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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]

 

 

 

PRAIRIE. AKA and see “Lardner’s Reel.” American? Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hardings All Round Collection, 1905; No. 178, pgs. 56‑57.

X:1

T:Prairie

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 178  (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D2|G2 G>B A>GF>A|G>Bd>f g>de>f|g2 g>d B>ed>B|A2 c>A FA>E>D|

G2 G>B A>GF>A|G>Bd>f g2 (3efg|g>fg>d B>ed>B|A>DE>F G2:|

|:B>c|d>gf>g d2 B>c|d>gf>g d2 B>c|d>gf>g e>dc>B|B2 A>B A2 B>c|

d>gf>g d2 B>c|d>gf>g d2 B>c|d>gf>g e>dB>G|A>DE>F G2:|

                       

PRAIRIE DOG. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Lynn ‘Chirps’ Smith [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 188.

                       

PRAIRIE DU ROCHER MOTION. D Major. Davis Unlimited 33042, Indian Creek Delta Boys (II), (1978. Learned from fiddler Charlie Bese).

                       

PRAIRIE RAMBLER SCHOTTISCHE. American, Schottische. USA, North Dakota. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Elvy Osborne, a fiddling barber from Minot, North Dakota. Pancerzewski (Pleasures of Home), 1988; pg. 3.

                       

PRAIRIE RONDE WALTZ (Valse de Prairie Ronde). See "Valse de Carencro."

                       

PRAIRIE WALTZ, THE. Canadian, Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 174, pg. 120.

                       

PRAIRIES’S REEL. Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: fiddler Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley, Ontario), learned from Maritime fiddler Don Messer [Begin]. Begin (Fiddle Music in the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No. 12, pg. 25.

X:1

T:Prairies’s Reel

L:1/8

M:C|

S:From a transcription by Carmelle Begin of the playing of fiddler Dawson Girdwood.

K:D

f3g|:afd>f afbf|afde fdfd|cdef gecA|defg a2 f>g|afdf afbf|afde fdfd|cdef gecA|1

d2 [d2f2][d2f2] (fg):|2 d2 [d2f2] [d2f2] (F<E)||
|:D>FA>d ((3Bc)B A>c|d>ef>d A2 FA|G2 EG F2 DF|(3EFDE>F E2 (F>E)|

D>FA>d ((3Bc)B A>c|d>ef>d A(dcB)|A3 (d c>d) e>c|1 d [d2f2] [d2f2] (F>E):|2

d2 [d2f2] [d2f2] (f>g)||

                       

PRÁISCÍN AN MHÁSÚIN. AKA and see "The Mason's Apron."

                       

PRÁISCÍN AN SAORCLOICE. AKA and see "The Mason's Apron."

                       

PRÁISCÍN AN TINCÉARA. AKA and see “The Tinker’s Bib.”

                       

PRAISE OF PRINCE CHARLIE, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Mixolydian. Standard. One part. Source for notated version: "Mr. J. M'Kenzie of Newtownards, a great lover of Irish Music and of the corresponding folk songs" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 337, pg. 155.

X:1

T:Praise of Prince Charlie, The

M:3/4

L:1/8

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Mix

D|D2E2F2|d2F2G2|A2G2E2|D4 de|f2e2d2|e2d2c2|A2c2e2|d4 de|

F2e2d2|e2d2c2|AGFGAB|c4 {d/c/A/G/F/G/}AF|D2E2F2|d2F2G2|A2G2E2|D4||

                       

PRAISES OF DOWNHILL, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Mixolydian. Standard. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 556, pg. 141.

X:1

T:Praises of Downhill, The

M:3/4
L:1/8

R:Air

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 556

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F Mixolydian

e/d/ cA | F>G AB cd | e3 d/e/ cA | F>G AF BB | B3 e/d/cA | F>G AB cd | e3d/e/ cd |

B>A FG/A? FF | F3 || BBc | f2 BA/B/ cd | e3 d/>e/ cA | F>G AF BB | B3 e/d/ cA |

F>G AB cd | e2 de cA | B>A FG/A/ FF | F3 || 

                       

PRAISES OF LIMERICK (Molaide Na Luimnaig). AKA and see "Boyne Water [1]," "Bayne Water," "Rodney's Glory [1]," "My Name is Moll Mackey." Irish, Air (4/4 time, "animated"). G Dorian. Standard. AB. An alternate title for the famous "Boyne Water" melody. Source for notated version: Mrs. Fitzgerald [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 354, pg. 61.

X:1

T:Praises of Limerick

M:C

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Animated”

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 354

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G Minor

d>c|B2A2 G3G|AGFD F2 Bc|d2d2 c2 Bc|d=efd g2 dc|B2 A2 G3G|AGFD F2 dc|

B2 AG ^FGAF|G4 G2||z2|d3c d b2 a|gfdc d2z2|f3d c2 Bc|d=efd g2 dc|B2A2G3G|

AGFD F2 dc|B2 AG ^FGAF|G4 G2||

                       

PRAISES OF RATHFRILAND, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Major/Mixolydian. Standard. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 572, pg. 144.

X:1

T:Praises of Rathfriland, The

M:C
L:1/8

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 572

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

ed | c3c B3A | G2A2B2 cd | e3 d B2 dB | B2A2A2 :|

|| cd | e2g2a2 ef | =g2 e2d2 cd | e2g2a2 ef | =g2e2d2 cd | e2g2a2 ef |

=g2e2d2 cd | efgf edBA | B2A2A2 ||

“Chorus”

||AB | c3A B3A | G2A2B2 cd | e3d B2 dB | B2A2A2 AB |

c3A B3A | G2A2B2 cd | e3 d B2 dB | B2A2A2 ||

                       

PRÁTAÍ DEARGA IS BLÁTHACH. AKA and see “Humours of Ballinamult.” Goodman (volume II, 42).

                       

PRATIE APPLES. AKA and see "Captain Rock(e’s) [1]," "McKenna's Dream," "Under the Rose," "The Grand Conversation of Napoleon," "Napoleon's Farewell to Paris," "The Bold Sportsman," "The Carpenter's March."

                       


PRATIES ARE DUG, AND THE FROST IS ALL OVER. AKA and see "The American Dwarf," "The Frost is All Gone," "The Frost is All Over [1]," "Hey to the Camp," "Owl Creek," "Praties in the Bag,” “What Would You/I Do if the Kettle Boiled Over." Irish (originally), American; Jig. USA, southwestern Pa., New York. D Major. Standard. AABB (Kerr): AABC (Bayard, Cole). . The title is taken from the first line of one of several songs written to the tune. Bayard (1981) traces this tune's earliest printings back to The Masque, which appeared in Playford's Dancing Master, 13th Edition, 1707, pg. 148. Original versions of the tune itself he finds were published in the 17th century, and he has "very little doubt" that it dates from sometime in the 1600's. "(When) the Praties Are Dug and the Frost Is All Over" and "Hey to the Camp" were later versions, although they have remained popular for some two hundred years. The melody first appears in Irish collections in the work of George Petrie, who collected it from a County Armagh source in the mid-19th century. Sound recordings begin with the trio of Chicago piper Tom Ennis, fiddler Tom Quigley, and piano player John Muller, who recorded the jig in New York in 1923. Cited as having commonly been played at Orange County, New York country dances in the 1930's (Lettie Osborn, New York Folklore Quarterly). Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 504, pg. 460 (appears as an untitled "Cotillion"). Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 78. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 233, pg. 26. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 111. Tara CD4011, Frankie Gavin – “Fierce Traditional” (2001).

X:1

T:Praties are Dug, and the Frost is All Over

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | dfe dcB | AdF E2D | FAA AFA | Bee e2f | dfe dcB | FdF E2D | FAA AFA | Bdd d2 :|

g | faa afd | gbb bag | faa agf | gee e2g| faa agf | gbb bag | fed dge | fdd d2 ||

g | faa afd | gbb bag | faa agf | gee e2 g | faa faa | gbb gbb | fed ege| fdd d2 || 

                       

PRATIES IN THE BAG. AKA and see "(When) the Praties Are Dug and the Frost is All Over," "Hey to the Camp," "The Frost is All Gone," "The Frost is All Over [1]," "Owl Creek," "The American Dwarf." Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. The versions is nearly identical to Ryan’s “The Praties are Dug, and the Frost is all Over,” above. White’s collection appears to have descended from the same publishing firm as Ryan’s Mammoth, namely Boston’s Elias Howe company, as many of the tunes are identical versions. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 36, pg. 7.

X:1

T:Praties in the Bag

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 36

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | dfe dcB | AdF (E2D) | FAA AFA | Bee (e2f) | fge dcB | AdF (E2D) |

FAA AFA | Bdd d2 :| g | faa afd | gbb bag | faa agf | gee (e2g) |

faa agf | gbb bag | fed ege | fdd d2 || g | faa afd | gbb bag |

faa agf | gee (e2g) | faa faa | gbb gbb | fed ege | fdd d2 ||

                       

PRATTLING POLL. English, Reel or Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (1987) says the tune is "probably" a hornpipe. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 473.

                       

PRAY FAIR ONE BE KIND. English, Air. The tune appears in John Gay's Beggar's Opera (1729) as "My heart was so free." Kidson (1922) was not able to trace the tune. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 54.

           

PRAY GOODY. Irish, Air (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion for the Union Pipes, vol. IV), c. 1810; pg. 111.

X:1

T:Pray Goody

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Air

S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (c. 1810) 

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d4 cBAG | BAGF GBdf | {e/f/}g2 fe dBAG | gdcB {B}A4 | d4 cBAG |

BAGF GBdf | {e/f/}g2 fe dBec | BdcA G4 || g2d2”tr”e2d2 | gBBB c2B2 |

gddd gddd | B2A2 ||

                                   

PRAY SIR, BE CIVIL. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard. AAB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 345.

 

PRAYER IS BETTER THAN A TUNE, A.  See “Is Fearr Paidir na’ Port.”

 

PREACHER GOT DRUNK AND LAID HIS BIBLE DOWN. Old-Time, Breakdown. The tune was in the repertoire of the Tennessee Ramblers; Mac Siever, fiddle.

 

PREACHER'S FAVORITE. AKA‑ "Ladies Fancy." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Oklahoma. D Major. ADae tuning. AABBC. Source for notated version: Jim Davidson (Lincoln County, Oklahoma) [Thede]. Thede (The Fiddle Book), 1967; pg. 98.

 

PRELUDE OF THE BOSS (Profiad Y Botwm). Welsh. A mediaeval piece from the Robert Ap Huw manuscript (a manuscript of bardic music of Wales from the Renaissance and Middle Ages, now housed in the British Museum), deciphered by Peter Crossley-Holland. Ap Huw was a harpist who lived in the time of Elizabeth I and James IV. The ‘boss’ of the title refers to an ornate jewel that decorated most harps at the time. Flying Fish FF70610, Robin Huw Bowen – “Telyn Berseiniol Fy Ngwlad/The Sweet Harp of My Land” (1996).

 

PRENDS GARDE AU LOUP. French, Bourree (3/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. From the Auvergne region of central France. Stevens (Massif Central), vol. 1, 1987; No. 38.

 

PRENDVILLE'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "The Hatter's Hornpipe," "O'Mahony's Hornpipe."

 

PREPARING TO SAIL AWAY. See "Bualadh Triaill Chum Tseoil."

 

PRESBYTERIAN HORNPIPE, THE. English, ('Old') Hornpipe (3/2 time). G Minor (Walsh): A Minor (Johnson). Standard tuning. AAB (Johnson): AABB (Walsh). Triple time hornpipes are referred to as ‘Old’ hornpipes, denoting a generally older style than the more familiar dotted duple rhythm of modern hornpipes. They are sometimes also called ‘double’ hornpipes. The melody appears in John Walsh’s third collection of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jigs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.) published around the year 1731. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No.5: Mostly Irish Airs), 1985 (revised 2000); pg. 16. Offord (John of the Greeny Cheshire Way), 1985. Flying Fish FF‑299, The Battlefield Band ‑ "There's a Buzz" (1982). Heroes of Edible Music, Martin Green & Eliza Carthy – “Dinner” (2001). Plant Life Records PFR064, Blowzabella – “Bobbityshooty.” 

X:1

T:Presbyterian Hornpipe

B:Walsh

M:6/4

L:1/8

K:Gm

G2 B2 B2 G2 cBAG| ^F2 A2 A2 ^F2 A4| G2 B2 ABcA Bc d2| D2 G2 G2 B2 A2 G2::\

g2 b2 b2 g2 b2 ag| f2 a2 a2 f2 a2 gf| e2 f2 g2 f2 g2 a2| f6 e2 d2 c2|\

B2 d2 f2 B2 d2 f2 |A2 c2 f2 A2 c2 f2|G2 B2 d2 G2 B2 d2|^F6 E2 D2 C2|\

B,2 D2 D2 B,2 D2 CB, |A,2 C2 C2 A,2 C2 B,A,| G,2 B,2 A,2 C2 B,2 D2|\

C2 G2 D2 ^F2 G4:|

 


PRESBYTERIAN JIG, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The melody appears in Walsh’s third collection of Lancashire tunes (Lancashire Jigs, Hornpipes, Joaks, etc.), published around the year 1730. Knowles (A Northern Lass), 1995; pg. 28.

X:1

T:Presbyterian Jigg

B:Walsh

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

B2 G4 Bc| d2 G2 d2 G2| B2 G4 Bc| d4 B4| c2 A4 cd| e2 A2 e2 A2 |E2 A4 cd|\

e4 B4:: G2 g4 fg|agfe d2 cB| A2 a4 ga |bagf efga| G2 g4 fg| egfe d2 g2|\

fgef d2 g2|fgef d2 g2|f4 e4:|

 

PRESERVING REEL, THE. Canadian, Reel. Canada Cape Breton. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, fiddler, composer and instrument maker Otis Thomas. Cranford (Brenda Stubbert’s), 1994; No. 28, pg. 10.

 

PRESIDENT, THE. Scottish, "Violin Solo" (Polka). A Major ('A','B','C' parts) & D Major ('D' part). Standard tuning. ABCD(Trio), with variations. Composed and published in 1904 by J. Scott Skinner; his most technically demanding piece for the left hand. Skinner played in the United States twice, in 1893 and again in 1926 (at the age of 82). Purser (1992) states the tune shows Skinner’s classical techniques: “To the purist, The President has only a peripheral place in the tradition, but it is still played in country pubs in Aberdeenshire by fiddlers who would make short work of purists if given the chance.” Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 109, pg. 186 (variation II only). Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pgs. 135‑139 (with variations by Skinner). Purser (Scotland’s Music), 1992; Ex. 14, pg. 238. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pgs. 176-179 (theme and variations). Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 18‑19. Topic 12T280, J. Scott Skinner “The Starthspey King.”

X:1

T:President, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)