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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]

 

 

 

ROUALEYN'S PLAID. AKA and see "Bovaglie's Plaid."

                                   

ROUDLEDUM [1]. Irish, Slip Jig. D Major ('A' part) & E Dorian ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. The title may come from the ribald Irish song “Whiskey Ó Roudeldum Row,” as sung, for example, by sean-nós singer Joe Heaney. The burden goes:

***

Whiskey ó roudeldum row
Whiskey ó roudeldum cailleachaí
Whiskey ó roudeldum row
Bainne na ngabhar ‘s é a theannadh léi.

***

Whiskey ó roudeldum row
Whiskey ó roudeldum old women
Whiskey ó roudledum row
Goat’s milk, and ply her with it.
***

O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Selections), 1903/1979; No. 1125, pg. 213.

X:1

T:Roudledum [1]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1125

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

Dzd dcB czA | ded fed fga | bge afd cBA | BcB B{c/B/}A Bcd :|

|:BEE BzE FED | BEE BzE {e}dcd | BEE BzE FED | AGF FED FGA :|

 

ROUDLEDUM [2]. AKA and see "Roll 'round the world as it will." Irish, Slip Jig. D Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard. AA'BB'. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 88. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1126, pg. 213. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 418, pg. 83.

X:1

T:Roudledum [2]

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 418

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

Ddd dAG FGE|Ddd dcB cde|def gec d2B|1 ABc dAG FGE:|2 BAF dAF EFA||

K:E Minor

|:BEB BAG F2F|EBB BAF ABc|BEE BAG F2F|1 DED FDF ABc:|2 DED BAF EFA||

 

ROUDLUM [1]. Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard. AABB. The ‘A’ part is the same as O’Neill’s “Roudledum [1],” although the ‘B’ parts differ. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 70a, pg. 16. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. 1); c. 1805; pg. 73.

X:1

T:Roudlum

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A | d2d ded cBA | d2d fdd fga | fdd edc B2d | AGF EFE EFA :: Bcd ABG FED |

B2d AGF EFA | Bcd ABG FEF | DED AGF EFA :|

 

ROUDLUM [2].  Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 70b, pg. 16.

                                   

ROUDLUM RANDY. AKA and see "Billy O'Rourke is the Boy."

                       

ROUEN REEL, THE. French‑Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Welling (Hartford Tunebook), 1976; pg. 15.

           

ROUGH DIAMOND. AKA and see “Saddle the Pony [1].” American, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 65. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 95.

X:1

T:Rough Diamond

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G(BA) G2B|def geB|A(BA) G2B|ABA AFD|G(BA) G2B|

def gdB|ecA dBG|FDF G3::d3 dcB|def gdB|d3 dcA|

ABA AFD|d3 dcB|def gdB|ecA dBG|FDF G3:|

           

ROUGH HEATHERY LITTLE HILL, THE (An Garbh Chnoicín Fraoich). See “Rough Little Heathy Hill.”

           

ROUGH HEATHY LITTLE HILL. See "Rough Little Heathy Hill."

           

ROUGH LITTLE HEATHY HILL (An {Garbh-}Chnoicín Fraoigh). AKA and see "Fare You Well," "End of the Mission," "Sinner's Lament." Irish, Air (cut time). D Major. Standard. AB. The air is the same basic melody as "Tatter Jack Walsh," "The Garden of Daisies [2]," "The Palatine's Daughter," and "Savourneen Deelish." See also minor versions under title “Little Heathy Hill.” The melody appears in Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman’s mid-19th century music manuscripts. Goodman (1828-1896) was an uilleann piper, and an Irish speaker who collected locally in County Cork and elsewhere in Munster. He also obtained tunes from manuscripts and printed collections. Source for notated version: the 1861 manuscript collection of James Goodman [Shields]. Shields/Goodman (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 15, pg. 10.

X:1

T:Garbh Chnoicín Fraoich, An

T:The rough, heathery little hill

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Air

N:”Lively”

S:James Goodman manuscripts  (mid-19th century)

B:Hugh Shields – Tunes of the Munster Pipers, No. 15 (1998)

K:D

(f/g/)|a>b(ga) f2 (ef)|(defe) d>c)(AG)|(AB)(cA) G2 (FG)|(Ad) (de) f2 z f/g/|

(a>b)(ga) f2 ef|(defe) (d>c)(AG)|(A>B)(c>A) (G2 FG)|(Ad) .d.d d2 z||(d/e/)|

(f>d)(f>g) a2 af|(gf)(ga) (g>f) d (f/g/)|(a>b)(g>a) f2 (ed)|cA AA A2 z (f/g/)|

(a>b)(g>a) f2 (ef)|(defe) (d>c)(AG)|(A>B)(c>A) G2 (FG)|(Ad) .d.d d2 z:|

           

ROUGH MOLLY. Irish, Highland. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’B.

X:1

T:Rough Molly

R:highland

C:trad.

S:Sharon Creasey playing the whistle

Z:Transcribed by Larry Sanger

M:4/4

K:Ador

"Am"EAAB "Dm7"cBce|"Dm7"dB (3gab "Em7"(3agf g<{a}

g|"F"EAAB "F"cBce|1 "G"dBgB "Am"{d}BAAG:|2 "G"dBgB "Am"{d}BAAg||

"Am"a{g}a (3gab "Am"a<{g}aba|"Em"g<b gd "Em"g<b gd|"Fmaj7"e<a g<b "Fmaj7"a

{b}aba|"G"{ga}gfgd "Am"Ba a2|

"Am"a{g}a (3gab "Am"(3aba (3gag|"Em"(3efe (3ded "Em"(3cdc {Bc}BG|

"Fmaj7"EAAB "G"cBce|1 "Em7"dBgB "Am"{d}BAa2:|2 "Em7"dBgB "Am"{d}BAAG||

           

ROUGH ROAD, THE (An Bóthar Garbh). AKA and see “Bellharbour Reel [2],” "Joe Cooley's Reel [2]," "Reynold's Reel," "Mulhaire's Reel," “New Town Bridge,” "The Sailor's Farewell/Return." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The Leitrim Ceili Band recorded the tune on a c. 1960 LP. It has been credited to Chris Droney, who called it “The Bellharbour Reel.” Source for notated version: accordion player James Keane (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 183, pg. 83. Green Linnet Records SIF 1026, James Keane ‑ "Roll away the Reel World" (1978). James Keane (et al) – “The Big Squeeze.”

           

ROUND, THE. AKA and see "Mr. Lane's Maggot." English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was first published as "Mr. Lane's Maggot" in 1695, but appeared as "The Round" in 1701. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 73.

X:1

T:Round, The

M:2/2

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D Minor

|: (a4 g4 | f2 gf e2A2) | (defg e2A2) | (defg e2A2) |

(a2 ba g2 ag | f2 gf e2) (A2 | defg e2 ^c2 | d6) z2 :|

|: (F2A2) (F2A2) | (F2A2) (F2A2) | (A2 GA F2A2) |(A2 GA F2A2)|

(FGAG) (FGAG) | (FGAG) (FGA)f |(e2d2e2^c2 | d6) z2 :|

           

ROUND ABOUT FERRYHILL. English, Jig (12/8 time). England, Northumberland. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 262.

           


ROUND AND ROUND THIS GREEN SUGAR TREE. AKA and see "Kate Lay Sleeping," "Kate's Laid in the Hay," "Whitewashed Kate." American, Song Tune and Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. The tune is familiar from playparty and sea shanty traditions, and seems to Bayard to have been better known as a vocal than an instrumental air. Source for notated version: Eben Patterson (elderly fiddler from Alegheny County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 251A‑D, pgs. 214‑215.

           

ROUND O. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AABCD. The melody dates to 1709. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 79.

X:1

T:Round O

M:2/2

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

|: ed | cBAc B2 ^G2 | A4 B4 | c2 dc BcAc | B4 E2 ed |

cBAc B2 ^G2 | A4 B4 | c2 dc B3A | A6 :| 

|| ag | a2e2f2g2 | f4 e2 fe | d2 c2 B2 c2 | c3B A2 ef |

g2 c2 g2 ag | f2 A2 f2 gf | e2 dc d2 B2 | c4 c2 || ed |

cBAc B2 ^G2 | A4 B4 | c2 dc BcAc | B4 E2 ed | cBAc B2 ^G2 |

A4 B4 | c2 dc B3A | A6 || e2 | a2 ^g2 a2 ef | f3e d2 ef |

g2 e2 defg | e2 c4 fe | d2 ed c2 de | fedc B2 c2 | A2 Bc B3A | ^G4 E2 ||

           

ROUND THE BUTTON AND THROUGH THE HORN [1]. American, Quadrille (6/8 time). USA, southwestern Pa. A Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Source for notated version: James Bryner (Fayette County, Pa., 1946) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 628, pg. 552.

 

ROUND THE BUTTON AND THROUGH THE HORN [2]. American, Quadrille (6/8 time). USA, southwestern Pa. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: James Bryner (Fayette County, Pa., 1960) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 629, pg. 552.

                       

ROUND THE CARTHOUSE. AKA and see "Ruaig an Mí‑ádh," "The (Little) Bag of Meal," "Humors of Mullina(a)fauna [1]," "Máire Ní Eidhinn,” "Nancy Hynes," “Parish Girl [2]."

           


'ROUND THE HORN. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Phillips): AA’BB’ (Songer). Composed by New York fiddler and mandolin player Jay Ungar (www.jayandmolly.com). Source for notated version: Jay Ungar (West Hurley, N.Y.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 117. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 170.

X:1

T:Round the Horn

M:2/4

L:1/16

C:Jay Ungar

N:©1978 by Swinging Door Music  (used by permission)

Z:Dave Barton

K:Edor

D4||:"G"G2GA BAGA|Bd2ed4| "C"cdef e2g2|"D"a6ga|

| "G"b2b2 "D" agfa| "Em"gfed "G"BAG2| "D"A2D2 "Bm"GAG2| "Em"E6~2:||

||: "Em"e3f e2d2| "G"Bd2e d4| "Am"A3A G2A2| "Bm"Bd2e d4|

| "Em"g3a gfe2| "D"dedc "G"BAGB| "D"A2d2 "Bm"BAG2| "Em"E6~2:||

                       

ROUND THE OLD CHURCH GROUND. Old-Time. F Major. Standard tuning. In the repertoire of West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons. Edden Hammons Collection II, Disc 1.

                       

ROUND THE WORLD [1]. AKA and see “(A)round the World for Sport [1].”

 

ROUND THE WORLD [2] (Mórthimpeall an Domhain). AKA and see “The Jolly Tinker [2].” Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. ABC. A version of O’Neill’s “Jolly Tinker.” Source for notated version: fiddler Tommy Gunn (Derrylin, County Fermanagh) via the mid-20th century Liam Donnolly collection (County Tyrone & Belfast) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 187, pg. 87.

           

ROUND TOWN... See "Roundtown..."

           

ROUND UP THE YEARLINGS [1]. AKA and see "Hell Among(st) the Yearlings [1]." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; southwestern Pa., W.Va., Kentucky, Tennessee. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune is well‑known in the South under the alternate title. It was recorded in 1933 by Lisbon, Indiana, fiddler Slim Miller (1898‑1962), an early member of the Kentucky group the Cumberland Ridge Runners. Sources for notated versions: Harry Queer (Westmoreland County, Pa., 1946) and Sanford Hall (Marshall County, W.Va., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 277A‑B, pg. 232.

 

ROUND(ING) UP THE YEARLINGS [2]. American, Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Boden (fiddler from Pa., 1957) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 278, pg. 233.

           


ROUND WITH A HEALTH TO GLORIOUS WELLINGTON, &c. (Deoch Slainte do'n armailt tha Flannriose sa Ceannas). Scottish, Military Troop Air (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AABCCDD. This tune "will be recognized as an air of the editor's, published as a patriotic song with his Waterloo March, intended to commemorate the anniversary of that glorious day, and to be sung with a solemnity suitable to the words. As it, however, makes a grand military troop when performed a little quicker, it is here presented in that style" (Fraser). The Gaelic title literally translates as "A health to the army in Flanders and its commander(s)." Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 130, pg. 52. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 113.

X:1

T:Round with a health to Glorious Wellington &c.

T:Deoch Slàinte do’n àrmailt

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Fraser Collection  (1874)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

C|F2 f/>d/ cAG/F/|F>G/A/G/ FDC|F2 f/d/ cAG/F/|Acc c2 f/g/|afd cAF|

F>G/A/G/ FDC|f/a/g/f/e/d/ c/d/c/B/A/G/|FFA F2:|

c|f2 c’ afc|dgf edc|f2 c’ a/b/c’f|ac’c’/b/ c’2a|b>c’d’ def|gaf edc|

df/d/f/d eg/e/g/e/|cfe f2 z/c/|f2 c’ afc|dgf e>d/c/B/|Acf d/c/B/A/G/F/|

Acc c2f|ega/b/ afc|d>B/f/d/ cAF|CBB CAA|G>F/G/A/ F3||

|:A2c BGE|F2A GEC|FFF GGG|AcA G3|A2c BGE|F2A GEC|

DDD EEE|FFA F2:|

|:(3c/d/e/|fc/f/a/f/ g/f/e/d/c/B/|A/c/f/c/a/f/ g/f/e/d/c/B/|A/F/c/A/g/e/ d/c/B/A/G/F/|

Acc c2 B/A/|Bd/B/d/B/ Ac/A/c/A/|d/c/B/A/G/F/ G/F/E/D/C/B,/|

A,/B,/C/F/A/B/ c/B/A/f/d/B/|ABG F2:|

           

ROUNDTOWN GIRLS. AKA and see "Buffalo Gals [1]," "Alabama Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight?," "Lubly Fan," "Midnight Serenade" [2]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard. AABB. See note for "Buffalo Gals."

***

Roundtown girls, won't you come out tonight,

Won't you come out tonight,

Wont' you come out tonight?

Roundtown girls, won't you come out tonight,

And dance by the light oof the moon?

***

Kaufman (Beginning Old Time Fiddle), 1977; pg. 54. Krassen (Appalachian Fiddle), 1973; pg. 65. Recorded by Herbert Halpert for the Library of Congress from the playing of the Houston Bald Knob String Band (Franklin County, Va.) in 1939 {appears as "Round Town Girl Won't You Come Out Tonight"}. County 405, "The Hill Billies." Document 8039, “The Hill Billies/Al Hopkins and His Buckle Busters: Compoete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Vol. 1” (reissue). Gennett 6065 (78 RPM), Ernest Stoneman, c. 1928.

           

ROUSE IT. AKA and see “Connemara Jig,” “Top It Off.” Irish, Slip Jig. F Major. Standard. AB (Levey): AABB (Kennedy). Levey earlier printed the tune in his 1st collection (1858) under the title “Connemara Jig,” set in the key of D. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 71, pg. 16. Levey (Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection), 1873; No. 73, pg. 33. 

X:1

T:Rouse It

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:Levey – Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection (1873)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:F

c2A A2c (f2c) | (def) (g2e) (f2d) | c2A A2c f2c | (ded) c2A F3 |

c2A A2c (f2c) | (def) (gfe) (fed) | c2A A2c f2c | (ded) c2A F2 ||

f | a2f f2e (f2a) | g2e e2^d (d2g) | f2d d2^c (d2f) | (edc) g2e (f2g) |

a2f f2e (f2a) | g2e (e2^d) (e2g2) | f2d (d2^c) (d2f) | (edc) (gfe) (fed) ||

                       

ROUSE THE GROUSE. AKA and see “Apples in Winter [2]," “Fruit for the Ladies,” "Gillan's Apples [1]" (Ullai Uí Ghiollain), “Gillian’s Apples,” “Jackson’s Growling Cat,” “Jackson’s Stranger [2],” “The Longford Jig,” “Rise the Grouse.” Irish. The tune appears in the Goodman manuscript, volume II, 120.

           

ROUSING OF THE DRINK, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 702, pgs. 351‑352.

           

ROUSTABOUT. AKA and see "Shout Lu/Lulu," "Shout Little Lulu/Lulie." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; southwestern Va, western N.C. C Major/G Major (Dent Wimmer): D Major (Dan Tate). GDgd. AABB.  A roustabout was an unskilled laborer, often itinerant, and has been used to refer specifically to workers on oil rigs. The tune, according to Cece Conway (in notes to the recording “Black Banjo Songsters”, Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40079) “is one of the most important showpieces in the Black banjo repertory,” although it appears to be equally popular among white musicians (Mike Yates, 2002).  The banjo player employs a special tuning for this song. Yates is of the opinion that the tune probably originated in Virginia and was originally called “Long Steel Rail.”

***

How can you be so mean to me,

Been so good to you.

Wish to the Lord I'd never been born,

Died when I was so young;

Never be here to eat this salty meat,

Or hear your lying tongue.

Who's Gonna shoe your pretty white foot,

Who's gonna glove your hand;

Who's gonna kiss your ruby red lips,

When I'm in a far off land.

Papa will shoe my pretty white feet,

Mama will glove my hand;

Nobody's gonna kiss my ruby red lips,

'Till you return again.  (Tom Carter & Blanton Owen)

***

Dan Tate (b. 1896), of Fancy Gap, Carrol County, Virginia, sang the following verses:

***

Roustabout, my bare-footed child,

Take your boat to the shore;

There’s a hundred dollar bill and I’ve got no change,

Oh don’t you want to go?

***

Walkabout, on Sunday my boys,

What pleasure can I see?

When I’ve got a woman in New Orleans,

And she won’t write to me.

***

So roustabout, my bare-footed bums,

Take your boat to the shore;

There’s a hundred pretty women on the other side,

Oh, don’t you want to go?

***

Source for notated version: Fuzzy Mountain String Band (North Carolina), who had the tune from Gaither Carlton {d. 1972} (Deep Gap, N.C.) [Brody, Spandaro]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 236. Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 32. Heritage XXXIII, Dan Tate (Fancy Gap, Va.) ‑ "Visits" (1981). Kicking Mule 213, Susan Cahill‑ "Southern Clawhammer Banjo." Musical Traditions MTCD0231, Dan Tate – “Far on the Mountain, Vols. 1 & 2” (2002). Rounder 0035, Fuzzy Mountain String Band‑ "Summer Oaks and Porch" (1973). Rounder 0057, Dent Wimmer (Payne's Creek section, Floyd County, Va.) ‑ "Old Originals, Vol. 1" (1978. Learned from the Smith boys {John, Dink, and Dan} of Green Creek, Va.). Rounder CD 0439, Fred Cockerham. Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40079, Dink Roberts – “Black Banjo Songsters.”

X:1

T:Roustabout

L:1/8

M:4/4

K:G

DEG2 AGE2 | DEG2 B4 | DEG2 AGE2 | D2E2 G4 :|

|: B2BB d2d2 | B2d2 e4 | G2G2 AGE2 | D2E2 G4 :|

                       

ROUSY MAGGIE. AKA and see "Drowsy Maggie." Recorded for the Library of Congress, 1938, by Patrick Bonner, St. James, Beaver Island, Michigan.

                       

ROUT [1], THE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. C Major. Standard. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 521.

 

ROUT [2]. THE.  American (?), Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. AABA. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 70.

X:1

T:Rout, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

B/c/ | d2g B2c | d2B G3 | A2B cBA | d2B G2 B/c/ | d2g B2c | d2B G3 |

AcB AGF | G3 G2 :| d | gag fef | gfe def | gag fef | gdB GBd | gag fef |

Gfe def | gag fef | g3 g2 ||

                       

ROUTE, THE. AKA and see "Colonel Crocket," "Jenny on the Railroad." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Virginia, West Virginia. A Mixolydian. Standard. AAB. Charles Wolfe (1997) remarks that this tune was collected as early as 1839 as the song “Col. Crocket’s Reel” by none other than the American frontiersman Davy Crockett, who was a skilled fiddler and buck dancer (it is said he entertained the defenders of the Alamo with his fiddle during lulls in the action). A version appears under as “Colonel Crocket: A Virginia Reel” in Knauff’s 1839 collection Virginia Reels. Alan Jabbour remarks that the tune does not seem to have Northern or British Isles antecedents, but that it does sometimes appear outside of the western Virginia and West Virginia region, where migrants from those regions are known to have settled. For example, a version of the melody was recorded on 78 RPM as “Jenny on the Railroad” by the Mississippi group Carter Brothers and Son (Vocalation 5297). Alan Jabbour finds a printed version in Hamblen’s A Collection of Violin Tunes Popular. There are obscene verses that are associated with the tune. See also the related Kentucky tune “Hickory Jack.” Paul Gifford does find an Irish variant as “Katy Jones Reel” recorded in the 78 RPM era by New York based fiddler Frank Quinn. Source for notated version: Alan Jabbour and The Hollow Rock String Band learned the tune from the playing of Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia, who himself had it from an old man in Monroe County, West Virginia. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 236. Rounder 0024, "Hollow Rock String Band" (1974).

X:1

T:Route, The

L:1/8

M:4/4

S:From a transcription of Henry Reed’s playing by Alan Jabbour

K:A Dorian

[AA]|[A/c/][A/A/][A/B/][A/A/] [A/c/][A/A/][A/A/][A/A/] c/A/E/=F/ GG|

[G/B/]G/[G/A/]G/ [G/B/]G/[A/G/]G/ E/(G/A) [AA][AA]|

[AA]|[A/c/][A/A/][A/B/][A/A/] [A/c/][A/A/][A/A/][A/A/] c/A/E/=F/ GG|

[G/B/]G/[G/A/]G/ [G/B/]G/[A/G/]G/ E/(G/A) [AA][AA]|

A/B/c/d/ eg e/d/B/c/ df|(d/f/)(e/d/) B(A/G/) E/(G/A) [AA]A|

(A/B/)(c/d/) eg [A/e/](d/B/c/) d(e/f/)|g/a/b/a/ g/d/e/d/|B/(G/A) [AA]||

                       

ROUYN REEL (Le Reel Rouyn). French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Rouyn is a town in the Province of Quebec. Source for notated version: transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux (Concord, N.H.) who learned it from a Bluebird 78 RPM recording by Fernand Thibault et ses Pionniers [Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 9.

                       

ROVER [1], THE (Ho! 'se mo run an t-oigear). Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. "Prince Charles seems to be the hero of (this tune), under the denomination of the Rover, whether from the voice of Flora MacDonald or any other of his female admirers, is now uncertain. A number of fine airs owe their origin to the extraordinary exertions of this lady in favouring his escape, and her memorable defence, which implied that she would have done the same for the reigning king if similarly circumstanced. Of these none appear more interesting than the Scots air of 'Charlie, He Is My Darling', which does not belong to this work, but is in the course of publication by Mr. Gow, and is truly enchanting" (Fraser). Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 139, pg. 56. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 254.

X:1

T:Rover, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

K:E Minor

B|E<E B>F E2 E>F|E<E B>F D2 D<F|E<E B>F G>AB>e|

d>BA>d F<DD:|

f|b>e b/a/g/f/ b<e e>f|b>e b/a/g/f/ a<d d>f|1 b>e b/a/g/f/ g>ef>e|

d>BA>d F<DD:|2 (3efg (3fga (3gab (3efg|B^c/d/ A>d F<DD||

X:2

T:Rover, The

T:Ho! ‘se mo rùn an t-òigear

L:1/8

M:C

S:Fraser Collection  (1874)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E Minor

B|E<E B>F [G,2E2] E>F|E<E B>F D2 D<F|E<E B>F G>AB>e|

d>B A<d F>DDB|E<E B>F [G,2E2] E>F|E<E B>F D2 D>F|

E<E B>F G>AB>e|d>G A<d F>DD||f|b>e b/a/g/f/ a<d d>f|

b>e b/a/g/f/ g>ef>e|d>B A<d F>D D<f|b>e b/a/g/f/ b<ee<f|

b>e b/a/g/f/ a<dd<f|(3efg (3fga (3gab (3efg|B/^c/d A<d FDD||

 

ROVER [2], THE. AKA and see “Belle of the Kitchen [1],” “Kitty of Coleraine,” “New York Jig [3]," “Paddy’s Resource [1].” Irish, Jig. D Major (Carlin): G Major (O’Neill). Standard tuning. AABB. O’Neill (1922) remarks: “The Rover is another tune that is suggestive of certain strains with which we are more or less familiar. It proves to be a variant of ‘Paddy's Resource’ - a rather stylish composition printed in former O'Neill Collections.” Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 241, pg. 140. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 155.

X:1

T:Rover, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Capt. F. O'Neill

Z:Paul Kinder

K:G

D|GAG EDB,|GBd "tr"e2 d|g>BB BAB|c>EE E2 F|

GAG EDE|GBd "tr"e2 d|g>BB BAB|cEF G2:|

|:D|GBd GBd|gfg dBG|GBd efg|fdd def|

geg fdf|ece d2 B|cBc Adc|BGG G2:||

 

ROVER [3]. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 120, pg. 15.

X:1

T:Rover [3]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 120  (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d | B2 (GB) GBdB | A2 (FA) FAdc | B2 (GB) GBdB | AFDF FEE :|

|| f | gfef gfge | BGAG B2E2 | gfef gfge | eggb agef | gfef gfge |

d2 (BG) AGEG | cdcA BcBA | GBdf g3 ||

 


ROVER [4], THE (An Fiaire Feá). Irish, Reel. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Related to “Dowd’s Favorite”/“O’Dowd’s Favourite” and “The Tee Ree Reel.” Breathnach (1996) also finds it related to O’Neill’s “Murtough Molloy” (DMI, No. 741), “The Flowers in May,” “The Ladies’ Pantaloons,” and “The Scotch Hunt.” Sliabh Luachra fiddler Denis Murphy played a variant he called “Dublin Lasses [2],” although it bears no relation to the “Dublin Lasses” as printed by O’Neill. Source for notated version: the c. 1880's collection of fiddler and uilleann piper Stephen Grier (Farnaght, County Leitrim) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 177, pg. 82.

           

ROVER REFORMED, THE. AKA and see “Bavania.” English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. The melody appears in several early 18th century collections. It is printed in John Young, the Dancing Master, or Directions for Dancing Country Dances (1718-1728, pg. 301), published in London; in Walsh’s Second Book of the Compleat Country Dancing Master (1719, pg. 323); and in Playford’s Dancing Master (1726, under the title “Bavania”). Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 34.

           

ROVER THROUGH THE BOGS, THE. AKA and see "Bealltaine," “Butchers of Bristol [2],” "Five Miles From Town [2]" (Pa.), “Geary’s Hornpipe,” “May Day [2],”  The Mullingar Races [2]," “Taylor’s (Hornpipe).” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Patrick Street recorded the tune under the title “Raven Through the Bog.” “Mullingar Races” is a related melody. Source for notated version: Ann Sheehy (Castleisland, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]. Cotter (Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor), 1989; 77. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 42, pg. 101.

X:1

T:Rover Through the Bogs, The

T:Taylor’s

M:C

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

B:Martin Mulvihill – 1st Collection (1976)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(3DEF|G2 (BG) ABcA|defd {a}gfdc|{c}BGBd c2 AF|G2 (3AGF DEFD|

G2 BG ABcA|defd {a}gfdc|{c}BGBd (3cdc AF|G2 (3AGF G2:|

|:(Bd)|{a}gfga gfdf|gabg {b}afde|fd (3efg (af){a}ge|fd (3edc {e}dcAF|