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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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SHIELA MACGREGOR. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Alister MacGregor.
Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 2,
1988; pg. 8.
SHIELDS HORNPIPE, THE. AKA and see "Black Mary('s) Hornpipe [2]."
Northumberland, “Old” Hornpipe (3/2 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Offord (John of the Greeny
X:1
T:Shields Hornpipe, The
L:1/8
M:3/2
R:’Old’ Hornpipe
K:D
AFDF AFDF G2E2|AFDF ABcd e2E2|AFDF
AFDF G2f2|gfed Adce d2D2:|
|:ecAc ecAc d2B2|ecAc efga b2B2|ecAc
ecAc d2f2|gfed Adce d2D2:|
SHIELS OWER DA BAR. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Cooke thinks the title is also an English song
title.
SHIELING IN THE BRAES
OF RANNOCH, THE (Bothan Airidh
'M Braighe Raineach). Scottish, Slow Air. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. "From Captain
Fraser's Collection" (Skye). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 191.
X:1
T:Shieling in the Braes of Rannoch,
The
T:Bothan airidh ‘m braighe raineach
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gcor
G>A|d2f2 =e>c|(d2c) z
G>A|d2f2 =e>d|(c2F)z c>A|c2d2 c>d|(F2 g)z
{A}d>c|{B}A2F2G2|A2Gz||
d>^f|gb a>g|(f2d)z
d>^f|g2b2 a>g|(g2 d)z f>=e|(d2 c)z {B}A>G|(F2 A)z
{A}d>c|{B}A2F2G2|A2Gz||
SHIELY NI CONOLAN. AKA and see “Celia Connellan.”
Irish. One of the tunes recorded in the Belfast Northern Star of
X:1
T: Shiftin Bobbins
R: reel, polka
B: Ormskirk 6
Z: 1997 by John Chambers
<jc@ecf-guest.mit.edu > http://eddie.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
|| "G"^cddd e2d2 | ^c2d2
B2G2 | DDDD G2B2 | "Am"B2c2 c4 \
| "D7"^cddd e2d2 | f2e2
d2e2 | fedc B2A2 | "G"G2E2 "D7"D4 |
| "G"^cddd e2d2 | ^c2d2
B2G2 | DDDD G2B2 | "Am"B2c2 c4 \
| "D7"Bccc ^G2A2 | ^E2F2
^C2D2 | DEFG B2A2 | "G"G8 |]
[| "G"DDDD E2D2 | ^C2D2
E2D2 | DDDD G2B2 | "Am"^G2A2 A4 \
| "D7"FFFF G2F2 | ^E2F2
^C2D2 | F3E D2^C2 | "G"E2D2 B,4 |
| "G"DDDD E2D2 | ^C2D2
E2D2 | DDDD G2B2 | "Am"^G2A2 A4 \
| "D"Bccc ^G2A2 | ^E2F2
^C2D2 | DEFG B2A2 | "G"G8 |]
SHIFTING GRAVEL. AKA and see “Good Morning to Your
Nightcap [1].”
SHIFTING SANDS. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional
SHILANAGARY. AKA and see "The Drunken
Parson." English, Jig.
SHILLELAGH, THE. English, Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes),
1999; No. 173, pg. 45.
SHILLELAH, THE. Irish,
Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Skinner (1904) labels the tune an “Irish
Reel.” Skinner (Harp and Claymore),
1904; pg. 142.
X:1
T:Shillelah, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d | g/>f/e/>d/
e/>d/B/>d/ | e/>d/e/>g/ BB/>A/ | G/>F/G/>A/
B/>A/B/>d/ | eAAd | g/>fe/>d/ e/>d/B/>d/ |
e/>d/e/>g/ BB/>A/ |
G/>F/G/>A/ B/>d/A/>c/ | BGG :: g/>f/ | e/>gf/>^d/
Bg/>f/ | e/>g/f/>^d/ Bg/>f/ |
e/>^d/e/>f/ g/>f/g/>a/ |
b/>a/g/>f/ eg/>a/ | b/>a/g/>f/ g/>a/g/>f/ e/>d/e/>f/
BB/>A/ | G/>F/G/>A/ B/>d/A/>c/ | BGG :|
SHILLIN' A JIG. AKA – “Shilling a Gig.” English, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCC. The melody was published by Charles and Samuel Thompson in their
Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). It also appears in the music
manuscript collections of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, begun in 1770,
and of flute player John Hoff (Lancaster, Pa.), dating to 1797. In the John
Fife manuscript of 1780 (compiled apparently in Perthshire and at sea) it
labelled “a Retreat”, indicating martial use as a evening close-of-duty signal.
Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part
3; No. 482. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country
Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 190.
X:1
T:Shilling a Gig
M:9/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
FGA ABc d3|FGA AB=c B3::d2d d2d cBA|B2B B2B AFD:|
|:E3
BGE BGE|E3 BGE AFD|E3 BGE BGE|FGA dcd AFD:||
SHIMMERING WATERS. English, Country Dance Tune
(3/2 time). C Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Composed by Brian Jenkins. Barnes
(English Country Dance Tunes, vol.
2), 2005; pg. 111 (appears as “Rowen”, the name of a country dance by Jan Dale
set to the tune).
SHINGLY BEACH. Shetland, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. "This
tune was written in 1972 (by Tom Anderson) while walking over the beach at
Stenness, Eshaness, near where Tom was born. Stenness was, before the turn of
the century, a major Fishing Station, and the beach was used for drying the
salted fish before export. It was from here that Tom's grandfather and members
of his family went to the 'Far Haaf' fishing. The second fiddle and cello part
was written by Abby Newton, a very fine cello player from New York, USA"
(Anderson). Anderson (Ringing Strings),
1983; pg. 64‑65.
SHINING POOL. English, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Borders
fiddler Willy Taylor.
X:1
T:
Shining Pool Hornpipe, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
C:Willie Taylor
K:D
(3ABc|(3def (3edc d>BA>G|F>AE>AD2 F>G|
A>dc>d B>dg>f|(3efe (3dcB A>gf>e|!
(3def (3edc d>BA>G|F>AE>AD2 F>G|
A>dc>d B>de>d|(3cBA (3gfed2 :|!
f>g|a>fd>f e>cA>G|F>Ad>f a>fd>c|
B>gg>B A>ff>d|(3efe (3dcB A2 f>g|!
a>fd>f e>cA>G|F>Ad>f a>fd>c|
B>gg>B A>ff>d|(3cBA (3gfe d2 f>g|!
a>fd>f e>cA>G|F>Ad>f a>fd>c|
B>gg>B A>ff>d|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|!
(3def (3edc d>BA>G|F>AE>AD2 F>G|
A>dc>d B>de>d|(3cBA (3gfe d2 :|
SHINS ABOUT THE
FIRESIDE [1]. Irish, Jig. E Dorian. Standard
tuning. AABB. Though written in the mixolydian mode it sounds better in the
dorian; at best this item is a sketch of a tune. Source for notated version:
collected in the first half of the 19th century by George Petrie from D.H.
Kelly, Esq., Castle Kelly [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 295, pg.
73.
SHINS AROUND THE
FIRESIDE [2]. AKA and see “Cashel Jig,” “Custom House,” “Darby Gallagher’s [1],” "East at Glendart," “Humours of Glendart,”
"Shins Around the Fireside," "Tim
the Piper." Irish, Jig. D
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. No apparent relation to version #1. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 75. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pgs.
107. WMT002, Wendy MacIsaac – “That’s What You Get”
(1998?).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording
Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Shins Around the Fireside [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection
(1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
BAF ADD | FDD ADD | BAF ADD | FEE
EFG | BAF ADD | dfe (d2c) |
fdB BAF | AFE EFA :: dfe (d2B) | ABA
AFA | dfe (d2e) | gfe fdA |
dfe dBA | ABF GBd | fed cdB | AFE
EFA :|
SHINS ABOUT THE
FIRESIDE [3].
English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p.
162.
X:1
T:Shins About the Fireside [3]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
g | fded cAAg | fdec d2 de | fedc
dAAB | =cAGE D2D :|
|: D/E/ | FGAB =cAAG | Add^c d2 de |
fdec dAAB | =cAGE D2D :|
SHIP DOCTOR, THE (An Dochtúir Loinge). Irish, Slip Jig. E
Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 40, p. 21.
SHIP
IN FULL SAIL [1]. American, Hornpipe. D Major.
Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Howe (1000
Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 57.
X:1
T:Ship in Full Sail
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A,2 | DDAG FDEC | D2D2D2 EF | GFGA
BGAF | GE[EA]F E2E2 | DDAG FDEC |
D2D2D2d2 | egfd cAB^G | A2A2A2 :: A2
| dcBA GFED | F2F2F2A2 |
Defd cdeA | defd cBAc | dcdA GFGA |
BGAF E2F2 | GBAG FDEC | D2D2D2 :|
SHIP IN FULL SAIL [2]. See "Ships in Full Sail."
SHIP IN THE CLOUDS. Old‑Time,
Breakdown. USA, Virginia. D Major ('A' part) & D Major/Mixolydian ('B'
part). Standard or ADae tunings (fiddle). ABB' (Phillips): AABB (Brody, Kuntz).
The source for revival versions appears to be southwestern Virginia musicians Norman Edmonds, and
Taylor and Stella Kimble. Sources for notated versions: Ship in the Clouds
(Indiana) [Brody]; Liz Slade (Yorktown, New York) [Kuntz]; Joe Herrmann with
the Critton Hollow String Band (W.Va.) [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 255. Kuntz, Private Collection.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), 1994; pg. 219. Bay 209, "The Gypsy Gyppo String Band" (1977).
Copper Creek CCCD-0196, Tom, Brad & Alice – “We’ll Die in the Pig Pen
Fighting.” Flying Fish FF 355, Critton Hollow String Band ‑ "By and
By" (1985). Folkways 31062, Ship in the Clouds‑ "Old Time
Instrumental Music" (1978. From Taylor and Stella Kimble, Laurel Fork,
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Ship in the Clouds
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Liz Slade
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:D
(f/g/|a)f/g/ ab/f/|a/f/e/(A/ d>)(f|g/)(f/g/)(g/ b)(a|a/)f/e/(A/ d)(f/g/|
a)f/g/ ab/f/|a/f/e/(A/ d>)(f|f/)(e/f/)(A/ B/)B/d|(B/ g) (B/ g>)(B|
=c/)(B/c/)B/ B/B/A/(D/|G)A B/A/B/(B/|A/)G/E D>e|f/e/f/(f/ e/)(A/c)
(d/ f) (d/ f2)||
X:2
T:Ship in the Clouds
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
fg||a2 fg a2 ab|agfe d2 a(b|b)aga b2b2|agfe d2 f(a|a2) a2 a3 b|
agfe d3(d |: d)ed=c Bc d2|g4 g2 AB|=cBcA B2A2|GFGA B=cdB|
AGFE D2 e(f|f)e f2 e(c [c2e2])|1 [d3f3] (d[d3f3]) (d:|2 [d3f3] d [d4f4]||
SHIP NEW RIGGED. AKA and see "New Rigged Ship."
SHIP OF PATRICK LYNCH, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard
tuning. One part. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 568, pg. 144.
X:1
T:Ship of Patrick Lynch, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 568
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
fe | ddcA B2 AF | G>A FF F2 Ac |
B>AGG G2 Ac | d>ecc c2 GA | B>AGF F2 Ac |
df eg f2 e>f | dd cB A2 FA |
G>A FF F2 ||
SHIP ON THE OCEAN, THE. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Source for notated version: (first version) Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore,
Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st
Collection), 1986; No. 34, pg. 71 and No. 61, pg. 78.
SHIP THAT I COMMAND, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 405, pg. 103.
X:1
T:Ship that I command, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 405
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Db
GG AA A2 | A>ddd d2 | Ac/d/ ee ge
| dc/d/ ed d2 ||
Ad de/f/ ge | f/d/c/d/ cA Ac/d/ | ec
d2 cA | GF/G/ AA A2 ||
SHIP
WENT DOWN WITH ALL ON BOARD,
THE. Irish,
Slow Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. "Mr. MacGowan informs
me that this air was current in Donaghadee since his childhood, and that many
ballads were composed to it, all Laments for the loss of vessels or
sailors" (Joyce). Source for notated version: "Sent to me in 1873 by
Mr. J.C. MacGowan of Newtownards, a good amateur musician" (Joyce). Joyce
(Old Irish Folk Music and Song),
1909; No. 313, pgs. 146‑147.
X:1
T:Ship went down with all on board, The
L:1/8
M:3/4
N:”Slow”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
E/>F/|GF/E/ B2 AF| EE/F/ G>A
BA|Be B2 AF|EE D3 E/>F/|GF/E/ B2 AF|
EE/F/ G>A BA|Be B2 AF| EE
E3||A|BB g>e fg/a/|gf e>d BA|BB g>e fg/a/|
gf e3 e/>f/|gf e>d BA|BB
A>F ED|E/F/G/A/ B2 AF| EE E3||
SHIPDHAM HORNPIPE, THE. English, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Recorded by Walter Bulwer (1888-c. 1972), a multi-instrumentalist from
Shipdham, Norfolk, England. The ‘A’ part of the tune is shared with “The Breakdown” in Kerr’s Merry Melodies, vol. 4 (No. 238), c.
1880’s. Callaghan (Hardcore English),
2007; pg. 24. Topic TSCD607, Walter & Daisy Bulwer
– “English Country Music” (2000. Originally recorded 1962).
SHIPLEY'S HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Composed by "R.L." Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974; pg. 46.
SHIPPEN STREET
LANDLADY'S REEL. American, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. There is a Shippen Street in Philadelphia, Pa., and one in
Weehawken, N.J., although what connection one of them may have with the tune is
not known. The Philadelphia street was named for the Shippen family, through
whose lands it passed, and was once a fashionable area. As time went on,
however, it “had gained such an unenviable reputation for vice and crime that
when its reform was attempted it was though wise to wipe out its old name with
its old record, and Commodore Bainbridge was chosen titular patron” (Publication No. 5, City Historical
Society of Philapdelphia, 1909). A tavern on Shippen Street (Bainbridge Street,
from 1870), between Third and Fourth streets, had a swinging sign with figures
of a sailor and a woman, with the lines:
***
The seaworn sailor here will find
The porter good, the treatment kind.
***
Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 38. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 64.
X:1
T:Shippen Street Landlady’s Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|.G(B/G/)
(d/G/)(B/G/)|({d}c/)B/c/d/ e/f/g/e/ | f/g/a/g/ f/d/e/f/|g/d/e/c/ B/d/c/A/|
.G(B/G/) (d/G/)(B/G/)|({d}c/)B/c/d/
e/f/g/e/|f/g/a/g/ f/d/e/f/|g/b/a/f/ g:|
|:g|.b.g
({a/g/f/g/}).d/.g/.B/.g/|.b.g ({a/g/f/g/}).f/.g/.a/.f/|bg {(a/g/f/g/}d/g/B/g/|
c/A/d/c/ B/G/G|bg
({a/g/f/g/})d/g/B/g/|bg ({a/g/f/g/})f/g/a/f/|g/a/b/g/ f/g/a/f/|g/d/e/f/ g:|
SHIPPENSPORT. AKA – “Shippinport,” “Shipping Port,” “Shippingport.” AKA and see “Blackbird Says (to the Crow).”
Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, eastern Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB (Titon): AABBCC (Phillips). Shippensport or Shippingport was a town in the
state of Kentucky at the site of what is now called Louisville. Falls were once
present on the Ohio River at that location, requiring in former times the
removal of goods from river craft that then had to portage the falls. A town
grew up around the falls, Shippingport. Eventually a dam was built with locks
for river traffic, and all that remains of Shippingport today is in the name of
nearby Shippingport Island. The tune is sometimes played as a two-part tune
(see John Master’s version). See the Irish reel "Greenfields of America"
which is related in the low part. The melody was known to African-American
fiddler Cuje Bertram as “Blackbird Says to the Crow.” Sources for notated
versions: Jimmy Johnson String Band (featuring fiddler Andy Palmer, born in
1881, Anderson County, Kentucky) and James Bryan (Alabama) [Phillips]; John
Masters (1904-1986, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., c. mid-1970’s), who said he
had learned the tune from African-American fiddler Jim Booker [Titon]. Phillips
(Traditional American Fiddle Tunes),
vol. 1, 1994; pg. 220. Titon (Old Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No.
149, pg. 174. Augusta Heritage Records AHR 017, Burl
Hammons – “Old Time Music of Pocahontas County” (1995). Document DOCD-8042, Doc
Roberts – “Doc Roberts: Complete Works in Chronological Order” (1999). Fretless
FR 160, The Double Decker String Band ‑ "Sentimental Songs and Old
Time Melodies" (1981. Learned from Doc Roberts). Gennett 6689 (78 RPM),
Doc Roberts (Ky. Mistakenly labled "Shippin' Sport" on the lable).
Rounder 0215, James Bryan ‑ "The First of May." Reed Island
Rounders – “Goin’ Home” (2002).
SHIPPING PORT. See "Shippensport."
SHIPPOOL
CASTLE HORNPIPE. AKA and see “The Lakeside Road.” Irish, Hornpipe. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Paul de Grae finds the tune in O’Neill under the
title “The Lakeside Road.” Shippool Castle is a ruined structure built by the
Roche clan in 1543, located in County Cork near Kinsale, on the estuary the
Bandon River. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s
Accordion Instructor), 1949.
X:1
T:Shippool Castle Hornpipe
L:1/8
M:C|
S:Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor (1949)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
DF|G2 GF GBdB|cdef gfge|dBGB dBGB|cBAG FADF|
G2 GF GBdB|cdef gfge|dgec BcAF|G2 G/B/G/F/ G2:|
|:(3Bc^c|d2 Bd GdBd|e2 ce Aece|d2 Bd GdBd|AFDF Ac B/c/B/A/|
d2
Bd GdBd|cdef gfge|dgec BcAF|G2 G/B/G/F/ G2:|
SHIPS ARE SAILING [1] (“Ta Na Lungaide” or “Longa Ag Seolad”). AKA and see "The Boy in the Boat [2],"
"Take Her Out and Air Her
[1],” “White-haired Lass." Irish, New
England; Reel. E Dorian (Em). Standard tuning. AAB (Taylor): AA'B (Mulvihill,
O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB (Brody, Cole, DeMarco, Flaherty, S. Johnson,
Mallinson, Miller & Perron): AA'BB' (Martin & Hughes, O'Neill/Krassen,
Tubridy). A reel that has held currency among Irish traditional musicians for some
time. Ken Perlman, writing in 1979, said this reel was very popular among Irish
musicians in
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Ships are Sailing [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:Edor
|:Beed BcdB|A2FD ADFD|E^DEF GFGA|Beef gfed|
Beed BdcB|AD (3FED ADFD|E^DEF GFGA|Bee^d e4:|
|:gfga bgeg|fefg afef|gfga bgeg|afdf e2ef|
gfga bgeg|fefg afef|g2bg f2af|edef gfed:|
SHIPS ARE SAILING [2]. Irish, Jig. The tune was recorded in three
parts in the 78 RPM era by diatonic accordion player John J. “Dutch” Kimmel, of
Brooklyn, in the key of G. Fiddler County Sligo/New York fiddler James Morrison
later recorded a version in A. Rounder CD 11661-7033-2, Natalie MacMaster – “My Roots
are Showing” (2000).
SHIPS IN FULL SAIL. AKA and see “The Big
Ship come over the Bay,” “The
Bouchaleen Buidhe,” “Kitty’s
Wedding [2],” “The Maidens of Tir
Eoghain,” “McArdle’s Fancy,” “Off to Donnybrook,” “Out on the Ocean [2],” “Paddy the Dandy [1],” “Pride of Leinster,” “The Three Little Drummers [2].”
Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Harker/Rafferty, Mallinson,
McNulty, Sullivan, Taylor): AABBCC (Flaherty, Tubridy): AABB’CC’ (Songer). Bernard
Flaherty (1990) remarks that the tune was always played as a two part tune in
County Sligo, until recent times when the three-part version, known throughout
Ireland, took hold. Russell (1989) printed the following lyrics to the tune:
***
The bright sun is shining
The blue skies are pining
For want of some clouds or some ornamentation
The heather’s a-blazing
The cows are a-grazing
And sitting in the hills over Loughlintown Bay.
***
They’re out in the ocean
The ships are in motion
From Killybegs harbour right down to Kinsale.
Down in the harbour
To watch the wind blowing the ships in full sail.
***
Sources for notated versions: flute
player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham outside Tubbercurry, County Sligo)
[Flaherty]; set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s
[Taylor]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co.
Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Flaherty (Trip
to Sligo), 1990; pg. 173. Giblin (Collection
of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 92. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 196, pg. 61. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 72. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 96, pg. 42.
McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland),
1965; pg. 21. Russell (The Piper’s Chair),
1989; pg. 13. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection,
1883; pg. 109. Songer (Portland
Collection), 1997; pg. 183. Sullivan (Session
Tunes), vol. 2; No. 32, pg. 13. Taylor (Music
for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 22. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 9. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two),
1999; pg. 37. Shanachie 79018, De Dannann - “Star
Spangled Molly” (1981. Appears as “Kitty’s Wedding”). Shanachie 79064, Matt
Molloy – “Heathery Breeze” (1999). Temple Records TP021, The Battlefield Band ‑
"On the Rise" (1986).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Ships in Full Sail, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:G
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AGE|DGG BAG|dBG GBd|edg dBG|AGE G2:|
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bgg aga bgd|edg dBG|AGE G2:|
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AGB|d2d dBd|e3 efg|dBG AGA|BGF G2:|
SHIPWRECK [1], THE. English, Jig. England, North‑West. D
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Knowles (Northern
Frisk), 1988; No. 82.
SHIPWRECK [2], THE. AKA and see "Merry Wakefield." English, Slip
Jig. England, Northumberland.
SHIRE OF AIR/AYR, THE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (9/8 time). The
piece can be found in the Bodleian
Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library, Oxford), inscribed "A Collection
of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A.
Young, W.M. 1740."
SHIRLEY’S REEL. English, Reel. Composed by Borders fiddler
Willy Taylor.
SHIRT TAIL WEST. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark
Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph,
published in 1954.
SHIT CART POLKA, THE. AKA and see “Woodland Flowers [1].” English, Jig
(despite the title!).
SHITTY JAMES (That Lost Ireland). AKA and see “Dirty
James,” “James the Coward,”
"Seamus an Chaca,"
“Se/umus a Chaca a Chaill
Eire.”
SHIVER THE TOPSAILS. Shetland, Shetland Reel. From the island of Whalsay, Shetland.
SHIVES OF BREAD. AKA and see "Lumps of
Pudding(s) [2]."
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