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Notation Note: The tunes below are recorded in what is called “abc notation.” They can easily be converted to standard musical notation via highlighting with your cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

 

OÍCHE NOLLAG (Christmas Eve). AKA and see “Christmas Eve,” "The Strawberry Blossom [2]," "There's nae luck aboot the hoose (there’s nae luck ava) [1]." Irish, Single Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Breathnach (1963) thinks the tune originated outside of Ireland and points out it is almost identical to the Scots “There’s nae luck about the house.”  Petrie prints a version of the melody as “The Strawberry Blossom,” and the ‘A’ part of “Christmas Eve” is the same as his “Mill Steam” and “Ghile Beag le m'Anam Thú," as well as the untitled airs No. 154 and No. 258. Joyce prints the ‘B’ part in his tune “Irish Minuet.” See also the related reels “Boys of Ballinahinch” and “Strawberry Blossom.” Source for notated version: piper Joseph Walsh/Seosamh Breathnach (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 60, pg. 26.

X:1

T:Oíche Nollag

T:Christmas Eve

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Single Jig

K:D Major

|: g | f2A d2f | e2d B2g | f2A d2f |{a}g3 a2g| f2A d2f | e2d B2c |

d2A B2G | E2F D2 :|: f/2g/2 | a2b a2f | d3‑d2f | g2f e2d |

B3 A2 f/2g/2 | a2b a2f | d2f g2f | e2d c2e | a3‑a2 :||

           

OIDCE AG AN AONAC. AKA and see "(A) Night at the Fair."

           

OIDCE DO RINNEAMAR AN CLEAMNAS, AN. AKA and see "The Night We Made the Match."

           

OIDCE MAIT CUGAT. AKA and see "Good Night."

           

OIDHCHE A BHA BHAINIS ANN, AN (The Night the Wedding Was). AKA and see "The Lea Rig(ges)."

           

OIDHCHE BHA NA GABHAIR AGAINN, AN (The Night We Had the Goats). AKA – “The Night the Goats Came Home.” Scottish, Canadian; Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Shears says his is but one of several settings of this tune found on Cape Breton. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 48 (pipe setting). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 16_. Green Linnet GLCD1215, John Williams – “Steam” (1991). Greentrax CD TRAX180, Natalie MacMaster – “In My Hands.” Rounder 7048, Natalie MacMaster – “Live” (2002). Smithsonian Folkways Records, SFW CD 40507, The Beaton Family of Mabou – “Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music” (2004. Appears as “The Night the Goats Came Home”). Temple COMD2045, Battlefield Band – “New Spring” (1991). Brenda Stubbert – “Some Tasty Tunes.” Alex Francis MacKay – “A Lifelong Home.” Dave MacIsaac – “Nimble Fingers.”

X:1

T:An oidhche bha na gabhair againn

T:The Night We Had the Goats

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

B:The Athole Collection (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

e|d>G G/G/G dBBd|e/e/e g2 dBBe|dG G/G/G dBBd|egdB A2A:|

|:g|e/e/e g2 dBBd|e/e/e g2 dB g2|b/a/g/f/ g2 dBBd|egdB A2A:|

           

OIFIG NUA AN PHOIST.  AKA and see “The New Post Office.”

 

OIL CITY QUICKSTEP [1], THE. AKA and see "The Beggar's March," "Op'ry Star." American, March or Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. Bayard (1981) states he has not heard the tune outside of Pennsylvania. Sources for notated versions: John Nicholson (fiddler from Fayette County, Pa., 1949), Fred Miller & Glenn Gelnette (fiddler from Jefferson County, Pa., 1949), Frank Blair (fiddler from Jefferson County, Pa, 1952), Harry Queer (fiddler from Westmoreland County, Pa., 1957) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 180A‑D, pgs. 135‑137.

 

OIL CITY QUICKSTEP [2], THE. AKA and see "The Drunken Hiccoughs [2]."

           

OIL OF BARLEY. AKA and see "Stingo," "Cold andRaw," “Juice of Barley [1],” and "Lulle Me Beyond Thee." English, Air. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. “Oil of Barley,” or “Stingo,” first appears in John Playford’s first edition of the English Dancing Master (1651), although by the 1695 edition (published by son Henry Playford) it appeared as “Juice of Barley.” Thoms D’Urfey employed the melody as a vehicle for his song “Cold and Raw, the North did blow.” ‘Oil of barley’ is a euphemism for strong beer (as is the related term ‘barley broth’). Bruce Olson finds the following ballad stanzas; the first, from the chorus of Laurence Price's "Good Ale for my Money" (directed to be sung to “The Country Lass”) goes:
***
I cannot go home, or I will I not go home,
it's long of the oyle of Barly;
Ile tarry all night for my delight,
and go home in the morning early.

***
The second is contained in a song called "Johnny & Molly's Garland" in a Scottish manuscript dating to the 1740's, wherein the 11th verse goes:
***
I cannot go home I will not go home
till I taste of the oyl of the barley
I'll tarry all night with my hearts delight
and go home in the morning early.

***

The term (meaning ‘beer’) was still in use at least until the mid-19th century, for it appears in George W. Matsell’s 1859 book The Secret Language of Crime. The author was a former Chief of Police of New York City, and his volume was a comprehensive dictionary of the criminal; a Rogues Lexicon. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 62.

X:1

T:Oil of Barley

M:6/4

L:1/8

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

AG | E2A2A2 c4d2 | c2A2G2 G4G2 | E2A2A2 A3B cd | “tr”e4d2 c4cd |

e3f e2d2c2A2 | c2A2G2G4G2 | E2A2A2d2c2A2 | A6A4 :: AB | c3d (ef) g4a2 |

g2e2d2 d4d2 | e3fe2e2 (a2g2) | e4d2c4cd | e2e2a2d4e2 | c2(dc)(AG) G4G2 |

E2A2A2d2c2A2 | A6 A4 :|

           

OILING UP JULIANNE. Old-Time, Breakdown. A modern ‘old-time’ composition by fiddler Tara Nevins.

           

ÓINSIÚLACHT SHINÉAD. AKA and see “Jenny’s Folly.”

                          

OISEAN AN DEIGH NA FÈINNE.  See “Ossian alone, the last of the Fingalians.”

 

OISIN'S LAMENT (Caoine Oisin). AKA and see "Ossian's Lament." Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 132, pg. 23.

           

O’KANE’S. Irish, Hornpipe. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 1, No. 74.

           

O'KEEFE'S. See “O’Keeffe’s Reel.”

                          

O’KEEFFE’S DREAM. AKA and see “Glentown,” “The Gleanntán Reel [1]." Irish, Reel. Recorded under this title by Denis Murphy on RTE album "Denis Murphy: Music from Sliabh Luachra.”

              

O’KEEFFE’S HORNPIPE [1].  AKA and see “O’Dwyer’s Hornpipe [1].” Irish, Hornpipe.

 

O’KEEFFE’S HORNPIPE [2].  AKA and see “Showman’s Fancy.” Irish, Hornpipe.

                                      

O’KEEFE’S PLOW. AKA – “O’Keeffe’s Plough.” AKA and see “Tom Billy’s (Reel) [3],” “Cronin’s Fancy Hornpipe,” “O’Keeffe’s Reel [2],” “Speed the Plow [2].”

           

O’KEEFE’S (POLKA) [1]. AKA and see “Din Tarrant’s [6],” “Jim Keeffe’s (Polka) [4],” “Mert Plunkett’s .” Irish, Polka. Ireland, Kerry. G Major. Standard. AABB. Named for famed Kerry fiddler Padraig O’Keeffe. See note for “Din Tarrant’s [6].” Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stóir: Ceol Seite Corca Duibne/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 46, pg. 31. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 27, pg. 11.

 

O’KEEFFE’S (POLKA) [2]. AKA and see “Blue Ribbon Polka [2],” “The Cobbler [3],” “Din Tarrant’s [9],” “Din Tarrant’s No. 1,” “Tarrant’s [2].” Irish, Polka. Ireland, County Kerry. B Minor. Standard. AABB. The tune is associated with famed fiddler Padraig O’Keeffe of the Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork/Kerry border. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 206, pg. 110.  

X:1

T: O'Keeffe's

S: De Danaan

Q: 300

R: polka

M: 2/4

L: 1/8

K: D

B/c | dB fB | de f>e | dB bB | c/B/A/c/ ef/e/ | dB fB | de f>e | d>e f/e/d | B2 B :|

e | ff/f/ ba | fe f>e | dB bB | c/B/A/c/ ef/e/ | ff/f/ ba | fe f>e | d>e f/e/d | B2 B :|

 

O’KEEFFE’S (POLKA) [3]. AKA and see “Ballydesmond Polka [2],” “Maurice Manley’s Polka.” Irish, Polka. A Dorian. Standard. AABB. Source for notated vesion: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor]. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 31.

                          

O’KEEFFE’S REEL [1]. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABB. Source for notated version: Frank McCollam (Ballycastle, County Antrim) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 61, pg. 16. Irish, Reel. RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains - "An Irish Evening" (1991).

 

O’KEEFFE’S REEL [2]. AKA and see “Charlie Mulvihill’s (Reel) [2],” “Cronin’s Fancy Hornpipe,” “The Doon Reel [2],” “The Kilfenora Reel [3],” “Mulvihill’s Reel [2],” “Speed the Plough [2].”

           

O'KEEFFE'S SLIDE [1]. Irish, Slide (Jig). E Dorian (Em). Standard. AABB. The tune was popularised in the US when Larsen & Dalglish paired it with the rather similar-sounding “Road to Lisdoonvarna [1].”  Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 205. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 148. Claddagh CC14, "Chieftains 4." June Appal 016, Grey Larson & Malcolm Dalglish – “Banish Misfortune.” June Appal JA 029, Guy Carawan - “Jubilee” (1979). Shanachie 79024, "Chieftains 4" (1972/1983).

X:1
T:O'Keeffe's Slide
S:Sessions, LPs, etc
Z:Nigel Gatherer <gatherer@argonet.co.uk>
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:Am
A2 e e2 d BAB d2 B|A2 e e2 d B2 G GFG|
A2 e e2 d BAB d3|BAB d2 e B2 A A3:|
e2 a a2 b a2 g e2 d|e2 a a2 b a2 g e2 f|
g2 a g2 e dBA G3|BAB d2 e B2 A A3:|

 

O’KEEFE’S (SLIDE) [2]. AKA and see “Paddy Cronin’s [3].”

           

O’KEEFFE’S SPEED THE PLOW. AKA and see “Speed the Plow [2],” “The Doon Reel [2],” “The Kilfenora Reel [3],” “Tom Billy’s (Reel) [3],” “Charlie Mulvihill’s (Reel) [2].”

           

O’KEEFFE’S WALTZ. Irish, Waltz. G Major. Standard. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 271, pgs. 154-155.

           

O’KEEFFE’S ‘WOMAN OF THE HOUSE’. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. A variant of the reel “Woman of the House [1],” composed by Sliabh Luachra fiddle master Padraig O’Keeffe. Source for  notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 210, pg. 121.

           

O’KELLY’S FANCY. Irish, Hornpipe. Recorded in 1954 on a 78 RPM record by Paddy O’Brien (paired with “The Cuckoo”). Columbia IDB 499 (78 RPM), Paddy O’Brien (1953). Green Linnet SIF3082, Paddy O’Brien - “The Banks of the Shannon.”

T:O’Kelly’s Fancy

R:hornpipe

Z:Jeff Myers

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:D

(3dc=c|BgdB Ae=cA|(3GFG (3BAG FdAF|GDEF GA (3Bcd|cded fed=c|

BgdB Ae=cA|(3GFG (3BAG FdAF|GDEF GA (3Bcd|1 cdef g2:|2 cdef g3

|:B|A ~d3 e ~d3|B ~e3 feef|(3gfe (3fed edcB|(3ABA ^GB AFG^G|

A ~d3 e ~d3|B ~e3 feef|gfed cABc|(3ded ce d3:||

           

O'KELLY'S JIG. Irish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 28, pg. 38.

X:1

T:O’Kelly’s Jig

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, pg. 38 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

B|A2A AGE|A2A AGE|G2G GFE|G3 E3|A2 A ABc|

BAB G2B|ABc dcB|c3 c2::d|e2e edc|e3 g3|G2G {A}GFE|

G3E3|A2A ABc|BAB G2G|ABc dcB|c3 c2:|

           

OKLAHOMA. Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Frank Reed [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 166.

           

OKLAHOMA QUICKSTEP. Rounder 0436, Ray Curbow – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2: On the Springfield Plain.”

                       

OKLAHOMA RAG. Old-Time, Country Rag. USA, Texas. F Major. Standard tuning. One part. See the related "White River Stomp" and "Beaumont Rag." Source for notated version: Bob Wills (Texas) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 92.

           

OKLAHOMA REDBIRD. Old-Time, Hornpipe. USA, Missouri. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (Phillips). The source for this tune, Lymon Enloe, was originally from Miller County, in the Missouri Ozark region, and this was one of his favourite tunes. He performed in the 1920’s with his uncle Tony Gilmore on local radio stations, and was an active dance and contest performer in his youth. “Oklahoma Redbird” is one of ‘100 essential Missouri tunes’ listed by Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden. Sources for notated versions: Lymon Enloe [Phillips]; Jack Link [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 211. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 109. County CD CO-CD-2707, Lymon Enloe – “Fiddle Tunes I Recall.” Voyager VRCD 344, Howard Marshall & John Williams – “Fiddling Missouri” (1999).

X:1

T:Oklahoma Redbird

L:1/8

M:2/4

S:Lymon Enloe

K:B_

D/E/|F=E/F/ G/F/_E/F/|D/F/B/c/ dc/d/|e/d/c/B/ A/F/A/c/|B/d/c/B/ A/G/F/D/|!

FE=/F/ G/F/_E/F/|D/F/B/c/ dc/d/|e/d/c/B/ A/F/A/c/|B/d/c/A/ B :|

|:F/A/|BF/B/ dB/d/|fd/f/ bf/g/|ag/a/ g/=e/c/e/|gf/g/ f/e/d/c/| BF/B/ dB/d/|fd/f/ bf/g/|

ag/a/ g/e/c/A/|Bc/A/ B:|

 

OKLAHOMA ROOSTER, THE. AKA and see “Ten Strike.” Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, southwestern U.S. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The tune appears in Gems of the Ballroom (c. 1890’s) as the fourth change of "Ten Strike Quadrille.” The tune was in the repertorie of the late Disney, Oklahoma, fiddler Uncle Dick Hutchison. Source for notated version: Joe Hermann with the Criton Hollow String Band (W.Va.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; Rounder 0128, The Backwoods Band ‑ "Jes' Fine" (1980. learned from Mingo Barnez).

X:1

T:Oklahoma Rooster, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

Z:Transcribed by Bruce Thomson

K:D

|z6(3dcB|:A2Ac dcde|fefg abaf|e^gaf ecAc|dfed BAFG|

A2Ac dcde|fefg abaf|e^gaf ecAc|1 d2 de d2(3dcB:|2 d2 de fg(3agf||

|:[_e2b2][_e4b4] [_e2b2]-|[_e2b2] Bc dcB2|[c2a2][c4a4][c2a2]-|[c2a2] AB cBA2|

[d2g2][d4g4] gg|fefg abaf|e^gaf ecAc|1 d2e2 fg(3agf:|2 d3d d4|]

 

OKLAHOMA RUN. AKA‑ "Old Purcell" (refers to the town of Purcell, Oklahoma). Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Ozarks, Oklahoma. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The first part of the tune is that more familiarly known as “Green Willis [1],” itself a version of the “New Rigged Ship [1].” Source for notated version: J.S. Price (Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma) [Thede]. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 151. Rounder CD-0435, Stan Jackson – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 1.”

 

OKLAHOMA WALTZ [1]. Old-Time, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: fiddler Earl Collins [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 286.

 

OKLAHOMA WALTZ [2]. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Oklahoma. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Thede): AA'BB' (Phillips). See also the related "Old 'C' Waltz." Sources for notated versions: Ed Chastain (Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma) [Thede]; Tom Carter & Tom Sauber [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 287. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 149.

 

OL DEOC LIOMSA. AKA and see "Have a Drink with Me."

 

OLAMAOID SLAINTE MAIT. AKA and see "We'll Drink Good Health."

 


OLD ABE LINCOLN CAME OUT OF THE WILDERNESS. AKA and see "Out of the Wilderness," "The Old Grey Mare."

 

OLD ADAM.  AKA and see “Aithernie Lodge.”

 

OLD AGE AND YOUNG (NEVER AGREES). AKA – “Auld Eage and Young Never Grees the Gither.” Scottish, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). Directions for the dance to this tune were written down in 1752 by John McGill, dancing master in Girvan, for his students. The melody, in ‘old hornpipe’ time, appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript (in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle), inscribed "A Collection of Country Dances written for the use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734."  Jack Campin identifies “Old Age and Young” as an adaptation of an English pipe tune from the 17th century called “Three Sharp Knives,” and he suggests the English tune might have been a vehicle for some sort of ritual-combat dance. “Blacks Hornpipe” also has similarities, says Jack. The melody was also published in Robert Petrie’s 3rd Collection of Strathspey Reels, by Daniel Dow (1746) and John Anderson (1790). </