The Fiddler’s Companion
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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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NATIONAL THEATRE. American, Jig. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. The tune is one of a genre of syncopated old-time melodies, primarily
banjo tunes, meant as a vehicle for clog dancing on the late 19th
century stage. Such duple-time ‘jigs’ were often called “straight” or “sand”
jigs (the later derived from the habit of sanding the stage to facilitate the
movements). The Old National was a theatre in
X:1
M:2/4
R:’Sand Jig’
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 31
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
BG/D/ E/G/D
| z/B/G/B/ d/g/e/d/ | z/B/G/D/ E/G/D | {a}g/f/g/e/ d/g/e/d/ |
z/B/G/D/ E/G/D
| z/B/G/B/ d/g/e/d/ | z/B/G/D/ E/G/D | {a}g/f/g/e/ d/g/e/d/ :|
|: g(d/g/)
e/g/d/g/ | e/g/d/g/ (e/a/)a | {a}g/f/g/e/ d/g/f/d/ | z/g/e/d/ (3B/c/d/ (3d/e/f/
|
g(d/g/) e/g/d/g/ | d/g/d/g/ (e/a/)a
| (3g/a/b/ (3e/f/g/ d/g/e/d/ | z/g/d/B/ (A/B/)g :|
OLD
OLD NICK'S LUMBER ROOM. English.
OLD NINETY-FIFTH, THE. English, March (6/8 time). C Major. Standard.
AA'B. The 95 Regiment in the British Army was the famous green-uniformed light
infantry who carried Baker rifles in the Peninsular Campaign and at
OLD NOLL'S HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe (3/2 time).
OLD NOLL'S JIG. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time).
X:1
T:Old Noll’s Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
E | F>ED D2E | F>ED D2d | ^c2d
A2d | ^c2d A2E |
F>ED D2E | F>ED D2e | f>ed =c>d=B | (A3A2) :|
|| c | A>Bc F2c |A>Bc F2f |
d>ef B2d | B>cd G2g | e>fg c2e |
f>ga d2a | b>ag g2f | (f3
f2)a | fga def | efg ^cde | def efd |
^c3 A2a |
bgb aAa | bgb aAa | bag fge | (d3
d2) ||
OLD NORA (Nora Criona). AKA and see "Nora
Criona", "Hushed Be Sorrow's Sigh", "Lesbia Hath a Beaming Eye".
Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABBCCDDEEFF. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 866, pg. 161.
X:1
T:Old Nora
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | GAG G2A | B2G d2B | GAG G2B |
A2B dcA |
GAG G2A | BAG ABc | d2e fef | A2B
cBA :|
|: ded d2c |B2G d2B | ded d2B | A2 B
cBA |
ded d2c | BAG ABc | d2e fef | A2B
cBA :|
|: BGG dGG | BAG dBG | AFF cFF | AFA
cBA |
BGG dGG | BAG ABc | d2e fef | A2B
cBA :|
|: GBd GBd | GBd dcB | GBd GBd | A2B
cBA|
GBd GBd | GBd dcB | GBd fef | A2B
cBA :|
|: GBd gfg | agf g3 | GBd g2B | A2B
cBA |
GBd gfg | agf g2 g/a/ | bag agf | A2B cBA :|
|: dBG GDG | BGB d2B | dBG GDG | A2B cBA |
dBG
GDG | BGB dcB | GBd fef | A2B cBA :|
OLD NUMBER ONE. AKA and see "Tustin's Favorite".
The name comes from the southwestern
OLD NUMBER SEVEN. AKA and see "Old Seven Spot.”
OLD NUMBER THIRD. American, March (4/4 time) or Reel.
OLD NUMBER TWO. AKA and see "Old
Greene County [1].” The name denotes its usual position in the program of a
southwestern
OLD NUMBER NINE RAG. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
OLD OAK TREE, THE (An Seanchrann Darach). AKA and see “The Oak Tree.” Irish, Reel.
OLD, OLD HOUSE. Old-Time, Waltz. A Major. Standard. AB. Source
for notated version: Carthy Sisco [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at
Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 112.
OLD ONE, THE. AKA and see “The
Cuban.” Irish, Polka.
OLD
OLD PAINT. Old‑Time, Air (3/4 time, slow).
OLD PARNELL REEL. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
OLD PEADAR CARTHY FROM
CLONMORE. Irish, March (4/4 time). F Major.
Standard. ABC. Clonmore is in Co. Carlow, and Darley & McCall identify
Peadar (Peter) Carthy as a local celebrity. The 'C' part, a chorus, has these
lyrics:
***
Old Peadar, old Peadar, old Peadar Carthy,
Old Peadar Carthy from Clonmore.
***
Source for notated version: "the
late" Mr. John McCall (
OLD PENSIONER, THE (An Sean Buinciosuide). AKA and see “Hickey’s [1].” Irish, Reel. D Major.
Standard. AA'B (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 116. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1315, pg. 246. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Old Pensioner, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(3ABc|:d2 (3cBA BEEG|(3FED AD
FABc|cB (3cBA BEEA|1 Bged cABc:|2
Bgec d2||(3ABc|d2 fd adfd|ddfd cdec|d2
fd adfd|dBAF EFAc|d2 fd adfd|
(3ddd fd cdec|defd cdec|cBAF EF
(3ABc||
OLD
X:1
T:
R:reel
D:Paddy Glackin: In Full Spate
Z:id:hn-reel-689
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:A
A2GA FAEc|BEcE dEcB|A2GA FAEc|BEGB
AdcB|
A2GA FAED|CEAc dcdf|ece=g fdfa|1
^gbag afec:|2 ^gbeg aefg||
|:aA~A2 eAcA|dcBA GBEg|aA~A2
eAcA|GABc defg|
a2gb aece|fdBA GBed|ceAc dfBa|1 gbeg
aefg:|2 gbeg afec||
OLD PETER’S REEL. Canadian, Reel.
OLD PHILLIP ARMOUR. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. "First part like the
Scotch, 'Thro' the wood, Laddie'"
(Joyce). See also a version called "Phil
Ormand." Source for notated version: "James Buckley, a
X:1
T:Old Phillip Armour
L:1/8
M:3/4
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GE|D2E2 G>A|B4 ga|bagedB|A4
GA|B>AB>cdA|BAGFGA|B>AB>cdA|
BA G2 FG|E2 E>FGA|B2B2
ga|bagedB|A4 Bd|e2 e>f ge|d>edcBA|G2 EDEF|G4||
ge|d2e2 ga|b4 ga|b2 d’bag|a4
ga|babc’d’g|bagfga|babc’d’g|ba g2 fg|e2 e>fga|
b2 baga|bagedB|A4 Bd|e2 e>fge|d2
d>cBA|G2 EDEF|G4||
OLD PIGEON ON THE GATE, THE (An Sean-Cholúr ar an nGeata). AKA and see "The Red‑Haired Lass." Irish,
Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. Related to “Pigeon on the Gate [1].” Source
for notated version: accordionist Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin,
OLD PIPE MARCH. Irish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard. AA'BB'. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 200,
pg. 77.
OLD PISS. AKA and see "Few Days [2].”
American, March or Reel.
OLD PLAID SHAWL, THE (An Sean Filleog Breac). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time).
X:1
T:Old Plaid Shawl, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Neill
– Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(d/c/) BB | (B2 A)G FG | A2 de fg | (e2
c)A GG | F3 (d/c/) BB | (B2 A)G FG |
A2 d>e fg | (e>c) (AF) GG | G3
|| (f2d) (f2g) | (a2f) (g2a/g/) | (f2d) (c2B) |
(A3 A2) A | (.B3.B) (g2f) | (.e2.c)
(A2B) | {d}(cBc) (.d2.d) | (d3 d2) ||
OLD
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Plank road used in transporting logs. Photo
property of Ivan Anderson.
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The tune
was recorded by David Harrison “Uncle Dave” Macon (1870-1952), the “Dixie
Dewdrop,” a popular and colorful entertainer and recording star in the early
days of radio and 78 RPM recordings.
***
Rather be in
Than to be in
Chorus:
Won't get drunk no
more, won't get drunk no more,
Won't get drunk no
more, way down the
***
I went down to
Very next thing they heard of me, had on that ball and chain.
***
Doney, oh dear Doney,
what makes you treat me so,
Caused me to wear that ball and chain, now my ankle's sore.
***
Knoxville is a pretty
place, Memphis is a beauty,
Wanta see them pretty girls, hop to Chattanoogie.
***
I'm going to build me
a scaffold on some mountain high,
So I can see my Doney girl as she goes riding by.
***
My wife died on Friday
night, Saturday she was buried,
Sunday was my courtin' day, Monday I got married.
***
Eighteen pounds of
meat a week, whiskey here to sell,
How can a young man
stay at home, pretty girls look so well.
***
Harry Smith (Folkways FA2953, 1952)
writes: “Dave Macon, the ‘Dixie Dew Drop’, was born at Smart Station,
***
Yes, I won’t git drunk an’ kicky up a chunk.
I won’t git drunk an’ kicky up a chunk.
I won’t git drunk an’ kicky up a chunk,
‘Way down on de ole
Oh shoo my Love! My turkle dove.
Oh shoo my Love! My turkle dove.
Oh shoo my Love! My turkle dove,
‘Way down on de ole
***
A few bars
of the verse melody appear in “I’m
Off to Charlestown,” an air in Kerr’s Merry Melodies (c. 1880’s) that
sounds as though it was imported from
X:1
T:
L:1/8
M:2/4
B:Kuntz – Ragged but Right
K:D
[(^GA]||[AA)] [A2A2] B|d>e
d(e|e/)f/e/d/ BA|d>d d(3d/c/B/|[AA] [A2A2] B|
d>e dd|e/f/e/e/ dB|A>B
A(f||f)e/e/ dB|d>e d(f|f)e/e/ dB|A>B A(f|
f)e/e/ dB|d>e
d[(^de]|[e/e/)]d/e/e/ fe|dd/d/ d||
OLD PLAYERS, THE. Irish, reel. A Mixolydian/Dorian. Standard
tuning. AABB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and compser Ed
Reavy (1898-1988). Reavy (The Collected
Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 63, pg. 69.
X:1
T:The Old Players
R:reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:The tune commemorates the great fiddlers of
N:the past: Michael Coleman, Kipeen Scanlon,
N:and a host of unheralded ones who went to the
N:clay unrecognized. The history of
N:a fiddle. It alone can convey the sounds and
N:feelings of sad gaiety that characterize the
N:plight of that long-troubled land.
K:C
BG | EAAB ^cded | ^cdec dBGD | EAAB ^cde^f | ge^fa ge^fa gefd |
^cde^f gfge | a^ge^c d2 cd |
|: e^g | a2 ^gb aged | ^cdef gfef | g2 ^fa gfef | g^fgd BGG^g |
a2 ^gb aged | ^cde^f gfge | (3aa^g a^f =gfge | dBGB A2 :||
OLD PLUNK, THE. American?, "Banjo Jig" (2/4 time). G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hardings
All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 166, pg. 53.
X:1
T:Old Plunk, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:Listed as a “Banjo Jig”
S:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 166 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|.d.G.A.B|dB/d/ A/d/G|dA/d/
G/d/F|dB/d/ A/d/G|.d.G.A.B|
dB/d/ A/d/G|dA/d/
G/d/F|GBG::d|c/A/c/d/ FA/d/|B/G/B/d/ GB/d/|cA/d/ A/d/c/A/|
G/e/d/B/ G/B/A/G/|c/A/c/d/
FA/d/|B/G/B/d/ GB/d/|c/A/c/d/ A/d/c/A/|BGB:|
OLD POLKA, THE. Scottish, Polka.
X:1
T:Old Polka, The
D:Orkney Fiddle Music (1976)
O:Orkney
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
A|BA A/f/e/d/|cB Be/d/|c/d/e/f/
g/A/B/c/|d/e/f/d/ AF/A/|
BA A/f/e/d/|cB Be/d/|c/d/e/f/
g/A/B/c/|dd d:|]
f/g/|a/f/d/f/ A/f/d/f/|ag/f/
ge/f/|g/e/c/e/ A/e/c/e/|gf/e/ ff/g/|
a/f/d/f/ A/f/d/f/|ag Be/d/|c/d/e/f/
g/A/B/c/|dd d:|]
OLD PORK BOSOM. Old‑Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard. AABB'. Ford (Traditional Music in
OLD PURCELL. See "Oklahoma Run."
OLD RACCOON. Old‑Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard. AABB.
***
Raccoon's tail got rings all around,
De possum's tail am bare.
De rabbit ain't got no tail at all,
Just a little bit a bunch a hair. (Ford)
***
Ford (Traditional Music in
OLD RAMBLER, THE. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard.
AB. Source for notated version: "From the whistling of Joe Martin of
Kilfinane Co. Limerick, a rambling working man with a great knowledge of Irish
songs, and much natural musical taste" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909;
No. 178, pg. 89.
X:1
T:Old Rambler, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow and tender”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
A|d2f2 ed|c2d2e2|f2 gfed|e4
fe|d2c2A2|G2A2c2|d2 edcA|A4||fg|a2a2 c’a|g2a2g2|
f2 gfed|c4 de|f2f2
ed|c2e2g2|a2f2e2|d4||
OLD RANTON HEIGHLANDER. English.
OLD RATTLER HARE. Old-Time. A dance tune
in the repertoire of
OLD RED. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Both parts
contain irregular measures. Source for notated version: Hoyt Ming [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 96.
OLD RED BARN, THE. AKA and see “Little Red Barn.” Canadian, American;
Jig or Quadrille. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Messer): AA'AA'BB (Phillips).
Popular with older fiddlers in central
OLD RED ROOSTER. AKA and see “Across the Plains.”
OLD REEL, THE. AKA and see “Cairngorm Brooch.” Scottish, Reel. G
Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Related to the “Flowers of Limerick [1],” “Paddy on the Turnpike [2]” and
“Bunch of Keys [1]" family of
tunes. Source for notated version: J. Davie, Caledonian Repository, 2nd series [
X:1
T:The Old Reel
B:Flowers of Scottish Melody, 1935
N:Changed from 2/4 to 4/4
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gm
F | D<GGA G^FGA | BGdG eGdG |
C<FFG F=EFG | AFcF dFcF | DGGA G^FGA |
BABc dcd=e | fgfd cAFA|BGAF DG G2 ||
dgga g^fga | bgga bg g2 |
c<ffg f=efg | affg af f2 | dgga
bagb|abag f=edc | d=efd cAFA | BGAF DGG |]
OLD RESTING CHAIR. See "Auld Restin' Chair."
OLD REUBEN. Old-Time. The piece is known as a banjo song and employs a special
tuning on the instrument.
OLD