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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
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ROAD TO ABBEYFEALE. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Abbeyfeale is a town in the
extreme west of
X:1
T: The Road to Abbeyfeale
C: M. Mulvihill
Q: 325
R: jig
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: G
B/c/ | d^cd gdB | cAG FGA | d^cd gdB | cAB c2 c |
d^cd gdB | cAG FGA | def gdB | cAF G2 :|
B/c/ | dgg dgg | fdc ABc | dgg dgg | fdB c2 c |
dgg
dgg | fdc ABc | d^cd gdB | cAF G2 :|
ROAD TO ALSTON. English. From the title, perhaps a Cumbrian
tune.
ROAD TO ARISAIG. See "Fight About
the Fireside."
ROAD TO ATHLONE, THE (An Botar Go At-Luain). Irish, Slip Jig. F Major/D Minor.
Standard. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 87. O'Neill (Music of Ireland:
1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 1170, pg. 220.
X:1
T:Road to Athlone, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
f | cdB ABG FAc | cAF FAc d2f | cdB
ABG FAc | fga gfe d2 :|
|: c | fef gfe dcA | fef gfe d2 f/g/
| aff gfe def | cAF FAc c2 :|
ROAD TO
ROAD TO BALINTORE. Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard. One part. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 16.
ROAD TO BALLINAKILL, THE. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Composed
by flute player Mike Rafferty, whose birthplace was the
X:1
T: Road to Ballinakill
S: Mike/Mary Rafferty
Q: 325
R: jig
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
A | BAB GBd |
BAB GBd |
A | B2 d gdB | c2 e gec | B2 d gdB | Agf edc |
B2
d gdB | c2 e gec | BdB cAF | AGF G2 :|
ROAD TO BALLYMAC. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard.
AABB. Source for notated version: John Blessing (Treoir, 1991) [Miller]. Miller (Fiddler’s
Throne), 2004; No. 242, pg. 147.
ROAD TO BALQUHIDDER, THE. AKA and see “Campbell of Lochnell’s Reel.”
Scottish, March.
ROAD
TO BATOCHE, THE. Canadian, Reel. G Major (‘A’ part)
& E Minor (‘B’ part). Standard. Attributed to
ROAD TO BERWICK, THE. AKA and
see "The Buck of the Cabrach
[1]." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AAB (Glen): AABB' (
X:1
T:Road to Berwick, The
L:1/8
M:C|
K:D
F<DAF BGAF|DAdf e2E2|F<DAF
BGAF|Adce d2D2:|
f/g/a fd bgag|f/g/a fd b2 eg|f/g/a
fd bgag|fdec d2D2|f/g/a fd bgag|
f/g/a fd b2 eg|fdge afbg|fdec d2D2||
ROAD TO
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It's a long road to
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may possibly account for this title;
if so, the fact emphasizes the close connection between playparty and dance
tunes to which we have already referred (see Introduction). Mr. Devan stated
that there were words known to the tune in
X:1
T:Road to
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
Ade|f4 f2ef|g2f2e2e/f/d|c2d2e2f2|d2A2F2A2|f6 ef|g2f2e2d2|c2d2e2c2|d6:|
|:fg|a4
a2^ga|b2a2gaf2|g6 fg|a2g2f2e2|f4 f2ef|g2f2e2d2|c2d2e2c2|d2A2d2:|
ROAD TO BOYLE, THE (An Bóthar go Mainistir na Búille). AKA and see "Delahanty's
Hornpipe," “Delahunty’s Hornpipe,”
"The Home Brew," “The Iron Gate,” “John Quinn’s [1],” “A Kerry Hornpipe [1],” "Sonny Murray's," "Wicklow Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. D
Major. Standard. AABB. The tune is called “Wicklow Hornpipe” in O’Neill, and
has been printed as “A Kerry Hornpipe” in Treoir
(III, 3, pg. 11). Source for notated version: flute player Seamus Tansey (
ROAD TO
ROAD TO
ROAD TO CASHEL. Irish, Reel. B Minor (7th). Standard. AAB. Composed
by
X:1
T:Road to Cashel, The
M:C|
L:1/8
C:Charlie Lennon
R:reel
D:Charlie Lennon: Musical Memories
Z:Lorna LaVerne
K:Edor
"Em"(FE)ED
E2-~E2|(FE)(3EEE"Bm" (dE)(Bd)|
"Em"(FE)ED
E2(BA)|"D"(FDd)A "Bm"(Bd)(AB)|
"Em"(FE)ED
E2-~E2|(FE)(3EEE"Bm" (dE)(Bd)|
"Em"(FE)(ED)
E2(BA)|"D"(FDdD) "Bm"(Bd)(Ad)|
(BAB)d
(fd)(ef)|"D"(dfab) afed|"G"((3B^cd g)e "D"~f2
(fe)|
"Bm"(dB)(Ad)
"Em"(BE)(FA)|"Bm"(BAB)d (fd)(ef)|"D"(df)(ab)
(afe)f|
"Bm"(bf)~f2
"F#m"(afe)f|"Bm"(bf)(af) "D"(edBA):|
"Em"(FE)(ED)
E4||
ROAD TO CLONMEL, THE (Bóthar Chluain Meala). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Source for notated version: collected in the mid-20th century from
the playing of fiddler William Jones (County Fermanagh), who composed it, by
Liam O’Donnolly (County Tyrone and Belfast) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 180, pg. 83.
ROAD TO
ROAD TO
ROAD TO CULLENSTOWN, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
X: 1
T: Road to Cullenstown
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
S:
R: reel
D: "Live from
Z: transcribed by "Barney"
K: G
(3ABc |: d2 de dBGA | B2 BG AGEG | Bdde dBGA |
BAAG A3 c |
Bd ~d2 e2 dB | d2 dB AGED | ~B3 G AGEG |1 DGGF
GABc :|2 DGGF G3 ||
A | Bd ~d2 ce ~e2 | d2 de dBGA | Bd ~d2 ed ~d2 |
gedB A3 c |
BGBd
e2 dB | d2 dB AGED | ~B3 G AGEG |1 DGGF G2 c :|2 DGGF G3 ||
ROAD TO
ROAD TO DRUM, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning.
AA’BB’. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy
(1898-1988). Joseph Reavy, Ed’s son, explains:
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holiday to attend a session of music in Drum. It was the first time
‘Rakish Paddy’.
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Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 115, pg. 128.
ROAD TO
ROAD TO
ROAD TO
X:1
T:Road to
R:jig
C:From Altan, The Red Crow
M:6/8
Z:transcribed by Gerry Strong
L:1/8
Q:98
K:D
FAA ABd|BAG AGE|~G3 ~B3|AGA E2 D|FAA
ABd|BAG AGE|~D3 F2 A|GEA D3:|
|FAA ABc|ded ~B3|~G3 ~B3|AGA E2
D|FAA ABc|ded AGE|~D3 F2 A|GEA D3|
|FAA ABc|ded ~B3|~G3 ~B3|AGA E2 D|A2
D ABc|ded AGE|~D3 F2 A|GEA D3|
ROAD TO GLENFINNAN, THE. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard. AA’BB’CCDD.
Composed by Neil Campbell (MacBeat). Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 8.
ROAD TO GLOUNTANE, THE. AKA- “Road to Glauntaune.” AKA – “Cuz Teahan’s [2].” Irish, Fling (4/4
time) or
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See also listing at: Alan Ng’s
Irishtune.info |
X:1
T: Cuz Tehan's Slow Reel
T:Road to Glountane
M: 4/4
Q: 325
L: 1/8
R:
C: Cuz Tehan
D: The Windy Gap - Laurence Nugent
Z: David Dahl
K:G
E | D3 E G3 A | ABdB AGed | e2 dB
GABe | d2 BG (3ABA GE |
DB,DE G3 A | ABdB AGed | e2 dB GABe
|1 d2 AB G3 :|
|2 d2 AB g3 ||
e | dBde g2 (3gfe | dBAG EGGA | B2
AD BAAD | BAAG EGGe |
dBde g2 (3gfe | dBAG EGGA | B2 AD
BAAG |1 BdAB g3 :|
|2 BdAB G4 ||
X:2
T:The Road to Glountane
C:"Cuz" Teehan
R:highland
M:C|
L:1/8
K:A
E2EF A2AB|ceec BAF2|(3faf ec ABBA|ecBA FBAF|
E2EF A2AB|ceec BAF2|(3faf ec ABBA|1 ecBc A2AF:|2 ecBc A2af||
|:ecef a3f|ecBA FAAB|cBBA cBBA|cABA FAaf|
ecef a3f|ecBA FAAB|cBBA cBBA|1 ceBc A2af:|2 ceBc A2AF||
ROAD TO GLENLOUGH. AKA and see “Limerick
Lasses [2]."
ROAD TO HOLLYHILL, THE (An Botar Go Cnoc-Cuileann). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). A
Mixolydian. Standard. AB. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 347, pg. 60.
X:1
T:Road to Hollyhill, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Mix
A AB|c2 ec/d/ ee|f2 dc/d/ ea|e2
d>B AA|(G2 G/)A/B/G/ AB|c2 dc/d/ ef|
g>f ed ea|e2 d>B AA|A3||e
ef/g/|a>g fe fg|f>e dc/d/ ea|e2 d>B AA|
G>A B/A/G/B/ AA|c2 dc/d/
ef|g>f ed ea|c2 d>B AA|A3||
ROAD TO HOULL, DA. See "Rodd to Houll."
ROAD TO
ROAD TO JENKINS. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Source
for notated version: Joe Greene [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 199.
ROAD TO KILMALLOCK. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Learned by Joyce as a child
in Co. Limerick, c. 1840. There exists famous ruins of an ancient Dominican
frairy at Killmallock (see note for “Ruins
of Killmallock” for more). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 74, pg. 40.
X:1
T:Road to Kilmallock
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
BA|G>ABc d2 fa|gfed B2
cB|A>Bcd e2 fg|agfe d2 B>A|Bdef gbaf|
gedB A2 Bd|g2 dB [df][ce][Bd][GB]|A4
G2z||d|g2 ga gfed|egdc B3B|
A2 AB ABcd|egfd e3d|gabg efge|dedB
A2 Bd|g2 dB [df][ce][Bd][GB]|~A4 G2||
ROAD TO KNOCK, THE. AKA and see "Gearrchailiu an Duin
Mhoir," “Morrison’s (Reel)
[1],” “The Dunmore Lasses.”
ROAD TO KNOCK [2], THE. Irish,
Reel. Composed by fiddler James Kelly, originally from
ROAD TO LISDOONVARNA
[1]. Irish, Slide or Single Jig. E
Dorian. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (most versions). The melody
appears in both single jig and single reel versions (see “Road to Lisdoonvarna” [2]). It was
popularized in the United States by Grey Larsen & Malcolm Dalglish, who
paired the tune with the similar “O’Keeffe’s
Slide [1].” Sources for notated versions: Chieftains (
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See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Road to Lisdoonvarna [1]
M:12/8
L:1/8
S:Single Jig
S:Jay Ungar
K:
E2B B2A B2c d3|F2A ABA D2E FED|E2B
B2A B2c d3|cdc B2A B2E E2D:|
|:e2f gfe d2B Bcd|c2A ABc d2B B3|e2f
gfe d2B Bcd|cdc B2A B2E E3:|
ROAD TO LISDOONVARNA
[2]. AKA and see "All the Way to Galway [1],"
"The Galway Girls," "Sarsfield March," "The March of the Tribes to
Galway," "Slash
Away the Pressing Gang," "Yankee
Doodle Dandy." Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. The
same tune as version #1; it is played as a reel or single jig (or sometimes
both, as in the case of the Chieftains recording). It has also been called a
mixolydian version of the march “All the
Way to
ROAD TO
ROAD TO LURGAN, THE (An Botar Go Lurraga). AKA and see "Cailleach an Tuirne," "Cailin an Tuirna," "Garrett Barry{‘s Jig},"
"Gearoid de Barra," "Is Maith Le Nora Ciste" (Nora
Likes Cake), "Kiss Me Darling,"
"The Ladies' Fancy [3],” "The Maid at the Spinning Wheel,"
"Maire an Phortair," “Noran Kista,” “Nora’s
Purse,” "Norickystie,"
"Port an Achreidh,” “Sergeant
Early's Jig," “The Spinning
Wheel [4].” "Tune the Fiddle,”
"The Wild Irishman [4],”
"Wreathe the Bowl.” Irish, Double
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Not to be confused with the reel recorded
by Paddy Killoran “On the Road to Lurgan.” O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 830, pg. 154. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Road to Lurgan, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G3 B2G|c2A B2G|GBd cAG|F3 DEF|GAG
B2G|c2A BAG|ded cAF|G3 G2:|
|:c|BAG AFD|DED FED|BAG AFD|F3
ABc|BAG AFD|DED FED|B/c/dB cAF|G3 G2:|
ROAD TO MAYSVILLE. AKA and see “Maize.” Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major.
ROAD TO MONALEA. Irish, Reel. Composed by
X:1
T:The Road to Monalea
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:120
C:Colm O'Donnell
S:Farewell to Evening Dances
R:Reel
P:2
D:Farewell to Evening Dance
Z:David Dahl
K:G
dcAc d3e|dcAG EDD2|cAGA cded|cAGE
EDD2|dcAc d3e|
dcAG EGDG|EGAG cded|cAGE EDD2:|
dcAc d2cd|eaag egd2|gede c3d|egag
edd2|dcAc d2cd|eaag egd2|
cGGG cded|cAGE EDD2:|
ROAD TO NEWBRIDGE, THE. AKA and see “Temperance
Reel,” “Teetotaler(‘s Reel).” Irish,
Reel. G Major. Standard. ABCD. The title is from the great Kerry fiddler
Pádraig O’Keeffe.
X:1
T:The Road to Newbridge
T:The Teetotaler
D:The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master -
Pádraig O'Keeffe (RTE CD 174)
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae
K:G
G3 A BABc|d2 eB dBAc|BE ~E2 BE
~E2|D2 FA DAFA|
[G4B4] GABc|dBeB dBAc|BE ~E2
EDEF|GBAF G3 (3DEF||
G2 GF GABc|dBeB dBAc|BE ~E2 BE
~E2|D2 FA DAFA|
GBAF GABc|dBge dBAc|BE ~E2 EDEF|GBAF
G4||
Beef e2 ef|gaaf gfed|Bd ~d2 ed
~d2|faaf gfed|
Beef e4|fgaf gfed|B2 Ac BEED|GBAF
G4||
(3B^cd ef e2 e2|fgaf gfed|Bd ~d2 ed
~d2|faaf gfed|
Bdef e4|faaf gf (3efg|a2 af gfef|~g2
ge dB~BA||G8||
ROAD TO
X:1
T:Road to
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:William
Sydney Mount (1807-1868) manuscripts, c. 1840’s?
N:”From
Rickardson”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G>B A/G/E/G/ | G>B A/G/E/G/ | GG/A/ BB/G/ | EA/G/ E/G/G/E/ ||
D/E/G/A/ Bd | e/f/g/e/ e/d/B/d/ | ee/d/ BB/G/ | AA/G/ E/G/G/E/ |
D/E/G/A/
B/d/d | e/f/g/f/ e/d/B/d/ | ee/d/ BB/G/ | AA/G/ E/G/G ||
ROAD TO RASSAN. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. Composed by fiddler and pianist Josephine
Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south
ROAD TO RECESS, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AB. An
anonymous tune titled by Bill Black. Recess is a town in north
X:1
T: Road to Recess
S: Mike Reynolds
N: Appears to be a setting of "The Hare's Paw"
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
GABG ABGA | BE (3EDE GEDE | GFGA BGBd | (3efg fg egdB |
GABG ADGA | BE (3EDE GEDE | GFGA BGBd | (3efg fg e2 ef ||
g2 fg edBc | d2 ed Bdef | g2 fg edBc | (3efg fg edef |
gefd
edBc | d2 ed Bdef | (3efg fa gfed | ea (3aga gedB ||