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Notation 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 cursor starting at “X:1” through to the end of the abc’s, then “cutting-and-pasting” the highlighted notation into one of the many abc conversion programs available, or at concertina.net’s incredibly handy “ABC Convert-A-Matic” at

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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]

 

 

 

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 Church of Ireland cleric who collected in County Cork [Shields]. Shields (Tunes of the Munster Pipers), 1998; No. 21, pg. 12. [COMMENT1] [COMMENT2] 

[COMMENT3] [COMMENT4]                           

SMAIRG A CHUIRADH SPIOCAIRE. See "The Miser."

           

SMALADH NA COINNLE (Snuffing the Candle). Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. B Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by piper Barry W. Shears. The title is an allusion to the accomplished step-dancer’s flourish of snuffing out a lit candle at the climax of their performance. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 59 (pipe setting).

                       

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 Ireland” (1999). Park Records PRKCD 72, Kathryn Tickell Band – “Air Dancing” (2004).

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 Ireland” (1995). Shanachie 78030, Danú – "Think Before You Think" (2000).

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 (Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The Joshua Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 4. Apex AL 1613, "The Best of Don Messer and his Islanders, vol. 6." Folkways FG 3575, Barry, Gorman, Ennis, and Heaney‑ "Irish Music in London Pubs." Front Hall 01, Fennigs All Stars‑ "The Hammered Dulcimer."

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).

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. Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 71. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 41.

                       

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 England.
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, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 16, pg. 32.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

                       

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 NAN.  AKA – “Poor Walley’s Complaint.” English, Air. D Minor. Standard tuning. One part. A popular song from the mid 18th century. It appeared in the London Magazine (1751, pg. 228), and Allan Ramsays’s The Muses Delight (1754). It was also issued on broadsides with the title “Smirking Nan, or Poor Walley’s Complaint.” The name was earlier used for a racehorse, Marksman’s “Smirking Nan”, recorded as having been sent to Ireland in 1748. She was still racing in April of 1754, losing the Sportsman’s Purse at the Curragh to “Trunnion”. Dance versions appear in Johnson’s Choice Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (1750), and Walsh’s Compleat Country Dancing Master, vol. 5 (1754, pg. 64). The air was included in the late 18th century manuscript copybook of Henry Livingston, Jr.  Livingston purchased the estate of Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, New York, in 1771 at the age of 23. In 1775 he was a Major in the 3rd New York Regiment, which participated in Montgomery’s invasion of Canada in a failed attempt to wrest Montreal from British control. An important land-owner in the Hudson Valley and a member of the powerful Livingston family, Henry was also a surveyor and real estate speculator, an illustrator and map-maker, and a Justice of the Peace for Dutchess County. He was also a musician and presumably a dancer, as he was elected a Manager for the New York Assembly’s dancing season of 1774-1775, along with his 3rd cousin, John Jay, later U.S. Chief Justice of Governor of New York.

***

Oh! Wae is me poor Walley cry’d…

***

X:1

T:Smirking Nan

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 || 

           

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).

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).

X:1

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 - “Atlantic Fiddles” (1994). Stubbert Music 1, Brenda Stubbert - “House Sessions” (1992).

X:1

T:Smith’s Delight

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.

X:1

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.