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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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AI VIST LOU LOUP. French, Bouree D'Auvergne ((3/8 time). D Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB.
Stevens (
AIE
YE YAILLE, ADEA, COGNE P'US SU' MA TETE (Oh It
Hurts, Adea, Quit Thumping on My Head". AKA and see "Casse Pas ma Tete."
AIGHNEAS AG AN
gCROSGHOTHAR, AN t-. AKA and see "The Dispute at the Crossroads."
AIGO DE ROTZO, L'. French, Scottish (2/4 time).
AIKEN DRUM [1]. Scottish, March. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The name is from a Scottish
folksong or nursery rhyme that begins:
***
There was a man lived in the moon,
Lived in the moon, lived in the
moon;
There was a man lived in the moon,
And his name was Aiken Drum.
***
Aiken played a ladle as a musical instrument,
and his clothing was adorned with various food objects. Versions of the song
have also been collected in North America. The song may originally derive from
a Jacobite song (“Will ye go to Sherrifmuir”) from the early 18th
century, which has a burden of ‘Aikendrum, aikendrum’. Yet another early
version tells of a recruit named Aikendrum, who adorns himself with various
food objects. Carlin (Gow Collection),
1986; No. 583. Gow (Fourth Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 2nd
ed., originally 1800; pg. 12.
X:1
T:Aitken (sic) Drum [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:March
B:Gow – Fourth Collection of Niel
Gow’s Reels (1800)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G>A|[G4B4]-[G2B2] A [GB]|[E4c4]-[E2c2] BA|(B4 d2)BG|{B}”tr”A>GAB A2 G>A|
[G4B4]-[G2B2] AB|[E4c4]-[E2c2]
BA|(B2d2) (A2B2)|{F}G4 G2:|
|:GA|B2B2B2 {B}A>G|E2E2E2
GE|{E}(D2D2)D2 EG|{B}AGAB A2 GA|
{A}B2(B2B2) AG|E2(E2E2) GE|D2D2
(DE)GB|{B}”tr”A4G2:|
AIKEN DRUM [2]. English, Morris Dance Tune (Polka Step). G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Similar to version #1, especially in one part, though the parts are reversed.
Wade (Mally’s North West Morris Book),
1988; pg. 24.
AILBE GRACE’S. Irish, Polka. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
Source for notated version: Ailbe Grace, a button accordion player and set
dancer from Tipperary living in England [Taylor/Tweed]. Taylor (Traditional
Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 37.
AILEEN ALANNA. Irish, Waltz. F Major. Standard. Three parts. Roche Collection, 1982; vol. III, pg. 57.
AILEEN AROON. AKA and see "Eileen Aroon."
AILEEN BONNER’S. AKA and see “Belles of Ballinderry,” “The Blue Ocean.”
AILEEN MAVOOURNEEN. Irish, Air. D Major. Standard. AB. Composed by Alex D. Roche. Roche Collection, 1982; Vol. I, pg. 11.
AILEOG BHEAG, AN. AKA and see "The Little
Swallow."
AILLEOG BEAG, AN. AKA and see "The Little
Swallow."
AILLILLIU MO MHAILIN. See "Alas My Little Bag."
AILLTE MOTAIR UA
RUADAIN. AKA and see "The Cliffs of Moher."
AILNE NA h-EIREANN. AKA and see "The Beauties
of Ireland."
AIM NOT TOO HIGH. AKA and see "Fortune [2],"
"Fortune My Foe [2],"
"Dr. Faustus."
AIMER ET PERDRE (Love and Lose). Cajun, Waltz. USA, southwestern Louisiana. C
Major. Standard tuning. One part. Related songs include Leo Soileau's "Ma Chere 'Tite Fille" and
"La Valse de la Rosa," and
Nathan Abshire's "Cher 'Tit Monde."
Source for notated version: accordionist Joseph Falcon (La.) [Francois].
Francois (Yé Yaille Chère!), 1990;
pgs. 10-12. Old Timey Records OT-108, Joseph Falcon.
AIMSIR AERACH NA CÁSCA. AKA and see “The Merry Days
of Easter.”
AIN KIND DEARIE. AKA ‑ "Ain Kind Deary O,” “My Ain Kind Dearie,” "Own Kind Deary O." Scottish, Reel. A
Major. Standard tuning. AAB. The tune was known, as are many Scots tunes, in
X:1
T:Ain Kind Dearie
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Gow – 3rd Repository
(1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
B|A>F EF A2 AB|(A/B/c) B>A
BFF>B|AFEF A2 Aa|f2 ec eAA:|
f|(ef/g/) ae fe ac|B/B/B c>A
BFF>B|A>FEF A2 Aa|f2 ec eAAf|
(ef/g/) ae f>e ac|B/B/B c>A
BFFB|AFEF ABce|faef cAA||
AIN MAIDINI NDE (Yesterday Morning, and I about to sleep). Irish, Air (6/8 time). F Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “Set from T. MacMahon,
1857" [Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 1076, pg. 273.
AINDEAR AN MUILLEORA. AKA and see "The Miller's
Maid."
AINDEAR AG AN
GCUNNEOIG, AN. AKA and see "The Maid at the Churn."
AINDEAR MEIDREAC, AN. AKA and see "The Merry Maiden."
AINDEAR MIC
SEOIN</a.. AKA and see "Jackson's
Maid."
AINDEAR NAR FEUD
INNSIN, AN. AKA and see "The Maid That Dare Not Tell."
AINDEAR UA CEANN-SAILE, AN. AKA and see "The Maid of
Kinsale."
AINDIR SA CRANN-SILIN, AN. AKA and see "The Maid
in the Cherry Tree."
AINDIR UA AT-LUAIN, AN. AKA and see "The Maid of
Athlone."
AINDIR UA FIADCOILL, AN. AKA and see "The Maid of Feakle."
ÁINE BHÓIDHEACH. AKA and see "Bonnie Ann."
ÁINE MHAISEACH. AKA and see “Lovely Anne.”
AINEEN'S DOUBLE. AKA and see “Banish
Misfortune” [2], “Coffee and Tea
[2],” "The Cherry Grove,"
"Jimmy the Tailor,"
"Ah Ghaoth Aniar Andeas."
AINNIR AN GHLEANNA. AKA and see “The Maid of the Glen.”
AINNIR TÍ AN GHEATA. AKA and see "The Gatehouse
Maid."
AIN'T GOING TO WORK TOMORROW. Old‑Time, Breakdown and Song.
AIN'T
GONNA GET NO SUPPER HERE TONIGHT. AKA and see "Not Gonna Get No Supper Here
Tonight". Old‑Time, Breakdown.
AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO
MORE. Old‑Time,
Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Johnson (Kitchen Musician No. 2: Old Timey Fiddle Tunes), 1982 (revised
1988, 2003); pg. 7. Johnson (The Kitchen
Musician's Occasional: Waltz, Air and Misc), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 7. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 11. Marimac 9064D, Lauchlin Stamper & A.C. Overton - “Sally
with the Run Down Shoes” (1996).
AIN'T GOT NO
HONEY BABE NOW. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The source for the
tune is Frank Blevins and the Tar Heel Rattlers. Source for notated version: Jere
Canote [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 14.
AIN’T THAT SKIPPIN’
AND A FLYIN’. Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated
version: Bruce Reid [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 3.
AIR BHRUACH NA
CARRAIGE BAINE. AKA and see "On the Brink of the White Rock."
AIR BY HAYDN. English, Scottish, New
X:1
T:Air by Haydn
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 405
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|DGB d2d|dcB A2c|BGd cAe|G3 F2D|DGB
d2d|dcB A2c|cBG BAF|A3G2:|
G|GBd ggg|gfe d2d|ecA Ace|G3F2A|AB^c
def|B^cd efg|fed ed^c|
ded def|gdB GBd|dcB A2A|Bcd ecA|G3
F2D|DGB ddd|dcB A2c|cBG BAF|A3 G2||
AIR CANADA. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape
Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Composed by the late Cape Breton
fiddler and composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The
Second Collection), 2000; No. 80, pg. 32.
AIR ÉIRE NÍ ‘NEÓSAINN CIA h-Í. See “For Ireland I Won’t
Say Her Name [1].”
AIR EN RÉ d’HENRI
LANDRY (Tune in D by Henry Landry). French- Canadian, Polka. D Major. Standard
tuning. AA’BB’. A ‘crooked’ tune: the ‘A’ part has six measures while the ‘B’
part has eight, though the next to last has an extra beat. Source for notated
version: Henri Landry (Pontbriand, near
AIR FAILLIRINN
ILLIRINN.
AKA and see “Ealaidh Ghaoil.”
AIR M' FHALLUINN
BHEIRINN POG DHI. AKA and see "I'll Kiss the Bonny Lassie, Oh."
AIR (AR) MAIDIN A NAE ‘S (INNE)
MÉ GO MOCH (Yesterday morning early when I was). Irish, Air (cut time, “Lively”). G
Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for
notated version: a manuscript collection dated 1861 compiled by James Goodman,
a
AIR (AR) MO GHABHAIL DHOM AN M-BÓTHAR SHLIGIGH AKA and see "As I Walked On the Road to
Sligo."
AIR (AR) MO GHABHAIL
DHOM TAOIBH BHAILE-ÁTHA-CLIATH. AKA and see "As I Was Walking Beside Dublin."
AIR TUNE, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning.
AA’BB’. Composed by Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll. Cranford (Jerry Holland:
The Second Collection), 2000; No. 84,
pg. 34. Green Linnet GLCD 1159, Trian – “Trian II.”
See also listing at: Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Air Tune, The
R:reel
S:Liz Carroll
Z:Bill Reeder
H:I heard this on the internet and
then found it on a cd I already owned.
H:Go figure!
N:Sharon Shannon recording? Fire In
our bellies?
D:Trian II
Z:From the internet recording, not
Trian II
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=120
K:D
Affe f2ed|f/g/a de f2ed|Beed
fded|BA~A2 BAFG|
Affe f2ed|(f/g/a de f2ed|dBBe
dBcd|FEED D4:||
a2ga fgef|edcd FADA|Beed fded|BA~A2
BAFA|
a2ga fgef|edcd FADA|GBBA B/c/d
BA|Affe d4:||
AIRCHIE BROWN. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1884; pg. 20.
X:1
T:Airchie Brown
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
f|(eA)ce a2 ec|Bcde f(BB)f|eAce a2
ec|Bcde cAA:|
f|e(aga faea)|da ca bBBf|e(aga
faea)|da Ba c(AA)f|
e(aga faea)|da ca b(BB)d|(cA)ce a2
ec|Bcde cAA||
AIRDE CUAN. Irish, Air (4/4 time). B Minor. Standard tuning. One part. Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs), 1995; No. 49,
pg. 44. Rounder 3067, Alan Stivell ‑
"Renaissance of the Celtic Harp" (1982).
AIRGEAD CAILLIGHE. AKA and see "The Old
Woman's Money."
AIRGEAD IN GAC POCA. AKA and see "Money in
Both Pockets [1]."
AIRGEAD RÉALACH (Sixpenny Money). AKA and see "The Madcap,"
"Sixpenny Money."
AIRGIOD CAILLIGHE. See “Old Woman’s Money.”
AIRIDH NAM BADAN. AKA and see "The Glen of
Copsewood."
ÁIRÍTEAR MAR DHÍTH
CÉILLE É. AKA and see "It Goes as Follies."
AIRTHREY LOCH. Shetland, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Tom Anderson
(1982).
AISDEAR FAOI SOLAS NA
RE. AKA and see "(A) Moonlight Ramble."
AISGAIRM AN AONACDA. AKA and see "Repeal
of the Union [1]."
AISGHAIRM NA
hAONTACHTA (The Repeal of the
AISLEAN AN OIGFEAR. AKA and see “The Young Man’s
Dream,” “Danny Boy.”
AISLING AN DIABAIL. AKA and see "The Devil's Dream."
AISLING GHEAL (A Bright Vision). Irish,
Air (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. The song was recovered from
the Martin Freeman collection by Seán Ó Riada, according to Tomás ÓCanainn (A Lifetime of Notes, 1996), originally
collected in the west
AISLING MHÁIRE. AKA and see “Mary’s Dream.”
AISLING MAOR
MAELMOICEIRGE. AKA and see "Sergeant Early's Dream."
AISLING PAIDIN UÍ
RIAIN. AKA and see "Paddy Ryan's Dream."
AISLING UÍ CHIARDHA (Carey’s Dream). AKA and see “Carey’s Dream.”.
AITBEODAD GAEDEALAC, AN. AKA and see "The Gaelic
Revival."
AITH RANT. Shetland, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A "trowie," or
fairy, tune, which tradition holds was heard by a Cunningsburgh carptenter in
about 1790, as he was coming home one night after celebrating the completion of
a sixareen, or small fishing boat. Hearing sounds emanating from a green mound,
the man crept up to it and through a crack in the rock in the moonlight was
amazed to spy trowie dancers cavorting to the melody. "Being a noted
fiddler, he managed to take down the tune in sol‑fa, and when he got gome
he played it on his fiddle" (Anderson & Georgeson). Source for notated
version: J. Irvine (Roadside, Cunningsburgh, Shetland) [Anderson &
Georgeson]. Anderson & Georgeson (Da
Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 14. Hunter (Fiddle
Music of
AITHERNIE LODGE. AKA and see “Old Adam.” Scottish, Jig. Scotland, Orkney
Islands. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Source for notated version: fiddler
Tommy Mainland (b. 1938, Orkney) [Martin]. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling). 2002; pg. 103.
AKEROYDE’S PAD. English. The tune appears in the 11th edition of Playford’s English Dancing Master (1701), marking
the taking over of the series by Henry Playford from John Playford.
AKSLA-BITEN (Shoulder Bite). Norwegian, Lydarslatter. A lydarslatter is a
listening piece for the hardanger fiddle. The title is said to have derived
from the idiosyncratic habits of one Elling Sjor, a lover of Harding fiddling,
which so moved him that he would sit as close as possible to the performer with
his head resting of the fiddler's left shoulder. During a famous rendition of
this piece by the fiddler Nilson Bolko, he was unable to restrain himself
during certain passages and actually dug his teeth into Bolko's shoulder
(Hopkins, 1986).
***
I know a gal with a wart on her chin,
Her eyes turned out and her ears turned in;
And I told her just to come out tonight.
***
Alabama Gals won't you come out tonight,
Come out tonight, come out tonight,
Alabama Gals won't you come out tonight,
And dance by the light of the moon.
***
Source for notated version: Woodring
and Neithammer (
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Kuntz – Ragged but Right
K:G
(3D/E/F/|G/)F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/A/
B/A/B/B/|c/d/c/B/ A/F/A/(^c/|d/)e/d/A/ B(3D/E/F/|
G/F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/A/
B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/A/ B/G/A|G>G G:|
|:e/f/|g/g/f/f/
e/(A/d/)(e/|e/)f/e/A/ B/A/B|c/d/c/B/ Ad|e/dd/ Be/f/|
gf/f/ e/A/d|e/f/e/A/
B/A/B/c/|d/e/d/c/ B/G/A|G3:|
ALACK AND ALAS SHE WAS
DUMB. AKA and see "Dumb, Dumb, Dumb," "Paul's Steeple," "I Am the Duke of Norfolk."
ALAMOOTIE, DA.
'Alamootie' is the Shetland name for the Stormy Petrel (a bird). Shetland,
Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by the late Shetland teacher,
composer, fiddler and collector Tom Anderson (1981).
ALAN DAVIDSON. Scottish, Reel. Composed by J.B. Robertson. Atlantica
Music 02 77657 50222 26, Kyle & Lucy MacNeil - “
ALAN
LERWICK'S LAMENT FOR THE DIVORCE OF HIS WIFE'S PARENTS. Scottish, Slow Air. E Minor. Standard tuning. ABCD. A modern
composition by Alan Lerwick (1983), a Scottish-style fiddler from
ALAN MACPHERSON OF
MOSSPARK. Scottish, Jig. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB'CCDD'. Composed by Pipe Major Angus MacDonald. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), Vol. 2, 1988; pg. 16.
ALAN O'DALE HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Alandale('s) Hornpipe." American,
Hornpipe.
ALANDALE('S) HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Alan O'Dale Hornpipe."
ALAS, I CANNOT KEEP MY
SHEEP. Irish, Air. This air appears in Luke
Wadding's (the Bishop of Ferns) A Pious
Garland of Godly Songs for the Solace of his Friends and Neighbors in their
Afflictions, 1680.
ALAS, MY BRIGHT LADY. AKA and see "Fair at Dungarvan."
ALAS,
MY LITTLE BAG (“
X:1
T:Alas, My
Little Bag
T:
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Playful”
S:Joyce – Ancient
Irish Music (1890)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
DGGA B2 AG
| B2 Bd cA A2 | DGGA B2 AG | GBAG FDDC |
DGGA B2 AG
| B3d cA A2 | DGGA B2 (3AGF | GBAG FD D2 ||
DddB c2 cA
| B2 Bd cA A2 | defd c2 AF | GBAG FD D2 |
dddB c2 cA
| B3d cA A2 | defd c2 (3AGF | GBAG FD D2 ||
ALAS THAT I CAM OWER
THE MOOR. Scottish. The major key alternates
with its relative minor ‑‑ a trait of Scottish music according to
Finlay Dun.
ALAS THAT I’M NOT A FRE(E)CHAUN ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. Irish, Air (3/4 time). A Mixolydian.
Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated version: “Set from M. O’Donohoe,
Arran-more, 1857" (Stanford/Petrie). Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 336, pg. 85.
ALAS
THAT I’M NOT A LITTLE STARLING BIRD. Irish, Air (3/4 time). A Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: “From Pat Mullin, Arran More,
10th Sept., 1857" [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 819, pg. 205.
X:1
T:Alas that I’m not a little
starling bird
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Andante”
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 819
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
B/>A/ FE | E>F AB/c/ de | d3B
cB | AF/E/ FE/F/ EE | E3 c/d/ ee | e>F ed cc |
c>d cB AB | c>A BA/B/ AA | A3
|| E/>F/ =GA | G2 FE/F/ EE |
E>F ^G/A/B/c/ dc | B>A FE/F/
EE | E3 c/d/ ee | e>f ed cc |
c>{e}d cB AB | c>A BA/B/ AA |
A3 ||
ALASDAIR MACALISTER. AKA ‑ "Alistair/Allister/Alister MacAlastair/McAlister/Mac
Alasdair." AKA and see “Little
Katie Kearney.” Scottish, Strathspey. A Minor (Kerr, Plain Brown,
Skye): G Minor (Cole, White). Standard tuning. AB (Cole, Plain Brown,
White): AAB (Athole, Skye): AABB (Hardings). In Ireland the tune is rendered as
a polka under the names “Denis Doody’s
[2],” “Glin Cottage Polka [1],”
“Glen Cottage Polka [2],” “The Green Cottage,” “McAllister’s Fling,” “St. Patrick Was a Gentleman [2]”
and “St. Patrick Was Your
Patron Saint.” Source for notated version: a c. 1847 music manuscript by
Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown].
Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg.
126. Hardings All-Round Collection,
1905; No. 165, pg. 52‑53. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 2; No. 53, pg. 9. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 119. Plain Brown Tune Book,
1997; pg. 43 (appears as “Allister McAllister”). Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 165. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 45. White’s
Unique Collection, 1896; No. 169, pg. 31.
X:1
T:Alasdair Mac Alasdair
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
e/d/|c<A A>G E<A A>B|c<A A>B e2 e>d|c<A A>G E<A A>c|
B<G G>B d2 d:|B|c>d e>f g>ag>e|c>de>f ~g2 g>e|c>de>f g>ag>e|
B<G G>B d2 d>B|c>de>f g>ag>e|c>de>f ~g2 g>a|_b>ga>f g>ef>d| B<G G>B d2 d||
X:2
T:Alistair MacCalistair
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 169
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
d | (B<G) (G>.F) (D<G)
(G>.A) | (B>A)(G>A) (B>c)(d>c) | (B<G)(G>F)
(D<G)(G<d) |
(g>d) (d/c/B/A/) G2 (G>d) |
(B<G) (G>F) (D<G) (G>A) | (B>A) (G>A) (B>c) (d>c) |
(B<G) (G>F) (D<G) (G>d)
| (g>d) (d/c/B/A/) G2G || d | (d<g) (g>f) (d<g) (g>f) |
(d<g) (g>a) (b>a)(g>a) |
(b>g) (a>^f) (g>e) (d>c) | (B>d) (c>A) G2 (G>d) |
(d<g) g>f (d<g) g>f |
(d<g) g>a (b>a)g>a | (b>g)(a>^f) (g>d)(=f>d) |
(c<F) (F>A) c2 (d>c) ||
ALASDRUIM'S MARCH. See "MacAlisdrum's March,"
"Máirseáil Alasdruim."
ALASTAIR HARDIE Scottish, Reel. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by
Alastair's father, Bill Hardie, both famous Scottish fiddlers. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 43.
ALASTAIR M' ANNASCHD. AKA and see "Sandy is
My Only Love."
ALASTAIR OF THE DUN. Scottish, March (2/4 time). G Minor. Standard
tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Alastair of the Dun
D:Andrew Rankine
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:Gm
GG B2 | BA/G/ A2 | cc/c/ FF | c/c/c/c/ FF | GG B2 | BA/G/
AB/c/ | dB cA | G2 G2 :|
dc GA/c/ | dc G2 | cA FA/B/ | cA F2 | dc GA/c/ | dc GA/c/ | dB cA | G2 G2
:|]
ALBANAC GAEDEALAC. AKA and see "The Highlander."
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Quickstep March
S:Bruce & Emmett’s Drummers’ & Fifers’ Guide (1862)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A/F/ |
DD/F/ A/B/A/G/ | Ee/f/ e/d/B/c/ | d/e/d/A/ B/d/g/b/ | a/f/g/e/ f/d/A/F/ |
DD/F/
A/B/A/G/ | Ee/f/ e/d/B/c/ | d/e/d/A/ B/d/g/b/ | a/f/g/e/ d :: (3A/B/c/ |
df/d/
a/d/f/d/ | e/f/g/a/ b/g/e/c/ | df/d/ a/d/f/d/ | e/g/f/d/ c/A/B/c/ | df/d/
a/d/f/d/ |
e/f/g/a/ b/g/e/c/ | d/e/d/A/
B/d/g/b/ | a/f/g/e/ d :|
X: 1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/16
R:Hornpipe
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:A
E2|AGAB
A2Bc|dBGB A2Bc|dcde dcBA|BABG E2FG|!
AGAB
A2Bc|dBGB A2cd|eaga fdBG|A2c2 A2:|!
|:cd|ecea
fdfa|gbeg a2gf|e^dfe =dcBA|GABG E2FG|!
AECE cAEA|dBGB ecAc|dfed cBAG|A2a2
A2:|!
ALBERT DOUGHERTY'S D-TUNE NO. 1. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Lotus Dickey (Indiana) [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 14.
ALBERT DOUGHERTY'S
SCHOTTISCHE. Old-Time, Schottische (6/8 time). D
Major. Standard tuning. AA'B. Source for notated version: fiddler Lotus Dickey
(Indiana) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 14.
ALBERT FARMER’S
BONFIRE TUNE. English, Polka or Hornpipe. D
Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. According to Ken Stubbs, Albert Farmer was born
in 1893, lived all his life in Lingfield,
***
Farmer’s home town of
***
Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 13. EFDSS CD
04,.The
X: 1
T: Albert Farmer's Bonfire Tune
Z: Johnny Adams tradtunes 25 Feb
2001 (edited by John Chambers)
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
|: de \
|
f3d A2F2 | G2GF G4 | edcA B2c2 | dffd A2 de \
|
f3d A2F2 | G2GF G4 | edcA B2c2 | d6 :|
|: de \
|
f2fd f2f2 | gefd e3f | gfed cABc | dffd A2de \
|
f3d A2F2 | G2GF G4 | edcA B2c2 | d6 :|
ALBERT FINLEY. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron
(Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 18.
l’ALBERTINE. French, Country Dance (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the contradance book (tunes with dance instructions) of Robert Daubat (who styled himself Robert d’Aubat de Saint-Flour), born in Saint-Flour, Cantal, France, in 1714, dying in Gent, Belgium, in 1782. According to Belgian fiddler Luc De Cat, at the time of the publication of his collection (1757) Daubat was a dancing master in Gent and taught at several schools and theaters. He also was the leader of a choir and was a violin player in a theater. Mr. De Cat identifies a list of subscribers of the original publication, numbering 132 individuals, of the higher level of society and the nobility, but also including musicians and dance-masters (including the ballet-master from the Italian opera in London). Many of the tunes are written with parts for various instruments, and include a numbered bass. Daubat (Cent Contredanses en Rond), 1757; No. 44.
X:1
T:l’Albertine
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Daubat – Cent Contredanses en Rond (1757), No. 44
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
B | FDE F2B | FDE F2B | (cec) (BdB) | (cAF) F2B | (FDE) F2B | FDE Ffe |
dcB FBA | B2B, B,2 :: f | fdB fg_a | g2g g3 | (g=ec) (gab) | {b}a2a a3 |
(fbf)
(dfd) | (ege) (cec) | dcB FBA | B2B, B,2 :|
ALBERT'S HORNPIPE. Scottish, Hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Prince Albert? Kerr
(Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 355,
pg. 39.
X:1
T:Albert’s Hornpipe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 355
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
(ef)|gece dBGB|cBcA G2 (EF)|GcBc
Ad^cd|B2G2G2 (ef)|
gece dBGB|cBcA G2 (cB)|ABcd
ecdB|c2c2c2:|
|:(Bc)|defd BGAB|cBcd e2 (de)|fgag
fedc|B2d2d2(ef)|
gece dBGB|cBcA G2 (cB)|ABcd
ecdB|c2c2c2:|
ALBINA. AKA – “
X:1
T:Albinia (sic)
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:From Ann Winnington’s music
manuscript book (No. 14), from the early 19th century.
N:Winnington was an American,
probably a pianist, who resided in
K:D
d2e fgf | edc d2 A | d2e fgf | edc
d2 :: dcd Bcd | e2d cBA | dcd Bcd | edc d2 :|
|: a2f a2f | efg f2d | a2f g2f | edc
d2 :: B2d B2d | efg f2d | B2d B2d | edc d2 :|
X:1
T:
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 342 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3DEF |
G2B2d4 | ed^ce dBG2 | bgdB gdBG | A^GAB A2 (3DEF | G2B2d4 |
ed^ce dB G2
|1 FAdf egec | d2f2d2 :|2 bgdB gdBG | AGAB G2 |: D2 | G,B,DG Bdgb |
(3aba g2 g4
| d’bgd Bdgb | a^gab a2D2 | G,B,DG Bdgb | (3aba g2 g4 | d’bgd Bdgb | agab g2 :|
ALCHURCH. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Published in 1718. Barnes (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1986.
ALCY MARLY. AKA and see “Elsie Marley.”
English, Jig.
ALDAVALOCH. AKA and see "Aldivalloch," "Over the Moor Amang the
Heather."
ALDBON HORNPIPE. English, Hornpipe.
ALDERMAN'S HAT, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). G
Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Published before 1730. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.
Raven (English Country Dance Tunes),
1984; pg. 29.
ALDIVALLOCH. AKA – “Aldavaloch.” AKA and see "O'er the Muir Amang the
Heather." Scottish, Slow Strathspey (first two parts are sometimes
played as a reel). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Johnson/1985, Kerr):
AABBCCDD (Gow, Johnson/2003, Skye). Aldivalloch is a placename in the
X:1
T:Aldivalloch
M:C
L:1/8
Q:80
K:D
(A,<D) D>E ~D>EDA,|(B,E)
E>F {F}G>FED|!
(FA)A>B d>e
{de}f>e|{e}d>B (A/2B/2d/2).F/2 E>FED:|!
(A2>d2)d2>e2
{c}d2>e2d2A2|(B2>e2)e2>f2{ef}g>fed|!
{d}f>edB (Ag) f>e|{e}d>B
(A/2B/2d/2).F/2 E>FED:|!
A,/2B,/2D/2E/2 D/2A,/2D/2E/2
F/2G/2E/2F/2 (D/2E/2).D/2.A,/2|
(B,/2D/2E/2F/2 E/2)(B,/2E/2F/2)
(A/2F/2)(d/2F/2) E>D|!
(D/2E/2F/2G/2) A>B (A/2D/2)F/2A/2
d>e|
(f/2d/2)(e/2B/2) (d/2A/2)(B/2F/2)
(E/2F/2G/2).F/2 ED:|!
L:1/16 DD/2 (dc/2d) f>d dc/2d/2
Ddfe d2A2|
E=GB^d (ed).e.f (ga)(fg) {f}e2=d2|!
(fd).e.f (dA).B.d (FA)(EF)
(AB).d.e|f>de>B d>AB>F (EFG).F E2D2:|
ALDRIDGE’S ALLEMAND. Scottish, Allemand (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See note for “Aldridge’s Hornpipe [1]" for information on Aldridge. McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), c. 1780; pg. 37.
X:1
T:Aldridge’s Allemand
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures (c. 1780)
K:D
f | e/g/e/c/ df | e/g/e/c/ dA | BABc | d/c/d/e/ df | e/g/e/c/ df | e/g/e/c/ dA |
BABc | d3 :: g | f/a/f/d/ f/a/f/d/ | g/b/g/e/ g/b/g/e/ | f/a/f/d/ f/a/f/d/ | e/d/c/B/ Ag |
f/a/f/d/
f/a/f/d/ | g/b/g/e/ g/b/g/e/ | f/a/f/d/ e/g/e/c/ | d3 :|
ALDRIDGE’S DANCE. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. One part. See note for “Aldridge’s Hornpipe [1]" for more on this famous stage dancer. Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, 1785; No. 103, pg. 38.
X:1
T:Aldridge’s Dance
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Aird, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/c/ | B2G GAG | B2G G2G | A2B c2B | A2G FED | G2A B2c |
d2d d2B | A2B c2B | A2B c2 d/c/ | B2G GAG | B2G GAG |
A2B
c2B | A2G FED | G2A B2c | d2d d2 (e/f/) | g2d dec | B2G G2 :|
ALDRIDGE'S HORNPIPE [1]. Scottish, Hornpipe. A Major (Cole, Kerr): B Flat Major (Atholl). Standard tuning. AABB (Cole, Emmerson): AA'BB (Kerr). Emmerson (1971) explains that toward the end of the 18th century a genre of tunes gained popularity as vehicles for stage hornpipes "performed by the numerous ent'racte dancers then so much in fashion." The name of the hornpipe derives in all probability from the dancer for whom it was composed, Robert Aldridge (b.c. 1738-1793), whom Chambers describes as 'a famous pantomimist and dancing master'. A doggerel poem in Gentleman's Magazine (January, 1772) describes him as "a dancer of ease." The Irish-born Aldridge was a familiar performer in the theaters of London and Dublin in the 1760's and 1770's, and even seems to have resided in Edinburgh at the end of the 1770's where he is recorded to have founded the Boar Club with the elder Schetky (one of the popular gentlemen’s clubs, where porcine terminology and nicknames were used in honor of the landlord, Mr. Hogg). However long he lived in the Scottish city, Aldridge died in Edinburgh in 1793. Alexander McGlashan's 1781 Collection of Scots Measures, Hornpipes, Jigs, Allemands, etc. has several items marked "as danced by Aldridge." Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 86. Emmerson (Rantin’ Pipe and Tremblin’ String), 1971; No. 85, pg. 163. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 344, pg. 38. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 120. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884.
X:1
T:Aldridge’s Hornpipe [1]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:A
E2|:A2 A2 Acec|defg aecA|BEcE dEcE|BdcB AGFE|
A2 A2 Acec|defg aecA|gbge faf^d|e2 e’2 e2:|
|:cd|ecec eaga|fedc dcBA|GABc defg|afe^d e2 E2|
AcAc BdBd|cAce aecA|GEGB dBAG|A2a2A2:|
ALDRIDGE’S HORNPIPE [2]. Scottish, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See “Aldridge’s Hornpipe [1]” for note on Robert Aldridge.” McGlashan (Collection of Scots Measures), c. 1780; pg. 36.
X:1
T:Aldridge’s Hornpipe [2]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures (c. 1780)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
DC|B,DFB dBFD|CEGc ecGE|DB,FD BF ed|d2 c4 DC|B,DFB dBFD|
CEGc ecGE|DBE_A Ggfe|d2 B4:: ga | bfgb Bdfb | fdcB bfdB | ecge dBfd |
d2 c4 BA | BGFE DFBd | FAce BAGF| g/a/b Bd café | d2 B4 :|
ALDRIDGE’S HORNPIPE [3]. English, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Colclough (Tutor for the Irish Union Pipes), c.
1830; pg. 13.
X:1
T:Aldridge’s
Hornpipe [3]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Colclough
– Tutor for the Irish Union Pipes (c.
1830)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | G2G2
GABc | dBcA GBAG | A2A2 Afed | cBAG FAFD | GG GABc |
dBcA Ggfe |
fafd egec | d2d2d3 :: B | A2A2 Afed | cBAG FAFD | d2d2d2 ef |
gedc BdBG |
e2e2 egfe | d2d2 dedc | ecdB cAGF | G2G2G2 :|
ALDRIDGE’S RANT.
English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning.
AABBCC. The melody was first printed in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat
Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). As with numerous other tunes from the Thompson’s
1773 collection, it was entered into the 1780 music manuscript copybook of
fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). Thompson (Compleat
Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 149.
X:1
T:Aldridge’s Rant
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d>ef>e
d>cB>A|BdAF E/E/E E2|d>ef>e d>cB>A|B>dA>F D/D/D D2:|
|:DD/D/ AF DD/D/ AF|EE/E/ BG EE/E/ BG|DD/D/ AF DD/D/ AF|GBAF DD/D/ D2:|
|:a>ba>f a>ba>f|gebe gebe|a>ba>f a>ba>f|geaf dd/d/
d2:||
ALE IS DEAR, THE. Scottish, Reel. B Minor. Standard tuning. AAB.
Traditional, especially popular as a bagpipe reel. In this case
"dear" means expensive. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 46. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 85. Philo 1042, Boys of the Lough ‑ "The Piper's
Broken Finger" (1942).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Ale is dear, The
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bm
f2ef B2fe | faef cA Ac | \ f2 ef B2 fe | fa ec B2 Bc :|
|:BB Bc d2 cB |
ALE
WIFE AND HER BARREL, THE. AKA – “Lord Lovell’s Reel.”
Scottish, Country Dance Tune (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. The
melody appears in James Caledonian Pocket
Companion (1760) and Neil Stewart's 1761 collection (pg. 52). The
title is also that of a country dance taught in a country dancing school as
mentioned by MacTaggart in The Scottish
Gallovidian Encyclopedia (1824). Several British musicians’ manuscripts
contain the tune, including those of H.S.J. Jackson (1823, Wyresdale,
X:1
T:Ale Wife and Her Barrel, The
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Aird, vol. II (1785)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(G2 G)B AGAB | G2 GB dgdB | G2 GB AGAB | dBGB d2 :|
|: (de/f/ g)e afge | (de/f/ g)e af g2 | (de/f/ g)e af g(f |1 edBd ef g2 :|2 edBc efgB ||
ALE WOMAN, THE (Banalanna). Irish, Air (3/4 time). C Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Source for notated version: learned by Joyce from the singing of
his father, presumably when a boy in the 1840's in Limerick [Joyce]. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 25.
Joyce (Ancient Irish Music),
1873/1890; No. 9, pg. 10.
X:1
T:Ale
Woman, The
M:3/4
S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1873)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
c>d | e2
fe dc | BG c>B GF | G2G2 AF | G2G2 c>d | e2 fe dc | BG c>B GE |
F2F2 GE |
F2F2 || G>F | ED EF GA | BG c>B GF | G2G2 AF | G2G2 GF |
ED EF GA | BG c>B GF | G2G2 AF |
ED EF GA | BG c>B GE | F2F2 GE | F2F2 ||
ALEC DAN MACISAAC’S. Canadian, Strathspey.
ALEC MENZIE’S. Scottish, Clog. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Composed by Charles
Duff.
ALENA MACASKILL.
Scottish, Pipe Tune. Green Linnet GLCD SIF 1176, The Tannahill Weavers – “Leaving St. Kilda”
(appears as third tune of “Islay Charms Set”).
ALENBANK HOUSE. Scottish, Strathspey. G Minor.
Standard tuning. AA’B. “Alenbank House” was printed in John and Andrew Gow’s A Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and
Reels (
X:1
T:Alenbank House
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:John & Andrew Gow – A Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels (c. 1795)
K:Gmin
G,3 G,/B,/ D/B,/D/G/ B>d|c>d
c/d/B/c/ A/B/G/A/ F/G/A/F/|1 G,3 G,/B,/ D/B,/D/G/ B>d|ca/g/ ^f/e/d/c/
BGGB,/>A,/:|2
(3G/D/B,/ G (3A/F/C/ A, (3B/G/D/ B,
(3c/A/F/ c|(3e/c/A/ d/B/G/ (3^F/A/c/ (3e/d/c/ BG G2||”tr”B/>A/|
G[dg][dg][dg] [dg>]b
[d2g2]|f>g f/g/a/b/ (a/b/)(g/a/) f/g/a/f/| G[dg][dg][dg] [dg>]b
[d2g2]|ca/g/ ^f/e/d/c/ BGG {c}”tr”B/>A/|
G[dg][dg][dg] [dg>]b [d2g2]|”tr”f/=e/f/g/
f/d/c/B/ A/B/G/A/ F/G/A/F/|G/B/A/G/ ^F/e/d/c/ B/g/f/e/ d/e/c/d/|B/A/e/c/
d/B/c/A/ {c}BG G2||
ALEWIFE AND HER BARRELS.
See “The Ale Wife and Her Barrel.”
ALEWOMAN, THE (Bean na Lionna). Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 216, pg. 37.
X:1
T:Alewoman, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With feeling”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(ef) | g2 (agfe) | dB e>d BA |
B2B2 cA | B2B ef | g2 (agfe) |
dB e>d BG | A2A2 BG | A2A2 ||
(B>A) | (GFGABc) | dB e>d BA |
B2B2 cA | B2B ga | (bage ag) | ed
e>d BG | A2A2 BG | A2A2 ||
ALEX AND MAUREEN TWO
STEP. American, Two-Step (cut time). G
Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Source for notated version: Ben Setran
[Phillips]. Phillips notes the tune makes a good polka. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
2, 1995; pg. 14.
ALEX BEATON’S STRATHSPEY.
Canadian, Strathspey. Canada, Cape Breton. G Dorian. Standard tuning.
AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan Hughie MacEachern
(1913-1996). MacEachern grew up in a musical family (two brothers also played
the fiddle), and the home welcomed noted fiddlers such as Gordon MacQuarrie,
Dan R. MacDonald, and “Big” Ronald MacLellan. Although he composed hundreds of
tunes, Dan Hughie never recorded commercially, although home recordings exist.
Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 216, pg. 80. Jerry Holland – “Master Cape Breton Fiddler” (1982).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
ALEX DAN MACISSAC'S. Canadian, Strathspey.
ALEX DICE. AKA and see "Bonnet Trimmed in Blue,"
"Cracovienne (Quickstep),"
“Din Tarrant’s,” “I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with
Blue [1],” “I have a
donkey, he wouldn’t go,” "Jacket
Trimmed in Blue,” "Krakoviak,"
“Tá boinéad agam,” “Tarrant’s,” "Walk Jawbone [2]." American,
Schottische. USA, Pa. G Major. Standard. AB. Bayard (1981) identifies this as
an international tune, tracing it to the German "Krakovienne" c. 1842‑50
printed in Boehme, which was known as "Cracovienne" or
"Krakoviak" in the British Isles. He also states the tune was known
as "Walk Jawbone" in the U.S., and that in Roche (Vol. 2, No. 302) it
appears as an untitled set‑dance. The tune was also known as "Bonnet
(or Jacket) Trimmed in Blue" from lyrics associated to it that began:
***
I have a bonnet (jacket) trimmed with blue,...
***
Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 405, pg. 383.
ALEX FRANCIS MACKAY’S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton.
B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and
composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor Collection), 1994; pg. 44.
ALEX
GRAHAM'S JIG. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton.
F Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Cape Breton piano player and
accompanist Margaret MacPhee (b. 1913, Broad Cove Banks, Inverness County).
Cook (The Night in the Kitchen Collection),
1996; pg. 40.
ALEX JOE’S JIG. AKA and see “New
York Jig [1].”
ALEX MACDONALD. Scottish, Pipe Tune. Composed by Norman MacDonald.
ALEX MACDONNELL’S FAVORITE. Canadian, Jig.
ALEX MACMASTER’S REEL. Canadian, Reel.
ALEX NORMAN’S. Canadian, March (4/4 time).
ALEX R. FINDLAY. Scottish, Hornpipe. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed in 1928 by
Scottish fiddler and composer J. Murdoch Henderson. Source for notated version:
Winston Fitzgerald (
ALEX SANDY SKINNER. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A double-tonic tune
composed in 1934 by
ALEX STEELE’S FAREWELL TO WEST BAY ROAD.
Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
Composed by Cape Breton fiddler Dan Hughie MacEachern (1913-1996), who, despite
not having commercially recorded, was an influential regional fiddler and
composer. Requires position playing in both parts. Cranford (Jerry Holland:
The Second Collection), 2000; No. 257, pg. 93.
See also listing at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
ALEXANDER [1]. American. D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Played by
ALEXANDER [2]. English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB.
Source for notated version: the c. 1845-47 music manuscript collection of Ellis
Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe,
ALEXANDER BRODIE. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 115.
X:1
T:Alexander Brodie
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f|gefd edcA|gefd B2Bf|gefd edcA|dBAF D2D:|
F|DFAF BGAF|dBAF E/E/E EF|DFAF BGAc| d/c/B/A/ dF D/D/D DF|
DFAF BGAF|dGAF E2Eg| afge fdec|dBAF D2D||
ALEXANDER CAMPBELL’S WEDDING. Canadian, Reel.
ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 2.
ALEXANDER DAVIDSON. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by
Alexander Walker in honor of Alexander Davidson of Desswood. Walker, 1866; No.
145, pg. 49.
ALEXANDER DUFF. Scottish, Reel. Greentrax CDTRAX 9009, Donald
MacDonell (1888-1967) - “Scottish Tradtion 9: The Fiddler and his Art” (1993).
ALEXANDER LAING’S
HORNPIPE.
See “Mr.
Alexander Laing’s Hornpipe—Leuchold.”
ALEXANDER MACDONALD.
Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. A Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Composed by J.D. Kennedy. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection),
2000; No. 30, pg. 13 (learned in Boston while Holland was still growing up). The
Cape Breton Collection (1940).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
ALEXANDER McASKILL. AKA ‑ "Berneray, Harris." Scottish, Jig. Green Linnet SIF 1077, Capercaillie ‑
"Crosswinds" (1987. Learned from Fred Morrison).
ALEXANDER McKENZIE’S MARCH. Scottish, Canadian. From the
repertoire of Ontario fiddler Graham Townsend, who apparently re-named it from
a traditional Scottish source (according to David Green, in liner notes to
“Louis Beaudoin”, 1973). Philo Records 2000, “Louis
Beaudoin” (1973. Learned from Graham Townsend).
ALEX(ANDER) MILL. Scottish, Reel. A modern
composition by Angus Cameron. Olympic 6151, The Angus
Strathspey and Reel Society ‑ "Scottish Traditional Fiddle
Music" (1978).
ALEXANDER R. FINDLAY. Scottish, Hornpipe. Composed in 1928 by J. Murdoch Henderson, dedicated
to A.R. Findlay of Aberdeen. Henderson (Flowers
of Scottish Melody), 1935.
ALEXANDER RAMSAY. Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander Walker
for Alexander Ramsay of Banff. Walker, 1866; No. 175, pg. 60.
ALEXANDER WALKER. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Alexander
Walker. Walker, 1866; No. 90, pg. 31.
ALEXANDER WILLIAM
MACDONNELL’S [1]. Canadian, Pipe Reel. Canada, Cape
Breton. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AA’BB’. Composed by the late fiddler and
composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009, Inverness, Cape Breton) in honor of a friend
(fiddler John Morris Rankin’s father-in-law), now deceased. Cranford (Jerry Holland’s), 1995; No. 9, pg. 3. Fiddlesticks cass., Jerry Holland - “Fathers and Sons”
(1992).
ALEXANDER WILLIAM
MACDONNELL’S [2]. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton.
G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and
composer Jerry Holland (1955-2009). Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second
Collection), 2000; No. 287, pg. 103. Odyssey ORCS
1051, Jerry Holland – “Fiddler’s Choice” (1998).
ALEXANDER'S FAVOURITE. AKA and see "Alexander's Hornpipe."
ALEXANDER'S HORNPIPE (Crannciuil Allistair). AKA ‑ “Alexanders’s,” "Alexander's Favourite" “Ballymanus Fair.” AKA and see "Byrne's Hornpipe [2],” “The Sandlark.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB (Allan, O’Neill, Sing
Out): AA’BB’ (Moylan). The tune appears as “Byrne’s Hornpipe” in the Feis Ceoil Collection of Traditional Irish
Music (1914). Curiously, O’Neill printed it in 1903 in his Music of Ireland, but omitted it from
his 1907 Dance Music of Ireland. An
early version of the hornpipe can be found in the music manuscript copybook of
fiddler John Burks under the title “Prunoble’s
Hornpipe.” Nothing is know of Burks, but he may have been from the north of
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T:Alexander’s Hornpipe
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland
(1903), No. 1683
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Major
(3ABc|:dAFA DFAd|fdcd A2ef|gfed
edcd|(3efe(3dcB A2(3ABc|\
dAFA DFAd|fdcd A2ef|gfed
cABc|1(3dddf2 d2(3ABc:|2(3dddf2 d2AG|:\
FAdA FAdA|GBdB GBdB|Acec Acec|dfaf
(3dfd(3BAG|\
FAdA FAdA|GBdB GBdB|Aceg
fdec|1(3dddf2 d2AG:|2(3dddf2 d2(3ABc|\
X:2
T:Alexander’s Hornpipe
T:Sandlark Hornpipe, The
R:hornpipe
Z:id:hn-hornpipe-43
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
(3ABc|dAFA DFAd|fdcd Acef|~g3e
fdcd|(3efe (3dcB A2 (3ABc|
dAFA DFAd|fdcd Acef|~g3e fdcd|(3efe
dc d2:|
|:AG|FAdA FAdA|GBdB GBdB|Acec
Acec|dfaf (3gfe dA|
FAdA FAdA|GBdB GBdB|Acef gecd|(3efe
dc d2:|
ALEXANDER’S MARCH. See “Máirseáil Alasdroim
[2].”
ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME
BAND. American. A tin‑pan‑alley
tune by Irving Berlin (popularized on the variety stage by Emma Carus) played
by Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner for dances sometime after 1911, when the
tune was first published. As many have pointed out, the tune itself is not in
real ragtime. The Alexander of the title is reportedly one Jack Alexander, a
coronet-playing bandleader who lived until 1958 (James J. Fuld, The Book of World Famous Music, 1971).
ALEXANDER'S SON. AKA and see "Alasdair MacAlasdair."
ALEXANDRA PARK. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AB. Alexandra Park is one of
the city parks of
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M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 29
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
e2cA e2cA|defg bagf|e2cA e2cA|BAGA
Bcd^d| e2cA e2cA|
defg bagf|eagf edcB|A2c2A2z2||B2GE
c2AE|d2BG e2cA|
fedc dcBA|GAFG EFGA|B2GE c2AE|d2BG
e2cA|fedc dcBA|GAFG EBcd||
ALEXANDRINE MARCH. French-Canadian, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The
melody was recorded by French-Canadian melodeon player Alfred Mommarquette in
the 1920's. Carlin (Master Collection),
1984; No. 100, pg. 63. Folkways RBF111, Alfred
Mommarquette - "Masters of French-Canadian Music, vol. 2." Old Hat
Music OH!02, "The Old Hat Dance Band" (1992).
ALF EDWARD'S SINGLE
JIG. Irish, Jig. B Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Miller & Perron (Irish
Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 38.
ALF PEACHEY'S POLKA. English, Polka.
ALFIE'S
HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Allen's Reel," "Allen's Hornpipe." Canadian,
Hornpipe. A Major ('A' part) & E Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB.
The original title for the tune, which was composed by Canadian Webb Acheson.
Source for notated version: Joe Panczerowski [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
2, 1995; pg. 179.
ALFRED E. MILNE. Scottish, Pipe March. Composed by G. S. McLennan. Callunna.
ALFRED
MONTMARQUETTE'S F SHARP MINOR REEL. French-Canadian, Reel. Alfred Montmarquette,
or Mommarquette (1870-1944), was an influential
ALGJAKTEN (The Elk Hunt). Scandinavian, Snoa (4/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Composed by Olle Wallman. Private collection, A.
Kuntz.
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T:Algjakten
T:Elk Hunt, The
M:D
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Olle Wallman
K:D
AG|”D”F4 FEFG|A AF “D7”E2D2|”G”G4
GFGA|”Em”B6 d2|”A7”c4 cBcd|
e2 ec B2A2|d4 dcde|fgfd
“A7”A2G2|”D”F4 FEFG|A AF “D7”E2D2|”G”G4 GFGA|
”Em”B6 d2|”A7”c4 cBcd|e2 ec B2A2|”D”d3e
“A7”dcde|”D”d6:|
|:fg|”D”a4 a2 ba|f2 gf e2d2|”G”b4
g2f2|”Em”e4 B4|”A7”c4 cdcB|
“A7”A2 ^GA B2c2|”D”d3e f2g2|a6
fg|”D”a4 a2 ba|f2 gf e2d2|”G”b4 g2f2|
”Em”e4 B4|”A7”c4 cdcB|“A7”A2 ^GA
B2c2|”D”d3e “A7”dcde|”D”d6:||
***
Overture played by the orchestra. Sentimental Ballad sung by a female
attired in fancy costume, chorus by the other members of the company—
orchestral accompaniment.
Comic Song by a male performer, who was blackened to represent a negro,
and dressed in grotesque costume—while singing he accompanied himself on
the ‘bones’—orchestral accompaniment also sentimental song by another
minstrel
named Wood—orchestral accompaniment, chorus in which the others joined—
comic song by another minstrel who accompanied himself on the
tambourine,
orchestral accompaniment also—said minstrel was blackened to represent a
negro and was dressed in grotesque costume.
Song by a female who was dressed in fancy costume, orchestral
accompaniment.
Duet by a male and female. (pg. 39)
***
Alhambra Theater,
***
Music publisher Edward B. Marks, in
his book They All Sang (1934)
describes New York’s 1890’s Alhambra from memory:
***
Needing a drink by this time, I darted into Theiss’s Alhambra Music Hall
across
the street. The Alhambra definitely stood outside the pale of
respectability which
Blank’s straddled. It was a long room, and the entertainment, aside from
a large
and competent orchestra, consisted entirely of feminine conversation. It
usually
proved expensive. Wine was the featured beverage, beer drinkers being
made to
feel rather non grata. The dim lights and the Vienna waltzes induced a
mood of
romance to which New Yorkers, familiar with the faces of the ladies
working the
spot, were inured, but which had great effect upon the visitors from out
of town.
As a consequence, Theiss’s was an especially good plug. It meant a lot
to have our
numbers carried out to the sticks in the subconciousness of a tipsy
country cousin.
The train of association whereby “Annie Rooney” eventually appeared on
the piano
in a small town banker’s house would have shocked many a fine community.
***
Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 22. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 47.
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M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
dceA (3Bcd AF | DFAF GEEc | dcdA
(3Bcd AF | dfeg fd d2 |
dceA (3Bcd AF | DFAF GEEc | dcdA
(3Bcd AF | dfeg fd d2 ||
dfaf bgaf | dfaf geef | dfaf bgaf |
gfeg fd d2 | dfaf bgaf | dfaf geeg |
fdec (3Bcd AF | DFAd fd d2 ||
ALICE CROCKER’S REEL. See “Allie Crocker.”
ALICE SPRINGS. English, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB.
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T:Alice Springs
C:Dave Roberts
Z:Anahata (anahata@treewind.co.uk)
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
Bd | "C"e2ed efge | "G"d2de dBGd | "C"edef gfed |
"C"e2 "D"d4 "G"Bd |
"C"e2ed efge | "G"dBde dBAG | "Em"EFGA BGAG |
"C"E2 "D"D4 :|
|: D2 | "C"E4 "G"D4 | "Am"EFGA "G"B2AG
|"C"E2 E2 "G"D2 GA |"G"B2"D"A4 D2|
"Em"E4 "D"D4 | "C"EFGA "G"BdBG
|"Em"EFGA BGAG | "C"E2 "D"D4 :|
ALICE'S DOLLIE. Scottish, Strathspey. A Major.
Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner
(1843-1927). Skinner (The Scottish
Violinist); pg. 8.
X:1
T:Alice’s Dollie
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
C:J. Scott Skinner
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c | e>fe>d c<d A>c |
d>ef>e d<f zg | a>g ({g}f)a e<a c>A | B>AG>F E<A z
:|
|| G | A>ec>e A>ec>A |
B>fd>f B>fd>B | A>ec>e A>ac>A | B>AG>F E<A zG
|
A/A/e c>e A>ec>A | B/B/f
d>f B>fd>B | (3cde (3def (3eca (3[fe]cA | [Be>][cc][Gd>][FB]
[E<c][AA] z ||
ALICE'S REEL. Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard
tuning. AA’BB’. Composer Frankie Gavin recorded his tune with a fiddle tuned a
step down, thus placing the tune in D minor, although the fingering was E
minor. Lunasa. Katherine Tickell Band. Green Linnet
SIF 3051, Frankie Gavin – “Frankie Goes to Town.” Green Linnet SIF 3053, De
Danann – “A Jacket of Batteries.” Patty Furlong – “Traditional Irish Music on
the Button Accordion” (1999). Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford – “In Good Company” (2001).
X:1
T:Alice's Reel
R:reel
H:Played in Em or Bm
D:De Danann: Jacket of Batteries
D:Frankie Gavin: Frankie Goes to
Town
D:Kathryn Tickell Band
Z:id:hn-reel-347
Z:transcribed
by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:Em
EGBG AGED|E2GE DEB,D|EGBG A2
(3Bcd|e2dB AGED|
EGBG AGED|E2GE DEB,D|DB,A,B, DEFA|1
BGAF GEED:|2 BGAF GEEF||
|:G2DB, DGBG|A2EC EcBA|G2DB, DGBG|1
AcBA GEEF:|2 AcBA GEFD||
K:Bm
Bdfd edBA|B2dB ABFA|Bdfd e2
(3fga|b2af edBA|
Bdfd edBA|B2dB ABFA|AFEF ABce|1 fdec
dBBA:|2 fdec dBBc||
|:d2AF Adfd|e2BG Bgfe|d2AF Adfd|1
egfe dBBc:|2 egfe dBBA||
ALICK YOUNG. Scottish, Hornpipe. D Minor.
Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by the great Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 134.
X:1
T:Alick Young
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)
S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
A, | D/4D/4D/ D/>F/
A/>D/d/>e/ | f/>e/d/>^c/ (d A/)z/ | B/4B/4B/ B/>G/ A/4A/4A/ A/>F/ | G/>F/E/>D/ ^C/>E/A |
D/4D/4D/ D/>(F/ A/>)(D/
d/>)(e/ | f/>)(e/d/>)(^c/ d)A/z/ | G/>(B/A/>B/)
A/>(d/^c/>d/) | ^c/>(a/A/>)c/ d :|
|: d/>e/ | f/4f/4f/ (f/>d/)
e/4e/4e/ (e/>^c/) | d/>e/f/>g/ a/>d/d’ | e/4e/4/e/ e/>c/
d/4d/4d/ d/>^B/ | c/>d/e/>f/ g/>c/c’ |
D/>(E/F/>)(G/
A/>)(^c/d/>)(e/ | f/>)e/d/>(^c/ d/>)(A/G/>)(F/ |
G/>)(B/A/>)B/ A/>(d/^c/>d/) |1 ^c/>(a/A/>)a/ d :|2
^c/>(b/a/>)c/ d ||
ALISON’S PORT BEAG (Alison’s Little Tune). Canadian, Reel.
Canada, Nova Scotia. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by piper Barry
W. Shears in honor of his eldest daughter. Shears (Gathering of the Clans Collection, vol. 1), 1986; pg. 56.
ALISTAIR HUNTER. Scottish, Reel. Composed by
prolific Scottish fiddler/composer Bert Murray. Rounder
Records 7052, Buddy MacMaster – “The
ALISTAIR J. SIM. English, Two-Step. Composed by Borders fiddler
Willy Taylor, in honor of his nephew.
ALISTAIR MacALLISTAIR. AKA – “Alister McAlister,” See "Alasdair
MacAlasdair."
ALITOR. Irish, Air. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music
from Ireland), vol. 2, No. 84.
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