3ABc|d2AF d2AF|

d2 fd (ec)Ag|fgaf bgec|d2d2d2||(fg)|afde fgaf|gecd efge|fgaf gfed|c2A2A2(fg)|

afde fgaf|gecd efge|fgaf bgec|d2d2d2||

 

MURPHY'S HORNPIPE [2] (Crannciuil Uí Murcada). AKA and see “The Dingle Hornpipe,” “The Kerry Hornpipe [2],” “Murphy’s Fancy.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Cooney’s Hornpipe.” Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor]. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 25. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 40. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 120. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 2, pg. 87. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 179. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1624, pg. 301. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 856, pg. 148. Taylor (Through the Half-Door), 1992; No. 66, pg. 47. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book); pg. 22. Soodlum (tape), David McNevin - "50 Solos for Tenor Banjo.” NPU 007, Seamus Meehan, Dermot McLaughlin, and Madonna Horran – "Face the Hob.” Shaskeen - "Shaskeen Live."

See also listing at:

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Murphy’s Hornpipe [2]

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L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 856

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(3DEF | GABG EFGE | ABcA FGAF | GBdg ecAG | FGAF DEFD |

GABG EFGE | ABcA FGAF | GBdg ecAF | G2 GG G2 :|

|: Bc | dedc BcdB | (3efg ed cdef | gfgd ecAG | FGAF DEFD | GABG EFGE |

ABcA FGAF | GBdg ecAF | G2 GG G2 :|

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T:Murphy’s Hornpipe [2]

K:G

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L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Philippe Varlet

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(3DEF | GABG EFGE | ABcA FGAF | GBdg ecAG | FGAF D2 (3DEF |
(3DEF | GABG EFGE | ABcA FGAF | GBdg ecAF | G2 GF G2 :||
Bc | ~d3 c Bcdg | e3 d cdef | gfgd ecAG | FGAF D2 (3DEF |
(3DEF | GABG EFGE | ABcA FGAF | GBdg ecAF | G2 GF G2 :||

 

MURPHY’S HORNPIPE [3].  Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music), 1976; No. 121, pg. 61.

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T:Murphy’s Hornpipe [1]

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R:Hornpipe

B:Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, No. 121  (1976)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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EAcA EAcA|FAdA EAcA|GABc dBGA|(3BcB (3AGF (3Efe (3dBG|

EAcA EAcA|FAdA EAcA|GABc dBGB|1 (3ABA EC A,2 (3AGF:|2 (3ABA EC A,2 cd||

|:(3efe ce aece|(3fgf df afdf|(3efe ce abc’a|(3bc’b (3agf e2 cd|

(3efe ce aece|(3fgf df afdf|(3efe cA (3ded BG|1 (3ABA EC A,2 cd:|2 (3ABA EC A,3z||

                       

MURPHY'S REEL [1] (Ríl Uí Mhurchú). AKA and see “Charlie Mulvihill’s (Reel) [1].” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Sources for notated version: fiddler Aggie White {Mrs. Sean Ryan--not 'the' Sean Ryan} (Co. Galway, Ireland) & flute player and fiddler Peter O'Loughlin (Co. Clare, Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 203, pg. 105. Shanachie 79033, Paddy Moloney & Sean Potts - “Tin Whistles.”

 

MURPHY’S REEL [2]. American, Reel or Schottische. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe lists the tune in the schottische section and credits “Elick Kurtis” as the composer. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 54.

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T:Murphy’s Reel

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Schottische

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels  (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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(c/d/) | e/f/e/c/ A/c/d/e/ | f/g/f/d/ Bc/d/ | e/f/e/c/ a/f/e/c/ |1 B/A/c/A/ E(c/d/) :|2 B/A/c/B/ A

|: {d}c/B/ | A/c/e/c/ de/f/ | e2 cz | A/c/e/c/ de/f/ | B2 Ez | A/c/e/c/ c/e/f |

b(3a/b/a/ (3g/a/g/(3f/g/f/ | eg/f/ e/d/c/B/ | A2 a :|

 

MURPHY’S (REEL) [3].  AKA and see “Raheen Reel [3].” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Named for County Wexford harmonica player Phil Murphy. However, the tune may be one of Kerry fiddler Dennis “The Weaver” Murphy’s tunes.  According to Kevin Burke (who played the tune as the last of his “Raheen Medley” set, learned from Murphy and his sons), Phil’s son said his father had learned it from Kerry musicians from Dingle, and called it “The Dingle Reel” for convenience. Source for notated version: Bronx flute player Jack Coen, originally from County Galway, who had picked up the tune on holiday in Ireland [Connolly & Martin]. Connolly & Martin (Forget Me Not), 2002; pgs. 80-81. Green Linnet SIF 1052, Kevin Burke – “Up Close” (1984)

                       

MURPHY’S (SLIDE). AKA and see “Denis Murphy’s Slide [1],” “Napoleon Crossing the Alps [2],” “Gleanntan (Slide).”

                       

MURPHY’S WEATHER EYE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: copied from Clinton’s Irish Melodies (1840) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 163.

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T:Murphy's Weather Eye

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Clinton's Irish Melodies 1840

Z:Paul Kinder

K:D

d/2e/2|fgf edc|fdB BAF|Add dcd|fee e2 d/2e/2|

fgf edc|fdB BAF|Add cde|fdd d2:|

|:A|FAA BAA|dAA BAG|FAd {f}dcd|fee e2 A|

FAA BAA|dAA BAG|FAd {f}ede|fdd d2:||

                       

MURRAY RIVER JIG. Canadian, Jig. A Mixolydian (‘A’ part) & A Major (‘B’ part). Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by Ontario fiddler and composer (of some 400 tunes) Graham Townsend (1942-1998), named for a Kings County, Prince Edward Island, town. Townsend won the Canadian national fiddling championship at age 21, and made a career of radio and TV appearances, festival bookings and concert tours. Source for notated version: Gus Longaphie (b. 1914, Little Harbor, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Souris) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 141. CAT-WMR004, Wendy MacIssac - “The ‘Reel’ Thing” (1994).

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T:Murray River Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

Q:3/8=100

R:jig

Z:Transcribed to abc by Tony Ludiker

K:A

v (A/B/|c2)c cBA|E3-E2 (A/B/|c2)c dcB|F3-F2 (B/c/|!

d2)d dcB|ug2ug g2f|fee e^de|(~f2e) c2(A/B/|!

c2)c cBA|E3-E2 (A/B/|c2)c dcB|F3-F2 (B/c/|!

d2)d dcB|ug2ug g2f|efe dcB|A3 uA2||!

uE|CA,A, A,CE|D=G,G, uG,2uB,|A,CE AGA|BEE (~E2D)|!

CA,A, A,CE|D=G,G, uG,2uE|AGA BAB|(~B2A) uA2:|!

                       

MURRAY'S FANCY (HORNPIPE) [1]. AKA and see "The Cuckoo [1]," "The Dublin Hornpipe [2]," "Canadian Reel." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. In 1921 County Sligo fiddle great Michael Coleman recorded the tune under this title in New York. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; pg. 157, No. 307 (appears as “Gan Ainm”). Green Linnet 1048, Joe Burke - “Traditional Music of Ireland” (a reissue of the 1973 Shaskeen LP).

 

MURRAY'S FANCY [2]. Irish, Scottish; Reel or Strathspey. A Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 52. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 291, pg. 146.

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T:Murray’s Fancy [2]

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L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808) 

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

A | E<A A>B cdeg | G<G dc BG G2 | E<A A>B cdeg | dBGB c<A A2 :|

g | a2 ea (f/g/a) ea | (gf)gd BG Gg | a2 ea f/g/a ea | ge d(c/B/) cAAg | aeed ce g2 |

(gf)gd BGGB | cAdB ecfd | ge d(c/B/) cA A2 ||

                       


MURRAY'S HORNPIPE (Crannciuil Uí Muireadaig). Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. A version of "The Huntsman's (Hunter's) Hornpipe" or "The Bridge of Lodi." O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 176. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1607, pg. 298. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 849, p. 147

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T:Murray’s Hornpipe

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L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 849

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

AF|D2d2 d2cd|ecAc d2 de|f2fd g2ge|afdf ecAF|D2d2 d2cd|

ecAc d2 de|1 A2 AB AGFE:|2 A2A2A2||

|:fg|agfe dcBA|B2G2G2ga|bagf gfed|c2A2A2 fg|afaf gbgb|

afaf gbgb|afdf bece|1 d2d2d2:|2 d2d2 dBAF||

                       

MURROE POLKA, THE. AKA and see “East Limerick Polka (2),” “Peggy Ryan’s Fancy.” Irish, Polka. Ireland, County Kerry, Limerick. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB. Murroe (Maigh Rua) is a small village in County Limerick, surrounded by the Slieve Felim mountains. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 4, No. 75. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 79, p. 30. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 7 (appears as “East Limerick Polka 2”). Shanachie 79025, Chieftains – “Chieftains 5” (appears as middle of  “Three Kerry Polkas”).

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T:Murroe Polka, The

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M:2/4

K:G

Bd G>A|Bd GB|AB/A/ FA|Ge ed|Bd G>A|Bd GB|AB/A/ FA|G2G2:|

|:Bd ef|g2 ga|f/e/d ef|e/f/e/d/ BA|Bd ef|g2 ga|f/e/d ef|e2d2:|

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T:Murroe, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

S:Jean-Michel Veillon

N:Transcribed by Dick Abrams

K:G

{A}Bd G>A|Bd GB|AA/A/ FA|Ge ed|{A}Bd G>A|

Bd GB|AA/A/ FA|G2G2::B/c/d ef|g2 g>a|

f/e/d ef|ed BA|B/c/d ef|g2 g>a|f/e/d ef|e2 d2:|

                       

MURRAY'S MAGGOT. AKA and see "The Rambles of Kitty," "Kitty's Rambles (to Youghal)," "Strop the Razor [1]," "Dan the Cobbler," "The Cobbler," "I'm a man in myself like Oliver's Bull," "The Heart of my Kitty still warms to me," "The Heart of my Kitty for me," "The Ladies Triumph [3]," "An Chailleach is a Ceag ar a Gualainn."

                       

MURRAY'S WELCOME. Scottish, Quickstep. The first part is rather close to Bayard's (1981) Pennsylvania‑collected "General Taylor's March." Ross (Army Manual of Bagpipe Tunes), BT, Book II, 1936, pg. 15.

                       

MURROE, THE. AKA and see “Peggy Ryan’s Fancy.” Irish, Polka.

                       

MURTHLY CASTLE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker. Walker (A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Marches, &c.), 1866; No. 94, pg. 33.

                       

MURTOUGH MOLLOY (Muirceartac Ua Maelmuaid). AKA and see “The Dublin Lasses [2],” "Eight and Forty Sisters,” "Gearrchailiu Bhaile Atha Cliath,” “Maids of Galway [2],” “Walls of Limerick [2].” Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AA'B (O'Neill/1850): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 62, pg. 16 (appears as untitled reel). O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 155. O'Neill (Music of  Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1522, pg. 281. O’Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 741, pg. 130.

X:1

T:Murtough Molloy

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 741

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Minor

B,EEF GBAG | FDAD BDAD | GFEF GAB^c |1 dBAF GEEz :|2 d^cdB e2 ef ||

gfef gbag | fdad bdad | gfef gbag | fede feef | gfef gbag | fdad bdad | gfef gfe^c | dBAF GEEz ||

                       

MUSCADIN. AKA and see "The Chirping of the Lark," "Kemp's Morris."

                       

MUSCATATUCK WALTZ. American, Waltz. USA, Indiana. Named for a river in southern Indiana.

X:1

T:Muscatatuck Waltz

M:3/4

L:1/8

Q:220

S:Ken Smelser - Paoli, Indiana - from the Brown County Revelers

H:Rec. by Paul Tyler, 1980

Z:P. Tyler

K:F

A,B,=B,||C6|=B,C DE FG|[F6A6]|[_E3c3] dc2|

[D3B3]c B2|D2 F2 B2|A3^G AB|A2 G2 F2|

C6|=B,C DE FG|A4- AB|c2 B2 A2|

G6|D2 E2 F2|G2 ec d2|c2 A2 G2|

C6|=B,C DE FG|[F4A4]- AB-|[_E3c3]d c2|

A-[D2B2]c B2|D2 F2 B2|A3^G AB|A2^G2 A2|

d6|e4 d2|c3d cB|A3A- B=B|

c3C- =B,C|A4 GE-|FG AB ce|f2|:

AB ce|f4 A2|e4 d2|CD EF GA|B2 e2 d2|

CD EF GA|B2 e2 d2|[F6A6]-|[F2A2] AB ce|

f4 {cd}c2|=B4 c2|[F6d6]-|[F2d2]c2 _B2|

A3C- =B,C|A4 GE-|FG AB ce|f2:|

                       

MUSCHATS CAIRN. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by James Porteous, son of Keith MacDonald, editor of the Skye Collection. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 102.

X:1

T:Muschats Cairn

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:MacDonald – Skye Collection   (1887)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G,B,D2 B,D~G2|DG B2 DCB,A,|B,D G2 DG B2|cAGF G2G,2:|

GB d2 Bd g2|cBAG FADF|GBd2 Bd g2|cAGF G2G,2|GBdg bgdB|

caBg ADFD|GD B,2 EC A,2|AFDF G2G,2||

                       

MUSES, THE. AKA and see "Three Meet [2]," "The Pleasures of the Town [2]." English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. ABC (Howe): AABBC (Kennedy). Most or part of this tune is shared with "Little Shoes," "Three Meet," "The Pleasures of the Town," and the German "Zweitritt." Howe (Diamond School for the Violin), 1961; pg. 76. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 72. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1954; pg. 45.

X:1

T:Muses, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Quickstep

S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels  (c. 1867)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A/G/ | (FA).d (FA).d | {c}(B^AB) (e2d) | (cBc) (ABc) | (d2e f2) (A/G/) | (FA).d (FA).d |

{c}(B^AB) (e2d) | (cBc) (ABc) | (d2f fd2) || a | (ge)/a (fd).a | (ge).a (fd).a |

(efg) (fed) | (cea) A2A | B2(B ^d2) (d | e2) (ef2) f | (gfe) (dcB) | ABc d2 || B |

{c}B^AB {c}BAB | (efg) f2d | (cde) (dcB) | {c}(B^AB) cAF | {c}(B^AB) {c}(BAB) |

(efg) (fed) | (ced) (cBA) | dAF D2 ||

                       

MUSETTE, THE. AKA and see "The American Goddess." English, Reel. England, Northumberland. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 464.

                       


MUSEUM HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe. G Major (‘A’ part), E Minor (‘B’ part) & C Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning. AABBAACC. A modern composition by Jenny Coxon. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 29.

                       

MUSIC AT McGURK’S. Irish, Reel. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black in honor of John H. McGurk’s pub in St. Louis, which for many years featured Irish traditional music. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 197, pg. 105.

X:1

T: Music at McGurk's

C: © B. Black

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

E2 GA BAGA | Bd d2 ef g2 | eB B2 dBGB | AGAB AGFD |

E2 GA BAGA | Bd d2 efga | bgaf gfed | BdAF E4 :|

G2 DG BAGF | EB, B,2 A,C,EF | G2 BG Bd d2 | ecdB cBAF |

G2 DG BAGF | EB, B,2 A,C,EF | GBAF GBdg | ecAF G4 :|

 

MUSIC CLUB, THE. AKA and see “The Braes of Auchtertyre [1].” Irish, Reel. Breathnach (CRÉ 1), 1963; No. 166.

 

MUSIC FOR A FOUND HARMONIUM. Irish, Reel. D Major (‘A’ and ‘B’ parts), F Major (‘C’ and ‘D’ parts). Standard tuning. ABCCD. Composed by New York musician Simon Jeffes, who composed it in 1982 on a harmonium found atop a pile of discarded builders’ wood. It has been used as the theme for an Australian movie entitled Malcolm. Martin & Hughes (Cruinn Comhla - The Well Travelled Fiddler's Collection). Green Linnet SIF1105, Patrick Street - “Irish Times” (1989). John Cunningham, Kevin Green Linnet SIF 1133, Burke & Christian Le Maitre – “Celtic Fiddle Festival.”

X:1

T: Music for a Found Harmonium

C: Simon Jeffes

S: Penguin Cafe Orchestra: "Broadcasting from Home" (EG Records 1984)

Z: This is the whole thing as played on the album.

Z:Transcribed by Philippe Varlet

M: 4/4

K: C

|:C|ECFC ECCC|ECFC ECB,C|ECFC ECCC|DCB,C ECC:|

|:C|DCB,C DCB,C|ECB,C ECB,C|FCDC B,CFC|ECCC C2C:|

|:C|ECFC ECCC|ECFC ECB,C|ECFC ECCC|DCB,C ECC:|

|:C|DCB,C DCB,C|ECB,C ECB,C|FCDC B,CFC|ECCC C2C:|

K: Bb

|:E|BEDE FE2E|BEDE D3E|BEDE FE2E|BEDE D3:|

K: Eb

E|AECE FE2E|AECE FE2E|AEDE FD2E|AEDE FD2|

K: C

F|BFDF B,F2F|BFDF B,F2F|BFDF B,F2F|BFDF B,F2|

|:C|ECFC ECCC|ECFC ECB,C|ECFC ECCC|DCB,C ECC:|

|:C|DCB,C DCB,C|EC_B,C EC_B,C|FCA,C FCB,C|ECCC C2C:|

K: Bb

|:E|BEDE FE2E|BEDE D3E|BEDE FE2E|BEDE D3:|

K: Eb

E|AECE FE2E|AECE FE2E|AEDE FD2E|AEDE FD2|

K: C

F|BFDF B,F2F|BFDF B,F2F|BFDF B,F2F|BFDF B,F2|

|:C|ECFC ECCC|ECFC ECB,C|ECFC ECCC|DCB,C ECC:|

|:C|DCB,C DCB,C|ECB,C ECB,C|FCDC B,CFC|ECCC C2C:|

|:C|ECFC ECCC|ECFC ECB,C|ECFC ECCC|DCB,C ECC:|

|:C|DCB,C DCB,C|ECB,C ECB,C|FCDC B,CFC|ECCC C2C:|

|:C|DCB,C DCB,C|ECB,C ECB,C|FCDC B,CFC|ECCC C2C:||

                       

MUSIC IN THE FORGE (Ceol na gCea/rtan). AKA – “Music of the Forge.” AKA and see “My Sweetheart Jane,” "Peigin Leitir Mor," “The Pretty Girls of Mayo,” "Sweeney's Reel." Irish, Reel. The tune was recorded by piper Seamus Ennis under this title. See also the ‘A’ part of "Sweet Biddy of Ballyvourney."

                       

MUSIC IN THE GLEN (Ceol Annsa Gleanna). Irish, Reel. A Major (O'Neill/1850): G Major (Flaherty, Harker/Rafferty, Mulvihill, O'Neill/Krassen, Tubridy): A Major (O’Neill/1001, Songer). Standard tuning. AB (Mulvihill, O'Neill/1850): AA'B (Flaherty): AABB (Miller, Songer, Tubridy): AA’BB (Harker/Rafferty): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Also played in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, sometimes in G Major. Donegal fiddlers tend to play the tune in A Major, as would be in Scotland. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Fred Finn, 1919-1986 (Kiltycreen, Kilavil, County Sligo) [Flaherty]; a recording by Canny & Hayes [Mulvihill]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 82. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 3, pg. 1. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 220, pg. 135. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 235, pg. 64. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 92. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1183, pg. 223. O’Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 462, pg. 90. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 145. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 24. Direction 0100, Barde - “Barde.” Esperance ESPDC011, Dan Duggan, Tom Hodgson, Henry Jankiewicz – “Shenandoah Falls” (2002). Green Linnet SIF 3005, Bothy Band - "Old Hag You Have Killed Me" (1981. A reissue of 1976 Mulligan LP). Rounder CD 1087, Leo Rowsome (et al) – “From Galway to Dublin”(1993). Danny O’Donnell – “Ón tSean-Am Anall.”

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:Music in the Glen

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:G

D|GABG EGDC|B,DGB AGAB|c2 ec B2GB|cABG AGED|

G2 BG EGDC|B,DGB AGAB|cdef g2 ge|dcBA G3:|

|:A|BGdG eGdG|BGdB cAFA|BGdB e2 de|gdBG AGEG|

BGdG eBde|g2 fg afdf|g2 fg egdB|cABG AG E:|

           

MUSIC IN THE KITCHEN.  AKA and see “Ceol sa Chistin.”

           

MUSIC MAD. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Goulding (Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1808), 1808; No. 17.

X:1

T:Music Mad

M:2/4

L:1/8

B:Goulding & Co. – Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1808 (London)

N:”With proper Tune & Directions to each Dance (as they may be

N:performed at Court, Bath, and all Public Assemblys.”

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock

Z:abcs’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

fgfc|AF c2|dbgf|e/f/g/e/ c2|fgfc|AF c2|dbge|f2F2:|

|:g>agf|ec g2|afdc|=B/c/d/B/ G2|g>agf|ec g2|afd=B|c2C2:|

|:dB {a}b2|cA {g}a2|bagf|e/f/g/e/ c2|dB {a}b2|cA {g}a2|bg e/f/g/e/|f2F2:||

 

MUSIC O' SPEY, THE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). C Major (Skinner/Hirn): A Major (Bain, Hunter, Skinner/Violinist). Standard tuning. One Part (Skinner): AB (Hunter): AABB (Bain). Composed by the great Scottish fiddler and composer J. Scott Skinner (1848-1927). Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; pg. 10. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 49. Skinner, Miller o' Hirn Collection, 1881. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 35.

                       

MUSIC SOCIETY, THE (An Ceolchumann). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Breathnach (1963) says the name refers to Ceolchumann Naomh Mhuire (St. Mary’s Music Society) in Dublin, from whose members he obtained most of the tunes in his Ceol Rinnce na hÉireann I. The tune is better known as “The Belles of Tipperary [2]." Fintan Vallely, writing in his Companion to Irish Traditional Music, identifies that the St. Mary's society or club as a group formed in 1956 around a core of musicians from Sligo/Leitrim who had moved to Dublin. Later the group was called the Church Street Club. The session continues today at Hughes’s Pub in Chancery Street. Original “regulars” were flute player John Egan, John Brennan, Dessie O'Connor, Tom Mulligan, Bill Harte, John Ryan, John Kelly, Sonny Brogan and John Clarke. The session nutured  such as Tony McMahon, Peter Browne, Barney McKenna and Tommy Peoples. Source for notated version: flutist John Keegan/Seán Mac Aodhgain (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 166, pg. 65.

                       

MUSICAL BRIDGE, THE. AKA and see "The Humours of Lisadel."

                       

MUSICAL CHISHOLM HOUSEHOLD, THE.  Canadian, Pipe Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler Jerry Holland (1955-2009). The melody has gained some currency in piping circles. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 34, pg. 15. Jerry Holland – “Crystal Clear” (2000).

 

MUSICAL CROW, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 160, pg. 84.

X:1

T: Musical Crow

C: © B. Black

Q: 350

R: reel

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

DEGd BG (3GFG | AGBG AGEG | DEGd BGBd | egdB AcBA |

DEGd BG (3GFG | AGBG AGED | B,DEG ABdB | AGEF G4 :|

edBd eg (3gfg | agbg agef | gedB ABGE | DEGF G3 B |

edBd eg (3gfg | agbg agef | gfed eBdB | AGEF G4 :|

                       

MUSICAL PRIEST, THE ("An T-Sagart Ceolmar" or "Sagart an Cheoil"). AKA and see “The Buckeen,” “Cameron House,” “George Gubbin’s Delight,” “Humors of Schull,” “Lord Kelly--Strathspey,” "Lord Kelly('s Rant/Reel)," "Mo Ceoil Sibh a Laochra" "The New Bridge of Erin," “The Old Grey Gander,“ “Wedding Ring [2].” Irish, Reel. B Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning. ABC (Miller & Perron/2006, O’Malley): AABC (O'Neill/1850): AA'BC (Breathnach): AABBCC (Brody, Mallinson, Miller & Perron): AA’BBCC (Moylan): AABB'CC' (O'Neill/Krassen). It seems likely the “Musical Priest” was derived from Scots composer William Marshall’s strathspey “Belhelvie House” (which the Gows renamed “The North Bridge of Edinburgh”). Sources for notated versions: fiddler James Morrison (Co. Sligo/New York) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; Murt Collins of Cork, a student of New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955) [O’Malley]. Armagh Piper's Club Tune Book. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 172, pg. 78. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 200. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 10, pg. 4. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 7. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 93. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 92, pg. 53. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 3, pg. 2. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 111. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1284, pg. 241. O’Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 549, pg. 102. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; 30. Valley (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 3; 18. Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey – “Casey in the Cowhouse” (1992. Originally recorded 1959). Front Hall 08, Alister Anderson‑ "Traditional Tunes" (1976. From O'Neill's). Green Linnet SIF‑104, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "The Celts Rise Again" (1990). Green Linnet SIF‑3036, John & Phil Cunningham ‑ "Silly Wizard: Live in America" (1986). GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle." Rounder 0113, Trapezoid‑ "Three Forks of Cheat" (1979). Shanachie 29004, "Andy McGann and Paddy Reynolds." Shanachie 33004, James Morrison‑ "The Pure Genius of James Morrison." Topic 12T357, Johnny O’Leary - “Music for the Set” (1977).

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:Musical Priest

R:Reel

D:Andy McGann/Paddy Reynolds

Z:Adrian Scahill

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:D

FBBA BcdB|cBAc ecBA|FBBA BcdB|cBAc B2BA|\

FBBA BcdB|cBAc ecBA|FBcB Adfd|ceac BABc||\

d2dc dfed|(3cBA eA fAec|d2dc def^g|afec dBB2|\

d2dc dfed|(3cBA eA fAec|d2ce def^g|afec dBB2||\

bBB2 bBB2|cBAc ecBA|bBB2 bBB2|cBAc Bcde|\

(3fga ba bafg|(3agf ec ABce|d3e fgaf|ecAc B2BA||

                       

MUSICIAN'S WALTZ. AKA and see "Valse des Musiciens."

           

MUSIDORA.  English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. ABC. The melody was composed around 1730 by Dr. William Croft (1678-1727), whose reputation is as a church composer. It appears in Thomas D’Urfey’s Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy, vol. 1 (1719-1720) and John Watts’ The Musical Miscellany, vol. 5 (London, 1731). The first line of the song in Pills goes “Ah, how sweet the cooling breeze…” Muisdora is Greek for ‘gift of the muses’. Damon and Musidora were two lovers in Thomson’s poem Summer. One day Damon spies the women he loves (but who has scorned him) swimming naked in a stream. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 90.

           

MUSINGS OF AN OLD BACHELOR. American, Hornpipe. E Dorian. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. Composed by Setauket, Long Island, painter and fiddler William Sidney Mount on September 21st, 1845.

X:1

T:Musings of an Old Bachelor

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:William Sidney Mount manuscript, dated Sept. 21, 1845

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Dorian

B, | (E>F)(G>A) (B>c)(d>e) | d>BA>F D>EF>D | (E>F)(G>A) (B>c)(d>e) |

d>BA>F E/E/E E2 :: B | e>fg>f e>dB>d | A>FA>B AF A2 | e>fg>f edBd |

B>Ad>F E/E/E2 :: B, | EFGA BAGB | DB,DE DB, D2 | EFGA BAGB |

AFDF E/E/E E2 ::B | e>fg>a b>ag>b | a>gf>a f>ed>f | e>fg>a b>ag>b | afdf e/e/e e2 :|

                       

MUSKERRY SLIDE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the playing of banjo and accordion player Sean O Driscoll, originally from Blarney, who lived in Minneapolis and lately in County Cork. Sean O’Driscoll – "Sticking Out A Mile.”

X: 1

T: Muskerry Slide

C: S. O Driscoll

M: 12/8

L: 1/8

Q: 350

Z: Transcribed by Bill Black

R: slide

K: G

D | E2 B BAB d2 B BAB | E2 B BAB A2 F D2 F |

E2 B BAB d2 B BAB | A2 F D2 F E3 E2 :|

F | G2 B BAB F2 A AFA | G2 B BAB d2 B A2 F |

E2 B BAB d2 B BAB | A2 F D2 F E3 E2 :|

                       


MUSKET SALUTE, THE (Failte na Miosg). Scottish. Published by James Oswald in 1742 in one of his collections entitled Curious Scots Tunes.

                       

MUSKRAT RAG. Old‑Time. An uncommon tune recorded by Clendenin, West Virginia, fiddler Reese Jarvis (1900‑1967) for Brunswick

                       

MUSSEL BREAKDOWN (Reel des Moules). Canadian, Reel. Canada, Prince Edward Island. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. 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.

                       

MUST I BE BOUND AND MY LOVE BE FREE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. Source for notated version: R. Fitzgerald [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 702, pg. 174.

X:1

T:Must I be bound and my love be free
M:3/4
L:1/8

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 702

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

(3FGA | B2 B>cdB | c>A F2 zA | BD EGFE | {E}D4 FD | B,>C DE FG | F2B2 zB |

A>B cA FA | B4 || AB | cA F2f2 | d2B2zF | BF EDCB, | F4 FD | B,C DEFG |

F2B2 zB | cA FA cA | B4 ||

                       

MUSTER BANK, THE. AKA and see "The Mountainy Man," "Miss Johnson [2]," "The Humours of the Priest's House," "Rock the Cradle," "Miss Johnson of Houghton Hall."

                       

MUTT AND JEFF. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Owen ‘Snake’ Chapman [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 160.

                       

MUTT’S FAVOURITE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton). Cranford (“Jerry Holland’s”), 1995; No. 41, pg. 12. Boot Records, Jerry Holland - “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982). Green Linnet GLCD 1156, Jerry Holland – “The Fiddlesticks Collection.”

                       

MUTUAL LOVE. AKA and see "The Flight." English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Raven says the tune was published before 1730, although the dance to this title comes from Thompson’s Twenty Four Country Dances of 1777. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 32.

X:1

T:Mutual Love

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:C

G|ced ced|c2G G2F|EGc ABc|dfe d2G|ced ced|

c2G G2F|EGc GcB|(c3 c2)::g|g2e ceg|a2f def|g2c B2c|

dBG G2g|g2e ceg|a2f def|gec GcB|(c3 c2):|

 

MUZZLE HILL. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Muzzle Hill is near present-day Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. Thomson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 31.

X:1

T:Muzzle Hill

M:2/4

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c2 “tr”BA|a2 “tr”gf|ecBA|GABG|E2 (3ABc|B2 (3Bcd|cAac|”tr”c2B2|c2 “tr”BA|a2 “tr”gf|ecBA|
GABG|E2 (3ABc|B2 (3Bcd|cABG A2 [A,2A2]::e2 (3cBA|defd|BcdB|GABG|E2 (3ABc|

BcdB|cAac|”tr”c2B2|e2 (3cBA|defd|BcdB|GABG|E2 (3ABc|BcdB|cABG|A2 [A,2A2]:||

                       

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 [COMMENT1]This was Font/Pitch 1,10 - Off.

 [COMMENT2]This was Font/Pitch 1,10 - On.

 [COMMENT3]This was Font/Pitch 1,10 - Off.

 [COMMENT4]Note:  The change to pitch (12) and font (1) must be converted manually.