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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
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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] |
TWA
FIDDLES AT DA FIRESIDE. Shetland, Air (4/4 time). G Major.
Standard. AAB. "Composed on a stormy night in December, 1978, while
sitting at the fireside with Linda Keen, a pupil form the
TWAS
A YOUTHFUL KNIGHT, WHICH LOVED A GALLANT LADY. AKA and see "Shepherd,
Saw Thou Not," "Crimson
Velvet." The air appears under this title in Friesche Lust‑Hof (
TWAS DOWN IN THE
MEADOWS. Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. "This is a song on the old and well‑worn theme
of a young man returning disguised to his lover, and after an interview in
which he proves her faithfulness, reveals himself and all is happy. I know
nothing about the song farther than this‑‑that I learned it in my
childhood from hearing it sung by members of my family. There were, of course,
more verses; but those I give here are all that I can remember. As to the air:‑‑the
first part is a version of the first part of 'Limerick's Lamentation' to which
Moore has written his song 'When cold the earth': but the second part strays so
widely from the corresponding part of Moore's air as to form, in fact, a
different melody" (Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 421, pgs. 232‑233.
'TWAS
IN THE END OF KING JAMES’S STREET. Irish, Air (4/4 time). D
Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. "This air has clung to my memory
from the dim days of my childhood. I remember four lines of the song; from
which it appears that it belongs to
***
‘Twas in the end of King Jame’s Street
***
Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 48, pgs. 26‑27.
X:1
T:’Twas in the end of King James’s
Street
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Mix
B/c/|d2 dc B2 GA|B2c2 A3d|d2A2G2
AG|FD D2 C3G|B2cB BA (3AGF|
G2G2A2 DE|FGAF GFEC|D4 D3||
'TWAS
ON A SUMMER MORNING (Air Maidin La
Samrad). Irish,
Air (2/4 time, "tenderly"). F Major. Standard. AB. Source for notated
version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from
X:1
T:Twas on a Summer Morning
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Tenderly”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
c/d/4e/4 f>e d>c|c2
A(3F/A/c/|d2 G>A|F2 z||A/B/|cd/e/ fg|fe ze/f/|
gc/d/ e>d|c2 z c/d/4e/4|f>e
{e}d>c|c2 A(3F/A/c/|d2 G>A|F3||
‘TWAS
ON A SUMMER EVENING [1]. Irish, Air (6/8 time). E Flat
Major. Standard. One part. Stanford notes: “A duplicate of this tune occurs
with the title ‘Twas on a Summer’s morning.’”Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 431, pg.
109.
X:1
T:’Twas on a summer evening [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 431
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
B/G/ | E2 F G2A | B2A B2G | E2F G2 A
| (B3B2) B | g2f g2f | e2d B2d |
e2d B2B | (B3 B2) c/d/ | e2d B2c |
_d22c d2e | E2F G2A | B3 Bcd |
e2d efg | B3 G2B | A2G E2E | (E3 E2)
||
‘TWAS
ON A SUMMER EVENING [2]. Irish, Air (6/8 time). E Flat
Major. Standard. One part. Source for notated version: “(The Irish collector) Mr.
Joyce, from Joseph Martin” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 432, pg.
109.
X:1
T:’Twas on a summer evening [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:”Allegretto”
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 432
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
B/A/ | G2B E2F | G3 e2B | AGF E2E |
E3 E2F | G2B cdB | e2g f2d |
edc BAG | F3 F2A | G2B cdB | e3 f2e
| dec BAG | F3 F2A |
G2B E2F | G3 e2B | AGF E2E | (E3 E2)
||
'TWAS ON A WINDY NIGHT. AKA and see "Barney
Brallaghan."
'TWAS
ON THE FIRST OF MAY BRAVE BOYS. AKA and see "Let Us Leave That As It Is,"
"Darby O'Leary," "Fagamaoid Sud Mar Ata Se,"
"Galbally Farmer." Irish,
Air (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. ABChorus. Source for notated version: “From
Rev. Meaze(sic), Rathmullen” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 388, pg.
98.
X:1
T:’Twas on the first of May, brave
boys.
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 388
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | D2G G2G | G2F D2D | (DB)B Bc d |
c3 z2A | B2B B2G |
A2F D2F | G2F D2D | (D3 D2) || D |
D2d d2d | d2e =f2d | c2c (cB)A |
B3 z2c | d2d d2c | B2G B2c | d2G G2A
| d3 || c2B | A2D D2E | (FE)F D2D |
D2G A2B | c3A2A | d2d dc B | c2B
(AB) c | d2G FG A | G3 G2 ||
TWAS SO DIFFERENT IN
THE MORNING. Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major.
Standard. AB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish
Music), 1915; No. 55, pg. 36.
X:1
T:’Twas so Different in the Morning
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
DF | G2 GA B2 A>G | A2 AG E2 DF |
G2G2G2 Bd | e4 d2d2 | e2 ed B2 Bd |
cBAG E2 DF | G<G B<d e2 dB |
A4 G2 D2 | G2 GA B2 BA | G2 GE D2 DF |
G2GG G2 Bd | e4 d2 dB | e2 ed B2 Bd
| cBAG E2 DE | G<G B<d e2 dB | A4 G2 ||
TWAS WHEN THE SEA WAS
ROARING. AKA and see "Melancholy Nymph" (Handel).
English, Air. Published by John Gay, The
Beggar's Opera. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 58.
TWAS
WITHIN A FURLONG OF
'TWAS WITHIN A MILE OF
TWEEDDALE CLUB, THE. Scottish (originally),
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:Tweeddale Club, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
c|G<E c>G A>G E<c|G<E c>E d<D D>c|1 G<E c>G A>Bc>A|G<cE<c D2C:|2
G<E c>G A>B c<a|g>cf>e d2c||:e/f/|g<c g>e c>g e<g|a<d a>f d>e f<a|1
g<c g>e c>ge>g|(3 faf (3ege d2c:|2 g<c a>f e<c B>G|A<c G>c D2C||
X:2
T:Tweeddale Club, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
C:Nathaniel Gow
B:Gow – 3rd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pgs. 14-15 (orig. 1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
c|G<Ec>G “tr”A>GEc|G<EcE dDDc|1 GEcG A>BcA|GeEc “tr”D2C:|2
GEcG A>Bca|gcfe “tr”d2c||:e/f/|gcg>e cgeg|ada>f “tr”d>ef>a|1 gcge cgeg|
(3faf (3ege “tr”d2c:||2 geaf ecBG|A<cE<c “tr”D2C||
TWEEDSIDE. AKA ‑ "Kilrush Air"
(Irish). Scottish, English; Air (3/4 time).
***
As an
instrumental piece, “Tweedside” also appears in numerous publications in
England and Scotland, including—to name some of the earlier appearances—the
Scottish McFarlane Collection of
1740, Adam Craig’s Collection of the
Choicest Scots Tunes (1730), Francis Peacock’s Fifty Favourite Scotch Airs (1762), and Englishman Daniel Wright’s Compleat Collection of celebrated country
Dances (1740). It apparently suffered from the vagaries of fashion, for we
read in a 1755 Edinburgh concert program that "Tweedside" was
"newly set in the Italian manner (for the sake of variety) by Signor
Pasquali" (Emmerson, 1971), and it was included in the McLean Collection of 1772, in drawing‑room
style. “Tweedside” can be found as well in many instrument tutorial
publications of the period. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular
Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The Northern Minstrel's Budget"),
which he published c. 1800.
***
Like most
popular airs, “Tweedside” was imported to America and appears in several late
18th century and early 19th century publications, such as
Riley’s Flute Melodies, vol. 2
(1817), and the music manuscript copybook of Henry Livingston, Jr.
X:1
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:Set as a “duett”
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
(c2B2) (A>B) | (c>d/2e/4) (dc) (BA) | B2 (E>d) (cB) | A4 :|
X:2
T:
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book III, pg. 68 (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c>B | A2E2F2 | A3Bcd | ({c}”tr”B4) cB | A2E2F2 | A2 (ed)(cB) |
A4 cB |
A2E2F2 | (AGA)Bcd | “tr”B4 AB | c2
(dc)(BA) | B2E2”tr”G2 | A4 :: c>d | ({c/d/}e2) (dc)(BA) |
e2 (fe)(dc) | B3 Bcd | e2 (dc)(BA) |
e2 (fe)(dc) | e4 ({f/g/}a2) | ({f}e2) (dc)”tr”(BA) |
c2 (dc)(BA) | “tr”B4AB | c2 (dc)(BA)
| B2E2”tr”G2 | A4 :: c>B | A2E2F2 | (A/E/D/E/) (A/E/)(B/E/) (c/E/)(d/E/) |
{c}[E4B4] cB | A2E2F2 | A(c/d/) edcB
| A4 cB | A2E2F2 | (A/E/F/G/) (A/B/c/d/) (e/c/B/A/) |
“tr”[E4B4] AB | (c>d/2e/4) dcBA |
(Fd) “tr”B3A | A4 :: c>d |
({c/d/}e2) (dc) (BA) | (e/c/B/A/) (a/g/f/e/ d)c |
B3Bcd | ({c/d/}e2) (3dec (3BcA |
e>=g fe (dc/)d/ | e4 ({f/g/}a2) | ({f}e2) dcBA | (ef/4=g/4) fedc |
“tr”[E4B4] AB | (c/e/d/c/)
(d/e/f/g/) (a/e/d/c/) | (3d/c/B/ (3c/B/A/ “tr”B3A | A4 :|
N:””The two last strains 8 notes
higher”
({A/B/}cB | A2E2FG | A/(E/F/G/)
(A/E/)(B/E/) (c/E/)(d/E/) | [E4B4] cB | A2E2FG | Afed (3e/d/c/ (3d/c/B/ |
A4(cB) | A/B/c/A/
E/E/”tr”(E/>D/2E/4) F/F/(G/F/4/G/4) | (A/E/)(G/E/) (A/E/)(G/E/) (A/E/)(B/E/)
(c/E/)(d/E/) |
[E4B4] AB | (cd/4e/4) dcBA | f>B
“tr”B3A | A4 :: c>d | ({c/d/}e2) dcBA | (ef/8e/8d/8e/8) fedc |
“tr”B4cd | ({c/d/}e2) dcBA |
e2(fe)(dc/d/) | e3(f/g/ a/f/g/a/) | ({f}e2 dcBA | (cd/4e/4) dcBA | “tr”B4AB |
c/c/”tr”c/>B/c/4)
d/d/”tr”(d/>c/d/4) e/e/”tr”(e/>c/e/4) | f>B “tr”B3A | A4 :|
X:3
T:
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Geoghegan – Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes (c. 1745-46)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
KG
BA | G2D2E2 | G3A Bc | {B}A4 BA |
G2D2E2 | G2 cBAB | G4 BA | G2D2E2 |
c2 edcB | {B}A4 GA | BdcB AG | D2 cB
AB | G4 :: Bc | ({B/c/}d2) cBAG | d2 edcB |
A4 Bc | d2 cBAG | GFGABc | d4
(ef/g/) | edcB AG | c2 edcB | “tr”A4 GA | BdcB AG |
D2 cB AB | G4 ||
TWEEDSIDE LASSES, THE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker (1819-1905). According to
Paul Stewart Cranford (1991) the tune still has currency among
TWELFTH
TWELVE DAYS OF
CHRISTMAS, THE. English, Air.
X:1
T:Twelve Days of Christmas, The
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian
Minstrelsy (1882)
N:The first verse (“On the first day of Christmas”) is the first line of music.
N:The second line of music picks up from “The twelth day of Christmas…”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2 GA|(GF) ED|GG BG|d3F|G2 (Bd)|cA (GF)|G3||/
D|G2 GA|(GF) ED|GG BG|d4|c2 Ac|BG z2|cc Ac|Bg z2|
c2Ac|BG z2|c2 Ac|BG z2|c2 Ac|BG z2|c2 Ac|Bg z2|c2 Ac|
d2d2|G2B2|E2 z2|F2 AF|D2 z2|G2B2|E2 z2|F2 AF|D2 EF|
G2
(Bd)|cA (GF)|G3||
TWELVE LOCKS, THE. AKA and see "The
Twister," "Jackson's
Reel [2]," "The Dublin Reel,"
"The Dublin Lasses [3],"
"Athens," "Victor Wild," "The Clogher Reel," "The Union Reel," "The Westmeath Hunt," "The Shuffle Reel," "Miss Daly's Reel."
TWELVE PINS. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by
X:1
T:Twelve Pins
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
dB ~B2 dB ~B2 | dA ~A2 dA ~A2 | DE FG AB cA | de fg af ge |
dB ~B2 dB ~B2 | dA ~A2 dA ~A2 | DE FG AB cA | dB cA BG G2 :|
|: f2 fe de fg | ad ~d2 dc AB | c3d cB AB | cA dc AG EG |
f2 fe de fg | ad ~d2 dc AB | c3d cB AB | cA GE FD D2 :||
X:2
T: The Twelve Pins
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Charlie Lennon
R:reel
Z:Barney
K:G
dB
(3BBB dB GB|dA (3AAA dA FA|DE
dB
(3BBB dB gB|dA (3AAA fd AF|DE
dB
(3BBB dB gB|dA (3AAA fd AF|DA
dB
(3BBB dB gB|dA (3AAA fd AF|DA
f3 e de fg|ad fd cA AB|cA (3AAA DF AB|ce dB {d}cA A2|
(3fgf ef de fg|(3agf ga fd AB|(3ccB {d}cB cB Ad|(3ccc dc AG G2|
fd (3ddd ad (3ddd|{g}fd ed cA AB|ce dB cd eg|ab ga fd de|
~f3 g ~a3 g|~f3 d cA AB|cB cB cB AB|(3ccc dB AG G2||
TWENTY EIGHTH OF
JANUARY. AKA and see "Miller's Reel [1]," "The Twenty Second of February." Old‑Time,
Breakdown.
X:1
T:28th of January
L:1/8
M:C|
K:Ador
“Am”A,A,CC “Dm”DDFD|”Am”A,A,CC
“Dm”D4|”Am”ABcB AGEG|
ABcB AGE2|”Am”A,A,CC
“Dm”DDFD|”Am”A,A,CC “Dm”D4|”Am”Acda (3gfe dc|
“G”AG “Am”A2 A4:|
|:e a3 abag|egab a2gf|efga bagf|efga
bagf|e2a2 abag|egab a2gf| efgf edcA|EG A2A4:|
TWENTY FIFTH
K.S.O.B.'s. Scottish, March. Traditional. Olympic 6151, The Scottish Fiddle Festival Orchestra ‑
"Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978).
TWENTY FIRST OF AUGUST. AKA and see "Charles of
Sweden,” “The Cheat,” “Cheat or Swing,” "Come Jolly Bacchus," “The Coquette [3],” "(Glorious) First of August," "Frisky Jenny," "The Gallant Weaver," “In My Cottage Near a Wood,” “Pretty Polly [5],” "The Tenth of June," "The Weaver's March.” The twenty-first of
August is the birthday of the English king, William IV, in 1765.
TWENTY FIFTH OF MAY, THE.
English, Country Dance Tune (whole time). D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCC. The melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s
1765 country dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200
Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 148.
X:148
T:Twenty fifth of May
M:C
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d/d/d df d/d/d fa|d/d/d ad’ {c’}b2 ag|b>gb>g a>fa>f|(b/g/)f e(d/c/) d2 D2:|
|:d>fd>f e>ge>g|f>af>a g2 fe|b>gb>g a>fa>f|(e/g/)f e(d/c/) d4:|
|:(d/c/d)
(A/G/F) d>A F>D|(E/F/E) (F/G/A) G>F E2|(d/c/d) (A/G/F) d>A
F>D|(E/F/E) G>B A>F D2:||
TWENTY FIFTH’S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS’ FAREWELL TO
TWENTY MAY PLAY AS
WELL AS ONE. English, Country Dance Tunes (2/4
time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. One of the "missing tunes"
from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript. The melody was
also published by John Johnson in his 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol.
8 (London, 1758). The title may refer to a roulette wheel, or similar gambling
device, as illustrated in this excerpt from Merry Andrew, or Humours of a
Fair (1815):
***
A little further we saw one with the
Wheel of Fortune before him,
playing with children for oranges.
What do you say? Twenty may
play as well as one. Ay, and all may
lose I suppose. Go away, sirrah,
what, do you teach children to game!
Gaming is a scandalous practice.
The gamester, the liar, the thief,
and the pickpocket are all first cousins,
and ought to be turned out of
company.
***
Thompson (Compleat
Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 129.
X:1
T:Twenty may play as well as one
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B|GB (de/f/)|gdBG|ceAc|BGAF|GB (de/f/)|gdBG|ceAc|B2 G:|
|:B|(g/f/e/f/)
(g/f/e/f/)|gBgB|(g/f/e/f/) (g/f/e/f/)|aAaA|(g/f/e/f/) (g/f/e/f/)|gBdB|(c/A/c)
(B/G/F)|G2 G,:||
TWENTY NINTH NOVEMBER, THE.
English, Hornpipe.
TWENTY NINTH OF MAY, THE. AKA ‑ "All Things Bright and
Beautiful," "May Hill, "The Jovial Crew," "The Jovial Beggars," "Restoration of King Charles."
English, Morris and Country Dance Tune (2/2 or 4/4 time). D Major (Barnes,
Karpeles, Kidson, Raven, Sharp): G Major (Bacon, Callaghan, Mallinson).
Standard tuning. AB (Sharp): AAB (Barnes, Karpeles, Kidson, Raven): AABA
(Bacon): AABB, x4 (Callaghan, Mallinson). The air was published in Playford's Dancing Master of 1686 and all later
editions, sometimes even appearing twice, with different names (such as
"The Jovial Beggars"). It also appears in Playford’s Apollo’s Banquet. The title date refers
to the day Charles II landed in
X:1
T:Twenty-Ninth of May, The
L:1/8
M:2/2
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909)
K:D
a2f2g2f2|edcB A2f2|g2B c3
B/c/|d2A2F2 ED|
a2f2 g2f2|edcB A2f2|g2B c3 B/c/|d2A2
F2 ED||
F2 A4 GF|G2B4 B2|cd e2 cd e2|c2 Bc
A2 de|
f2 ef d2 ef|g2 fg e2 fg|a2 B2 c3
B/c/|d2A2F2 ED||
TWENTY ONE, THE. AKA - “The 21
TWENTY ONE YEARS. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
TWENTY SECOND OF
FEBRUARY. AKA and see "Miller's Reel [1]," "Twenty Eighth of January." American, Reel.
A Major. Standard tuning. AB. The melody, whose title commemorates first
American President George Washington's birthday, appears under this title in
George P. Knauff's publication Virginia
Reels, volume II (
X:1
T:Twenty Second of February
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:reel
B:George P. Knauff – Virginia
Reels, vol. II (Baltimore, 1839)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
F|(EC/E/) Dz|(BG/B/) Az|B/e/c/E/
d/E/c/E/|(B/c/B/A/) (A/G/F/E/)|EC/E/ Dz|
BG/B/ Az|(f/d/g/e/)
(a/f/e/d/)|c/B/A/G/ A||(f/g/)|ag/a/ (fg/a/)|b2 (a/g/f/e/)|g/e/b/e/ g/e/b/e/|
(f/g/a/f/) (ef/g/)|(ag/a/)
(f/g/a/f/)|(ef/e/) (d/c/B/A/)|f/d/g/e/ (a/f/e/d/)|c/B/A/G/ A||
TWENTY SECOND OF MARCH. Scottish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 347, pg.
37.
X:1
T:22nd of March
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 347 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2 | DGGG GBdf | gfga gdBG | FGAB
cedB |1 A2A2A2 :|2 G2B2G2 ||
|: D2 | B,DGD BAGF | ECEA cBAG |
FDFA dcBA | GFGA B2D2 |
B,DGD BAGF | ECEA cBAG | FGAB cdef |
g2b2g2 :|
TWENTY-SOMETHING.
English, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by
Jonathan Jensen. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg.
135.
TWICE TRICKED. AKA and see “Bob Thompson’s Favourite,” “The Corovat Jig [1],” “Custom House,” “The Geese in the Bog [2],” “The Green Meadow [2],” “The Grouse in the
Bog,” “The Humours of
Limerick [2],” “Jackson’s Coola,”
“Jackson’s Walk to Limerick,”
“The Mountain Lark [5],” “Wiseman’s Favourite.” Irish, Jig.
The tune appears in Samuel
Holden’s Collection of Old-Established
Irish Slow and Quick Tunes (vol. I-II, 1806-07). See note for “Jackson’s Walk to Limerick.”
TWIG THE MERCER.
English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). E Mixolydian. Standard tuning.
AABB. The melody is unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson’s
1757 country dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200
Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 140.
X:1
T:Twig the Mercer
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emix
[E2B2e2] BG|ADFA|[E2B2e2] BG|Bcef|ecdB|ADFA|[E2B2e2] BG|BEGB:|
|:(e/g/f/e/)
(af)|fBdf|(e/g/f/e/) (af)|geaf|(ge)(af)|fBdf|[E2B2e2] BG|BEGB:||
TWILIGHT. American, Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. C Major. Standard tuning. AAB.
Bayard (1981) says the first part of this tune and the first of Ford's "John Brown [1]" show resemblance
to each other. Source for notated version: John Taylor (fiddler from Greene
County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance
to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 96, pg. 57.
TWILIGHT IN PORTROE. AKA and see “Michael Reilly’s,”
“Seán Ryan’s Dream.” Irish, Reel. A
Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. This was Nenagh, Tipperary, fiddler Seán Ryan’s
(d. 1985) title for the tune. It was mistakenly listed as “The Dawn” on De
Danann’s album “Mist Covered Mountain.” As “Michael Reilly’s” the tune is
rendered in the key of ‘G’. Ryan (The
Hidden
X:1
T:Twilight in Portroe
T:Dawn, The
C:Seán Ryan (-1985)
R:reel
K:A
A2ce D2{A}FD|E2GB ~A3c|d2{a}fd
{a}edcA|~B2cA {c}BAec|
A2ce d2{a}fd|~E2GB ~A3c|d2{a}fd
{a}edcA|(3BcB AB cA~A2||
"variation of first part"
A2ce d2{a}fd|e2gb ~a3c|de{a}fd
{a}edcA|BcAB cAFE|
A2ce d2{a}fd|e2gb ~a3c|df~f2
{a}edcA|BcAB cA{c}AB||
c2ec fc{a}ec|~A3c BAFD|~E3F
ABcA|defg ae{a}fe|
c2ec fc{a}ec|A2Ac BAFA|~E3F
ABcA|dfed cA{c}AB||
"variation of second part"
ce~e2 (3faf ec|A2cA {c}BAFA|E2EF
A2Bc|defd ae{a}fe|
ce{a}ec fe{a}ec|~A3c BAFA|E2EF
A2Bc|dfed cA~A2||
TWILIGHT STAR, THE (Realt An Clapsolais). AKA and see "Silver Star Hornpipe," "The Star Hornpipe [4]." Irish,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 183.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1641, pg. 305.
X:1
T:Twilight Star, The [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G/B/A/F/ G/D/B,/D/|G/B/e/c/
de/f/|g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/|F?G/A/B/ A/D/E/F/|
G/B/A/F/ G/D/B,/D/|G/B/e/c/
de/f/|g/f/g/d/ e/c/A/F/|GG G:|
|:B/c/|dd/B/ gg/d/|ee/c/ aa/g/|ff/e/
d/c/B/A/|B/e/d/^c/ dB/=c/|
dd/B/ gg/d/|ee/c/ aa/g/|f/g/f/e/
d/c/B/A/|GG G:|
TWILIGHT WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. Starday SLP 235, Curly
Fox (
TWIN BROTHERS [1], THE (Na Dearbratairide Amaon). AKA and see “Boil the Kettle Early [3],”
“The Cloontia Reel,” “The Far Field,” "An Garda Nua," "Lady Cork's Reel,” “Michael Dwyer’s Favourite,” “Nancy in the Hobble,” "The New Policeman [3]," "Paddy Bolster's Reel," "The Tinker's Stick.” Irish, Reel. G
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: Tony Smith (County
Cavan & Dublin) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st
Collection), 1986; No. 96, pg. 25. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 102.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1237, pg. 233.
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Twin Brothers, The [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3GAB|c2 BG AGEG|DGBG AGEG|BcAB G2
Bc|dBAc BG G2:|
||g2 gf g2 dg|egdg egde|g2 gf g2
~d2|ea{b}ag ea {b}a2|
fggf g2 dg|egdg egde|g2 ge a2 gf|b2
ba gfed||
TWIN BROTHERS [2]. Old‑Time. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by
musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from the playing of
TWIN CENTERS OF THE
UNIVERSE. American, Waltz. A Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Composed in 1994 by Susie Secco (
TWIN KATY'S. AKA and see “Cat that
ate the sidecomb,” “Ho!Awake,” "Kate Kelly's Fancy,” “Killoran’s (Reel) [2],” “Nellie Donovan,” “Ravelled Hank of Yarn [1]."
Irish, Scottish, American; Reel. G Major ('A' part) & D Mixolydian ('B'
part). Standard tuning. AAB (Kerr): AABB (Cole).
X:1
T:Twin Katy’s
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/c/ | ~B/A/B/c/ d/c/A/c/ | B/G/G/B/
dc/A/ | B/A/B/c/ dc/A/ | dc/A/ B/G/G | ~B/A/B/c/ d/c/A/c/ |
B/G/G/B/ dc/A/ | B/A/B/c/ dc/A/ |
dc/A/ B/G/ G :: f/g/a/f/ gf/d/ | d/c/A/c/ dd/e/ | f/g/a/f/ gf/d/ |
d/c/A/c/ B/G/G | f/g/a/f/ gf/d/ |
d/c/A/c/ dd/e/ | f/g/a/f/ g/b/a/g/ | f/d/c/A/ B/G/A/c/ :|
TWIN REEL(S). American, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB
(Phillips). Sources for notated versions: Bartow Riley [Phillips]; Gary Lee
Moore [Silberberg]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 246. Silberberg (Tunes I
Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 160.
TWIN SISTERS [1]. AKA and see “Pigeon on the
Gate [2]," “Pigeon on
the Gatepost [2].” Irish, Canadian; Reel.
TWIN SISTERS [2]. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
TWIN SISTERS [3]. AKA and see “Jennie Baker,” "The Old Ark's A‑Moving."
Old‑Time, Breakdown.
X:1
T:Twin Sisters [3]
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
(A2|:”D”A)FDF A3(A|”G”B)ABd e2 de|”D”fedf eefe|dfed “G”B2 dB|
“D”AFDF A3A|”G”BABd e2 de|fedf “A”eefe|1 “D”d2 dd d3B:|2 “D”d2 dd d3f||
|:”D”afaf a2 aa|feff a2 aa|”D”ffaf “A”eefe|”D”dfed “G”B3f|”D”afdf a2 aa|
feff a2 aa|”D”ffaf “A”eefe|1 “D”d2 dd d3f:|2 “D”d2 dd d4||
TWIN SISTERS [4]. AKA and see "The Keel Row,"
"Smiling Polly." English, Country
Dance Tune (2/2 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Karpeles, Raven):
AABB (Ford). Published before 1730, according to Raven. The tune is generally
known as the Northumbrian favourite “The Keel Row.” Ford prints a (presumably
American) square dance to the tune that goes:
***
First two ladies join hands, accompanied by the first two gentlemen,
and chasse down center and back to place. First two gents join hands,
accompanied by the first two ladies on the outside, and chasse down
center and back to place. First couple chasse down center and back,
then chasse down center, cast off right and left, and return to place.
***
Ford (Traditional Music in
TWIN SISTERS [5]. AKA ‑ "Farewell
to Whiskey [1]."
TWINBROTHER'S REEL. See "Twin Brothers" [1].
TWINE WEEL THE PLAIDEN. AKA and see “Lassie
Lost her Silken Snood.” Scottish, Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning
(fiddle). AB. Gatherer (Gatherer’s
Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 26. Thomson (Scots Musical Museum), vol.
1, 1787; No. 31, p. 32. Wood, Songs of
X:1
T:Twine weel the Plaiden
B:Scots Musical Museum, vol I, 1787, no 31
N:Roud 8522
N:The grace notes in the final bar should be attached *after* the E rather than
*before* the D, but current abc doesn't seem to allow this.
L:1/8
Z:Malcolm
Douglas (Mudcat 01.25.05)
Q:1/4=100
M:4/4
K:D
(D/E/)|F A {G}F (E/D/) E(F/A/) B3/2 B/|A3/2 B/ {B}A (G/F/) {F}A2 D D/E/|
w:O!_ I hae lost my_ sil-ken_ snood, That tied my hair sae_ yel-low, I-'ve
F (F/G/) {G}F E/ D/ E (F/A/) B3/2 B/|A3/2 B/ (A/B/d/F/) {F}A2 D (A/B/4c/4)|
w:gi'en my_ heart tae the lad I_ loo'ed; he was a gal_lant_ fel-low. And__
d3/2 e/ d (c/B/) {d}c(B/A/) A (B/c/)|d3/2 e/ {e}d (c/B/) {B}e2 A (B/c/)|
w:twine it weel, my_ bon-ny_ dow, And_ twine it weel, the_ plai-den; The_
d (d/e/) {e}d (c/B/) {c}BA Hf (e/d/)|d3/2B/ (B/A/) (d/F/) TE2 {DE}D2|]
w:las-sie_ lost her_ silk-en snood, In_ pu-ing of_ the_ brack-en.
TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
[1].
X:1
T:Twinkle Little Star
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:122
S:from Cyril Stinnett
R:Reel
A:
Z:B. Shull, trans.;
R.P. LaVaque, ABCs
K:G
B,(A,|G,A,)B,C (DF)G(A|B)GcG B2AG|(EF)GA
c(GE)C|[D4D4] [D2D2] B,(A,|!
G,)(A,B,)C DG2(A|B)GcG B2 [G2B2]|[A3A3](A
cA)B(c|dB)AF (EF)DB,|!
(G,A,)B,C (DF)G(A|B)GcG B2AG|(EF)GA
c(GE)C|[D4D4] [D2D2] B,A,|!
(G,(A,B,)C DG2(A|B)GcG B2BG|(AB)AG
(FD)EF|[G6B6]:|!
|:B(c|dB)de (dB)G(B|dB)eB d4|d'4 d'3(e'|d'2) c'2
c'3(A|!
cA)cd (cA)F(A|cA)dA c4|d'4 d'3(e'|d'2 b2 b3(A|!
(dB)de (dB)G(B|dB)eB (dB)A(G|EF)GA c(GE)C|[D4D4]
[D2D2]B,A,|!
G,(A,B,)C
DG2(A|B)GcG B2BG|(AB)AG (FD)EF|[G3B3][GB]:|!
TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
[2]. AKA and see "Little Star." Old-Time,
X:1
T:Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Howdy Forrester, learned from Arthur Smith
N:Transcribed by John Hartford, who notes: “Arthur may have gotten this from
N:the Stringer boys in
K:G
D>C||B,/C/D/G/ B/c/B/A/|G2 G,2|(g2 g/)a/b/g/|d3 G,|D>C B,/C/D/G/|
B/c/B/A/ G2|F/(A/A) A/(c/c)|c/B/c/e/ (d2|d)G, D>C|B,/C/D/G/ B/c/B/A/|
G2 G,2|g2 g/a/b/g/|d3 (3d/_d/c/|B/d/g/a/ b/c’/b/c’/ bg|ad e/d/f|1 g2:|2 g3||
Bc||d>^c
d>^d|e/c/A/G/ FD|f>g f/e/d/B|1 GB/A/ F2|G:|2 GA/F/ G||
TWINKLE LITTLE STAR
[3]. AKA‑ "Twinkle, Twinkle,
Little Star" and "Twinkle Star, Twinkle, Twinkle." Old‑Time,
TWINS, THE. Irish. Arty McGlynn –
“Music at Matt Molloy’s.”
TWIST YE TWINE YE EVEN
SO. Scottish, Air. F# Minor (Skinner/Violinist): E Minor (Skinner/Harp). Standard tuning. AB. "A
spinning wheel song" (Skinner). The title is from a Sir Walter Scott piece
in his Miscellaneous Poems.
***
Twist ye, twine ye; even so
Mingle shades of joy and woe—
Hoe and fear, and peace and strife,
In the thread of human life.
***
Composed by J.
Scott Skinner. Skinner (The Scottish
Violinist), pg. 21. Skinner (Harp and
Claymore), 1904; pg. 174.
X:1
T:Twist Ye Twine Ye Even So
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”A Spinning Wheel Song”
N:”Slowly and artlessly”
S:Skinner – Scottish Violinist
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F^Minor
CFFA Gc c2 | BcAF FG ^EC | CFFA Gc
c2 | Bc AB G{B}A F2 ||
ef de cd Bc | AB GA FG ^Ec | CFAF
(Gd).c.B | c{e}d BA G{B}A F2 ||
TWISTED BRIDGE, THE. See “(An) Drochaid Luideach.” Scottish, Reel.
TWISTER, THE. AKA and see "Jackson's Reel [2]," "The Dublin Reel," "The Dublin Lasses [3]," "The Shuffle Reel," "Miss Daly's Reel," "Athens," "Victor
Wild," "The Clogher,"
"The Union Reel," "The Westmeath Hunt," "The Twelve Locks." Irish, Reel. The title is from
Hardebeck’s 1921 collection (CGH II, 1).
TWISTING OF THE ROPE
[1], THE (Casadh an
tSúgáin). AKA –
“Twisting the Hayrope.” AKA and see "The White Blanket." Irish, Air
(4/4 time, "moderate time, spirited"). G Major (Joyce): G Mixolydian
(Boys of the Lough). Standard tuning. One part (Boys of the Lough): AABB
(Joyce). A tune in the "Ballyhee"
family of tunes (see Cowdery, 1990, pg 97). Joyce (1909) notes that his version
"is different from the splendid air, 'The Twisting of the Rope,' to which
***
The Irish words go:
***
A Rí na bhfeart cad do chas ins a' dúthaigh seo mé?
'S gur mó cailín deas a gheobhainn im' dhúthaigín beag féin;
Gur casadh mé isteach mar a raibh searc agus grá geal mo chléibh,
'S chuir an tseanbhean amach mé ag casadh an tsúgáinín féir.
***
cúrfa (chorus):
Má bhíonn tú liúm [liom], a stóirín mo chroí,
Má bhíonn tú liúm [liom], bí liúm ós comhair an tsaoil;
Má bhíonn tú liúm [liom], bí liúm gach orlach de d'chroí,
Sé mo lom go fann nach liúm Dé Domhnaigh thu mar mhnaoi.
[Sé mo lom nach fán leat thu Dé Domhnaigh mar mnaoi]
***
Tá mo cheannsa liath le bliain is ní le críonnacht é,
Ní bheathaíd na bréithre na bráithre pé sa domhan scéal é;
Is táim i d' dhiaidh le bliain is gan fáil agam ort féin,
'S gur geall le fia mé' 'r sliabh go mbeadh gáir con 'na dhiaidh.
***
Do threabfainn, d'fhuirsinn, chuirfinn síol ins a' chré,
'S do dhéanfainn obair shocair, álainn, mhín, réidh,
Do chuirfinn crú fén each is mire shiúil riamh ar féar,
Is ná héalódh bean le fear ná déanfadh san féin.
***
See also the note for "An Suisin Buidhe." Source for notated
version: noted in 1850 from the playing of piper Paddy Walsh (County Mayo)
[Joyce]. Boys of the Lough, 1977; pg.
5. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song),
1909; No. 825, pg. 400. Claddagh 4CC 39, “The Pipering
of Willie Clancy Vol. 2” (1983). Folktracks Cassette, John and Mickey Doherty -
"The Fiddler and the Fairy.” HOS 11060, Joanie Madden – “Song of the Irish
Whistle.” Island ILPS9432, The Chieftains - "Bonaparte's Retreat"
(1976). Ossian: OSS 22, Joe Heaney – “Irish Traditional Songs in Gaelic and
English” (1983). OSS CD 22, Joe Heaney – “Joe Heaney sings Irish traditional
songs in Gaelic and English” (1989). Shanachie: 34019, “The Best of Joe Heaney”
(1997). Topic Records 12T91, Joe Heaney – “Irish Traditional Songs in Gaelic
and English” (1963).
X:1
T:Twisting of the Rope
T:Casadh an tSúgáin
L:1/8
M:C
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (825)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:"Moderate time:
spirited"
K:G
Bd|cBAG EDEG|AGAB c2 Bd|cBAG E2
DE|A2A2A2 GB|cBAG E2 DE|G2G2G2:|
|:Bd|e2 ef gf~ed|edcB c2 Bd|cBAG E2
D/E/F/G/|A2 Ac Bded|cBAG E2 DE|G2G2G2:|
TWISTING OF THE ROPE
[2], THE (Casadh an
tSúgáin). Irish, Air (cut time, “Slow”). G Major.
Standard tuning. One part. A different tune than “Twisting of the Rope
[1]," although some melodic material from the ‘B’ part of version [1]
appears in version [2]. Source for notated version: a manuscript collection
dated 1861, compiled by
TWISTING OF THE ROPE
[3], THE (Casad an
tSugan). AKA
and see "How Dear to Me the Hour." Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. One part. The alternate title comes from a Thomas Moore song,
set to this air. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 115, pg. 21.
X:1
T:Twisting of the Rope, The [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|GD Gz/A/|B/c/B/A/|G2 B/A/G
A>E|GD Gz/A/ B/c/B/A/|B2 de e>d|
g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/|G2 B/A/G
AE|GD GA B/e/d/c/|B2 A2 Gz/d/|
g/f/g/d/ e/^d/e/B/ d/c/B/A/|G2 B/A/G
A>E|GD G>A B/e/d/c/|B4 {B}A>G|G4 z||
TWITCHER, THE. AKA and see "Cupid's Trepan," "Up the Green Forest," "Bonny, bonny bird,"
"Brave Boys," "A Damsel I'm told," "I have left the
world as the world found me."
TWO AND SIXPENNY GIRL, THE (Cailín na Leathchorónach). AKA and see "The Aherlow Jig," "Connie O'Connell's (Jig)
[1]," “Half-Crown Girl,”
"The Money I Want," "Quinn's Jig," "Ryan's Travels," "The Spirits of Whisky [2],"
"The Three Little
Drummers [1]." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Joyce
prints the tune as “Aherlow Jig.” According to Breathnach (1985), it is called
“Connie O’Connell’s (Jig) [1],” “The Spirits of Whiskey [2]” and “Ryan’s
Travels” in County Limerick, “The Money I Want” in Tipperary, and “Quinn’s Jig”
in County Kerry. The title is (sexually) suggestive, Breathnach (1996) wrote
later. Two shillings sixpence was a half-crown, in pre-decimal British coinage,
notes Don Meade. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes),
1940; pg. 63. Laufman (OK, Lets Try a
Contra); No. or pg. 13. Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 94. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 30. Green
Linnet Records SIF 1030, Joe Ryan & Eddie Clark ‑
"Crossroads."
X:1
T:Two and Sixpenny Girl, The [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection
(1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | G(BB) “tr”B2d | cAA A2c | BGG
GFG | ABG AFD | G(BB) “tr”B2d | cAA A2c |
BGB cAF | G(GG) G2 :: c | Bdd (d2.B)
| gfe dcB | Bcd dcB | ABG AFD | Bdd (d2.B) |
gfe dcB | Bcd DEF | G(GG) G2 :|
TWO AND SIXPENNY GIRL
[2], THE.
Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC’.
TWO AND TWO. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
The air was published in London by Charles and Samuel Thompson in both their Collection of Twenty-Four Country Dances for
1763 and Compleat Collection of 200
Fashionable Country Dances (vol. II, pg. 100, with tunes “Perform’d at
Court, Bath, Tunbridge, & all Publick Assemblies”). Kidson (Old English Country Dances), 1890; pg.
8. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances,
vol. 2), 1765; No. 141. Beautiful Jo BEJOCD-36, Dave Shepherd & Becky
Price – “Ashburnham.”
X:1
T:Two and Two
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Frank Kidson – Old English Country Dances (1890)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
GBd dcd|Gce ede|dBG cA^F|DGB A3|GBd
dcd|
Gce ede|dBG cA^F|GDB, G,2::Bd=f f2e|Ace
e2d|
cBA GAB|A^FD D3|Bd=f f2e|Ace e2d|cBA
^FGA|GDB, G,3:|
X:2
T:Two and Two
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
GBd
dcd|Gce ede|dBG cA^F|DGB A3|GBd dcd|Gce ede|dBG cA^F|GDB, G,3:|
|:Bd=f f2 e|Ace e2d|cBA GAB|A^FD D3|Bd=f f2e|Ace e2d|cBA ^FGA|GDB, G,3:||
TWO BIG PUMPKINS. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark
Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph,
published in 1954.
TWO BIRDS IN A TREE (Dhá Éan ar an gCrann). AKA – “Two Birds in a Bush.” Irish,
Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Breathnach (1976) says the tune is
related to “The Bird in the Tree/Bush”
and that because of the resemblance fiddler Padraig O’Keeffe gave it the
slightly altered title. Source for notated version: fiddler Denis Murphy, 1966
(Gneeveguilla, Co. Kerry, Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 232, pg. 121. Treoir.
X: 1
T: Two Birds on a Tree
S: "Treoir"
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: G
DE/G/ | A2 BA EAAA | Bc/d/ AB G2 AG | GAAA BAGA
| (3BAB de gedB |
A2 BA EAAA | Bc/d/ AB G2 AG | GAAA BAGA | BA/B/
dB A2 :|
dc | BA/G/ Bd g2 ga | ba/g/ ag/f/ gedc | BA/G/
Bd g2 ga | ba/g/ af/g/ gfga |
bagb agef | gedB AE ED/E/ | GABd dBeb | dBAB G2 :|
X:2
T:Two Birds On a Tree
S:Padraig O'Keeffe MS, via 'Music from Sliabh Luachra'
R:Hornpipe
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Amix
(3EFG|A2 BA eAAA|(3Bcd AB G2 AG|EA (3AAA BAGA|(3BAB de gedB|
A2 (3ABA eAAA|(3Bcd AB G2 AG|EA (3AAA BAGA|(3BAB dB A2:|
dc|(3BAG Bd g2 ga|(3bag (3agf gedc|(3BAG Bd g2 ga|(3bag (3agf g2 fa|
bagb agef|gedB AE (3EDE|GABd dBeB|dBAB G2:|]
TWO BITS. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
TWO BREWERS, THE. English, Slip Jig. England, Northumberland. D
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Seattle (William
Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 421.
TWO CHILDREN IN THE
WOOD, THE. AKA and see "Now Ponder Well, Ye Parents
Dear." English, Ballad Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard. One part.
The tune was sometimes used in broadsides for the ballad "Chevy Chase," but it appears under
the above title (or the alternate) in several ballad operas of the early 18th
century. Chappell (Popular Music of the
Olden Time), Vol. 1, 1859; pg. 92.
X:1
T:Two Children in the Wood
T:Now Ponder Well
L:1/8
M:3/4
S:Broadside ballad
B:Chappell - Popular
Music of the Olden Times
Z:AK/Fiddler's
Companion
K:D
E|FE
D3E|FE D3F|GB A3F|E4 zF|GB A3F|AF D3A|Bd F3E|D6||
TWO DOLLARS IN MY
POCKET. A Midwest dance tune title.
TWO ETTIES, THE. Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler and pianist Josephine
Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south County Armagh in honor of sisters Betty
and Goretti Molloy, a fiddler and keyboard player, and good friends of
Keegan’s. Keegan (The Keegan Tunes), 2002; pg. 47.
TWO FLAT TIRES. Canadian, Reel.
TWO FOR JOY. Irish, Jig. Composed by the
late
TWO FORTY. American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Similar to “Tommy Peoples.” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 20. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 44.
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3DEF|G2 (BG) cGBG|cGBG ADEF|G2 (BG)
cGBG|AdcA G2:|
|:(3def|g2 (3agf gdBd|g2 (3agf
gaba|g2 (3agf gdBd|egfa g2:|
TWO FRIENDS QUADRILLE. Old-Time, Quadrille (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning.
AA'BB'CCDDCCDD. Source for notated version: Ron Kane with the Deseret String
Band [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 158.
TWO FURLONGS FROM
TWO HANDED REEL. English?, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Harding’s All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 21, pg. 7.
X:1
T:Two Handed Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Harding’s All Round Collection (1905), No. 21
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GG/A/ BB/c/|d/g/f/g/ d2|e/g/f/g/
d/g/f/g/|c/B/A/G/ AD|GG/A/ BB/c/|
d/g/f/g/ a/g/f/e/|dg
b/a/g/f/|gbgz||dd/c/ BB|ee/d/ c2|
cc/B/ AA|d/e/d/c/ B2|BB/A/ Gg|cc/B/
Aa|bg/b/ af/a/|(g/e/).d/.^c/ (d/=c/).B/.A/||
TWO IN A GIG. AKA and see "A Fig For
a Kiss [1]," "The Old
Dutch Churn," "The Night of
the Fun [2]," "The
Humours of Bottle Hill," "Cailín Lasa Sal Roc," "Dublin Streets," "The Dublin Boys," "Gáire na mBan," "Gliogar an Mheadair" (Gurgling
of the Churn). A gig is a ship's boat.
TWO-IN-ONE REEL. Canadian, Reel. Flying Fish FF70572, Frank
Ferrel – “Yankee Dreams: Wicked Good Fiddling from New England” (1991. Learned
from repertoire of Boston/Nova Scotia fiddler Tom Doucet).
TWO LEGGED DROPSY, THE.
English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The
melody is unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 country
dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite
Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 126.
X:1
T:Two Legged Dropsy, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G,B,DG|BdBG|AcAF|DGDB,|G,B,DG|BdBG|AcAF|G2
G,2:|
|:d2 bd|BdBG|c2 ac|AcAF|d2 bd|BdBG|AcAF|G2 G,2:||
TWO LITTLE GIRLS. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark
Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph,
published in 1954.
TWO
LITTLE INDIANS AND ONE OLD SQUAW. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky.
From the playing of fiddler Hiram Stamper. Bruce
Greene – “Five Miles of Ellum Wood” (learned from Hiram Stamper).
TWO MILE BRIDGE. Irish, Double Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABBCC. The River Lee flows out of the Gearagh to the Eastern side
of Macroom where it meets with the river Sullane coming from Coolea at a place
called The Two Mile Bridge. The rivers feed a two-lake reservoir system in
modern times that supplies water to Cork city and county. There is also a town
of Two Mile Bridge in Kilmurrary, Dungarvan, County Waterford, and it may be
that the title references it, for piper O’Farrell (in whose publication the
tune appears earliest) had many County Waterford place names sprinkled
throughout his volumes, and obviously had a close connections with the county. Kennedy
(Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps,
Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 190, pg. 44. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 35, pg. 9. O’Farrell
(Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810;
pg. 145. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 187,
pg. 102. Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 40. Buddy
MacMaster – “The Judique Flyer.”
X:1
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill –
O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
G2E EFE | G2A
BAG | F2D DED | FDF AGF | G2E EFE | GFG Bef |
gfe afd |
efe e3 :: g2e efe | g2a bag | f2d ded | fdf agf | gfg aga | bag faf |
gfe def |
efe e3 :: gfe fed | ed^c dAG | F2D DED | FDF AGF |
GFG AGA |
BcB efa | gfe def | efe e3 :|
TWO O'CLOCK. AKA – “Its Two O’Clock.” Old-Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. D Major ('A'
part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'BA. Source for notated
version: Tommy Jackson [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; pg. 247.
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
(((♫)))
Charlie Acuff (b. 1919) “Two O’Clock” |
TWO OR THREE STRINGS
TO MY BOW.
English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: the 1823-26 music mss of papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons
(1778-1871, of Tealby, near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]. Sumner
(Lincolnshire Collections, vol. 1: The
Joshua Gibbons Manuscript), 1997; pg. 24.
TWO OUT OF THREE. Irish, Hornpipe. Composed by
TWO PAULS, THE.
English, Country Dance Tune (3/2 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed in 1997 by Jonathan Jensen. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes,
vol. 2), 2005; pg. 136.
TWO RIVERS. American, Waltz. B Minor. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Larry
Unger (
TWO SISTERS [1], THE. AKA
and see "Beaux of Oak Hill [1],” “Boys of Bluehill." American, Reel.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears under this title in George
P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume I
(1839), though in later mid-nineteenth century prints it appears as "Beaux
of Oak Hill."
X:1
T:Two Sisters, The
[1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:George P. Knauff –
N:Published in
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(d/B/)|(A/F/D/F/) (A/F/A/d/)|{c}(B/A/B/d/) ed/e/|(fa/f/) (ef/e/)|(d/e/f/d/)
(Bd/B/)|
A/F/D/F/ A/F/G/A/|{c}(B/A/B/d/) (ed/e/)|(fa/f/) (ed/e/)|f[Fd][Fd]:|
|:d/e/|{g}(f/e/f/g/) (ag/f/)|(e/f/g/)a/ (ba/g/)|fa/f/ ef/e/|d/e/f/d/ Bd/B/|
(A/F/D/F/) (A/F/G/A/)|{c}(B/A/B/d/) ed/e/|(fa/f/) (ed/e/)|f{Fd][Fd]:||
TWO SISTERS [2]. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia
fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988) for two of his grandaughters, Sheila
and Eileen Steskey. Reavy (The Collected
Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 83, pg. 91.
X: 1
T:Two Sisters [2]
R:Jig
C:Ed Reavy
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:For two of Ed's grandaughters,
N:Sheila and Eileen Steskey.
K:G
D/2F/2 | G2 B F2 A | GBd gdB | G2 B F2 A | cAG FDB, | d2 B F2 A |
GBd gdB | cec BdB | AFA dBA :|| Bd^c d2 e | dBd gdc | Bd^c d2 B |
AFA cBA | Bd^c d2 e | dBd gdB | cec BdB | AFA cBA :||
TWO STEP A AMBROSE. Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, southwestern Louisiana. A Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. An instrumental composed by accordionist Ambrose
Thibodeaux, L'Anse Chaoui,
TWO-STEP A TANTE ADELE. See "Les Flammes d'Enfer,"
"Petite ou Grosse."
TWO-STEP d'ARNAUDVILLE (Arnaudville Two-Step). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA,
southwestern Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. The song is
patterned after "Lake Arthur
Stomp [1]." Arnaudville is a town along Louisiana's Bayou Teche.
Source for notated version: Johnny Richard, Ray Cormier, accordionist
"Boy" Fruge (Arnaudville, La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 331.
TWO STEP DE CHOUPIQUE. See "Choupique Two-Step."
TWO-STEP DE CRIMINELLE (Criminal Two-Step). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, Louisiana. D
Major. Standard tuning. AB(Vocal)AAAB(Vocal)AAA. Source for notated version:
Sidney Brown [Francois]. Francois (Yé
Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 104-105. Goldband
Records GB-1099, Sidney Brown.
TWO-STEP DE
TWO-STEP DE EUNICE. AKA and see "Eunice Two-Step."
TWO STEP DE LA VILLE
PLATTE. Cajun. Morning
Star 45002, "The Early Recordings of Dennis McGee (La.) 1929‑1930."
TWO-STEP DE RICHE (Riche Two-Step). Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, southwestern
Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal). Francois' source, Lawrence
Aguillard, was an accordionist who played for house dances in Riche, a
community southwest of Eunice, Louisiana. The tune was recorded by Ambrose
Thibodeaux under the title "Le Two-Step de Riche." Source for notated
version: Lawrence Aguillard (La.) via the editor's father, Leopold Francois
[Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!),
1990; pg. 272. La Louisiane Records LL-112, Ambrose
Thibodeaux.
TWO-STEP DES PERRODINS. AKA and see “Perrodin Two Step.”
Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, Louisiana. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The
song, named for the Perrodin family, was originally recorded by Angelas
LeJeune, Dennis McGee and Ernest Fruge. According to Raymond Francois (1990),
the beat and rhythm are extremely important (and confusing in the 'A' part), so
that among Cajuns anyone who can play this song well is considered a good
musician. A related song is Merlin Fontenot's "Pas de Deux a Elia." Source for
notated version: Raymond Francois (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pg. 248.
TWO-STEP DU BOB. American, Two-Step. Composed in
French-Canadian style by Boston fiddler Frank Ferrel, who named it (and its
companion piece) for favourite classic radio comedians Bob and Ray. Great Meadow Music 2018, Frank Ferrel & Joe Derrane –
“Fiddledance” (2004).
TWO-STEP DU RAY. American, Two-Step. Composed in French-Canadian style by Boston fiddler
Frank Ferrel, who named it (and its companion piece) for favourite classic
radio comedians Bob and Ray (Bob Elliot & Ray Goulding). Great Meadow Music 2018, Frank Ferrel & Joe Derrane –
“Fiddledance” (2004).
TWO-STEP POLKA. Canadian, Two-Step and Polka. C Major ('A' 'B' and 'C' parts) & G
Major ('D' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'CDD'. Source for notated version:
transplanted French-Canadian fiddler Omer Marcoux {1898-1982} (Concord, N.H.)
[Miskoe & Paul]. Miskoe & Paul , 1994; pg. 41. GRT
Records 9230-1031, “The Best of Ward Allen” (1973). Sparton Records SP 210,
“Ward Allen Presents Maple Leaf Hoedown, vol. 2.”
X:1
T:Two-Step Polka
C:Ward Allen
R:Polka
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:A
A,CEA c2
c2|B2 Bc de c2|EFGB e2 e2|d2 ed ce A2|
A,CEA c2
c2|B2 Bc de c2|EFGB edcB|A2 e2 A4:|
K:D
|:F6 G2|A6
FG|A2 d2 c3 d|B2 A2 G2 F2|
F2 E6|c4 -cd
c2|G4 c3 d|B2 A2 G2 _F2|
F2 -F3 G3|A6
FG|A2 d2 c2 d2|=c2 B2 G3 B|
B2 d2 c2
d2|A2 d2 F2 d2|B2 d2 c2 e2|dd d2 d4:|
|:[F6 A6]
[G2 B2]|[A4 c4] [F4 A4]|[G4 B4] [A4 c4]|[F4 -A4] F3/2E/ D2|
[F6 A6] [G2 B2]|[A4 c4] [F4 A4]|[G4
B4] [A4 c4]|[F8 A8]:|
TWO-STEP QUADRILLE. Gennett 6101 (78 RPM), Uncle Steve Hubbard and
His Boys, c. 1928.
TWO-STEP SCHOTTISCHE.
See note for “Crystal
Schottische.”
TWO STEPS BACK. Irish, Jig. Composed by the late County Tipperary fiddler Seán Ryan (d. 1985).
Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), 29.
TWO TO ONE. English, Reel or Hornpipe. England, Yorkshire. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. 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. 113, pg. 61.
TWO WHITE NICKELS. AKA - “Two Wide Nickels.” Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Ohio. A Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Clyde Curley in The
Portland Collection suggests the title was derived from racist
terminology. When played with the tune
“Three Thin Dimes” the medley has
jokingly been called the “Forty Cent Medley.” These tunes, says Kerry Blech,
were in the repertoire of Barnesville, Ohio, fiddler John W. Hutchison
(1915-1979), who said he had many of his tunes from ‘old man’ Bondy, an
Irishman. They were recorded by the Hutchison Brothers bluegrass band, which
included two of Hutchison’s sons and fiddler Greg Dearth. Sources for notated
versions: Ruthie Dornfeld (Seattle, Washington) [Songer]; Kerry Blech (Seattle,
Washington), [Phillips], whose original source was John Hutchinson of Ohio.
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 158. Songer (Portland
Collection), 1997; pg. 204 (appears as “Two Wide Nickels”). Heritage XXXIII, Arm and Hammer String Band (Vt.) ‑
"Visits" (1981. Learned from John Hutchinson, Ohio). Paul Kotapish -
“Guitarfish and Mandolin”
TWO WIDE NICKELS. See “Two White Nickels.”
TWO WILLIAM DAVISES, THE. Irish, Air or Planxty. The tune is attributed
to blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738), although Donal
O’Sullivan, in his definitive work on the bard could find no incontrovertible
evidence of its origin.
TWOPENNY JIG, THE (Port Na-Da-Pingine). Irish, Double Jig. G Dorian (Kerr,
O'Neill/1001 & Krassen): G Minor (O'Neill/1850 & 1915). Standard
tuning. AA'B (O'Neill/1915): AA'BB (Kerr): AA'BB' (O'Neill/1001, 1850 &
Krassen). Source for notated version: obtained from an MS collection
contributed by Philip J. O’Reilly, a native of County Cavan—“…It contained the Twopenny Jig which Dr. Hudson obtained
from Paddy Coneely, the famous Galway piper, over seventy years ago” [O’Neill].
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No.
272, pg. 30. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish
Music), 1915; No. 174, pg. 96. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 63. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1061, pg. 200. O’Neill (Dance
Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 265, pg. 59.
X:1
T:Twopenny Jig, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 265\
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Dorian
GFD B2c|dBG GFD|G2A B2c|dBG G2B|GFD
B2c|
dBG AGA|FAc fed|1 cAF FGA:|2 CAF
F2c||
|:dfd cec|BdB AGF|G2A B2c|dBG G2c|1
dfd cec BdB AGA|
FAc fed|cAF FAc:|2 dBd fed|cdB
AGA|FAc fed|cAF FGA||
TWOPENNY POSTMAN'S JIG. Irish, Slip Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 64.
Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs
and Waltzes), 1999; No. 86, pg. 20. Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 94.
X:1
T:Two-Penny Postman’s
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection
(1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
d | c2A AcA ecA | cec aec fga | c2A
AcA ecA | BcB gdB Bcd :|
|: cec aec aec | cec aec fga | cec
aec aec | BcB fdB Bcd :|
TY A GARDD (House and Garden). Welsh, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. One part.
X:1
T:
Ty A Gardd
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
Z:Dafydd
Monks
K: Dmaj
F2 D DCD |F2 D DCD |E2
F2 D DCD |F2 D DCD |E2
d2 d dcB |A2 A AGF |E2
d2 d dcB |A2 A AGF |E2
TY COCH CAERDYDD (The Red House of Cardiff).
Welsh, Country Dance Tune (2/2 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC.
The melody is a Welsh dance tune version of “The
Red House” from Henry Playford’s Dancing
Master (
X:1
T:Ty Coch Caerdydd
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
BA|G2g2 gfe2|d4 c2B2|c2e2 ed c2|BcBA
G2 BA|G2g2 gfe2|
d4 c2B2|B2G2 FGAF|G2B2G2::Bc|dcBA
GABc|d2d2 dcBA|
cBAG FGAB|c2c2 cBAG|dcBA GABc|d2d2
dcBA|B2G2 FGAF|
G2B2G2:|:G2|AB c2c2c2|AB c2c2c2|Bcde
d2d2|Bc de d2d2|
AB c2c2c2|AB c2c2c2|B2G2
FGAF|G2B2G2:|
TY TOL, OR THE
COUNTRY DANCE. AKA and see "Hessian
Dance" [1].
TYNAGH JIG, THE (Port Tineatha). AKA and see "Delaney's Jig.” “Leitrim Jig [3].” Irish, Double Jig. D
Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB. Paul de Grae notes the alternate title,
“Delaney’s Jig,” refers to Ballinasloe piper Denis Delaney. Flute player Mike
Rafferty called the jig “Lambert’s Jig.”
See also the related “Jackson’s
Silver Mines.” Sources for notated versions: fiddler Seán Ó Dorbáin
(Ireland) [Breathnach]; flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside
Tubbercurry, Sligo) [Flaherty]. Breathnach (CRÉ
I), 1963; No. 45, pg. 18. Flaherty (Trip
to Sligo), 1990; pg. 166 (appears as “Unknown”).
TYNDRUM. AKA and see "Taigh‑an‑droma."
Scottish, Slow Air (6/4 time). B Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. "The editor
has associated this melody with an event which involved all his connections in
the deepest affliction,‑‑the death of James Fraser, Esq., of
Gorthleck, his maternal uncle, by the overturning of his carriage near Tyndrum,
whereby his life was lost, and his lady had a leg broken. He was well known as
the best and firmest of friends, with a heart liberal and kind in the extreme,
ever ready to undertake the weightiest obligations for those he thought
deserving, or who appeared industrious. His sudden death was, therefore, a
severe blow, not only to his relations, but to numbers unconnected with any
degree of affinity with him, and a general loss to the country. It is a strange
coincidence with the mention of his name in this place, that the very last
night the editor spent in his company, he found him set, with one or two select
friends, extorting from the editor's father the songs and anecdotes of which
this work consists, and the party in the highest glee possible. That very night
added considerably both to the airs and anecdotes now furnished" (Fraser).
Alburger thinks the tune is "almost certainly" Capt. Simon Fraser's.
Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to
the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874; No. 166, pg. 68.
X:1
T:Tyndrum
T:Taigh-an-droma
L:1/8
M:6/4
S:Fraser Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F|B3c d2 [D4F4] [d2f2]|e2d2c2 d B3F2|B3c d2 [D4F4] (FE)|
E2F2 [F2^A2] [D4B4]:|
(B>c)|d4 (cB) e4 (dc)|(f3 gf^e) f2 d2 (B>c)|d4 cB e4 (dc)|
f3 (gf^e) f4|a4 (fd) g4 (ec)|f4 dB c2 ^A2 F2|f3 e d2 e2d2c2|
(c2f2)
[F2^A2] [D4B4]||
TYNEDALE HORNPIPE, THE. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. G
Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Tom Carruthers. Hall & Stafford
(Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1974;
pg. 49.
X:1
T:Tynedale Hornpipe, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3def | g>f e>d g>G B>d
| c>B A>G F2D2 | G>G B>d e>f g>a | f>e d>^c d2 (3def |
g>f e>d g>G B>d | e>d
c>B A2d2 | G>G B>d D>E F>A | G2G2G2 :: d>c |
B>d e>d g>f e>d | e>g
f>g d2d2 | e>g f>g d>B G>B | c>e c>e A2 d>c |
B>d e>d g>f e>d | e>g
f>g d2c2 | B>D G>B A>D F>A |1 G2B2G2 :|2 G2B2 G4 ||
TYPRID LASSES, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The
tune is a variant of the “Boston Rattlers',” "Connemara Stockings," “Hobb’s Favorite,” "Galway Reel [1]" “Winter Apples [1].” family of tunes.
Source for notated version: "Copied from (a) very old well‑written
manuscript lent to me in 1873 by Mr. J. O'Sullivan, of Bruff, Co.
Limerick" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish
Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 235, pg. 114.
X:1
T:Typrid Lasses, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:Exactly as written. The first two
notes in the ‘B’ section may be a printers error and
N:might be ‘gb’
K:G
g2 fg edBA|G2 AB AGED|G2 Bd eaag|fdef
gfef|g2 fg edBA|G2 BG AGED|
G2 Bd eaag|fdef g2g2||faeg dBde|fa
a2 fa a2|gbeg dBdg|fdef g2g2|
gbeg defg|fa a2 fa a2|c’bag
agfe|fdef g2g2||
TYRERAGH. AKA and see "Tir Fiachrach."
TYROLESE DANCE, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. AB. The melody appears in Hodsoll’s Collection of Popular Dances No. 24, an undated manuscript containing tunes with Napoleonic-era titles and simple dance instructions for each melody. The Tyrol is the alpine area of Austria, a country that was an ally of England against Napoleon, a fact that may account for the appearance of the tune in a period country dance collection.
X:1
T:Tyrolese Dance, The
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Hodsoll’s Collection of Popular Dances No. 24
K:F
A/B/|cA/B/ cf|d2 B2|GGcc|B/A/G/A/ FA/B/|cA/B/ cf|d2 g2|f/e/d/c/ de|f2 z||
c|Bg/g/ gB|Af/f/ fA|dcBA|c/B/A/B/ Gc|Bg/g/ gB|Af/f/ fA|f/e/d/c/ de|f2 z||
c|[f3a3] [eg]|[d3f3] [ce]|[Bd][Ac][GB][FA]|[GB][GB][GB]c|[fa][eg]|
[d3f3][ce]|[ce]c[=Bd][_Be]|[Ag][Af][Af]||
TYROLESE
WALTZ. English, Waltz. England,
Shropshire. F Major (Ashman/Moore): D Major (Kennedy). Standard tuning. AABB.
The tune appears in Hodsoll’s Collection
of Popular Dances No. 24, an undated manuscript of tunes with
Napoleonic-era titles and country dance directions. William Gardiner, publisher
of sacred melodies by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven early in the 19th century,
complained that "the nonconformists...have adapted trivial and unworthy
tunes such as 'The Tyrolese Waltz' to sacred texts." The Tyrol is
the alpine area of Austria, a country that was an ally of England against
Napoleon, a fact that may account for the appearance of the tune in period
country dance collections. Source
for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore
[Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe),
1991; No. 69b, pg. 28. Kennedy (Fiddler’s
Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 184, pg. 49.
X:1
T:Tyrolese
Waltz
L:1/8
M:3/4
S: Hodsoll’s Collection of Popular Dances No.
24
K:F
C2|F>F
A>A c>c|c>a f2 (3Acf|g2 bz (3Geg|f2 az C2|
F>F
A>A c>c|c>a f2 (3Acf|g2bz (3Geg|f4:|
|:(3Afa|(3GBe g2 (3Gbe|(3Acf a2 (3Acf|(3GBe g2 (3GBe|
(3Acf
a2 C2|F>F A>A c>c|c>a f2 (3Acf|g2 bz (3Geg|f4:|
TYRONE CASTLE (Caislean Tir-Eogain). AKA and see "Remember
Thee," "The Right Road." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). C Major.
Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 455, pg. 79.
X:1
T:Tyrone Castle
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 455
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G>A|c3d ed|c3 A GF|E2G2 Ac|c4
G>A|c3 d ed|c2B2 A>G|G2E2 D>C|C4||
C>D|E2G2 A>B|A>G E2
C>D|E2G2 A_B|A3 zG>A|c3 d ed|c2B2A2|G E3 D>C|C4||
TYRONE'S DITCHES. AKA and see "Banners Green."
TYSKA POLSKA. Swedish, Schottische. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Reiner (Anthology of Fiddle Styles), 1979; pg.
82 (appears with a harmony part).
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