The Fiddler’s
Companion
© 1996-2008 Andrew Kuntz
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Notation
Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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SMACHDAOIN CRÓN, AN (The Plug of
Tobacco). Irish, Air (2/4 time, “Lively”). G Major. Standard
tuning. AABA. Source for notated
version: the 1861 manscript collection of James Goodman, a
SMAIRG A CHUIRADH
SPIOCAIRE. See "The Miser."
SMALADH NA COINNLE (Snuffing the Candle). Canadian,
Reel.
SMALL BLACK ROSE, THE (Roisin Dubh). AKA and see "Roisin Dubh [1]."
SMALL COALS. AKA and see "Small Coals
and Ready Money."
SMALL COALS AND LITTLE
MONEY. AKA and see "Small Coals and Ready Money."
SMALL COALS AND READY
MONEY. AKA ‑
"Small Coals," "Small Coals and Little Money." AKA
and see “Sleepy Maggie [2],” “To the Quick.” English, Reel. England,
Northumberland. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB.
“Small coals” c. 1860-90, variant of ‘small beer’, meaning
weak, inferior (Partridge, Dictionary of
Slang and Unconventional English, 1961). The melody is a version of the
Irish tune “Sleepy Maggie,” here transposed to A
dorian, probably to fit the range of the pipes, in particular Northumbrian
small-pipes. ‘Ready money’ is money in hand. The “Sleepy Maggie” title appears
in the music manuscript copybook of Lionel Winship (actually as “Sleepy
Meggy”). “Small Coals and Ready Money” appears in Henry Robson's list of
popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's
Budget"), which he published c. 1800. Bruce & Stokoe
(Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg.
165. Cato (Northumbrian
Choice), 1997. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 180 (appears as "Small Coals"). Front Hall FHR‑08, Alistair Anderson ‑
"Traditional Tunes" (1976). Lough 007CD, Boys of
the Lough – “The West of
X:1
T:Small Coals an’ Little Money
T:Small Coals and Ready Money
L:1/8
M:C
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian
Minstrelsy (1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Dorian
e2 cA eA B/c/d|e2 cA dG B/c/d|e2 cA eA B/c/d|edge dG B/c/d:|
|:eAcA
eA B/c/d|eAcA dG B/c/d|eAcA eA B/c/d|edge dG B/c/d:|
SMALL COALS FOR
NAILERS. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard
tuning. AABB (Honeyman, Williamson): AABB’ (Kerr). "...a nailer was slang
in the 18th century for the final word in an argument, anything of
exceptionally high quality, one who made an arrest, an extortionist or a thief.
In the last sense the title would mean 'slim pickings for thieves"
(Williamson, 1976). Honeyman (Strathspey,
Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 14. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 103, pg. 13
(appears as “Sma’ Coals for Nailers”). Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 54. Olympic 6151, The Angus Strathspey and Reel Society ‑ "Scottish Traditional Fiddle
Music" (1978).
X:1
T:Small Coals for Nailers
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
F|E2 EF G2 GB|(AB)AG (FE)DF|E2 EF G2
GB|(ef)e^d e2 e:|
||B|e2 ef g2 fe|(de0fg
(af)df|({f}e^d)ef (ga)gf|(ef)e^d e2 eB|(e^d)ef ({a}gf)ge|
=defg afdf|~G2bg ~f2 af|(ef)e^d e2
e||
SMALL HILLS OF OFFALY, THE. AKA – “The Little Hills of Offaly.” Irish,
Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by button accordion player Paddy O’Brien (originally from Offaly).
Source for notated version: the recording by O’Brien and Kelly [Black]. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No.
165, pg. 87. Shanachie 29015, Paddy O'Brien &
James Kelly ‑ "Is it yourself?" (1979).
Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – “Traditional
Music of
X:1
T: Small Hills of Offaly
S: J.Kelly - P.O'Brien
Q: 350
R: reel
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
d2 Af dBAF | (3ABA EA cege | d2 Af dBAF | EFGE BEGE |
d2 Af dBAF | (3ABA EA cege | d2 Af dBAF | EAGE D2 Ac :|
d3 f a2 af | egfd cAeA | d3 f a2 af | egfd cAGA |
defg
a3 f | egfd cAGA | cded cAGA | FDGE FD D2 :|
SMALL IS MY
INCLINATION TO SLEEP. AKA ‑ "'S beag mo shunnd
ris a' chadal". Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard
tuning. ABC. "The words to this air are to be found in most
compilations of Gaelic songs; the melody, as sung by the editor's father, is
highly worthy of English words" (Fraser). Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the
Isles), 1874; No. 75, pg. 27.
X:1
T:Small is my inclination to Sleep
T:’S beag mo shunnd ris a’ chadal
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
S:Fraser Collection
(1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
g>a|b2 b2 a>g|f2 dz g>f|e2d2e2|G2Ez d>e|g2 ez B>A|e2 d2 B>A|G3 z||
G>A|B2B2 B>A|B2 ez d>c|B2G2 A>G|F2Ez e>f|g2 g2 f>e|e2
B2 B>^A|
B3z||G>A|B2 B2 B>A|B2ez d>c|B2 G2 A>G|F2Ez
g>a|b2b2a>g|b2g2 f>e|e3 z||
SMALL PIN CUSHION, THE. AKA and see "Haste to the Wedding [1]."
Scottish. Oswald’s title for the famous “Haste” tune. The only version of
"Haste to the Wedding" appearing in Scottish collections that Bayard
(1981) could find. Oswald (Caledonian
Pocket Companion), 1780?, Vol. 2, pg. 94.
SMALL TAILOR'S WIFE. See "A Bhean a Bha Aig an Tailler
Chaol," "Lady
Madelina Sinclair."
SMALLPIPES. AKA – “A Selection for the Smallpipes.” English, Jig. England,
Northumberland. G Major. Standard. AABB’CCDDEEFFGGHHII’. Composed by Robert
Whinham (1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler
originally from Morpeth, Northumberland. A theme and variations for the
Northumbrian smallpipes. Source for notated version: an unattributed 19th
century manuscript in the Beamish Museum [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 52.
SMASH. AKA and see “The Champion
[2]," “Coleman’s Cross [4]."
Irish?, American?; Jig. The tune was recorded in 1916 by a Brooklyn resident of
German ancestry, accordionist John J. “Dutch” Kimmel, who recorded mostly Irish
tunes for Edison in the early 20th century. It can also be heard on early 78
RPM recordings by the Flanagan Brothers, Eddie Herborn, Paddy Killoran and
others, according to Philippe Varlet. Mulligan LUN
002, The Bothy Band‑ "The Bothy Band '75” (appears as “Coleman’s
Cross”).
SMASH THE WINDOWS [1] (Bris Na Fuinneogide/Fuinneoga). AKA and see "Jelly Jig" (American), "Roaring Jelly," "Smash the Windlass" (Shetland). Irish,
English, Shetland, Canadian, American; Single Jig or Slide (12/8 time).
Shetland, Island of Whalsay. USA, New England. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D
Major. Standard tuning. AB (Kershaw): AAB (Miller & Perron, Moylan,
O'Neill/1850, 1001 & 1915): AA'B (Phillips): AABB (Ashman, Johnson, Kerr,
Levey, Perlman): AABB' (Begin, Mulvihill). The melody, an exceptional jig tune,
has been solidly absorbed into the core repertoire of several genres. English
sources seem to predate all others, at this time. Martin Mulvihill gives this
tune as an accompaniment for the dance The Haymakers’ Jig. Sources for notated
versions: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]; the
melody is contained in the Joseph Kershaw manuscript—Kershaw was a fiddler who
lived in Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, in the 19th
century, and his manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards [Kershaw]; the
1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of
Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]; Danny Gardella
[Phillips]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the
Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; Carl & Jackie Webster (Cardigan, Central Kings
County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley,
Ontario) [Begin]; from the playing of piper Séamus Ennis (Dublin), who learned
them from his father, a piper taught by Nicholas Markey who in turn had been
taught by the renowned piper and pipemaker Billy Taylor of Drogheda and later
Philadelphia [Breathnach]. Allan's Irish
Fiddler, No. 35, pg. 9. Ashman (The
Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 60a, pg. 23. Begin (Fiddle Music from the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No.
39, pg. 51. Breathnach (Ceol V, No.
2), 1982. Breathnach (The Man and His
Music), 1997; No. 4, pg. 72. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 259. Cole (1000
Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 59. Gow (Repository).
Gow (Beauties), 1819. Jarman (Old Time Fiddlin' Tunes); No. or pg. 11.
S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 6:
Jigs), 1982 (revised 1989, 2001); pg. 7. The Joseph Kershaw Manuscript,
1993; No. 24. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book),
vol. 1, 1951; No. 82, pg. 40. Kerr (Merry
Melodies); Vol. 1 pg. 40. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 4; No. 192, pg. 22. Levey (Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection), 1873; No. 77,
pg. 35. Lowe (A Collection of Reels &
Strathspeys), 1844. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 11. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 223, pgs.
128-129. Mulvihill (1st
Collection), 1986; No. 45, pg. 128. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 211, pg. 113. O'Neill (Krassen),
1976; pg. 47. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 965, pg. 179. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 386, pg. 78.
Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince
Edward Island), 1996; pg. 137. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 43. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 380. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg.
107 (appears as "Roaring Jelly"). Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 88. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 146. Sumner (
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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:Smash the Windows [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Levey – Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd
Collection (1873)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
|: A, | DED (F2A) | (d2f) ecA | G2B F2A | (E2F) GFE | DED (F2A) | (d2f) ecA |
Bgf edc | d3 d2:: f | (a2f) (f2d) | (A2a) agf | g2e e2c | A2g gfe | f2d g2e |
a2f (g/a/b)g | (f/g/a)f edc | d3 d2 :|
SMASH THE WINDOWS [2] (Bris Na Fuinneogide). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB (O’Neill): AA’BB’ (Miller). The tune is perhaps a fling. It has a
general melodic contour suggestive of the famous jig “Smash the Windows” [1].
Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No.
248, pg. 150. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 129. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1382, pg. 257. Green Linnet SIF 1016, The Irish Tradition (with fiddler
Brendan Mulvihill) – “The Corner House” (1978). Ossian OSS CD 130, Sliabh Notes
– “Along Blackwater’s Banks” (2002. Learned by Dónal Murphy in a session in
Miltown Malbay during Willie Week, 2001).
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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:Smash the Windows [2]
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
D2FD FAA2 | defd edAF | GE~E2 FEDF |
EA,~A,2 DFEF | D2FD FAA2 | defd edAe |\
fd~d2 gfed |1 fage d2AF :|2 fage
d2fg |: afdf ~g3a | bagb afdf | g2ge cdef |\
g2gb agfe | faeg fd~d2 | fa~a2 gfeg |
fd~d2 gfed |1 fage d2fg :|2 fage d2AF||\
SMASH THE WINDOWS [3].
English, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 161.
X:1
T:Smash the Windows [3]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D2 FA | d2 eA | G2F2 | EFGE | D2 FA
| dfeg | fgec | d2d2 :|
|: affd | A2af | geec | G2ge | fdge
| afbg | fgec | d2d2 :|
SMÉID I LEATAOGH Í. AKA and see “Wink Her Aside.”
SMÉIDEADH NA MEIDHRE
MAISÍ. AKA and see “The Lovely Lassie Winking.”
SMELL OF THE BOG, THE. AKA – “Scent of the Bog.” Irish, Hornpipe. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is traceable,
according to David Taylor (1992), to the great Co. Mayo/New York fiddler John
McGrath (1900-1955). Source for notated version: accordion player Joe Burke
[Taylor/Tweed]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music
from Ireland), Vol. 2, No. 51.
SMEORACH CHLAINN
DOMHNUILL. AKA and see "The Minstrel of the MacDonalds."
SMILE AMERICA. AKA and see “Rule, Britannia.”
SMILE OF NANCY BARLOW, THE (Smigead Anna Ni Barlaig). Irish, Air (6/8 time,
"lively"). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB
(O'Neill/1915): ABC (O'Neill/1850). Source for notated version: piper and flute
player John Ennis, Chicago policeman and sometimes journalist, originally from
Kildare [O’Neill]. O'Neill (O’Neill’s
Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 33, pg. 25. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 297, pg. 52.
X:1
T:Smile of Nancy Barlow, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 297
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:”Lively”
R:Air
K:G Minor
G/F/|D2G G2A|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2F
D2c|d2f c2d|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2G G2||
c|d2d d2B|c3 f2A|G2A B2A|GF2 D2C|D2G
G2A|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2G G2 G/F/||
D2G G2A|F3 FGA|B2G A2F|G2F D2c|d2f
c2d|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2G G2||
SMILES AND TEARS OF
ERIN, THE (Gol agus Gáire
na hÉireann).
AKA and see “The Crooked Road to
Dublin.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning.
AB. Source for notated version: accordionist Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin,
Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I),
1963; No. 101, pg. 43. Mitchell (Dance
Music of Willie Clancy), 1983; 81 (appears as untitled reel).
SMILING BILLY. Northumbrian. One of the "missing tunes" from William
Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance-tune manuscript.
SMILING BRIDE, THE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. One part (Black): AA’BB’. Composed by County Leitrim fiddler and pianist Charlie Lennon for the band De Dannan
as part of a 1986 collection of tunes entitled "An Island Wedding."
The starting chord is an ‘A’ Major chord, the dominant of the key. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No.
17, pg. 9. Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan -
"Ballroom" (1987).
X:1
T: Smiling Bride
C: C. Lennon
S: De Danann
Z: transcribed by B.Black
Q: 350
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
E3 FDD | FEE cde | dcA GEA, | CDE GAG |
E3 FDD | FEE cde | dcA GEC | EDC DAF |
E3 FDD | FEE cde | dcA GED | CDE GAB |
cAG EFG | FdF GFG | AdB cAG | EDC D2 g |
fgf fdA | fda agf | efe ecA | cde gag |
fgf fda | fda afd | Bef gab | aec d2 e |
fag fdA | daa agf | e2 e ecA | cde g3 |
gfa
baf | fge dAF | GAB Ace | dgf ecA | d6 ||
SMILING
DICKES HORNPIPE [1].
English, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the music manuscript copybook of John Burks,
dated 1821. Unfortunately, nothing is known of Burks, although he may have been
from the north of
X:1
T:Smiling
Dickes Hornpipe [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:John
Burks music manuscript copybook, dated 1821
K:D
(3ABc|dAdA FDFA|Bdce dcBA|Gcdc
BAGF|E2 e2e2 (3ABc|
dAdA FDFA|Bdce dcBA|Bcdc cgec|d2d2d2:|
|:fg|afdf gece|dcdB AFDF|GFGA
BAGF|E2e2e2 de|
fdfd AFAd|gege cAce|dcdc Bgec|d2d2d2:|
SMILING
DICKY'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see "Pretty Dick's Hornpipe."
English, Hornpipe. England, Yorkshire. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. A different tune than “Smiling Dickes
Hornpipe [1].” Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler
Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby,
SMILING DICKY'S JIG. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the 1770 music manuscript copybook
of Northumbrian musician William Vickers, about whom
unfortunately little is known. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 360.
X:1
T:Smiling
Dickky’s Jigg [sic]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers
music manuscript copybook, pg. 99 (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|d2f ecA|(B/c/d)B
AFD|G2B AFD|EEE E2A|d2f ecA|
(B/c/d)B AFD|G2B AFA|DDD D2::g|faf ege|faf ege|
faf ecA|EEE E2 (f/g/)|afa geg|fdf
ecA|B>cd e>fg|fdd d2:||
SMILING KATTIE. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds earliest appearance of the tune in
print in Robert Ross's 1780 collection
(pg. 11).
SMILING POLLY. AKA and see "The Twin
Sisters [4]," "The Keel Row."
English, Country Dance and Air (2/4 time). F Major (Chappell): D Major
(Kidson). Standard tuning. AB (Chappell): AABB
(Kidson). Ralph Rinzler traces the Old‑Time tune "Bile Them Cabbage Down" to
this tune (though I think Kidson's "The
Wedding Ring [3]" just as easily could be another of probably many similar
source tunes), which appeared in print in 1765 in Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country
Dances (vol. 2) and/or Thompson's Dances
for 1763. Kidson (1890) points out the similarity of this tune with
"Yorkshire Lad," "The Dumb Glutton" and the more famous
"Keel Row."
***
As I came thro’ Sandgate, thro’ Sandgate, thro’ Sandgate,
As I came thro’ Sandgate, I heard a lassie sing:
O weel may the keel row, the keel row, the keel row,
O weel may the kell row, that my laddie’s in.
***
Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 2, 1859; pg. 185. Kidson (Old English Country Dances), 1890; pg.
18.
X:1
T:Smiling Polly
T:Keel Row
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
B|A>F FA|B2 GB|A>F FA|G>E
C>B|A>F FA|B2 GB|A>F G>E|F3||B|
A<c cv|d2 c>B|A2 FA|GE
C>B|A<c cf|d2 cB|A<F G>E|F3||
X:2
T:Smiling
Polly
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Frank
Kidson – Old English Country Dances (1890)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
[D2A2f2] df|g2 eg|[D2A2f2]
df|e/d/c/B/ A2|[D/2A/2f/2 df|g2 eg|
fa Ac|d2D2::FDAF|dA g2|fe/d/
cd|e/d/c/B/ A2|FDAF|dA g2|fg/a/ Ac|d2D2:|
SMILING SUSAN. AKA and see “Old Torn Petticoat.” Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 227.
X:1
T:Smiling Susan
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:A Dorian
AB|cABG AGEF|G2 Bc dBGB|cABG AGED|EAAB A2:|
AB|cdef g2 ef|gage dBGB|cdef gfed|eaab a3 B|
cdef
g2 ef|gage dBGB|cABG AGED|EAAB A2||
SMIRKING
***
Oh! Wae is me poor Walley cry’d…
***
X:1
T:Smirking
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
S:The late 18th century
copybook manuscript of Henry Livingston
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
FG | A3c (Ac)AG | F2 (ED) D2 dD |
A3G (AB)cA | d2 GA G2 FG |
A2 A/B/c BAGF | G2A2f3e | d3c AcGA |
d2 D>F D2 AB |
c3d c2BA | f2c2c2 fe | d3e fefg |
agfe d3c/B/ | A2f2 cAGF |
G2A2f3e | d2 cB AcGA | d2 D>F D2
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SMITH O’COUSTER’S FANCY. Shetland. Composed by the late
Shetland fiddler, composer, collector and teacher Tom Anderson in honor of another
Shetland fiddler, Magnie Smith.
SMITH OF KILLIECHASSIE, THE. Scottish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard
tuning. AAB (Athole, Martin): AA'BBCCDD (Skye). Originally a pipe tune,
although popular in fiddle versions. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 81. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 89. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection),
1884; pg. 41. Klub Records CDLDL1284, Fred Morrison
– “The Sound of the Sun” (1999). Klub Records CDLDL 1231, Tannas – “Ru-Ra”
(1995).
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See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Smith of Killiechassie, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
A/A/A AB e2 e^c|d2 dg B/B/B BG|A/A/A AB e2 e^c|de dB A/A/A AG:|
g2
^fg aefd|g2 gb B/B/B ~BG|gg ^fg aefd|gedB A/A/A AG||
SMITH'S A GALLANT
FIREMAN, THE. AKA and see "Carrick's/Carrack's
Reel/Rant," “More Luck to Us,” “Riley’s
Favorite.” Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB (Kerr, Martin, Skinner): AAB (Skye): ABCD (Hardie). Bill
Hardie (1986) remarks the title refers to the days when the village blacksmith
would serve the populace not only by his trade, but would be called upon to
extinguish fires in the event of an emergency. From "J. Scott Skinner's
Set" notes Skinner (1843-1927) himself in The Scottish Violinist, while Bill
Hardie (1986) styles it "After Charles Hardie's Set."
A Northumbrian version is known under the title “Sir John Fenwick.” Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 15.
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 3,
No. 1, pg. 4. MacDonald (The Skye
Collection), 1887; pg. 44. Martin (Traditional
Scottish Fiddling). 2002; pg. 126. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist, with variation), pg. 16. Rounder 7001, Joe Cormier ‑ "Scottish Violin
Music from Cape Breton Island" (1974). “The Caledonian Companion” (1975).
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T:Smith’s a Gallant Fireman, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F | D3F A/A/A A>F | A>Bd>A
F/F/F F<D | E2 E>F B/B/B BA | d>fe>d B/B/B B2 |
D3F A/A/A A>F | A>Bd>A
F/F/F FD | G>BG>B F>AF>A | E>DE>F B/B/B B :|
c | d2 d>f d/d/d d>A |
B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D | e3f e/e/e e>f | g>fe>d B/B/B B<e |
d2 d>f d/d/d d>A |
B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D | G>BG>B F>AF>A | E>DE>F B/B/B B ||
SMITH'S BREAKDOWN. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA,
Tennessee. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The Devil's Box, pg. 71. Bluebird 6711‑B (78 RPM), Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, 1937.
SMITH’S BURN, THE. AKA and see “Allt a’ Ghobhainn.”
SMITH'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "Belle of Lexington," "Belle Election," “The Hauling Home,” "Kitty's Wedding [1]," "Smith's Reel." American, Irish; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See notes for
“Smith’s Reel” and “Kitty’s Wedding” for more. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 19.
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No.
241, pg. 27. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection,
1883; pg. 43. Atlantica Music 02
77657 50222 36, Brenda Stubbert - “
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M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
{g}.f/.e/ | .dB/d/ .AF/A/ | {c}.B/.A/(F/A/) .D{F}.E/.D/ | B,/D/A,/D/ D/F/B/F/ | A/A/D/F/ E{g}.f/.e/ |
.dB/d/ .AF/A/ | {c}.B/.A/(F/A/) .D{F}.E/.D/ | B,/D/A,/D/ D/F/B/A/ | F/A/E/A/ D :: (f/g/) |
a/f/e/d/ b/a/f/d/ | A/d/f/d/ .e/(d/B/d/) | D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/e/ | f/a/d/f/ .e/(f/g/) | a/f/e/d/ b/a/f/d/ |
A/d/f/d/ .e/(d/B/d/) | D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | .e/(A/c/).e/ d :|
SMITH'S FAVOURITE. AKA and see
"Cooney's Hornpipe,"
“The Friendly Visit,” “Tamony’s Hornpipe.” AKA – “Smith’s Hornpipe
[1].” Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard. AABB. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 79, pg. 20. Taylor (Traditional Irish
Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 42 (learned from Allan’s
Irish Fiddler).
SMITH'S HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see "Cooney's
Hornpipe," “The Friendly Visit,”
“Smith’s Favourite,” “Tamony’s Hornpipe.”
Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 384, pg. 183.
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T:Smith’s Hornpipe [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | (3G/B/G/ D/>F/
G/>B/d/>B/ | (3c/e/c/ A/>B/ c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>d/
e/>c/A/>G/ | F/>G/A/>B/ c/>AF/>D/ |
(3B/d/B/ D/>F/ G/>B/d/>B/ |
(3c/e/c/ A/>B c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>G/ F/>A/d/>c/ | BGG ::
B/c/ |
(3d/g/d/ B/d/ G/>B/d/>g/ |
(3e/g/e/ c/>e/ A/>c/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>d/ e/>c/A/>G/ |
F/>G/A/>B/c/>A/F/>D/ |
(3G/B/G/ D/>F/ G/>B/d/>B/ |
(3c/e/c/ A/>B/ c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>G/ F/>A/d/>c/ | BGG :|
SMITH'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see “Babbit’s.” Scottish,
Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 92. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 325, pg. 36.
X:1
T:Smith’s Hornpipe [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Kerr’s Merry Melodies (vol. 2, No. 325)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2 | dcdA Bcde | gfed cBAG | FAdf
gfed | e2A2A2(Bc) | dAeA fAgA |
aAbA dcBA | dfeg faeg | f2d2d2 :: f2
| agfe dfga | b2e2e2d2 | cAeA fAed |
c2A2A2(Bc) | dAeA fAgA | aAbA dcBA |
dfeg faeg | f2d2d2 :|
SMITH'S HORNPIPE [3]. American, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 92. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg.
126.