The Fiddler’s Companion
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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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FI FI PONCHO. Cajun, Two-Step (in an unusual combination of 3/4 and 4/4 time).
F(H)IACH AN MHADA RUA. AKA and see "The Hare in the Corn [3]," "The Absent‑minded Man,"
"The House in the Corner,"
"The Little House
around the Corner," "The
Royal Irish Jig," "O,
as I was kissed Yestreen," "The
Hare in the Corner," "The Hunt of the Hound and the
Hare."
FIACHA A BURC. AKA and see "Sir Festus Burke."
FIACAC, AN. AKA and see "The Hunt."
FIACH ALBANACH, AN. AKA and see “The Scotch Hunt [2].”
FIAGAÍ AN MHADA RUA. AKA and see "The
Foxhunter's."
FIAGUIDE SUGAC, AN. AKA and see "The Merry Huntsman."
FIAIRÍ FEÁ, AN. AKA and see “The Merry Harriers,”
"The Rover."
FIALAIDH AGUS MAITH. AKA and see "Generous and
Good."
FIANNA, NA. Irish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
fiddler and pianist Josephine Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south
FIANNÓGLAIGH NA
nGEAILTÍ. AKA and see "The Galtee Rangers."
FICKLE FORTUNE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. The ‘A’ part is the same as “
X:1
T:Fickle Fortune
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Rice-Walsh manuscript
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
R:Reel
K:D
D2 (3FED ADFD|A,2 (3CB,A, EA,CA,|D2 (3FED ADFD|Bdce dBAF|
D2 (3FED ADFD|A,2 (3CB,A, EA,CA,|D2 (3FED ADFD|(3Bcd ce fd d2||
fafd fafd|egec egec|fafd fafd|egec dcBA|
de
(3fga fdBd|cd (3efg ecAc|dfec dcBA|FABc dBAF||
FIDDICH-SIDE LASSES, THE. AKA ‑ "Fiddickside Lasses."
Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard. AAB. A double‑tonic melody
composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). It was
thought by Collinson (1966) to be one of
X:1
T:Fiddich-Side Lasses, The
L:1/8
M:C
S:
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c/d/|e<A e>c e(AA)c/d/|e<A
e>c d(=GG)c/d/|eAec eAec|B=gdg B=GG:|
B|Aa g/a/b a<cde>c|Aa g/a/b
=g>ddB|Aa g/a/b a>f=ge|f>de=c d=GGB|
Aa g/a/b a>cd>c|Aa g/a/b
=g>ddB|Aa g/a/b a>f=ge|f>de=c d=GG||
FIDDLE. The term is now used as a colloquialism for a
violin, though in antiquity it referred to a specific instrument, the
'fithele'. The word itself is
Anglo-Saxon in origin and was the name for a pear-shaped, four-stringed
instrument with two small round soundholes, depicted in old manuscripts, though
perhaps it meant, as sometimes today, any four-stringed instrument. Chaucer
mentions the word in the Prologue to the "Canterbury Tales." In
modern times fiddle is the usual term for the folk violin, indistinguishable in
construction from a classical violin, though sometimes with a flattened arc in
the bridge to make the strings easier to 'drone', or play at the same time.
FIDDLE AND BOX.
Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning AABB’. A modern composition by
fiddler, publisher, annotator and lighthouse keeper Paul Stewart Cranford (Cape
Breton). The tune commemorates the June, 2007, wedding of Donegal fiddler Liz
Doherty and accordion player Jim Woods. Fiddler Magazine, Winter
2008/09, vol. 15, No. 4; pg. 18.
FIDDLE FADDLE. AKA and see “Tail Tod(d)le.” The
tune appears under this title in Walsh’s Caledonian
Country Dances, book 1 (
FIDDLE FINGERS. Canadian. Composed by
FIDDLE HEAD REEL.
X:1
T:Fiddle Head Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2G2 | B/G/B/d/ g2 | gd BG |
c/A/A/G/ FD | G2G2 | B/G/B/d/ g2 | DF A/B/c/A/ | BG G2 :|
|: g2 g(3d/e/f/ | gd BG | B2 BB/c/ |
BA A2 | g2 g(3d/e/f/ | gd BG | DF A/B/c/A/ | BG G2 :|
FIDDLE HILL JIG. American, Jig. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard
tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Ralph Page (1903-1985,
FIDDLE ON FIRE. Canadian, Reel.
FIDDLE TUNED LIKE A
VIOL. French‑Canadian, Reel. A
Major. AEae tuning. Philo 2001, "Jean
Carignan" (learned from his father at age 7).
FIDDLE UP. Old‑Time, Country Blues. Recorded by
FIDDLER, THE. Scottish, Green
Linnet GLDC 1108, The Tannahill Weavers – “
FIDDLER A DRAM. AKA and see "Give
the Fiddler a Dram."
...........
FIDDLER BEHIND THE
FAIRY TREE, THE. Irish, Set Dance. Bulmer &
Sharpley (Music from
FIDDLER IS DRUNK, THE. AKA and see “Craig’s Pipes,” "The Foxhunter's (Reel) [1],”
"Miss McLeod's," “Patrick
Kelly’s Reel,” "Greig's Pipes."
FIDDLER OF FERRYHILL, THE. English, Scottish; Reel. B Flat Major.
Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by the English musicologist, composer and collector
Patrick Shuldham Shaw (1917-1977) for Scottish fiddler Bill Hardie (who lived
for most of his life in or near the Ferryhill district of Aberdeen for much of
his life). Pat Shaw was a moving force behind the English Folk Song and Dance
Society for several decades, and recorded a large body of Shetland folk and
dance music in the late 1940's. Hardie (Caledonian
Companion), 1986; pg. 41.
FIDDLER ROUND THE
FAIRY TREE. Irish, Slide. Source for notated
version: from John Doonan [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
FIDDLER'S BLUES [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
FIDDLER’S BLUES [2]. Old-Time, Waltz. USA, Missouri. A
Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. No relation to “Fiddler’s Blues [1].” Source
for notated version: Lonnie Robertson (1908-1981, Springfield, Mo.)
[Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music),
2008; pg. 116. Rounder CD0375, Lonnie Robertson –
“Lonnie’s Breakdown” (1996. Originally recorded 1966).
FIDDLER’S BREAKFAST. Canadian, Reel.
FIDDLER'S CHOICE [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for
notated version: fiddler Alan Block [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, Vol. 1), 1994; pg. 84. Biograph RC‑6007, Ebenezer ‑ "Tell it to
Me."
FIDDLER’S CHOICE [2]. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning.
AABB’. Knowles (A Northern Lass),
1995; pg. 9.
FIDDLER'S CONTEMPT, THE (Fuath nam Fidhleirean). Irish/Scottish, Air. One of the compositions of
Ulster-born (d. 1653) Rorie Dall (O'Caithean or O’Cahan), harper to several
Scottish noble families. It has also been attribued to the Scottish harper
Ruaidhri (Rory) Dall Morison (c. 1656-1713 or 1714, a similarly named musician
who is often confused with O’Cahan) who notoriously disliked the fiddle. It
appears, with a few of his other works, in Donald
Dow's (1732‑1783) Collection of
Ancient Scots Music and at the end of Bruce Armstrong’s The Highland Harp. O’Neill (1913) gives
the title as “The Fiddler’s Content.”
FIDDLER'S CONTEST, THE ("Comortus Na Fidileiride" or
"Coim-Seasam Na Beidleadoir"). Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Frank Claudy says the tune was a favorite of influential
X:1
T:Fiddler’s Contest, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
cd|edef ecAc|defg agaf|eagf
ecAc|BABc B2 cd|
edef ecAc|defg agaf|eagf
edcB|A2a3A2:|
|:cB|ABAG FGAB|cBce defg|afge
fdec|dcde dcBc|
dcBd cBAc|BAGF GABc|dgfe dcBA
G2G2G2:|
FIDDLER’S DAUGHTER, THE. Canadian, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Composed by
FIDDLER'S DRAM. AKA and see "Give
the Fiddler a Dram." Old‑Time, Breakdown.
FIDDLER'S
DREAM [1]. AKA – “Fiddler’s Trouble.” Old‑Time,
X:1
T:Fiddler’s Dream [1]
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:D
D/D/|:F/AB/ AA/A/|d/e/f/g/ f/e/d/A/|c/d/e/d/ c/d/B/c/|d/c/d/A/ B/A/F/D/|
F/AB/ AA/A/|d/e/f/g/ f/e/d/A/|c/d/e/f/ a/e/c/A/|1 A/dd/ dA/A/:|2 d/e/d/A/ =c/d/c/A/|
K:G
|:B/A/G/E/ D/C/B,/A,/|G,/A,/B,/C/ D/G/E/D/|G/A/B/d/ e/f/g/a/|b/g/a/g/ e/f/g/a/|
b/g/a/g/ e/f/g/a/|g/e/d/B/ A/G/E/G/|D/B,/G,/B,/ D/G/A/c/|1 B/G/A/F/ GG/A/:|2
B/G/A/F/
G||
X:3
T:Fiddler's Dream [1]
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:120
R:reel
Z:B. Shull, trans.; R. P. LaVaque, ABCs
K:G
A|:(BA)(GE D)CB,A,|(G,B,)D(G EF)G(A|Bd)e(f
gf)g(a|bg)a(g eg)d(g|!
bg)a(g eg)d(e|ge)(dB A)(GE)(F|GE)D(C B,C)D(F|1
G)BAF G3 A :|2 G)BAF G2 G2|!
K:D
|:([FA][A2A2])[AA] [AA](BA)G|(FG)Ad
(fe)dA|(cd)e(d cA)B(c|dc)d(B cB)AG|!
([FA][A2A2])[AA] [AA]BA)G|FGAd (fe)dA|(cd)e(f
ge)ce|1 d2(3edc d2 d2 :|2
dedB =cdcA)||
X:3
T:Fiddler’s
Dream [1]
T:Fiddler’s
Trouble
L:1/8
M:2/4
S: Viola
“Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
(1948)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
(A/_B/|=B/)G/F/E/
D/C/B,/A,/|G,/A,/B,/C/ D/E/G/A/|B/d/e/f/ g/f/g/a/|
b/g/a/g/ e/d/g/a/|c’/g/a/g/
e/d/e/f/|g/e/d/B/ A/G/E/F/|G/E/D/C/ B,/D/G/A/|
B/G/A/F/
G:|
K:D
[F>A>][FA][FA][FA]|A/d/d/e/
f/e/c/A/|c/d/e/d/ c/B/(3A/B/c/|d/c/d/A/ B/A/F/G/|
[F>A>][FA][FA][FA]|A/d/d/e/
f/e/c/A/|c/d/e/f/ g/e/c/A/|[F2d2][Fd]:|
X:4
T:Fiddler's
Dream
C:Ward Allen
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:G
A|BAGE
DCB,A,|G,A,B,C DFGA|BGBd gfga|bgaf edef|
gabg
afef|gage dBAF|GEDC B,DGA|BGA[G B] [G3 B3]:|
K:D
A/G/|FAAA A2
AA|A^cde fe[de][^c e]|[B2 e2] [Ae]d ^cAB^c|d2 ^cd BdA[G A]|
FAAA A2 AA|A^cde fe[de][^c e]|[B2
e2] [Ae]d ^cAB^c|d2 [Ae]^c d3:|
FIDDLER'S DREAM [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Sources for
notated versions: Anne Ferguson [Phillips]; Stephanie Prausnitz [Silberberg].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 101. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 43.
FIDDLER'S DREAM [3]. Irish, Reel. Composed by
FIDDLER'S
DRUNK AND THE FUN'S ALL OVER. AKA and see "Billy/Billie in the Low
Ground [1]." Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard.
FIDDLER'S FANCY. English, Jig.
FIDDLER'S FAREWELL [1].
FIDDLER'S FAREWELL [2], THE. Scottish. Whistlebinkies – “Anniversary.”
FIDDLER'S FROLIC [1], THE (Mireog
An Fidileir).
AKA and see "Lawson's Favorite,"
"Kennaw's Reel," "Molloy's Favourite [1],"
"Farewell to Leitrim,"
“Maude Miller [1],” "Take Her Out and Air Her [1],"
"Roll Her in the Hay Stack,"
"Hawthorn's Reel." Irish,
Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago
Police Sergeant James O’Neill, originally from
X:1
T:Fiddlers' Frolic [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
R:Hornpipe
K:G
|:D>B,|G,>B,A,>C B,>DC>E|D>GF>A G>BA>c|B>AG>E D>B,G,>B,|A,>G,A,>B, A2 D>B,|
G,>BA,>E B,>DC>E|D>GF>A G>BA>c|B>AG>E D>B,G,>B,|A,>G,A,>B, G,2:|
|:d’>c’|(3bc’b (3aba g>ag>e|d>Bg>e d>BG>B|cbcb BaBa|A>GA>B A2 c’>c’|
(3bc’b
(3aba g>ag>e|d>bg>e
d>BG>B|(3cag (3fed c>AF>A|G2 G,2 G,2:|
FIDDLER'S FROLIC [2], THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Source for notated version: Patrick Stack (Chicago) [O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody),
1922; No. 305.
X:1
T:Fiddlers' Frolic [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Patrick Stack, Chicago
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:D
d2 AG FDDF|E=c (3cBc Ec (3cBc|dBcsA BsGAG|FGEF Dgfe|
d2 AG FDDF|E=ccB c2 B^c|(3dcB (3cBA BGAG|FGEG FD D2||
fd (3ddd fdag|fd (3ddd cdeg|fddd f2 ed|cdag fd d2|
(3fgf
df (3fgf df|edcd efge|abga fg (3efg|abag fgfe||
FIDDLER’S GREEN. Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler
and pianist Josephine Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south
FIDDLER'S HEAVEN [1] (Flaiteas Na Fidileiride). Irish, Double Jig. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Paddy
“Go Easy”.” O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish
Music), 1915/1987; No. 167, pg. 93. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 23.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 785, pg. 146.
O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Fiddler’s Heaven [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B/c/|dAF FEF|ded dfe|dAF FEF|AFE
EFA|dAF FEF|ded def|ecA BAF|EAA A2:|
|:c/d/|ecA AcA|ecA A2c/d/|ecA
BAF|AFE E2 c/d/|ecA AcA|ecA d2B|cAF EFA|BAA A2:|
FIDDLER’S HEAVEN [2]. Canadian, Polka.
FIDDLER'S HOEDOWN. AKA and see “The Dead Slave.” Old‑Time,
Breakdown. D Major (Marshall). DDae tuning. See note for “The Dead Slave.” It
is on
FIDDLER'S HORNPIPE. Old-time, Breakdown.
FIDDLER'S JIG. Scottish, Green Linnet GLDC 1108, The
Tannahill Weavers – “
FIDDLER'S JOY, THE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABCCD. Gatherer (Gatherer’s
Musical Museum), 1987; pg. 32. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle), Vol. 2, 1988; pg. 11. McLennan, Dunoon Highland Gathering Collection of Bagpipe Music Book 2 (c.
1912).
FIDDLER’S KEY, THE. Irish. G Minor. Composed by
FIDDLER'S MORRIS. AKA and see "Highland
Laddie [3]," "The
Ranting Highlander/Highlandman," "The White Cockade [1]," "The Duke of Buccleugh's Tune,”
“There was a lad (born in
Kyle)."
X:1
T:
R:reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Fiddlers need to be heard, so why not a place apart, a mountain
N:just for them. And where is this spot to be where the great tunes
N:of
N:it is place enough for those of us who seek it.
K:C
AB |cGAG EGGB | cGAB cded | cGAG EGGB | cedB (3AGA AB |
cGAG EGGB | CGAB cded | cGAG EGAB | cedB (3ABA AB | cde^f gfge |
dBGB dedB | cde^f gfge | a2 (3ba^g a=ged | ^cde^f gfge | dBGB dedB |
^cde^f gfge |1(3a^ga (3bag a=ged :| 2a2 (3ba^g a2 ||
FIDDLER'S REEL. Old‑Time, Fiddle Tune.
FIDDLER’S THRONE, THE.
American, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by
FIDDLER’S TROUBLE. AKA and see “Fiddler’s Dream [1]."
FIDDLER'S WALTZ.
FIDDLER’S WIFE, THE. Irish,
X: 1
T:The Fiddler's Wife
R:
C:Ed Reavy
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:She deserves to be recognized-if only for
N:the many long patient hours she waited
N:when tea was held for "just one more tune."
K:D
A | FABc (3dcd AF | GEFD EA,CE | DFAc dfed | cAGE D2 DA |
FABc (3dcd AF | GEFD EA,CE | DFAc dfed | (3cBA (3GFE D2 Dg |
fece dAFA | f2 gf edce | fdec dfed | cAGE D2 Dg | fece dAFA |
f2 gf edce | fdec dfed | (3cBA (3GFE D3 ||
FIDDLING AFTER
ONE-HUNDRED. Canadian, Strathspey.
FIDDLING
AROUND. American, Reel or Breakdown.
X:1
T:Fiddlin’
Around
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:C
A/_B/ |
=B/g/^f/g/ a/g/f/g/ | =f/d/B/G/ D/B,/G, | E/E/c/E/ E/d/E/E/ | _d/E/E/c/
E/E/A/_B/ |
=B/g/^f/g/
a/g/f/g/|=f/d/B/G/ D/B,/G,|E/E/c/E/ E/d/E/E/|c/E/E/d/ E/E/c/e/|
f/e/f/g/
a/g/f/e/|c/_bg/ a/g/e/f/|g/e/f/g/ e/c/d/B/|c3:|
|:(B|B/)B/g/B/ B/a/B/B/|_a/B/B/=a/ B/B/g/B/|c/c/g/c/ c/a/c/c/|_b/c/c/a/ c/c/g/c/|
B/B/g/B/ B/a/B/B/|_a/B/B/=a/ B/B/g/B/|c/c/g/c/ c/a/c/c/|_b/c/c/a/ c/c/g/e/|
f/e/f/g/
a/g/f/e/|c/_bg/ a/g/e/f/|g/e/f/g/ e/c/d/B/|c3:|
FIDDLING DAVID REEL. American, Reel. E Minor (‘A’ part) & E Major (‘B’ part). Composed
by Eric Scott.
FIDDLING PHIL. AKA and see “Dubuque,” "Duck River," "Five Miles from Town [2],"
"General Lee," "Mabel,” "Old
Dubuque," “Phiddlin’ Phil,”
"Sally in the Green Corn."
Canadian, American; Reel or Breakdown. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Ken Perlman (1996) identifies Fiddling Phil as a
well-known radio fiddler and suggests that Maritime Canadian radio fiddling
great Don Messer coined the title. Whether Messer had anything to do with the
title is not known, however, the tune under the title “Phiddlin’ Phil” can be
found in E.F. Adam’s collection of 1938 called “Old Time Fiddlers’ Favorite
Barn Dance Tunes,” printed in St. Louis. Perlman states it is a widely played
Kings County, PEI, dance tune. Source for notated version: George MacPhee (b.
1941, Monticello, Kings County, PEI) [Perlman]. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of
FIDLERS (sic) FANCY. AKA and see "Fiddler's Fancy."
FIDO’S FAVORITE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. The tune may be called
“Nuala’s Bonnet.” Source for notated version: from Joanie Madden, who didn’t
have a name for it. Bill Black “took the liberty of naming it after a local
celebrity of Geneva, New York” [Black]. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 28, pg. 14.
X:1
T: Fido's Favorite
C: J.Madden
Z: transcribed by B.Black
N: also known as “Nuala’s Bonnet”
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
AF F2 DF F2 | GE E2 A2 GE | FD D2 DFAF | GBAG FD D2 |
AF F2 DF F2 | GE E2 A2 GE | FD D2 DFAF |1 GBAG FD D2 :|2 GFEG FD D2 ||
AF (3FEF ABde | ed=cA BG G2 | AF (3FEF ABde | g2 af gfge |
AF
(3FEF ABde | ed=cA BG G2 | AF F2 D2 AF | GFEG FD D2 :|
FIELD
X:1
T:Field
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2 | d2 fd edfd | defd BAFA | BAGB
AFDF | Eeed egfe |
d2 fd edfd | defd BAFA | BAGB AFDF |
Agfe d :|
|: AG | F2 FD EFED | FGFE FAAB |
defd edfd | gefd edBA |
FGFD EFED | FGFE FAAB | defd BAFA |
agef d :|
FIELD OF BANNOCKBURN, THE. Scottish, Pipe March (2/4 time). A Mixolydian.
Standard tuning. AB (Neil): AABB (Skinner). Composed by the famous Scots
fiddler, J. Scott Skinner, who published it in his Harp and Claymore collection in the
early years of the 20th century. The title refers to the famous
victory of Robert the Bruce, King of the Scots (1274‑1329), at the end of
his seven year struggle with the forces of England under Edward II. Robert was by
far the more skilful commander, while Edward was weak and foolish, and though
the Plantagenet had twice the number of men (along with, it is rumoured, the
bones of his father, Edward I, the 'Hammer of the Scots', in the forefront of
his army) he fell prey to superior general ship, luck, and a final ruse by the
wiley Scot. Neil (The Scots Fiddle),
1991; No. 58, pg. 81. Skinner (The
Scottish Violinist, with variations), pg. 30. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 38.
X:1
T:Field of Bannockburn, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Pipe March
B:Skinner – The Scottish
Violinist
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Mixolydian
.e/.d/ | ~ce.A.e | A/<A/e
{A/}~fe/d/ | ~ce A/<A/g | d/B/G/B/ de/d/ | ce Ae |
A/<A/e {A}~f (3e/f/g/ | a/f/g/e/
d/B/g/B/ | {G}e(AA) :: {g}f | eac{g}a |
A/<A/a/c/ e{g}f | eaA{c}g |
B/<B/g/B/ d{g}f | e{b}aca | {g/a/}f(e/f/g/ |
a/f/g/e/ d/B/g/B/ | {B}eAA :|
“variations”
e/d/ | .c/.e/.A/.e/ (3A/A/A/ e/c/ |
(3A/A/A/ e/A/ f/a/e/a/ | c/e/A/e/ (3A/A/A/ e/c/ |
d/B/G/B/ ~de/d/ | c/e/A/e/ (3A/A/A/
e/c/ | (3A/A/A/ e/A/ f/a/(3e/f/g/ |
(3a/g/f/ g/e/ d/G/g/B/ | {B}eAA ::
{g}f | e/a/A/a/ (3A/A/A/ (a/c/) |
(3A/A/A/ (a/A/) e/A/f/A/ | e/a/A/a/
(3A/A/A/ (g/e/) | d/B/G/B/ (3d/d/d/ {g}f |
e/A/c/a/ (3A/A/A/ (a/A/) | (3A/A/A/ a/e/ {g}f(3e/f/g/ | (3a/g/f/ g/e/ d/G/g/B/
| {B}eAA :|
FIELD OF DAISIES. AKA and see "The Daisy
Field(s)," "Wild Irishman
[3]".
FIELD OF DREAMS. English, Country Dance Tune
(4/4 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 5), 2005; pg. 50 (appears as
“Gleaners”, the name of a dance by Ron Coxall set to the tune).
FIELD OF FLOWERS, THE (Pairc Na Blata/mBlat). AKA and see "Girl I Love [2],” "I'll Leave the Country."
Irish, Double Jig. G Major (O'Neill/Krassen): F Major (O'Neill/1850). Standard
tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 64. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1065, pg. 201. O'Neill (Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986;
No. 269, pg. 59.
X:1
T:Field of Flowers, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
g|fed cAF|BAA A2g|fed cAF|AGG
G2g|fed cAG|Ade fag|fed cAG|AFF F2:|
|:c|f/g/ag fcB|Acc c2d|f/g/ag
fed/c/|dgf g2c|f/g/af gcB|Ade fag|fed cAG|AFF F2:|
FIELD OF HAY, THE. Irish, Jig. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Resembles both "The
Campbells Are Coming [1]" and "The White Cockade"‑‑Bayard
(1981) wonders if they all are indeed related and from some common ancestor.
Source for notated version: noted from the whistling of Philip Gleeson,
Coofree, county Limerick [Joyce]. Howe (1000
Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 21. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music), 1873/1890; No. 89, pg. 82.
X:1
T:Field of
Hay
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1873)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
G/F/ | E>FG/A/ BGc | BGG G2F | E>FG/A/ BGc | BGF F2G | E>FG/A/ BGF |
GBc e2f | gfd edc | BGG G2 || A | BGG edc | BGG G2A | BGG edc | BGF F2G |
E>FG/A/
BGF | GBc e2f | gfd edc | BGG G2 ||
FIELD OF OATS, THE (Pairc an Coirce). Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard
tuning. AA'B (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 156. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1523, pg. 281. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 742, pg. 130.
X:1
T:Field of Oats, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
BA|:GEEF G2 EF|G2 FG AcBA|1 GEEF G2 ef|gfed
B2 BA:|2 GFEF GABa|gefd e2 ef||
g2 bg f2 af|e2 fe Bdef|gabg
fgaf|gfed e2 ef|g2 bg f2 af|e2 fe Bdef|gabg f2 af|gfed edBA||
FIELD WHITE WITH
DAISIES, THE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Dorian.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: James Buckley, a Limerick
piper, about 1852 (Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 144, pg. 73.
X:1
T:Field White with Daisies, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With expression”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Dorian
GF|D2G2 GA|B4AB|c>Ad>c AF|G4
Bc|de f2e2|d>cAGFG|A2G2G2|G4||de|
fedcde|f4 f2|e>cd>Ac>A|G4
Bc|def>dec|d>c AGFG|A2G2G2|G4||
FIELDS AND DAISIES (Machairidhe's Nóinínidhe). Irish, March or Reel. D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Not O’Neill’s “Daisy Fields.” "From Bill Sheedy, fife‑player:
Fannigstown Co. Limerick: 1844" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 30, pgs. 17‑18.
X:1
T:Fields and Daisies
T:Machairidhe's Nóinínidhe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:”Moderately”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D/F/|A2 BA GF ED|FA d>d d3c|GdcB
AG FE|D>EFG A2 FA|
B2 AF D>EFA|d>edc B2
dB|A>BAF dBAF|E4D2||DF|
A2 dB AFEF|D2d2 d2 cB|ABAF ABde|f2e2
e2 d>e|fedf edBe|
dedB A2 d>B|A>BAF dBAF|E4D2||
FIELDS OF FOULA. AKA and see "Flowers of May"
(Shetland). Shetland, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Fields O' Foula, Da
D:The Boys of the Lough, Da Day Dawn
N:A 6/8 tune from Foula, used for
the
N:dance 'The Foula Reel'
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
g|f2 g afd|g2 f e2 g|f2 g afd|fga f2
d|f2 g afd|
g2 f e2 A|ABA def|d3 d2::B|ABA F2
A|d2 f|ecA|def ecA|
dAF DEF|EEE F2 A|d2 f ecA|def ecA|d3
d2:|]
X:2
T:Fields o’ Foula, Da
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:Tom Anderson
Z:Transcribed by Mike McGeary
K:D
g|f2-g afd|g2-f e2 g|f2 g afd|f2-a
f2 d|!
f2-g afd|g2 (f e2 A)|A2 A def|d2 d
d2:|]!
(B|A2) A F2 A|d2 f ecA|def ecA|BAF
D2 F/F/|!
E2 E F2 A|d2 f ecA|def ecA|1 d3 d2
g:|2 d3 d3||
FIELDS OF OLD
X:1
T:Fields of Old
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 212
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
GAG BAG|BcB BAG|c2e d>cB|1 cBc
A2d:|2 cAF G2d||
|:b2g gfg|def gfg|a2g fef|def g3::
{D/E/F/}GBd edB|def gdB|1
cBA BAG|ABG FED:|2c3B3|AEF G3||
FIELDTOWN PROCESSIONAL. English, Morris Dance Tune (March Time, 4/4). G Major (Mallinson): A
Major (Bacon). Standard tuning. AAB (Mallinson): AABA (Bacon). Collected from
the Fieldtown (now Leafield), Oxon, England, area. There are other
processionals, unrelated, from the Tideswell and Gisburn (see "Tideswell Processional"
and "Gisburn Processional").
Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pg.
150. Mallinson (Mally’s Cotswold Morris
Book), 1988; No. 11, pg. 12. EMI/Harvest 7243 8 29861 2 6, Ashley Hutchings et al -
"Son of Morris On" (1976/1994). Topic TSCD458, John Kirkpatrick -
“Plain Capers” (1976/1992).
FIERY
CLOCKFACE, THE. AKA and see “The Pin Reel.” English, Jig. England, Northumberland.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Robert “Bobby” Nunn (1808-1853),
according to Peter Kennedy. Nunn was a tradesman—a roofer who worked on
slate roofs—who lost his sight following a fall from a roof he was working on.
Like many a blind individual, he turned to music to eke out a living, and
played fiddle and sang. He composed a number of songs and was a regular at pubs
and other venues around the Tyneside area.
His songs could be rather risqué, full of (pre-)music-hall innuendo, and
include “The Pitman and the Blackin’,” “The Newcastle Lad,” “”Druncken Bella
Roy O!;” quite popular even with mixed audiences of his era. His best known
song is “The Fiery Clock Feyce”, about the drink-caused illusion of a man
passing by St. Nicholas Cathedral, looking at the moon’s reflection in a river.
It was originally set in the
key of ‘G’ major, although ‘D’ is a
more popular key nowadays, to accommodate melodeon players. A quite nice sketch
of Nunn appears in Thomas and George Allen’s Illustrated Edition of Tyneside
Songs and Readings (1891):
***
Besides
the attractions of his fiddle he was a good singer, and composed a great number
of
local
songs, which he sang with great success. Many of his songs, written upon
passing
events,
and sometimes rather coarse in consequence of the mixed companies he amused,
are now
forgotten, but several which appear in this volume have taken their places as
standards
amongst
Tyneside songs, and are highly popular. He died at Queen Street, Castle Garth,
Newcastle,
on the 2nd of May, aged forty-five years…(He) was eminently a
Newcastle man
and had the ‘burr’ in all its delightful purity. He could not be considered a man of any intellectual
culture and it is therefore the more creditable that he has produced so many songs. Some of
them will not bear a close inspection, on account of their approaching the questionable. There
were circumstances to account for that; he had some talent as a performer on the fiddle, and
being in the habit of attending women’s boxes or benefit clubs on the occasion of their holding
their head-meeting days, when the old ladies had plied themselves with a plentiful supply of
stimulants they would disport themselves on the ‘lightly-gay fantastic toe’ to the pleasant
scrapings of ‘Bobby’s’ fiddle. To diversify their delight he would entertain them with a song,
and a professor of moral ethics would have got a lesson had he have seen how the more than
innuendos were received. No doubt this would urge him on more in that direction. That was no
reason, however, they should ever have appeared in print.
***
‘Bobby Nunn’ as he was generally called, was a heavy looking man, a great favourite at
resorts of which we have spoken, and no party of the kind was considered complete without
‘Bobby’ and his fiddle. The bard, for Nunn is worthy of the name, did not confine his efforts
in supporting his family to his musical abilities only; no honest work came amiss to him. His
musical gifts were generally in demand at nights, and during the day Bobby, for Sopwith and
other turners and cabinet makers, turned the big wheels of their lathes. When not busy with
that he indulged his love of birds, for which, blind as he was, he had a passion in making cages
for them.
***
Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 44, pg. 12. Topic Records 12TS282, Tom Gilfellon – “In the Middle of the Tune” (1976).
X:1
T:Fiery Clockface
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|d2dD2E|F2GA2B|=c2=cE2F|G2AB2c|d2dD2E|F2GA2A|Bcd edc|d3d2:|
|:e|f2f def|g 2fe2d|c2BA2B|c2de2e|f2f
def|g2fe2d|cBAB2c|d3d2:|
FIERY CROSS, THE (An Crann Tàra). AKA and see "The Fire Cross Song," "An Crann‑tara." Scottish,
Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. This tune "is from the gentlemen
mentioned in the prospectus. The Gaelic words describe the approach of the
ancient was signal, or fore‑cross, or 'Crantara', with this song accompanying
it, so well described by Mr. Scott, in his poem of the Lady of the Lake. The
song is first indistinctly heard as wafted upon the gale, or carried off by the
roar of a rapid stream; but as it approaches it becomes louder, and leaves no
doubt of its being the signal of war, whereupon all becomes bustle and
preparation to arm, besides rousing fresh and alert individuals to proceed
instantly with the signal to the next station interested" (Fraser). There
is some suggestion that the American fiddle tune title “Fire on the Mountain”
was derived from the Scottish signal-cross practice. It has also been suggested
that the infamous cross-burnings of the Ku Klux Klan were derived from the same
tradition. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies
Peculiar to the
X:1
T:Fire-Cross
Song, The
T:An
Crann-tàra
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Fraser Collection (1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
B|G2G G>^FG Gcc c2d|e2e e>de|dff f2b|g2g gfe|f2f fed|c2d (c/d/e)c|
BGG G2:|
G/F/|EGE DFD|Ccc c2d|ege dbB|dff f2b|g2g gfe|f2f fed|c2d (c/d/e)c|
BGG G2 G/F/|EGE DFD|Ccc c2d|ege dbB|dff f2 E/F/|GeG FdF|
EcE Dfa|gfe dec|BGG G2||
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:Fife Hunt
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
f | ec ~c2 GE ~E2 | Ddd^c d2df | ec~c2 GE~E2 | CccB c2c :|
f | ecgc acgc | Ddd^c d2df | ecgc acgc | GccB c2ef | ecgc acgc |
Ddd^c d2df | egce fadf | edcB c2c ||
X:2
T:Fife Hunt, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:From Ann Winnington’s music
manuscript book (No. 5), from the early 19th century.
N:Winnington
was an American, probably a pianist, who resided in England.
K:C
f2 | ec c2 GE E2 | D d2 ^c d2df | df
c2 GE E2 | C c2 B (c2c) || f | ecge acgc |
Dd2^c d2df | ecgc acgc | Gc2B c2cf |
ecgc acgc | Dd2^c d2df | egcg fadf | Gc2B c2c ||
FIFE LAIRD, THE. See "Fife Hunt."
FIFE REEL, THE. AKA and see "The Floggin’", "The Humours of Bantry Bay,"
"The Newry Lass," "The Slashing Reel," "The Flag(g)on."
FIFERS, THE. American?, Jig. F Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Perhaps an old military quickmarch. Harding’s
All Round Collection, 1905; No. 114, pg. 36.
X:1
T:Fifers, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 114 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F|A2F c2A|f2f fed|cdc cBA|dGG
GcB|A2F c2A|
f2f fag|fag fed|ccc c2::C|G2G GAB|A2
A ABc|
cBA cBA|GGG G2c|f2a f2a|g2b g2b|agf
gfe|fff f2:|
FIFER'S DELIGHT, THE. American, Jig. E Minor ('A' part) & G
Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 30.
X:1
T:Fifer’s Delight, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
f | gfe edB | gfg GAB | gfe edB |
dBA A2f | gfe edB | gfg a2b | gfg efg | dBG G :: Bc |
d2B d2B | gfg GAB | d2B d2g | ecA
ABc | d2B d2B | gfg a2b | gfe efg | dBG G :|
FIFER’S LAMENT. American, March (cut time). A
Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. Randy Miller identifies this as an 18th
century fife tune. Miller (Fiddler’s
Throne), 2004; No. 337, pg. 198.
FIFER'S MARCH. AKA and see "Captain
Collins" (
FIFER'S REEL, THE. AKA and see “Miss
Johnston(‘s) [1]. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. "From
memory" (Joyce). The melody is Scottish in origin, although has a long
history in
X:1
T:Fifer’s Reel, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
(1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
dc|BcdB G2 GF|GBAF G2 dc|BcdB G2
AG|FGAB cAdc|BcdB G2 GF|
GBAF GABc|dBcA BGAG|FGAB cA||dc|Bcde
dBGB|dg g2 bg g2|
Bcde dcBc|Aaaf gedc|Bcde dBGB|defa
g2 fg|afdg ecAG|FGAB cA||
FIFTY CENTS. American, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A double-tonic tune. The
'A' part is the same as the 'B' part of the Scottish melody "The Gray Buck." It is perhaps the
“Fifty Cent Piece” that appears in The
Company of Fifers and Drummers (1976, Book 1, pg. 25). Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 26.
FIFTY YEARS AGO WALTZ. AKA and see "Blue Valley
Waltz." Old‑Time, Waltz. D Major (Phillips): D Major ('A' part)
& G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. One part (Phillips). Missouri
fiddler Charlie Walden thinks the title refers to a wedding anniversary, and
remarks that the waltz was shortened for contest play in the 1970’s by great
competitors like Herman Johnson. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 254. Decca
5213 (78 RPM), Curly Fox (
FIG FOR A KISS [1], A (Ni Mait Liom Pog!). AKA and see "Cailin Lasa Sal Roc," "The Dublin Boys," "Dublin Streets," "Gaire na mBan," "Gliogar an Mheadair," "The Gurgling of the Churn,"
"The Humours of Bottle
Hill," "Milk the Churn,"
"The Night of the Fun [2],"
"The Old Dutch Churn,"
"She is fit for a kiss,"
“Splashing of the Churn [2],”
"Two in a Gig." Irish, Slip (or
Hop) Jig. E Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB (Barnes, S. Johnson, Roche,
O'Neill/1001, Tubridy): AABB (O'Neill/Krassen). The melody was printed in the Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music of
Ireland (
X:1
T:Fig for a Kiss, A [1]
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:100
R:Slip Jig
K:Edor
G2B E2B BAG|E/2F/2GA DFA AGF|G2B E2B
BAG|1 (3Bcd B AGF E2F:|2
(3Bcd B AGF E3||g2e g2e edB|f2d dcd
fed|1 g2e g2e edB|dBG GBd e2f:
|2 gfe fed edB|(3Bcd B AGF E2F||
FIG/FEG FOR A KISS [2], A. AKA and see "Two in a Gig." Scottish, English; Jig (9/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. A distanced variant of “Fig… [1]." John Glen (1891) states the earliest appearance of the tune in print is in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (appears as “A Feg for a Kiss”). Bremner’s version is identical to that printed by Preston. Kennedy gives the alternate title “Two in a Gig.” Source for notated version: copied from Preston’s Selections of Reels and Country Dances (London, 1768) [O’Neill]. Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; pg. 74. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 21, pg. 6. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 200.
X:1
T:Fig for a Kiss, A
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:
Z:Paul Kinder
K:Emin
E2 B BGE BGE | FAE AFd AFD | EFG ABc BAG | BeB AGF E3 :||
eBe geg bge | dAd fdf afd | eBe geg bge | gfe Be^d e3 |
eBe
geg bge | dAd fdf afd | e/2f/2gf edc BAG | BeB AGF E3 ||
FIG FOR ALL MY FOES, A. AKA and see "Farmer Hayes,"
"God Be With Old Ireland,"
"I'm Now in the Land
Of Liberty," "Poor
Pat Must Emigrate."
FIG LEAF, THE. English,
Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Thompson (Compleat
Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 132.
X:1
T:Fig Leaf, The
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:Bb
F|B/c/d/e/ fb|”tr”g2 fc|dABF|DB,DF|B/c/d/e/ fb|g2 fb|(a/g/)(a/g/) c=e|”tr”(f2 f):|
|:F|D/E/F/G/ FB|A/B/c/d/ ce|dc/B/ cB/A/|BFDB,|D/E/F/G/ FB|A/B/c/d/ ce|dc/B/ FA|(B2 B):||
FIGHEADOIR BAN, AN. AKA and see "The Fair‑Haired
Weaver."
FIGHEADOIRI UA
DROICEAD ATA, NA. AKA and see "The Drogheda Weavers."
FIGHIM-SE LION IS
OLANN (I weave lined and
wool). Irish,
Air (9/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version:
the tune was noted by the Irish collector Edward Bunting from John McCracken,
Belfast, in 1800, according to the index of his 1840 collection.
O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 59, pg. 92.
FIGHT ABOUT THE
FIRESIDE. AKA and see "Road to Arisaig,” "Strathspey in
Memory of Angus Allan Gillis," "White
Clover." Canadian, Strathspey; Scottish, Reel.
X:1
T:Fight About the Fireside
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
c | GcEc Addc | GeEc GcEc | FcEc DddB | cGAF ECC :|
f | ecgc eddf | ecgc acgc | fage dcde | GAcd e2df | ecgc eddf |
ecgc
acgc | fage dcde | GAcd e2 dc ||
FIGURE, THE. English, Hornpipe or Reel. England, Northumberland.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "The eight‑bar strains suggest the
tune was a hornpipe" (Seattle). Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 411.
FIGURE OF THREE, THE. AKA and see “Jackson’s Punch Bowl.” Irish, Jig.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Source for notated version: copied from
Clinton’s Gems of Ireland (1841)
[O’Neill]. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of
Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 144.
X:1
T:Figure of Three (#144), The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Clinton's Gems of Ireland 1841
Z:Paul Kinder
K:D
d2 e fgf|fed g2 e|d2 B B/2c/2dB|d2 B B/2c/2dB|
d2 e fgf|fed g2 e|dBA A/2B/2cA|dBA ABA:|
|:"tr"aga bge|fed g2 e|d2 B B/2c/2dB|d2 B B/2c/2dB|
aga bge|fed g2 e|dBA A/2B/2cA|dBA Afg:|
|:afd gec|afd g2 e|d2 B B/2c/2dB|d2 B Bcd|
afd
gec|afd g2 e|dBA A/2B/2cA|dBA A3:||
FIGURE EIGHT. AKA and see "Sweet Ellen [1]."
FIGURE OF EIGHT. AKA and see "Rhif Wyth."
FIGURE THREE, THE.
English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D 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. 145.
X:1
T:Figure 3, The
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
d2 D>E FDAF|E>FGA Bc d2|f2 ed B2 AG|FAdF E4|d2 D>E FDAF|E>FGA Bc d2|
f>gaf bgaf|edef d4::a2 fd a2 fd|cecA (c/d/e) cA|a2 fd a2 fd|
b2
gf e4|d2 D>E FDAF|dAdF E3F|G>ABc dBgf|edef d4:||
FIJIYAMA. American, Hornpipe. B Flat
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. “Can be used as a clog” (Ryan’s). Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 89. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg.
123.
X:1
T:Fijiyama
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
(dc) | B>FD>F B>df>d |
e>cA>c B>df>d | b>ag>f e>dc>B | (3.c.d.c (3.B.A.G
(3.F.G.F. (3.E.D.C |
B,>BA>B d>BA>B |
C>c=B>c e>cA>c | B>ba>b g>ec>A | B2b2B2 :: (dc) |
B>df>d b>fd>B |
f>ba>b f>dB>F |
D>B,F>D B>Fd>B | (3.c.d.c. (3.A.B.A (3.F.G.E (3.D.E.C |
B,>BA>B d>BA>B |
C>c=B>c e>cA>c |
B>ba>b g>ec>A | B2b2B2 :|
FILE BECK (IS AY
READY), THE. Scottish, English; Reel. England,
Northumberland. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. John Glen (1891) finds the
earliest appearance of the tune in print in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection. It is
one of the "missing tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian
dance tune manuscript. Jack Campin explains that ‘file beck’ is a rendering of
the Gaelic philabeg (filibeg),
meaning a small kilt. He suspects the title has clan associations. Bremner (Scots Reels), 1757; pg. 77.
X:1
T:File-bek is ay ready, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Bremner – Scots Reels (1757)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Mixolydian
|: b | gdgb gbgd | fcfa fafc | gdgb
gbgd | fd”tr”c>A G/G/G Gb | gdgb gbgd |
fcfa fafc | gb (b/a/g/^f/) gdeB |
cAfA G/G/G G :|
FILE NA MON. AKA and see "Faill Na mBan."
FILL
EVERY GLASS (FOR WINE INSPIRES US). AKA ‑ "Three Fam'd Generals."
English, Air. This popular air appears in several early 18th century ballad
operas, according to Pulver (1923), including John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1729). It previously appears in D’Urfy’s
collection Pills to Purge Melancholy,
vol. 1 (1719) where it is listed as "A drinking song in praise of our
three fam'd generals." Frank Kidson (1922) says the song and probably the
tune were originally French. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 56.
FILL THE BOWL. English?, Reel. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Harding’s All Round Collection, 1905; No. 101, pg. 32.
X:1
T:Fill the Bowl
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Hardings All Round Collection, No. 101 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
g/ | e/d/c/B/ (e/A/)a/g/ | e/d/c/B/
(e/A/)A/g/ | e/d/c/B/ (B/G/)G/A/ | B/e/d/G/ e/A/A/ :|
|: e/ | G/G/c/G/ (d/G/)G/e/ |
G/G/c/G/ (e/A/)A/e/ | G/G/c/G/ (d/G/)G/e/ | c/e/B/d/ (e/A/)A/e/ |
d/g/G/g/ (d/G/)G/e/ | d/g/G/g/
(e/A/)A/e/ | d/g/G/g/ d/g/B/d/ | c/e/B/d/ c/A/A/ :|
FILL THE BUMPER FAIR (Lion Suas An Glucaid). AKA and see "Bob and Joan," "Keep Your Wife at Home,” “Love and Whiskey,” “Stoneybatter [1].” Irish, Air (3/4
time, "lively"). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The title comes from a
song by Thomas Moore. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 440, pg. 77.
X:1
T:Fill the Bumper Fair
M:3/4
L:1/8
N:”Lively”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 440
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
BB/A/ GD G2 | BB/A/ GD FA | BB/A/ GD
G2 | FA AD FA || GB dc B2 |
GB dc Bd | GB dc B2 | FA AD FA | GB
dc B2 | GB dc Bd | ed ef (gf/e/) | dB AG FA ||
FILL THE CUP (Lion An Cupan). Irish, Air (2/4 time, "playfully").
G Major. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 107, pg. 20.
X:1
T:Fill the Cup
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:”Playfully”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No.107
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | .D.E.G.A | B2 AG | cAAB | cAAB | .D.E.G.A | B2 AG | BGGA
|BG G ||
d | .e.d.e.g | d2 cB | .c.A.A.B |
.c.A.A.d | .e.d.e.g | d2 cA | BGGA | BG G ||
FILL THE GLASS (Lion An Gloine). Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Mixolydian. Standard
tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland:
1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 327, pg. 57.
X:1
T:Fill the Glass
L:1/8
M:3/4
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 327
Z:Ak/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G4F2|G2A2c2|d4c2|A4d2|c4
AG|F4D2|D4D2|D2E2F2|G4F2|G2A2c2|d4A2|
c2d2e2|=f2e2d2|c2A2F2|G6|G6||g4f2|g4a2|g4f2|d4e2|=f4e2|d2e2=f2|d4
A2|
F4D2|G4F2|G2A2c2|d4A2|c2d2e2|=f2e2d2|c2A2F2|G6|G6||
FILL THE STOUP. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB (Surenne): ABB (Kerr):
AABBCCDD (Athole, Gow). John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this
tune in print in Robert Ross's 1780
collection (pg. 36). It was included by Kirkmichael, Perthshire, fiddler and
composer Robert Petrie in his Second
Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances (1796). Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg.
25. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2;
No. 28, pg. 6. McGlashan (A Collection of
Reels), c. 1786; pgs. 14-15. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
27. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland),
1852; pg. 50.
X:1
T:Fill the Stoup
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
a|e2c2 eAAa|e2c2 fBBa|e2c2 eAcA|dfce fBB:|
|:a|eAcA eAAf|eAcA fBBa|eAcA eAcA|dfce fBB:|
|:f|eaca eAAf|eace fBBa|eaca eace|dfce fBB:|
|:a|eAcA eAAa|eAcA fBBa|eAcA eAcA|dfce fBB:|
X:2
T:Fill
the Stoup
S:Petrie's
Second Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances &c.
Z:Steve
Wyrick <sjwyrick'at'astound'dot'net>,
N:Petrie's Second Collection, page 21
%
Gore's Index gives earliest publication as James Aird's
%
"Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign AirsÉ" v4 ca 1790
L:1/8
M:C
R:Reel
K:A
a|e2Tc2
eAAf|e2c2 fBBa|e2Tc2 eAcA|dfce fBB::a|
AAcA eAAa|AAcA fBBa|AAcA eAcA|dfce fBB::f|
eaca eAAf|eaca fBBf|eaca eace|dfce fBB::a|
AAcA eAAa|AAcA fBBa|AAcA eAcA|dfce fBB:|
FILL THE TANKARD. English, Jig (9/8 time). The
melody is from the Browne Family manuscripts, of
FILL UP THE BOWL. American, Reel. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Peter Kennedy suggests a relatedness with the “Flowing Bowl” printed by O’Neill.
Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg.
16. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of
Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 47, pg. 13. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 39.
X:1
T:Fill Up the Bowl
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | G2 BG c2 eg | dBAG FAFD | G2 BG
c2 eg | dBAB G2D2 | G2 BG c2 eg |
dBAG FAFD | G2 BG c2 eg | dBAc BGG
:: d | gagf e2e2 | eaag fdef | gagf e2e2 |
dgfd g2zd | gagf e2e2 | eaag fdef |
gagf edef | gedB G2z :|
FILL YOUR GLASSES. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 76, pg. 11.
X:1
T:Fill Your Glasses
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 76
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D>EF>G A2 B>c|d/d/d e>f d2c2|B/B/B
g>B A/A/A f>A|1 G>FE>D (C<E) E2:|2
B/B/B e>c d3 A|: a>gf>e d2
e>f|g>fe>d (3cBA (3GFE|D>EF>G A2 B>c|d/d/d e>f d3A:|
FILLE A JASMAN, LA. See "Le Hack a Moreau."
FILLE D' LA VEUVE, LA. See "Jol(i)e Blonde."
FILLE DE L'ILE, LA. French, Bourree a 2 Temps (2/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by J. Blanchard. Stevens (Massif
Central), 1987, Vol. 2; No. 78.
FILLEAD AN
CLAOIDEADOIR. AKA and see
"The Victor's Return."
FILLEAD AN MAIRNEALAIG. AKA and see "The
Sailor's Return."
FILLEADH NA DEIRFÉAR. AKA and see “Sister’s Return.”
FILLEOG CASMEAR, AN. AKA and see "The Cashmere
Shawl."
FILLES D'ARNAUDVILLE, LES. See "Les
Huppes Taiauts," "Hip et
Taiau(d)."
FILLES DE MON PAYS, LES. French, Slow March (4/4 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Morvan. Stevens (
FILLES DE ST. NICOLAS,
LES. French,
Bourree a 2 Temps (2/4 time). Standard tuning. AABB. Traditional tune from
FILLMORE PROVANCE TUNE. AKA and see "Rosemont
Quadrille."
FILLY FAIR, THE. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. F
Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Seattle (William
Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 427.
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