The Fiddler’s Companion
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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
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Convert-A-Matic” at http://www.concertina.net/tunes_convert.html **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] |
ST. ADELE'S REEL. French‑Canadian, Reel. Front Hall FHR‑010,
Bill Spence and Fennig's All Stars ‑ "The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes
Again" (1977).
ST(E). AGATHE. French‑Canadian, Reel. D
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. One of Bayard's Pennsylvania‑collected
untitled reels (1981; No. 78, pg. 50) resembles this tune's 'A' part. Messer (Way Down East), 1948; No. 39. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes),
1980; No. 59, pg. 35 (appears as "Sainte Agathe").
ST. ANDREW'S. AKA and see "Ballyket Courthouse," "Barry's Fancy," "Kathleen's Fiddle," "Micho Russell's Favorite [1],"
"Rattigan's," "The Swallow [2]." Irish, Reel. Bulmer
& Sharpley (Music from
ST. ANDREW'S ASSEMBLY. English, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning.
AA'BB'C. The melody was composed by Ludwig Beethoven. An ‘assembly’ was a
social club.
ST(E). ANNE'S REEL. AKA and see “La Reel de la Baie
Ste. Anne.” French Canadian (originally), American, Irish; Reel and Breakdown.
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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:St. Anne’s Reel
L:1/8
M:C|
S:Jay Ungar
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Major
de|f2 (fg) fedB|A2 F2 F3 A|B2G2G2
(FG)|B2A2A2 a2|f2 (fg) fedB|A2 FA DFAd|
(BG)Bd (cA)cd|e d2 )e d2:|
ag|fdf(a fd)fg|ag2(a g2)(gf)|e(dcB)
Ace^g|ba2b a2 (ag)|fdf(a fd)fg|ag2(a g2) (gf)|
e(dcB) Aceg|f d3 d2:|
ST. ANNE'S TUNE. English, Dance Tune. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. One of the tunes
used in the Abbots Bromley (Staffordshire) horn dance. "This four bar
melody is the same tune that Edie Sammons recalled (see "Edie Sammon's Tune") but with a
different rhythm. It was first published in 1924 in the 'Leaflet' of SS. Mary's
and Anne's Guild, St. Mary's and St. Anne's being schools in Abbots
Bromley" (Bullen). Bullen, Andrew, Country
Dance and Song, May 1987, Vol. 17, pg. 11.
SAINT-ANTOINE. AKA and see “Saint-Siméon
[1].” French-Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is
associated with the repertoire of master Québec fiddler Joseph Bouchard
(1905-1980), who recorded the tune in three parts. Source for notated version:
fiddler
ST. BASIL'S HYMN. Greek. A traditional tune for the
Greek New Year. Flying Fish FF‑266, Malcolm
Dalglish & Grey Larsen ‑ "Thunderhead" (1982). Yodel‑ay‑hee
#002, Critton Hollow Stringband ‑ "Sweet Home" (1983).
X:
1
T:St. Bernard's Waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
Q:100
C:Ward & Swallow
S:Play Intro-A-A-B-C
K:C
"C"[[.c/2G/2E/C/2]
[.c/2-c2G/2-G2E/2-E2C/2-C2]|"C"C,[CEG][CEG]|"C"G,[CEG
][CEG]|"C"C,[CEG][CEG]|"C"G,[CEG][CEG]||!
|:"C"e3|c3|Gz"Eaug".^G|"Am".AzG|"C"e3|"Edim"g3|"Dm"f3-|f2G|f3|d3|"G7"B
3|"Dm"A3|"G7"GBd|"G"g"D7"^f"G7"=f|"C"e"F7"_e"C"=e|"G7"dBG|"C"e3|c3|Gz"Ea
ug".^G|"Am".AzG|"C"E3|G2^G|"F"A3-|ABc|"C"c"G"B"F"A|"C"c"G"B"C"G|Gce|ggf|e
3|"G"d3|"C"c.G.A|"G".B"C".c"G".d:|!
"C"e2g|"G"d2g|"C"c"(knock)"zz|"(knock)"z2z|"C"G2A|"G"F2G|"C"E3|GAB|c3|"F"cBA|"G7"G2F
|"G"D3|G2F|D3|"Am"A2"Cdim"G|"G7".G"Dm".A"G".B|"C"e2g|"G"d2g|"C"czz|z2
z|"C"c3|c2B|"F7"A3|"G7"G"E+"^G"F"A|"C"c3|"F"B2A|"C"G2c|EGc|e2e|"G"fed|"C
"c.G"D7".A|"G".B"C".c"G".d||!|"C"e3|c3|Gz"Eaug".^G|"Am".AzG|"C"e3|"Edim"g3|"Dm"f3-|f2G|f3|d3|"G7"B
3|"Dm"A3|"G7"GBd|"G"g"D7"^f"G7"=f|"C"e"F7"_e"C"=e|"G7"dBG|"C"e3|c3|Gz"E+
".^G|"Am".AzG|"C"E3|G2^G|"F"A3-|ABc|"C"c"G"B"F"A|"C"c"G"B"C"G|Gce|ggf|e3|
"G"d3|"C"c3|"Fm6".d"Am".e"F".f|"C"[.G3.g3|"C".Czz||
ST. BERNARD'S WELL. AKA and see "Barnard's Will,"
"Shammie Breeches."
Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. St.
Bernard's Well is a mineral spring by the Water of Leith, on the outskirts
of
ST. BOTOLPH HORNPIPE. American, Hornpipe. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part).
Standard tuning. AABB. The name '
X:1
T:St. Botolph Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(3EFG | A>cB>A A>ce>c |
d>ef>g a>fe>c | A2 (c>B) A>ce>c | B>cB>A
G>EG>B |
A2 (c>B) A>ce>c |
d>ef>g (3aga e>c | f>ed>f e>cA>c | B>AG>B A2 :|
K:E
(GA) | (cB)B>B B2 (cd) |
e>de>f g2 (fg) | a>gf>a g>fe>g | f>ed>c B>AG>A |
(cB)B>B B2 (cd) | e>de>f g2 (fg) | a>gf>a g>fe>g |
f>ed>f e2 :|
ST. CATHERINE'S (REEL). Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Credited to A.M. Volti
in Kerr’s collection, presumably a relation to Carl Volti, who
contributed many tunes to the Kerr collections. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 66, pg. 9.
X:1
T:St. Catherine’s
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 66
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2 ge d2 BG|c2 AG (GF)ED|G2 ge
d2BG|EGFd BGG:|
|:d|g2 Be dBG2|EFGA GFED|g2 Be
dBG2|EGFd BGG:|
ST. CIARÁN’S BUSH. Irish, Hornpipe. Composed by
ST. CLAIR’S HORNPIPE
[1]. Canadian, Hornpipe. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Messer (Way Down
East), 1948; No. 69. Messer (Anthology
of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 115, pg. 72 (appears as "St.
Clair").
X:1
T:St.Clair
Hornpipe
R:Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:D
AG|FADF
Adcd|edcd e2ef|gfed edcB|ABAG F2AG|
FADF
Adcd|edcd e2ef|gfed cABc|d2f2 d2:|
|:FG|A^GAF
DFAF|GABc edcB|A^GAF DFAF|GFED E2FG|
A^GAF DFAF|GABc edcB|ABAF AGFE|D2F2
D2:|
ST.
CLAIR’S HORNPIPE [2].
X:1
T:St. Clair’s
Hornpipe [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 99
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A |
B/A/^G/A/ D/F/A/c/ | e/d/c/d/ F/A/e/f/ | f/e/^d/e/ A/c/e/g/ | (f/c/)(d/B/) AA |
B/A/^G/A/
D/F/A/c/ | e/d/c/d/ F/A/c/d/ | (f/e/).^d/.e/ (A/c/).e/.f/ | dfd :|
|: (e/f/) |
.g/(e/^d/e/) A/c/e/g/ | (f/d/)(c/d/) F/A/d/f/ | (e/c/)(^B/c/) E/A/c/e/ |
e/d/c/d/
(A/F/)(B/A/) | .g/(e/^d/e/) A/c/e/g/ | (f/d/)(c/d/) F/A/d/f/ |
(e/c/)(^B/c/)
E/A/c/e/ | (e/d/)(f/e/) d :|
ST. COLUMBA’S HYMN. AKA and see "Caol Mhiule"
(The Narrows of Mull).
ST. ELMO HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Shunster’s
Hornpipe,” “Sunshine Hornpipe.”
American, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. It sounds like a 19th
century stage hornpipe. Cole (1000 Fiddle
Tunes), 1940; pg. 98. Ryan’s Mammoth
Collection, 1883; pg. 132.
X:1
T:St. Elmo Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
cd | (3eae (3cec (3AcA (EA) | CEAc
ecAc | (3dfd (3cec (3BdB (3AcA | GBAF E2 (cd) |
eace AcEA | CEAc ecAc | (3dfd (3cec
(3BdB (3GBG | A2a2A2 :|
|: Bc | dBGB EGBc | dBGB d2 (cd) |
ec (3AcA (EA)cd | ec (3Ace a2 ga |
fdBd (3fed (3cBA | (3GAB (3AGF E2 (
cd) | (3eag (3fed (3cBA (3BAG | A2a2A2 :|
ST-FÉRÉOLE. French-Canadian, Reel. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Known as a beginner’s tune. St-Féréole is a town on the
north bank of the St. Laurence River, north east of Québec city.
X:1
T:St-Féréole
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group
Genticorum)
K:D
D/E/F/G/ AF/A/|dF A2|fe/d/
cA|B/A/B/c/ BA|D/E/F/g/ AF/A/|
dF A2|fe/d/ cA|B/A/B/c/ d2::A/c/d/e/
f/f/e/d/|ef g2|B/A/B/c/ BA/G/|
F/G/A/B/ A2|A/c/d/e/ f/f/e/d/|ef
g2|B/A/B/c/ B(3A/A/A/|B/A/B/c/ d2:|
ST. FRANCIS. Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes),
1980; No. 82, pg. 57.
ST. GEORGE FOR
***
Why should we boast of Arthur and his knights,
Knowing well how many men have endured fights?
For besides King Arthur and Lancelot du
Or Sir Tristram de Lionel, that fought for Ladies’ sake,
Read in old histories and there you shall see,
How St. George, St. George the Dragon made to flee.
Saint George he was for England,
St. Denis was for France,
Sing Honi soit qui mal y pense.
***
Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 2, 1859; pgs. 102‑103.
X:1
T:St. George for
M:C
L:1/8
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A2 AA A3B|A=GFE F4|FBBB BB B2|BAGF G2
EE|A2A2A2 AA|A2 A,A, E2 EE|
B2 BB BBBB|BAGF G4|A2 cc eeee|e2 EE
E2 FG|A3 E F3 C|DD EE A,2||zE|
A3B c2A2|d6 cB|A4 A2 GF|E6 E2|A6
A2|D6 F2|E6 E2|A,8||
ST. IVES FEAST. AKA and see “Bodmin Riding,” “Grand Turk’s March,” “Ct. Brown’s March.” AKA – “
ST. IVES WELL
PROCESSION.
AKA and see “Bodmin Riding,” “Grand Turk’s March,” “Ct. Brown’s March.” AKA – “St. Ives
Feastl.”
ST. JAMES' BASIN. English, Jig.
ST. JOBE'S WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Source for notated
version: A.L. Steeley with the Red Headed Fiddlers [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
2, 1995; pg. 304. Document 8038, The Red Headed
Fiddlers – “Texas Fiddle Bands” (reissue).
ST. JOE HORNPIPE. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
X:1
T:St. Joe Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:122
S:from Cyril Stinnett
A:Missuori
B:transcribed as #45 in OTFR
N:the
title likely refers to the northwest
Z:B. Shull, trans.; R.P. LaVaque, ABCs
K:Bb
(FGA|B2)d(f
b2)b(f|a2g2 (ga)ge|(Ac)ef a2(=ef|g2)f(=e fg)fc|! (Bc)df b2b(f|a2)g2
(g^fg)=e|(fa)gf =e(cA)c|B2(3cBA) B2:|! |:[B,2D2]|[B,2D2]DF B2Bc|(dcd)e
(dc)A(B|cd)c(B A)FGA|(BAB)(c dBFD|! [B,2D2]DF (BAB)c|(dcd)e (dc)A(B|cd)c(B
A)FG(A|Bd)cA B2:|!
ST.
JOHNSTON’S.
Irish, Hornpipe. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. The hornpipe
appears in
X:1
T:St.
Johnston’s
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
B:Luke O’Malley Collection of Irish Music,
vol. 1, No. 132 (1976)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Flat
Major
GA=A|:BGeB
=AecA|BGeB =AecA|Bcdc BAGA|(3BcB AF E2 (3GA=A|
BGeB
=AecA|BGeB =AecA|Bcdc BAGF|1 (3EGB (3eBG E2 (3GA=A:|2 (3EGB (3DFA E2 ed||
|:cdef gc
~c2|agfa gc ~c2|(3ded G2 (3ded G2|(3G,=BD (3GBd gfed|
cdef
gc~c2|agfa gc ~c2|(3ded G2 (3ded (3G=Bd|1 gfed c2 ed:|2 gfed c2 (3GA=A||
ST. JOSEPH'S REEL. American, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB.
Private collection (circulated among contra-dance musicians). Silberberg (Tunes
I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 137.
ST. KEVIN. Irish, Jig. B Flat Major (Kerr): D Major (Miller). Standard tuning. St.
Kevin (493-613) was an Irish saint, a contemporary and acquaintance of St.
Columba. He was both a hermit and an abbot, off and on, and was known as a
patient man and a friend to animals. One legend has it that the aged King
O’Tool of Glendalough, a pagan, made a pet of a goose. The beloved animal
became aged and weak, and the king, knowing of Kevin’s holiness and affinity
for animals, sent for the holy man. O’Tool demanded that Kevin make the goose
young again, which request Kevin said he would grant if he would be rewarded
with a gift of any land the goose would fly over. The king, knowing the bird
was flightless in its infirmity, readily agreed. Kevin then touched the bird and indeed the
years sloughed off. Now able to take
flight, the goose flew over the
X:1
T:St. Kevin
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 276
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
F|Bcd dcB|G3 GAB|FGF FBd|c3 d2F|Bcd
dcB|G3 GAB|FGF FBd|c3 BAB||
cAF dBG|c3 (A2B)|cAF dcB|A3
(c2^c)|dAA ABc|B3 (A2B)|cGG GAB|A3 c2||
ST. KILDA REEL, THE. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical Museum),
1987; pg. 4. Gow, The Beauties of Niel
Gow (1819).
X:1
T:St. Kilda’s Reel
M:C
L:1/8
S:From Ann Winnington’s music
manuscript book (No. 20), from the early 19th century.
N:Winnington was an American,
probably a pianist, who resided in
K:B_
f2 fe d(BB)d | f2 fe d(BB)d | f2 fe
d(BB)d | cdcB AFFA :|
|: d2 dc BGGB | dedB G2 GB | dedc BGGB
| cdcB AFFA :|
ST. KILDA WEDDING, THE (A' bhanais Irteach). Scottish (originally), Canadian;
Strathspey, Reel and Air.
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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 |
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A/A/A A2 A>cec|B/B/B (cA F2 (EF|A/A/A Acec|1 f/f/f (fe fefa:|2 f/f/f (fe fefg||
agab
aeea|fgag f2 (ed|cefg agfa|eaca B2 (AF:|
ST. KRISPAIN'S
COBBLERSGUILD TUNE. Flemish in origin. Rounder Records 0216, John McCutcheon ‑ "Step by
Step" (1986).
ST. LAWRENCE JIG. French Canadian, New
X:1
T:St. Lawrence
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
K:D
ABA FAd|f2d A2d|c2B G2B|B2A F2G|ABA FAd|f2d A2d|cec ABc|d3 d3:|
|:a2g
B2g|g2f A2d|cde ABc|dcB A2f|A2g B2g|g2f A2d|d2c cBc|d3 d3:|
ST. LEGER'S ROUND. See "Sellinger's
Round."
T:
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
S:Elias Howe –
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
FG|BAAFGB|AffAAf|GeeGGe|FddFFG|BAAFGB|AffAAf|GeeGGe|d3 z||
AFD|CEEAAc|ceeggb|baaffd|Acceeg|Addffa|z2 z Ace|f3 Ade|f3 Ace|g3 Ace|
g3
eag|f3 faf|e3 eae|dcdfec|d3||
ST. MARGARET'S HILL. English, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. ABB.
An early 18th century tune (1713) for a three-couple country dance set, first
published by Playford. St. Margaret’s Hill is in
ST. MARTIN'S. English, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). A Dorian/Minor. Standard
tuning. AABB. The tune was first published in Playford's English Dancing Master (1651). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 43. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 19.
X:1
T:
M:2/2
L:1/8
S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
|: E2 | AB c2 Bc d2 | c4 c2d2 |
e^fg2 f3e | e6 e^f |
g2 ^fe d2 de | =f2 ed c2 cd | e2 ec
B3A | A6 :|
|: z2 | B2e2B2c2 | B3A G^F E2 |
cde^f d3e | c6 e^f |
g2 de =f2 cd | e2 Bc d2 cd | e2 dc
B3A | A6 :|
ST. MARY'S. AKA and see “Ballymote,” “Church Street (Polka) [1],"
“Flanagan’s (Polka),” “Gurteen Cross,” “Oyster River (Reel),” “Paige’s.” Irish
(originally), English; Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Mallinson): AABB’
(Moylan): AA’BB’ (Callaghan). A polka from the north of