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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 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
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V.A. MACLELLAN’S.
Canadian, Reel.
VAGALAND. Shetland, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning.
AAB. The melody was composed by Shetland fiddler Arthur S. Robertson. The title
refers to both Shetland itself and the Shetland poet Thomas Alexander Robertson
(b. Walls, 1909‑d. 1973). Neil (The
Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 173, pg. 225.
VAILLANCE POLKA MILITARE. Scottish, Polka. G Major. Standard
tuning. ABCCDAB. Kerr (Merry Melodies),
vol. 2; No. 440, pg. 51. HN4409, Richard Thompson –
“Strict Tempo” (1981).
X:1
T:Vaillance
Polka Militare
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
D|BBBB|dc
c/B/c|ffee|ed d/^c/d|BBBB|dc c/B/c|ffed|g/d/B/d/ g2||
aA/A/
Ad/f/|aA/A/ Ad/f/|aA/A/ AA|d/A/d/f e/A/^c/e/|aA/A/ Ad/f/|
aA/A/
Ad/f/|ad/f/ e/A/^c/e/|dd/d/ ^c/c/=c/c/||
K:C
c2
B>A | G2E2| A2 G>F|E2C2| d/e/d/e/ d/g/g/g/|c/d/c/d/ c/g/g/g/|A/B/A/B/
A/d/d/d/ |1
G/A/G/A/
G/d/d/d/ :|2 c/G/E/G/ c2 || B/B/B e/e/e| cA d/d/d| BG A/A/A| A/A/A d/d/d |
B/B/B
e/e/e | cA d/d/d|BG A/A/A | d/d/d d/A/d/f/| dd/d/ d/A/d/f/| dd/d/ d/A/d/f/|
d/A/d/f
d/A/d/f/ | d/A/d/f/ d/A/d/f/ | dddd|dd^c=c ||
VAIL'S BREAKDOWN. Canadian, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle
Tunes), 1980; No. 6, pg. 7.
VALCARTIER SET (Part One). French‑Canadian, Quadrille. A Mixolydian.
Standard tuning. AA'BBAA'BB'. The melody is the first part of a six‑part
quadrille, known in Valcartier ("a rural community north of
VALE OF COLOUN, THE. Irish, Air (6/8 time, "not as fast as a
jig" {Joyce}). G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Joyce): AAB (O'Neill). Joyce
(Old Irish Folk Music and Song),
1909; No. 688, pg. 346. O'Neill (O’Neill’s
Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 64, pg. 40
X:1
T:Vale
of Coloun, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Mod.:
time well marked.”
S:Joyce
– Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), No. 688
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
D |
DGG {A}GFG | ABc d2e | dBG {A}GFG | BAA A2D | DGG {A}GFG | ABc d2e {f/g/} |
DBG
AGA | {B}BGG G2 || d | g>ab g>fe | def g2 f/e/ | dBG {A}GFG | BAA A2d |
gbg
ege | def g2 f/e/ | dBG {B}AGA | BGG G2 ||
VALE OF LEVEN. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Compsed
by Carl
Volti, born Archibald Milligan in
X:1
T:Vale of Leven
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry
Melodies, vol. 4, No. 4
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:A
A2 (AB) ABcd|efec eaga|A2 (AB) ABcA|FBBA GABc|A2 (AB)
ABcd|
efec eaga|fgag fedc|BcBA GBBe||ceef ecAB|ceef
eaga|ceef ecAc|
FBBA GABd|ceef ecAB|ceef eaga|fgag fedc|BcBA GBBe||
VALENTIA LAMENT. AKA
and see "Amhrán na Leabhar" (Song of the Books), "Suan Bhéal
Inse." Irish, Slow Air. See note for “"Amhrán na Leabhar". GN1, Joe Thoma ‑ "Up the Track: Traditional Music
from Kenmare."
VALENTINE.
English, Morris Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. ABBB (x4), A.
Collected from the Cotswold
VALENTINE O'HARA. Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard. AB.
Valentine O’Hara was a highwayman. "There was a song to this air telling
about—
***
A bold young man named Valentine O'Hara,
Whose friends resided nigh the hill of Tara.
***
'He
enlisted'‑‑as Mr. M'Kenzie goes on to say‑‑'but being
treated badly, deserted and took to the road. He made a great sum of money, but
lost it all in a sudden death at Tyburn.' I suppose the hero of this song is
the same as 'Bold Val O'Hara', who has given his name to another air which will
be found farther on" (Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 318, pgs. 148‑149.
X:1
T:Valentine
O’Hara
L:1/8
M:C
S:Joyce
– Old Irish Folk Music
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
E2|E2
FG A2 GA|B2c2 d3e|d2B2c2A2|F2E3 zE2|E2 FG A2 GA|B2c2d2 ze|
f3d
B2G2|B2 A3 z||A2|d3d f2e2|e2c2B2 zc|d2B2c2A2|F2 E3 zE|E2 FG A2 GA|
B2c2d3e|f3d
B2G2|B2 A3z||
VALENTINE'S DAY. AKA and see "The Maid in the Moon [2]."
English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune dates
to John Playford’s (1623-1687) first edition of his Dancing Master, 1650. The dance “Valentine’s Day” was introduced to
VALERIE A. MACKENZIE JIG. Canadian, Jig.
VALERIE MACDONALD. Canadian, Reel.
VALES OF NEWDIREEN, THE. Irish, Air (3/4
time).
X:1
T:The Vales of New Direen
C:words composed by John Downey
B:Mulvihill
D:Martin Mulvihill with Mick Moloney. Traditional Irish Fiddling from
H:Old
N:Martin Mulvihill from his father.
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Z:Lesl
K:D
G2|A4 GF|D4 E2|F4 D2|G4 FG|A2 G2 F2|D4 D2|(D6|D4) B2|
=c4 B2|=c4 A2|d4 e2|d3 cA2|G3 FG2|A2 B2 c2|(A6|A4) B2|
=c4 B2|=c4 A2|d4 e2|d3 cA2|G3 FG2|A2 B2=c2|(A6|A4) G2|
A4 GF|D4 E2|F4 D2|G4 FG|A3 GF2|D4 D2|(D6|D6)||
VALLAFIELD.
Shetland, Jig. Shetland, Unst. C Major. Standard. AABB. The only Trowie, or
fairy, tune from Unst in the Shetlands. The story goes that it was heard by a
man coming home from visiting a friend. When he sat down to light his pipe
under a rock face, Gullhammer (at the south end of Vallafield), he heard music
coming from inside the rock. Frightened, he reached into his pocket for his
knife, for in those days it was believed cold steel would ward off enchantment.
The tune immediately stopped but he managed to retain the tune in his head and
sang it to his daughter when he got home. She played it on her fiddle and gave
the tune to others.
VALLEY
DOREE. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of
traditional Ozark Mountaind fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist
Vance Randolph, published in 1954.
VALLEY FORGE. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard.
ABC (Silberberg): AA'AA"BB'CC' (Phillips). From the playing of Ramona
Jones, who may have learned the melody from Jimmie Driftwood. Sources for
notated versions: Ruthie Dornfeld [Phillips]; Stephanie Prausnitz [Silberberg].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern),
2002; pg. 161. Happy Valley Records PRP 43871/2) – “Ramona Jones
- "Back Porch Fiddlin’.” Heritage Records 36, Ramona and Mark Jones ‑
"Women of Old Time Music" (
VALLEY HIGHLANDER, THE. Canadian,
Reel. A Minor. Standard. AABB'. Composed by piano player Matthew Cook, editor
of The Night in the Kitchen Collection and
presently a student at St. Mary's Universtiy,
VALLEY NEAR SLIEVE NA MON [1], THE. Irish, Air or
Waltz.
X:1
T:Valley
Near Slieve na mon
R:waltz
S:From
the playing of Mike Lennon
B:Jim
Coogan's Session Tunes
Z:Music:
Jean Lewis
Z:abc's:
Michael Hogan
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:G
Bc|:d3|e2
d|G3|D2 G|B3|c2 d|E3|EAG|F3|
D2
E|F2 c|B2 A|GFG|E2 F|1 G3|GBc:|2 G3|GFG||
|:A2^G|A2
B|c3|cdc|B3|G2 A|B3|B2 d|^c3|A2 B|^c2 g|f2 e|
d^cd|c>B
c|B>_B=B_B|A2 d|e2 d|e2 d|G3|GDG|B3|c2 d|E3|EAG|
F3|D2E|F2
c|B2 A|GFG|E2 F|G3|1 GFG:|2 G3|G||
VALLEY NEAR SLIEVE NA MON [2], THE.
Irish, Air (2/4 time). G Major. Standard. AB. O’Neill (1922) says: “This fine air which runs to the unusual
number of 14 bars in each part was sent me by a
prison, was released totally blind. Kickham died in 1882.
***
Alone all alone by the wave washed strand
All alone in a crowded hall
But my heart is not here at all
It flies far away by night and by day
To the times and the joys that are gone
And I never will forget the sweet maiden I met
In the valley near Slievenamon.
***
Nor her cheek of the roses glow
Nor her soft black eyes, nor her flowing hair
Nor was it her lily white brow
But the soul of truth and of melting ruth
That stole my heart away on a soft summer day
In the valley near Slievenamon
***
In the festive hall by the star washed shore
Or wherever my restless spirit flies
My love oh my love shall I neer see you more
And my land will you never uprise
By night and by day I ever ever pray
While lonely my life flows on
To see our flag unfurled and my true love to enfold
In the valley near Slievenamon.
In the valley near Slievenamon
***
Source for notated version: M. Flanagan,
X:1
T:Valley Near
Sliavnamon, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:M. Flanagan,
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Air
K:G