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THIEF OF LOCHABER (Meurlach Lochaber). Scottish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB' (Gatherer): AABBCCDD’ (Martin). The
melody can be found in Donald MacLeod's 3rd collection of bagpipe music and
owes its third and fourth parts to him. Martin (2002) maintains the melody is
based on an old drove route march, suggesting the title refers to cattle
raiding. Gatherer (1987) notes this tune was adapted from O'Neill's "Thief of Lough Erne." The tune was played
as “Thief of Lochaber” by both Sandy Coghill and the Battlefield Band. Gatherer (Gatherer’s Musical
Museum), 1987; pg. 18. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; pg. 7. Martin (Traditional Scottish
Fiddling), 2002; pg. 82. Flying Fish FF250,
Battlefield Band ‑ "Home is Where the Van Is" (1981).
THIEF OF LOUGH ERNE, THE (An Gadaide Ua
Loca-Ernai/Loc-Eirne). Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard.
AABB'. See also related Scottish tune “Thief of Lochaber.” O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979;
No. 963, pg. 178. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Thief of
Lough Erne, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G/A/|GED DED|Adc B2A|GEE EGE|GEE
E2A|
GED DED|Adc B2A|BGG G2A|BGG G2:|
|:A|BGG dGG|BGG dGG|AFF cFF|AFA
c2A|1 BGG dGG|BGG dGG|
Bdc B2A|BGG G2:|2 BGG dGG|gfe
dBG|B<dc B2A|BGG G2:|
THIEF ON THE LUM [1]. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Whalsay.
THIEF ON THE LUM [2]. Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland,
Unst. May be a Scottish tune, says Peter Cooke.
THIEGEEN A VARIGA. AKA and see "Tim the
Market Man."
THIEVING MAGPIE, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard.
AABB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 172, pg. 60.
THINK BEFORE YOU THINK
BEFORE YOU SPEAK! Irish, Reel. Composed
by Danú fiddler Jesse Smith. Shanachie 78030,
Danú – “Think Before You Think” (2000).
THINK OF ME. AKA and see "Jongle a Moi."
THIOS AG BEAL BEARNAIS. See "The Red Haired Man's Wife [2]."
THIOS COIS MA FAIRRGE (Down by the Sea). Irish, Air. Green Linnet SIF‑1084, Eugene O'Donnell ‑
"The Foggy Dew" (1988).
THIRD FIGURE,
THE.
Canadian, Reel.
THIRD OF AUGUST, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time).
G Major. Standard. AB. Source for notated version:
Hugh O'Beirne, professional fiddler from Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, c. 1846
(Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 557, pg. 295.
THIRD OF JULY. AKA and see “Cornshucker’s Frolic.” Old-Time, Breakdown. F Major. Standard.
AA'BB'. No one has discovered the significance, if
any, of the title. The source, the Red Brush Rowdies, were
a
THIRTY-EIGHT FORD REEL. Canadian, Reel.
THIRTY YEAR JIG. Swedish, Jig. Composed by Roger Tallroth,
guitar and bouzouki player of the Swedish group Väsen's in honor of the group’s
nyckelharpa player Olov Johansson's 30th birthday.
THIRTY YEARS AGO (Triocad Bliadain O Ston/Soin). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 181. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1632, pg. 303. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Thirty
Years Ago
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill –
Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
Bc|dBeB dBAB|GFGA GDGA|BGBd
cBAG|FGAF D2 Bc|
dBeB dBAB|GFGA GABc|defe dcAF|G2 {A}GF
G2:|
|:(3DEF|GFGA B2AG|FGAF DEFD|GFGA B2 AG|Adde dcBA|
GFGA
B2 AG|FGAB c2 Bc|defe dcAF|G2{A}GF G2:|
THIRTY-TWO (32) AOUT, LE. AKA and see "Louison Louisette [1]."
THIS FAIR MAID TO THE
MEADOW'S GONE. Irish, Air (4/4
time). D Dorian. Standard.
One part.
***
This fair maid to the meadow's gone,
To pull the flowers just as they spring,
Until she has her apron full.
***
Source for notated version:
"Sent to me (in) 1884 by Mr. Francis Hogan of South Lodge, Brenormore,
near Carrick‑on‑Suir, a good musician and a great enthusiast in
Irish music and songs" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909;
No. 283, pg. 134.
X:1
T:This fair
maid to the meadow’s gone
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Dorian
D/G/|A3G BAGE|D2D2 D3c|B2 AB
d2cB|AGEG A3c|
Bdef g2fe|dBAG E2DG|A3G
BAGE|D2D2D3||
THIS GLOOM ON MY SOUL (Tha m'aigne fo ghruaim). Scottish, Slow
Air (3/4 time). A Major. Standard.
AAB. "This air has a variety of Gaelic verses to
it, but those most entitled to the denomination of a poem, are Dugald Buchanan's
reflections on turning up and surveying a scull, which he handles with a
versatility of talent worthy of a genuine poet" (Fraser). Fraser (The Airs and Melodies
Peculiar to the
X:1
T:This gloom on my soul
T:Tha m’aigne fo ghruaim
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
S:Fraser Collection (1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
a>g|f2e2c2|B3z c>B|A2F2E2|F3z c>e|f2c2e2|B4A2|(A6|A2)z2:|
c>e|f2e2f2|e3z a>g|f2e2c2|e3z f>a|b2f2a2|e4c2|(B6|B2)z2 a>g|
f2
e2 c2|B3z c>B|A2F2E2|F3z c>e|f2c2e2|B4A2|(A6|A2)z2||
THIS IS MY LOVE, DO
YOU LIKE HER?
AKA and see “Anton a’Bhearnais,”
“Bundle and Go [4],” "I Lost My Love," “Kiss the Maid Behind the Bier,”
“My Love in the Morning,” “Old Comrades.” Irish, Slide. A Dorian. Standard tuning. The tune
can be found in Scottish sources (e.g. Kerr) as “I Lost My Love.” A variant of “Sweet Biddy Daly.”
Green Linnet SIF 3013, Bothy Band –
“Out of the Wind, Into the Sun.” Michael
Tubridy – “The Eagle’s Whistle.”
X:1
T:This is
My Love, Do You Like Her
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:learned
from David Kidd
R:Jig
Z:Lorna
LaVerne
K:Edor
~E3 EDB, | G3 G2A | ~B3 BAF| d3 d2A
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Bec d2B | ABA FED | FAB AFD | E2F G2F |
~E3 EDB, | G3 G2A | ~B3 BAF| d3 d2A
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Bec d2B | ABA FED | FAB AFD | E3 E2A
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Bee edB | Add dBA | Bee edc | d2f
e2d |
Bec d2B | ABA FED | FAB AFD | E2F
G2A |
Bee edB | Add dBA | Bee edc | d2f
e2d |
Bec d2B | ABA FED | FAB AFD | E3 E3
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X:2
T:This is My Love, Do You Like Her
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
ABA AGA|cdc c2d|efe ede|g3 e2a|
gec cge|dBG GAB|c2A BGE|1 c3 A2E:|2 c3 A2g||
aba age|gag geg|aba age|g3 e2a|
gec cge|dBG GAB|c2A BGE|1 c3 A2g:|2 c3 A2E||
THIS IS NO MY AIN
HOUSE. AKA and see "Colonel David
Stewart of Garth's Reel." Scottish, Shetland; Reel
or ("Very Slow" {Gow}) Strathspey. Shetland, Whalsay. D Major
(Aird, Athole, Emmerson, Kerr): C Major (Dick, Emmerson, Thomson). Standard tuning. AAB (most versions):
AABB’ (Aird). Bonnie Prince Charlie danced to this tune at the house of
Lude, near Blair, before the battle of Prestonpans, 1745 {he won that one}
(Marshall monogram, 1845 Collection, and Winstock 1970). Country dance
directions were recovered to the tune from the Holmain Manuscript from Dumfries‑shire (c. 1710‑1750).
The earliest record of the tune, which appears to be a set of "De'il Stick the/da Minister,"
is from David Young's Duke of Perth
Manuscript (AKA the Drummond Castle
Manuscript) of 1734 (where it is listed as a country dance), and Thomson's Orpheus Caledonius, 1733. Gow published
it twice, the second time in Sixth Collection,
1822, under the title "Colonel David Stewart of Garth's Reel," and it
appears in James Aird's 1782 collection. It is now played as a strathspey in
***
This is no me ain hoose
I ken by the tickin o it
Bread and butter were my door's cheeks
And pancakes were the tickin o it.
***
The couplet
is very similar one in “This is no my ain house” printed in G.S. MacQuoid’s Jacobite Songs and Ballads, an allegory
for feelings of displacement after the failure of the Jacobite rebellion. Poet
Allan Ramsay (1686-1758) recast “This is no my ain house” as a love song, which
goes:
***
This is no my ain house,
I ken by the rigging o’t;
Since with my love I’ve changed my vows,
I dinna like the bigging o’t:
For now that I’m young Robie’s bride,
And mistress of his fire-side,
Mine ain house I’ll like to guide,
And please me with the trigging o’t.
***
Then farewell to my father’s house,
I gang where love invites me;
The strictest duty this allows,
When love with honour meets me.
When Hymen moulds us into ane,
My Robie’s nearer than my kin,
And to refuse him were a sin,
Sae lang’s he kindly
treats me.
***
When I’m in mine ain house,
True love shall be a hand ay,
To make me still a prudent spouse,
And let my man command ay;
Avoiding ilka cause of strife,
The common pest of married life,
That makes ane wearied of his wife,
And breaks the kindly band ay.
***
All these
versions were probably predated by a children’s song with the title “This is no
my ain house.” William Stenhouse, writing in Illustrations to the Scots Musical Museum (No. 237), indicates its an “old nursery ditty” from which Ramsay borrowed a line
or two for the inspiration for his poem.
***
Aird (Selection of Scotch,
English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. 2, 1782; No. 176 pg. 65. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers
and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 28, pgs. 49‑50.
Carlin (The Gow
Collection), 1986; No. 225. Dick, No. 96. Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and
Tremblin’ String), 1971; Nos. 12‑13, pg. 131. Gow (First Collection of Niel
Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised 1801); pg. 28. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 13, No. 2,
pg. 9. MacDonald (The
Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 63. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection),
1884; pg. 105. Thomson, Orpheus Caledonius, 1733; No. 32.
X:1
T:This is No’ My Ain House
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|FAAa f2 ed|B/c/d AF BEEG|FA Da f2 ed|B/c/d AG FDD:|
A|FAAd B/c/d AF|GBAF BEEG|F(AA)d B/c/d AF|GBAG FDDG|
FAAd
B/c/d AF|GBAF BEEG|FADa gfed|B/c/d AG FDD||
THIS IS NO MY AIN
LASSIE [1]. English,
Scottish; Hornpipe.
THIS IS NO MY AIN LASSIE [2]. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB (Howe): AABB (Sweet). A relative of "This is no my ain
Hoose." Howe (1000
Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 122. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 56.
X:1
T:This is No My Ain Lassie [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
A | FA D a {g}f2 ed | (B/c/d) (AF) BEEG | FA D a {g}f2 (ed) | (B/c/d) {B}AF AD D ||
G | (F/G/A) DA (F/G/A) B>A | (F/G/A) D>f eE E>G | (F.G.A) DA (F/G/A) B>A |(B/c/d) (c/d/e) dD D>G |
(F/G/A) DA (F/G/A) BA | (F/G/A) D f eE E<g |a>fg>e f>de>c | d>BA>F AD D2 ||
THIS IS NOT MY
SWEETHEART (Ni Sise Mo Muirnin). Irish, Air (4/4
time). C Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: credited to Chicago Police
Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from
X:1
T:This is
Not My Sweetheart
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill –
Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G|EGGA c2 cG|A/B/c GE {G}FDDG|EGGA c2 g>e|c>AG>F EC C:|
||G|EGGc AcGE|FAGC B,DDG|EGGc AcGE|FAG>F ECCG|
EGGc AcGE|FAGC B,DDG|EGGA
c2 g>e|c>AG>F EC C||
THIS LIFE IS ALL
CHEQUERED. AKA and see "Life is All Chequered,"
"The Black Rogue [1]."
THISTLE [1],
THE.
Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Hardings All‑Round Collection,
1905; No. 100, pg. 32.
X:1
T:Thistle,
The [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 100 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B Flat
d/c/|.B.F.D.F|B>cdg|fdcB|Ac
cd/c/|BFDF|B>cdg|fdcd|Bz B:|
|:f|bagf|b2 Bg|fdcB|Accf|bagf|b2
Bg|fdcd|Bz B:|
THISTLE [2],
THE. Scottish,
X:1
T:Thistle,
The [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, No. 9 (c.
1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(C<E) E>C E2
E>F|A>Bc>B B<A A>G|(D<F) F>E F2
F>c|d>cB>A (G<B) B>c|
(C<E) E<C E2
E>F|A>Bc>B B<A A>E|(3FGA (3GAB (3ABc
(3Bcd|(3cBA (3BAG A2A2||
c<e e>c e2 e>c|e>f
(e<c) A2A2|d<f f>g a>gf>e|e>f (e<c) B2 B>c|
e>f e<c e>f e<c|e>f
e<c A2 (AE)|(3FGA (3GAB (3ABc (3Bcd|(3cBA (3BAG A2
A2||
THISTLE HORNPIPE, THE. Scottish, Hornpipe. B Flat
Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Honeyman (Strathspey,
Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 53.
X:1
T:Thistle
Hornpipe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Honeyman
– Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
F2|B>AB>d c>ec>A|(3BAB d>B G2 F2|B>AB>d g>fd>B|c>=Bc>d
c2 F2|
B>AB>d c>ec>A|(3BAB d>B G2 F>E|(3DFB (3dcB (3Agf (3edc|B2 b2 B2:|
|:f2|g>fg>a b2 b2|(3BAB d>B G2 F2|B>AB>d G>fd>B|c>=Bc>d
c2 f2|
g>fg>a b2 b2|(3BAB
d>B G2 F>E|(3DFB (3dcB (3Agf (3edc|B2 b2 B2:|