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FAR AWAY. American, Waltz.
FAR AWAY WEDDING, THE. See “Faraway
Wedding [2].”
FAR, FAR BEYOND YON
MOUNTAINS. Irish, Air (4/4 time).
X:1
T:Far, far beyond yon Mountains
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Stanford/Petrie, No. 345 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
D2|G3B A2G2|F3E D2D2|G2 AB cB AG|G6 D2|G3BA2G2|
F3E D2D2|G2 AB cBA>G|G6||(Bc)|d2B2 (Bc) (de)|f
d3 z2d2|
c3B A2G2|F6 Bc|d2B2 Bc de|f d3 z2d2|c3B A3G|G6||
FAR,
FAR, DOWN IN THE SOUTH OF LUIDACH. Irish, Air (2/4 time).
FAR FIELD, THE. AKA and see “Boil the Kettle Early [3],”
“The Cloontia Reel,”
“The Far Field,”
"An Garda Nua,"
"Lady Cork's Reel,”
“Michael
Dwyer’s Favourite,” "The
New Policeman [3]," "Paddy
Bolster's Reel," “The Tinker’s Stick,”
"The Twin Brothers [1]."
FAR FROM HOME ("Slan Beo Leat" or "Fad Ua
Baile").
Irish, English, Shetland, American; Reel.
X:1
T:Far from Home
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
|:GE DE G3A|B2 BA Bc d2|GE DE G3B|AG AB AG E2|
GE DE G3A|B2 BA Bc d2|ed ef ge dc|BG AF G4:|
|:g3eg3d|ed ef ed B2|ge dB G2 GB|AG AB AG E2|
GE
DE G2 GA|B3A Bc d2|ed ef ge dc|BG AF G4:|
FAR GATE, THE. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
fiddler and pianist Josephine Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south
FAR IN THE MOUNTAIN. AKA and see "Fire
on the Mountain."
FAR MOR, THE. AKA and see "Is the Big Man Within?"
FAR O'ER STRUY. Scottish, "Retreat Air" (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
J.P. MacLeod, a piper and pipe‑maker of Tain, who won the gold medal for
pibroch at
FAR ON THE MOUNTAIN. AKA and see “Fire on
the Mountain.” Old-Time. This is the title of the tune, as recorded by The
Red-Headed Fiddlers.”
FARAL GARA. See "Farrell O'Gara,"
"Fearghal Ó Gadhra."
FARAWAY GRANDCHILD, THE. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A Major.
Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by David A. Gordon. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle), Volvol. 4, 1991; pg. 27.
FARAWAY WEDDING [1]. AKA
and see "The Gravelled Walks to Granny," "The Highland Man that
Kissed his Grannie [1]," "The Cottage in the Grove [2]," "Down with the Mail," "The Gravelled Walks to Granny," "The Highland Man that Kissed his Grannie [1]," "In and Out (of) the Harbour," "Jenny Lace your Tight," "Jenny Tie your Bonnet,” "Lizzie's Bonnet," "Lassie(s) tie your Bonnet(s)," "Lizzie's Bonnet," "Jenny Lace your Tight," "In and Out (of) the Harbour," "Upstairs in a Tent [1]," "The Rambler's Rest," "Down with the Mail," "Tie the Bonnet," "Jenny Tie your Bonnet.""Upstairs in a Tent [1].” English, Scottish; Jig. Englandish,
Northumberland. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. One of the "missing
tunes" from William Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance tune manuscript. Carlin
(The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 492.
Gow (Complete Repository), Part 2, 1802; pg. 27.
X:1
T:Far awa’ Wedding, The [1]
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Gow – 2nd Repository (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
e|:A3(A A)EA AEA|c2(A A)EA B=GB|c2A
AEA AEA|B=GB Bge dBG:|
cAA a2e c(AA)|cAA a2f =g(BB)|cAA a2e
cAc|B=GB Bge gdB|
cAA a2e c(AA)|
cAA =g3 {fg}gBB|cAA a2e cAc|B=GB Bge
gdB||
FAR AWAY WEDDING [2], THE. AKA and see “Kitty Lie Over (Next to the Wall),” “Patsy McCann’s,” “Paddy’s Return [1],” “What’ll I do if the Kettle Boils Over [2],” “Young Tim Murphy.” Irish, Jig. D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. O’Neill prints the tune as “Young
Tim Murphy.” Source for notated version: “From (the Irish collector) Mr.
Joyce, from Connor Hannan, near Kildorrery, Co.
X:1
T:Far Away Wedding, The [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:”Allegro”
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 468
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F/G/ | AFD DFA | Add B2A | Bcd AGF |
GFG EFG | AFD DFA| Add B2A |
BdF G2E | FDD D2 || d/e/ | fef d2 e
| fed B2A | Bcd A2F |
GFG E2e |
fef def | gfg ecA | AdF G2E | FDD D2
||
FAR
AWAY WEDDING [3], THE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kennedy (Jigs &
Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 42, pg. 12. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; pg. 47. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody),
1922; No. 15338. Shields/Goodman (Tunes
of the
X:1
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
K:D Mix
A |: FDD ADD | FDF AGF | GEE BEE | BEB "tr"BAG | FDD ADD | FDD AGF |
EFA B2 A | BdF E2 D :: FAA A2 B | FAA AGF | GBB B2 A | GBB BAG |
FAA A2 B | FAA AGF | EFA B2 A | BdF E2 D :||
X:2
T:Far away Wedding, The [3]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A | FDD ADD | FDD AGF | GEE BEE | GEE BAG | FDD ADD | FDD AGF |
G2A B2A | BdF E2D :: FGA dcd | FDD AGF | GEE BEE | GEE BAG |
FGA
dcd | FDD AGF | G2A B2A | BdF E2D :|
FARDER BEN DA WYLCOMER, DA. AKA and see "Faader
Ben Da Welcomer."
FARDOWN FARMER, THE (An Gabaltuide Tuatac/Tuaideac). Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The term
‘Fardown’ was used in the 19th and 20th centuries, often
by Irish-Americans, to describe someone (often a Protestant) from
X:1
T:Fardown Farmer, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
A|BAB GED|EFG GAB|BAB GED|EAA
ABc|BAB GED|EFG GAB|dfe dcA|B<GG G2:|
|:A|Bcd ded|dge dBG|Bcd ded|efd
g2d|Bcd ded|dge dBG|dfe dcA|B<GG G2:|
FARE
THEE WELL MY PRETTY LITTLE MISS. Old‑Time. Related to "Fly Around My Pretty
Little Miss" but derives from the well‑known folk song
"Sixteen Next Sunday." Rounder Records,
Fiddlin' John Carson ‑ "The Old Hen Cackled and the Roosters Goin'
to Crow."
FARE
THEE WELL, SWEET KILLALOE. AKA and see "The Oysterwives Rant,"
"The haughs o' Cromdale,"
"Wate You How
the Play Began," "The Hillside
[2]," “Sweet Killaloe,” "Welcome
Home [3]." Irish, Air or March (4/4
time). D Mixolydian.
Standard
tuning. AB.
Killaloe
is in ison:
Miss Griffin of Foynes on the O'Neill (Irish Music); No. 100.
FARE WELL. English, Jig.
X:1
T:Fare Well
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:John Peacock – A Favourite Collection of Tunes with Variations (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
ded g2g|BcB d2d|G2G AGA|BAB A3|ded g2g|BcB d2d|
G2G AGA|G2G G3::d>ed cAc|BcB AGA|AAG BAG|dcB B2A|
d>ed cAc|BcB AGA|GAG BAG|dBG d3|ded g2g|BcB d2d|
G2G AGA|BGB A3|ded g2g|BcB d2d|G2G AGA|G2G G3:|
FARE YE WELL,
BALLINDERRY. AKA and see "Farewell, Miss Gordon." Irish, Slow Air
(3/4 time).
FARE YOU WELL. AKA and see "End of the
Mission," "Sinners' Lament,"
"
***
During the last week of a mission given at Bantry during my school
days, the man who presided at a stall erected against the end of the
schoolhouse for the sale of church wares, attracted trade by singing
a rather depressing song to a fine melody which I memorized uncon-
sciously and never forgot. Following is all I remember of the song-
‘Where sinful souls do mourn form whence they can’t return
But there to weep and mourn bound in fiery chains.’
to the need of prompt repentance, so I named the Air “Fare you Well”
or the “Sinner’s Lament.” This melody was unknown in that part of the
country and no trace of it had ever been discovered in our experience
until recently a version was found in (Stanford/Petrie’s Complete
Collection,
1905), under the title “An garbh Cnoicin
Fraoigh” (The rough
little Heathy Hill”).
***
O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 17, pg. 18. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 2, pg. 1.
X:1
T:Fare You Well
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:”Slow”
K:D
f/g/|a>b g>a|f2 e>d|d>c
A>B|c2 d>e|d>c (3AGF|G2 FG|A<d d>e|d3||A|d>e f>g|
a2 a>g|a>b a>f|g2
g>g|a>b a>g|{e}=f2 e>c|d>c A>G|A3 f/g/|a>b g>a|f2
e>d|
d>c A>B|c2 d>e|d>c
(3AGF|G2 FG|A<d d>e|d3||
FARE YOU WELL KILLEAVY. Irish, Air. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire
brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in
Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in
FARE YOU WELL MY SUSAN. AKA and see "Frog in
the Millpond." Old‑Time, Song or Dance Tune (4/4 time).
***
Fare you well, my Susan.
Fare you well, my dear.
Fare you well, my Susan
I'm goin' to leave you here‑‑
Chorus:
Frog in the millpond, hoppadoo, hoppadoo,
Frog in the millpond, hoppadoodle day.
Frog in the millpond settin' on a log,
Devil on the hillside gruntin' like a hog.
***
Source for notated version: James
Dains (Greene County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 71, pg. 48.
FAREWELL [1], THE. Scottish, Slow Strathspey or Marching Air (whole time).
E Major. Standard tuning.
One part (Marshall): AAB
(Cranford/Holland). Composed by an elderly William
Marshall (1748-1833),
of Fochabers, Morayshire; it was his musical farewell to his home of
Keithmore, which
See
also listings at: Alan
Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
X:1
T:Farewell, The [1]
L:1/8
M:C
S:
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
(G/>A/)|(B>A) (G>F) (E/G/B/e/) g>e|(f/B/f/g/) ag/a/ f(F/G/)
F(G/A/)|
(B>A)(G>F) (3E/G/B/ (3e/g/b/ ag/f/|(f/e/)d/c/ (B/d/)e/f/ ge e G/A/|
c>AGG/F/ (E/G/B/e/) g<e|(f/B/f/g/) ag/a/ f(F/G/) FG/A/|B>AGF (3E/G/B/ (3e/g/b/ ag/f/|
(f/e/)d/c/ (c/B/)A/G/ BE E||g/<a/|b>eg>b (e>f) (g>e)|a>f g/b/a/g/ fF/>G/ Fg/a/|
be (g/4a/4g/4f/4)e/d/ (f/e/)d/c/ (c/B/)A/G/|(A/c/)B/e/ (d/f/)(B/a/) ge eg/a/|
(b>e)(g>d) eE (c/B/)(A/G/)|(B,/E/G/B/) (A/c/d/e/) g>f fG/A/|
(B>A)(G>F)
(3E/G/B/ (3e/g/b/ ag/f/|(f/e/)d/c/ (c/B/)A/G/ BE E||
FAREWELL [2], THE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Minor ('A' part) & B
Flat Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB'. A modern composition by
Patrick McNulty, an Irish piper from
X:1
T:The Farewell [2]
R:hornpipe
C:Pat McNulty
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:80
K:Gm
G>A|B>dc>B A>cB>A|G>DB,>D G>AB>c|d>g^f>g e>dc>B|(3ABc (3BAG ^F2G>A|
B>dc>B A>cB>A|G>DG>A B>AB>c|d>g^f>=f e>cA>c|d>D^F>A G2:|!
^F2|=F>Ac>d ^f>gd>c|B>D=F>B d>fb>a|g>Bd>g f>FB>d|c>f=e>g f2(3^fga|
b>Bd>g _a>Bd>f|g>cd>g =e>bg>e|[1f>ga>g f>=e_e>d|c>FA>c B2:|!
[2f>=e_e>c
A>FD>C|(3BBB D>F B2||
FAREWELL [3]. See "Fare Well."
FAREWELL BLUES. Old‑Time, Country Rag. Volvol. 2), 1984; pg. 124.
FAREWELL--BUT
WHENEVER YOU WELCOME THE HOUR. See "Jack the Jolly Ploughboy."
FAREWELL DARLING YOUTH (Soraidh slan do'n ailleagan). Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). A
Major. Standard tuning.
AAB. "The Gaelic song usually associated with this melody, was composed to
a lady of the family of MacKenzie, Bart. of Gairloch, in Ross‑shire. The
words sung by the editor's father referred to a youth going abroad. Mr.
Campbell, in his 'Albyn's Anthology,' gives the name of this air to no less
than two of the few
X:1
T:Farewell darling Youth
T:Soraidh slan do’n ailleagan
M:C
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
S:Fraser Collection (1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c/>B/|A>EF>E A>FE>c|B>A FG A2 zE|A>EF>E A>FE>c|d>feG A3:|
A/B/|c>de>f e>cA>f|e>dc>d e3f|e>cB>A A>FE>c|BA F>G A2 zA/B/|
c>de>f
e>dc>d|d>cf>e a3f|e>cB>A A>FE>c|B>A FG A3||
FAREWELL, DEAR LOVE. English, Air. D Dorian. Standard tuning. One part. The song is to be found in
Robert Jones' First Book of Songs and
Ayres (1600). The song, somewhat garbled, appears in Twelfth Night (act ii, scene 3) after Sir Toby has quoted from
several songs; Malvolio enters and puts an end to the revel, but his last word,
"farewell," prompts Sir Toby on one more song, "Farewell, Dear
Love." Kines (Songs From
Shakespeare's Plays and Popular Songs of Shakespeare's Time), 1964; pgs. 16‑17.
FAREWELL DUCKTOWN. A version of “Flop Eared Mule”
recorded by Allen Sisson in 1925.
FAREWELL, FAIR ARMELIA. AKA and see "Fortune My
Foe." The 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.
FAREWELL FOR EVER{MORE} (Slán Leat Go Bráth). Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D
Dorian. Standard tuning.
AB. "From Norry Dwane of Glenosheen, 1846" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909;
No. 26, pg. 16.
X:1
T:Farewell for Evermore
T:Slán Leat Go Bráth
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:”Slow and sad”
K:D DorianDdor
ABc|d2 ecAG|E2 C2 DE|F2G2 A>B|c4
Ac|d2 ecAG|E2C2 DE|F2 A>GE>D|
D4||AG|A2d2 d>e|fedfec|A2c2
c>d|c4 AG|A2d2 d>e|f2d2 ec|A2d2 d>e|
d4 de|fedcAG|c2A2 GF|EcAGED|C4
DE|FGABce|d2A2 AG|F2 A>GE>D|D4||
FAREWELL FRIEND. Canadian, March.
FAREWELL INVERNESS.
Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDD. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. II),
c. 1806; pg. 96.
X:1
T:Farewell
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Farrell
– Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
FE | D3F
EDEF | B2E2E2FE | D3F EDEF | AFED d3e | fedf edBe | dBAF E3F |
DEFG ABAG |
F2D2D2 :: fe | d2a2 fgaf | b2e2e2 fe | d2 ag fgab | agfe d3e |
f2 fd e2 eB
| dBAG E3F | DEFG ABdA | F2D2D2 :: FE | DAFA DAFA | B2E2E2FE |
DAFA DAFD |
dAFD d3e | fedf edBd | AFdF E3F | DEFG ABAG | F2D2D2 :: fe |
dfab adfa |
b2e2 egfe | dfab adfa | b2 bg afed | f2 fd e2 ec | dBAF E3F | DEFG ABdA |
F2D2D2 :|
FAREWELL
MANCHESTER. AKA and see "Felton's Gavot." English, Air, County
and Morris Dance Tune (2/4 time). D Mixolydian/G Major (Raven): E Flat Major
(Chappell). Standard tuning.
AB. The tune was composed early in the 18th century by the Reverend William
Felton, prebendary of Hereford Cathedral, as a passage in one of his keyboard
concertos published about 1740 or later by John Johnson of Cheapside (Kidson, Groves). It was later published with
variations as "Felton's Gavot," and quickly gained popularity. Bremner published it in
***
On the
occasion of the conclusion of the peace of Aix-la-Chappelle, in October, 1748
(which ended the War of the Austrian Succession), a song was written to the
air, beginning:
***
***
The broadsheet
was headed “Farewell Manchester, a song for three voices made on the Peace.”
Despite the fact that the peace song had nothing whatsoever to do with
farewells or Manchester, it indicates that the “Farewell Manchester” title
attached to the air was well-known at the time.
***
"Farewell
Manchester" was also played by Jacobite troops, the story goes, as they
retreated from England back to Scotland in 1745, quitting Manchester, a town
that had once welcomed Prince Charlie's thrust for the throne, but which later
had, as the tide turned, become hostile (Chappell, 1859; Winstock, 1970).
Chappell (1859) states it was also played "when the unfortunate Manchester
youth, Dawson, was executed in 1746."
***
The morris
dance version is from the area of Lichfield, England; there the dance attached
to this tune is called Ring O' Bells. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times), vVol. 2, 1859; pg. 91. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg.
91.
X:1
T:Gavot by
Mr. Felton
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:Bremer – Collection of Airs and Marches (1756)
K:G
d2 c2 {B/c/}|BAGA|Bc/d/ cB|(B2A2)|d2 (c2 {B/c/})|BFGc|B2 (A2 {G/A/})|G4:|
|:d2B2|({c/d/}e3) d|(dc)(cB|B2A2|d2 gf|{f/}e3d|^cd {f}ed/c/|{^c}d4|d2c2|
BAGA|Bcd cB|B2 Ae|d2 c2 {B/c/}|BFGc|B2 A2{G/A/}|G4:|
X:2
T:Felton’s Gavot
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:John Johnson – Compleat Tutor for the Guittar (c. 1755)
K:C
e2d2|cf e2|edBc|d/c/B/A/ G2|e2d2|cf e2|dcBc|d4||g2f2|ec’ a2|
gc f2|ec’ g2|gc fe/d/|eB cf|e2d2|c4:|
FAREWELL MARIAN. AKA and see "Farewell to the
Shore." English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986.
FAREWELL, MARY ANN. AKA and see "Constitution
Hornpipe [3]," "Old Viole."
Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB.
Recorded by Herbert Halpert for the Library of Congress, 1939, from the playing
of W.A. Bledsoe, Meridian, Mississippi. Bledsoe had the tune from an uncle in
Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he grew up before the turn of the century.
Source for notated version: Frank Miller with the Blue Ridge Mountaineers
[Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 83. Mississippi Department of
Archives and History AH‑002, W.A. Bledsoe ‑ "Great Big Yam
Potatoes: Anglo‑American Fiddle Music from Mississippi" (1985).
FAREWELL, MISS GORDON. AKA and see "Fare Ye Well,
Ballinderry."
FAREWELL MY NATIVE
LAND. Irish, Air (2/4 time). C Major.
Standard tuning. One
part. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music),
1915; No. 61, pg. 39.
X:1
T:Farewell My
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
G | E>D CD | E>F G>A |
F>E CC | C3C | E>F GG | c>d ec | B>G G>E | F3C |
E>F GG | c>c cc | B>G
E>F | F3G | E>D CD | EF GA | F>E CC | C3 ||
FAREWELL MY OLD
COMRADES. Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). D
Dorian/A Minor. Standard
tuning. AA. See note for "Fairies' Lamentation" for source
data. Joyce (Old Irish Music and Song),
1909; No. 528, pg. 284.
FAREWELL MY PRETTY WITTY PEGGY.
Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. McGibbon (Scots Tunes, book II), c. 1746; pg. 40.
X:1
T:Farewell my Pretty witty Peggy
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book II, pg. 40
(c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d2 | g2 (g/4a/2<b)
(g<e)(d<B) | “tr”(A>G)(AB) (G<E)d2 | g2 (g/4a/2<b)
(g<e)(d<B) |
“tr”(A>G)(AB) G2 :: g2 | d3e
(d<B)d2 | g2(g/a/b) ({b}a3)g | e2(e/f/g) (d<B)(A<G) |
E2c2 ({B}”tr”A3)G |
(A<D)(G<A)B2g2 | ({f}e3)d e>fg>a | b3a (g<e)(d<g) |
(d<B)”tr”(A>G) G2 :|
FAREWELL NOW MISS
GORDON. Irish, Air (3/4 time). Ireland,
County Wexford. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version:
“From Mr. Fitzgerald” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 787, pg. 197.
X:1
T:Farewell now Miss Gordon
M:3/4
L:1/8
N:”Co. of Wexford.”
N:”Andante”
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 787
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
(3FGA | B2 AB cA | F2 FE DC | DE FG
AB | c>A F2 (3FGA |
B2 AB cA | F2 FE DC | DE FG AB | cd
B2 || Bc | d2 de fg |
c2f2 fe | d2B2 AB | G2F2 (3FGA | B2 AB
cA | F2 FE DC | DE FG AB | cd B2 ||
FAREWELL ONE. English, Jig. E Minor ('A' part) and G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. A modern
composition by Michael Raven. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 194.
FAREWELL REEL. AKA and see “Cill Abhail,” “Killavil
Reel [1],” “Mick Finn’s..”
Irish, Reel. A tune played at ‘American Wakes’ (where the emigrant would be feted
before he/she left the old country), according to the former Sligo flute player
Tom Byrne who played the melody at such gatherings himself before he too
emigrated.
FAREWELL SWEET NORA (Slán Leat Nora Deas). Irish, Double Jig. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 2; No. 268, pg. 29. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1979; No. 904, pg. 168. Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 104.
X:1
T:Farewell Sweet Nora
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 904
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
DED GAB | AGA BGE | DED GAB | AdB
AGE |
DED GAB | AGA Bcd | ege dBG | DEF
G2z :|
|: dBd efg | fed cBA | GFG Bcd | efg
a2 e/f/ |
gbg {b}afd | d>gf/e/ dBG | ege
dBG | DEF G2 z :|
FAREWELL TO ABERDEEN. AKA and see "The 72nd's
Farewell to Aberdeen,”
“Boy’s Lament for his Dragon.” ."
FAREWELL TO ARDMALE (Usir Roim bReacd An Lae). AKA – “Farewell to Ardmore.” AKA
and see "Uair Beg/Bheag Roimh
A' La," "Sean O
Duibir an Gleanna [1]," "A
dhochtuir dhilis." Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major ('A' part) & C
Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB. Roche
Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 17, pg. 5.
FAREWELL TO ARDMORE (Uair roimh breachadh an lea). AKA and see "Farewell to Ardmale."
FAREWELL TO AULD
DECENCY. See “Farewell to Old Decency.”
FAREWELL TO
BALLINAHULLA. AKA and see “Julia McMahon.” Irish, Jig. A Major.
Standard tuning. AA’BB’.
O’Neill prints the tune as “Julia McMahon.” Ballinahulla is the birthplace of
Kerry accordion player Denis Doody, and (according to Paul de Grae) is “just on
the Kerry side of the border near Ballydesmond - to be precise, ‘three fields
from the Blackwater river’, the river being the boundary between Kerry and Cork
at that point. In other words, in the
heart of Sliabh Luachra.” Outlet 3002, Paddy Cronin‑
"Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin" (1977).
X:1
T:Farewell to Ballinahulla
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
ABA ABc|ece a2e|ecA ABc|ecA BGE|\
ABA ABc|ece a2B|cde fdB|1 BAG A3:|2
BAG Ace||\
a3 age|fga e2g|aec Acd|ecA BGE|1 a3
age|\
fga e2d|cde fdB|BAG A3:|2 c3 d3|efg
a2B|cde fdB|BAG A3||
FAREWELL TO
BALLINDERRY. Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Major.
Standard tuning. One
part. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3;
No. 51, pg. 14.
FAREWELL TO BALLYMONEY (Slan Le Baile-Muine). AKA and see "The Dear Irish Maid." Irish, Slow
Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 64, pg. 11.
X:1
T:Farewell to Ballymoney
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slowly and tenderly”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 64
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DE | F2G2 (3ABc | d2A2 AG | F2D2F2 |
E2D2 de | f2e2d2 |
c2A2G2 | A2d2e2 | d4 de | f2e2d2 |
c2d2 cA | G2c2E2 |
D2C2 DE | F2G2 (3ABc | d2 A2 AG |
F2D2E2 | D4 ||
FAREWELL TO BUTE. Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 88, pg. 12.
X:1
T:Farewell to
M:C
L:1/8
R:Stathspey
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 88
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:EB MinorEmin
B>AG>F E2 E>G | B2 B>A (B<e) e>d
| B>AG>F E>FG>A | B<e g>f e3B :|
|: d>eg>a b>ag>b | d>ed>c
(B<d) d>e | d>eg>a b>ag>b | (B<e) g>f e3 :|
FAREWELL TO CAILROE. Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version:
fiddler Sean McGuire [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vVol. 4, No. 18.
X:1
T:Farewell to Cailroe
B:Music from Ireland 4, Bulmer & Sharpley
S:Sean McGuire
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:A
EG|A2 EC DCDE|CA,CE A2 (3Bcd|e^def
eAcA|BGAF GEFD|
EFGE AGEc|(3ded ce d2 cd|efed BA
~A2|BEGB A2:|:E2|
A2 ec dcdB|cABG AGED|B,CDB,
EDEF|GEBG AGEG|
A2 EA CAEA|FdBA GEFG|A2 ec dcdB|GABG
A2:|
FAREWELL
TO CATAWBA. Canadian,
Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Peter
MacPhee. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection),
2000; No. 290, pg. 104.
FAREWELL TO CONNACHT (Slán le Connachta). AKA - “Farewell to Connaught.” AKA and see “John Bowe’s No. 2,” "The Maid of Erin." Irish, Reel. D
Mixolydian/Major. Standard
tuning. AABB (Mallinson, Tubridy): AABB' (Breathnach): AA'BB' (Taylor).
“Farewell to Connacht” was first published by O’Neill in Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody (329). Breathnach (1985) notes
that “The Maid of Erin” is a County Leitrim title. The tune is similar to “The Colliers” and "The Ravelled Hank of Yarn."
Frankie Gavin mentions that the tune was not recorded until the LP era of the late
1960’s. The old Tulla Céilí Band recorded it in a medley with “Ballinasloe
Fair.” Sources for notated versions: from a manuscript given to O’Neill in
Chicago by Irish music enthusiast Francis E. Walsh, noted in San Francisco from
the playing of Roscommon fiddler John Kelly, described as a “phenomenal
fiddler” [O’Neill]; the late fiddler Bobby Casey (County Clare, Ireland)
[Breathnach]; a 1960 recording of Seán Ryan and P.J. Moloney [Miller & Perron].
Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 98,
pg. 50. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
Ireland), 1974, vol. 1, No. 38. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 62, pg. 27. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 68. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody); No.
329. Taylor (Through the Half‑door),
1992; No. 26, pg. 20. Tubridy (Irish
Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 26. Cló
Iar-Chonnachta, CICD 148, Mick Conneely – “Selkie” (2001). Mulligan Records LUN
018, Bobby Casey ‑ "Taking Flight" (1979). Shaskeen ‑
"Atlantic Breeze." Tara CD
4011, Frankie Gavin – “Fierce Traditional.”
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:D MixolydianDmix
D2 ED EGAB | c2 cd c2 AG | Add^c d2
=cd | edcd ed d2 | D2 ED EGAB |
c2 cd cAGc | ABAG EGAd | cAGE ED D2
:: egga g3 ed | cded cA A2 |
eaag aged | eaag ed d2 | egga g2 ed |
cded cAGc | ABAG EGAd | cAGE ED D2 :|
FAREWELL TO CRAIGIE
DHU. Slow Air.
FAREWELL TO DEVON. New
EnglandEnglish,
Waltz. A Major. Standard
tuning. One partAB. Composed in 1959 by collectorethnomusicologist, musician, choreographer and teacher
Pat Shaw. Barnes notes it is an alternate tune for “Margaret’s Waltz”, however Shaw composed the
pair as a medley to be played for a specific dance. They both honor Margaret
Grant, and were composed on the occasion of her retirement as representative in Devon for the English Folk Dance and Song
Society. Barnes (English
Country Dance Tunes,
vol. 2), 2005; pg. 42. Pat Shaw’s Collection, Book 2.
FAREWELL TO DUCKTOWN. Old-Time,
Breakdown. A southeastern Tennessee tune. It was also in the repertoire of fiddler Tommy Magness (1911-1972), born
in north Georgia near the southeastern Tennessee border.
FAREWELL TO DRUMBLAIR. Scottish, Slow Air. Recorded by Hector MacAndrew in the 1940’s or 1950’s.
Charles Gore suspects it may be an unpublished James Scott Skinner slow air.
FAREWELL TO DUNDEE. Scottish, Slow March (2/4
time). F Sharp Minor. Standard
tuning. AB. Morison (Highland Airs
and Quicksteps, vol. 1), c. 1882; No. 33, pg. 17.
X:1
T:Farewell to
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
N:”Slow”
S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 1 (c. 1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F Sharp Minor
B2 | F>B B>c | A>B c>e |
f>a f>a | f/e/c B>A | F>B B>c | A>B c>e |
f>a f>a | f/e/c B2 || A>a
a>a | A>B c>e | f>b b>c’ | c’/b/a f>g |
a>a a>a | A>B c>e |
f>a f>a | f/e/c B2 ||
FAREWELL TO EDINBURGH. Scottish, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears in James
Oswald's Caledonian Companion. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 5, pg. 8.
FAREWELL TO ERIN [1]
(Slan Le N-Eirinn/H-Eirinn). AKA and see "Austin Tierney's,"
"The Cherry Tree [1],"
"Down with the Tea
Tacklings," “Farewell
to
X:1
T:Farewell to Erin [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 701
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D2 (3FED ADFD|Addc defd|D2 (3FED
ADFD|(3Bcd AF FEEF|D2 (3FED ADFD|
Addc defg|(3agf (3gfe fded|(3Bcd AF
FEEc||(3ddd dB A~F3|D~F3 ADFA|
dcdB ADFA|(3Bcd AF FEEc|(3ded (3cdc
(3BcB (3ABc|BAGA Bcde|
(3fga ec dcBA|GFED CEA,C||
FAREWELL TO
ERIN/EIREANN [2] (Slán le hÉireann). AKA and see “Barrel Rafferty's Reel,” “Leitrim Thrush,” “Maid
in the Cherry Tree.,” “Master McDermott’s Reel." AKA – “Farewell to Ireland; County Sligo, west Clare. D
Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. A variation of the tune given in version #1. Fiddler Michael Coleman (1985-1945), originally from south
See also listing at: Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Farewell to Ireland [2]
R:reel
D:Matt Molloy & Sean Keane: Contentment is
Wealth
Z:id:hn-reel-678
Z:transcribed by
henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
D2 (3FED FAA2|f2df edB2|dBAF
~G3B|AF~F2 BE~E2|
D2 (3FED FAA2|f2df edB2|dBAF
~G3B|AGFD EFD2|
D2 (3FED FAA2|d2fd eB~B2|dBAF
~G3B|AF~F2 BE~E2|
D2 (3FED FAA2|f2df edB2|dBAF
~G3B|AGFD EFD2||
|:defg afdf|g2fg edBc|defg
afdf|gefd ~e3f|
d2df ~a3f|g2fg edBc|dBAF ~G3B|1
AGFD EFD2:|2 AGFD EGFE||
FAREWELL TO
ERIN/EIREANN [3]. AKA and see "Farewell to Ireland [1]." Irish, Reel.
FAREWELL
TO EYRECOURT. Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Bronx, New York,
musician Martin Mulhaire. Eyrecourt is a village on the inland border of County
Galway.
X: 1
T: Farewell to Eyrecourt
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 300
R: reel
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
C: Martin Mulhaire
K: Em
A, | B,EED EFGA | BE (3EDE B,EGE | D2 ^CE DEFG |
AD D2 dBAF |
GEED EFGA | Beed efgf | efed BAFA | BEED E3 :|
A | Beed efga | bagf egfe | d^cdB ADFA | d^cdf
afgf |
(3efe
df efga | bagf egfe | (3d^cd fe dBAd | (3B^cd AF E3 :|
FAREWELL TO FUINARY (Soraidh Slan le Fionnairidh). Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). A
Major. Standard tuning.
AA. Traditional. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle),
vVol. 1, 1991; pg.
11. Plant Life PLR017, "The Tannahill
Weavers" (1979).
FAREWELL TO GARTLY. Scottish, Air (6/8 time). B
Flat Major. Standard tuning.
AB. Composed by Frank Gilruth (see also compositions by Skinner and Milne under
the title “Frank Gilruth”). Skinner
(Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 159.
See also listing at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index |
X:1
T:Farewell to Gartly
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow, with feeling.”
C:Frank Gilruth
S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
D | B,>DF ({G}F>)DF | G>BF
({G}F>)ED | B,>DF ({G}F>)ED | E>FE C2D | B,>DF ({G}F)DF |
G>BF G2F | G>AB c>de |
d>Bc ({c}B2) || f | d>fb f>dB | e>cA B>FD | E>FG F>ED |
E>FG c2f | b>fd e>cA |
B>FD E>FG | F>Bd c>eg | (g<fA B2) ||
FAREWELL TO GIBRALTER. AKA and see "79th Farewell to
Gibralter."
FAREWELL TO GURTEEN. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Gurteen is a village in County
Sligo. One of the six tunes attributed to Jackie Coleman (according to Stephen
Jardine's Thesis, "A Study of the Composition of Tunes and Their
Assimilation Into Irish Traditional Dance Music"). Coleman (b. 1928-2001) was a flute and
whistle player born in Sheffield, England, to parents from near Gurteen, County
Sligo. The family apparently moved back to Gurteen in 1933, moved again to
England in 1947, and back once more to Gurteen in 1967. Jackie was distantly related to famed fiddler
Michael Coleman, and was accomplished on both flute and fiddle. See also
the related “Humors of Drinagh
[1].” Source for notated version: flute and whistle player Noel Tansey (b.
1940, Cuilmore, County Sligo) [Flaherty]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, vVol. 3; No. 53.
Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg.
94 (appears as “Unknown”). Leader Records, “Seamus
Tansey with Eddie Corcoran.”
FAREWELL TO HUNTLY. Scottish, Marching Air. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. One of the 600 or so compositions
by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927), the
self-proclaimed Strathspey King. Skinner (The
Scottish Violinist), pg. 34.
FAREWELL TO IRELAND
[1]. AKA‑
"Farewell To Erin/Eireann,” “The Highlander’s
Farewell to Ireland [1].” Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABBCCD (Brody):
ABCD (O’Neill): ABAABBCCDD (Cowdery, Mallinson, Miller & Perron, Vallely): AABB'CC'DD
(Alewine). Cowdery (1990) identifies this reel as one of "Boyne Water [1]" family: "The
second strain...can be seen as a version of the 'Ballydesmond (Polka)' strain
that has been stretched out like an accordion, leaving room to drop to A
halfway through, but otherwise providing a much-elaborated but still
recognizable version of our four ('Boyne Water') phrases." Caoimhin Mac
Aoidh remarks that though “Farewell to Ireland” is considered one of the great
reels in Irish tradition, it is really a Scots strathspey originally called
“The Highlander’s Farewell to Ireland.” The melody is not the “Farewell to
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Farewell to Ireland [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:A Dorian
A,3C E3F | (3GFE DB, G,B,DB, | A,3C
E3F | (3GFE DG EA, A,2 |
A,3C EA,CE | (3GFE DB, DB,B,g | edge
abaf | gedg eA A2 :|
|: a3b agef | g2 gf gece | agab agea
| gedB BA A2 | agef g3e |
dedB GABd | (3cBA (3dcB ecAa | gedB
BA A2 :: eA (3cBA eA (3cBA |
BG (3GGG dGBd | eA (3cBA eAce | (3gfe dB cA A2 | eA (3AAA eAce |
d3B GABd | cAdA (3Bcd ea | gedB BA
A2 :: aece aece | gdBd gdeg |
aece a3f | gedB BA A2 | agef g3e |
dedB GABd | (3cBA (3dcB ecAa |
gedB BA A2 :|
X:2
T:Farewell to
Z:Transcribed by Gregory Taylor
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:ADor
A,3 C E3 F|GEDB, G,B,DB,|A,3 C E3
F|GEDF EA,A,G,|
A,3 C E3 F|GEDB, D2 g2|edeg a2
ba|gedB BA A2:|
K:AMix
a2 ag agef|g2 ga gede|a2 ag agef|gedB BA A2|
agef gage|d3 B GABd|(3cBA BA (3Bcd
ef|gedB BA A2 :|
eABA eABA|d3 B GABd|eABA eAAa|gedB
BA A2|
eABA eABA|d3 B GABd|(3cBA BA (3Bcd
ef|gedB BA A2:|
aece aece|gdBd gdBd|aece a3 f|gedB
BAAe|
agef g3 e|dedB GABd|(3cBA BA (3Bcd
ef|gedB BA A2 :|
FAREWELL TO IRELAND
[2]. AKA and see “Farewell to American; Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Not apparently a
version of "Farewell to Erin" [1] or [2], or related to
"Farewell to
X:1
T:Farewell to Ireland [2]
R:Reel
D:Noel Hill: The Irish Concertina
Z:Id:hn-reel-602
Z:
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
D2FD ADFD|Addc def2|D2FD ADFA|(3Bcd AF EDB,C|
D2FD ADFD|Addc defg|~a3f gfef|1 dBAF GFEF:|2 dBAF
Egfe||
|:~d3B A2FA|~A2FA DAFA|dedB A2FA|(3Bcd AF GFEF|
d2Ad BGdB|A2FA|ABde|1 fdde dcBA|GFED CEA,e:|2 fdde d2 (3ABc|dBAF GFEF||
FAREWELL TO IVELEARY (Slan Le Uib-Leogaire). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Iveleary is a
tribal name and means ‘O’Leary’s Country’ and refers to the area of Muskerry in
west County Cork, between Macroom and Inchageela. It is the same region Captain
Francis O’Neill was born. A 1905 newspaper article by the Rev. Patrick Hurley
(entitled “Ballingeary College”), describes the parish of Inchigeela
(Iveleary), where he had been priest since 1888:
***
The parish of Inchigeela or as known by its tribel name, Iveleary or
Uibh Laoire,
Country of the O’Leary’s,is remote, and it is even, in the seclusion of
the
mountains, cut away from the rest of the world. Until a comparatively recent
period there were no means of communication. The principal road from Macroom
to Bantry was made about the year 1828. This isolation had the effect of
preserving
intact the language and traditions of the inhabitants, themselves a fine
manly race,
pure Celts and keen to learn.
***
O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 129.
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1384, pg. 258.
X:1
T:Farewell to Iveleary
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1384
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
c | B>G (3GGG Bcdc | BGBd eAAc |
B>G (3GGG BcdB | dega bg g :|
|| a | bgfg egdg | cBcd eAAg | bgfg
egdg | egfa bgga | bgfg egdg |
cBcd eAAc | BGGB cAAg | fdef g2 z ||
FAREWELL TO JIM. Irish, Jig. Composed by Moving Cloud pianist Carl Hession, in memory or
a neighbour who passed away the night he and flute player Kevin Crawford were
working on a cut for an album. Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford – “In Good Company”
(2001).
FAREWELL TO KINSALE. Irish, Slow Air (4/4 time). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Long a port and garrison town,
Kinsale, in Munster was the site of one of the most important battles in Irish
history, on Christmas Eve, 1601, the turning point of the Nine Years War. It
was at Kinsale that Hugh O’Neill attacked the English who were besieging his
Spanish allies, and he was soundly defeated. Source for notated version:
"...from the whistling of Joe Martin of Kilfinane Co. Limerick, a rambling
working man with a great knowledge of Irish airs and songs, and much natural
musical taste" (Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 180, pg. 90.
X1
T:Farewell to Kinsale
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:”Slow and with expression”
K:G MinorGmin
G/A/|B>cdg fdcA|G>BAG F3
G/A/|B>cd=e fdBc|dggf g3 g/a/|b>agf df dc/A/|
G>BAF D3 G/A/|B>cdf gd
d/e/d/c/|A2 GG G3||G/A/|B>ABc d>=e f/e/d/c/|
dg a/g/f/a/ g3 G/A/|
B>cdb afdc|d2ff f3 d/d/|dggf
edcA|G>BAG F3 G/A/|
B>cdf gd d/e/d/c/|A2 GG G3||
FAREWELL TO LEITRIM. AKA and see "Kennaw's Reel,"
"Lawson's Favorite,"
"Fiddler's Frolic [1],"
“Maude Miller [1],” "Molloy's Favourite," "Take Her Out and Air Her [2],"
"Roll Her in the Haystack,"
"Hawthorn's Reel." Irish,
Reel. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Breathnach (CRÉ II),
1976; No. 279 (appears as untitled reel). Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 139. Carlin (Master
Collection), 1984; No. 215, pg. 126.
FAREWELL TO LENA. Canadian,
Hornpipe. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by Cape Breton
fiddler Tom Marsh in 1947. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection),
2000; No. 179, pg. 67.
FAREWELL TO LIBERTY. Irish, Double Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Roche Collection, 1982, vVol. 3; No. 100, pg. 31.
FAREWELL TO LIMERICK. AKA and see "The Croppys'
Retreat," "The Banks of
Inverness," "Molly
What Ails You?" "You're
Right My Love." English, Polka (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for
notated version: ship's fiddler William Litten, c. 1800 [Huntington].
Huntington (William Litten's), 1977;
pg. 40.
FAREWELL TO LISHEEN. Irish, Jig. The tune was played by Terry Teahan, among others.
Shanachie Records, The Mulcahy Family.
FAREWELL TO LOCHABER. English, Irish, Scottish; Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune
appears in Johnson's Compleat Tutor for the
Flute, published before 1740. O’Neill (1913) credits the composition of the
tune to the ancient Irish harper Thomas O’Connellan, born in the mid-17th
century at Cloonmahon, {Ed note: the preceding
information was probably taken by Francis O’Neill from the late 19th
century Irish musicologist Grattan Flood, who was notoriously unreliable]}. Words to a song “Lochaber no
more” were penned by Scots poet Alan Ramsay for his Tea-Table Miscellany
(1724), and begin:
***
Farewell to Lochaber and
farewell my Jean,
Where heartsome with thee I have many times been,
For Lochaber no more,
Lochaber no more,
We’ll may be return to Lochaber no more.
***
Both words and music (a simple keyboard arrangement) appear in the music manuscript
copybook of Henry Livingston, Jr.
Livingston purchased the estate of Locust Grove, Poughkeepsie, New York,
in 1771 at the age of 23. In 1775 he was a Major in the 3rd New York
Regiment, which participated in Montgomery’s invasion of Canada in a failed
attempt to wrest MontrealQuébec from British control. An important land-owner in
the Hudson Valley, and a member of the powerful Livingston family, Henry was
also a surveyor and real estate speculator, an illustrator and map-maker, and a
Justice of the Peace for Dutchess County. He was also a poet and musician, and
presumably a dancer, as he was elected a Manager for the New York Assembly’s
dancing season of 1774-1775, along with his 3rd cousin, John Jay,
later U.S. Chief Justice of Governor of New York. See also the South Riding Tune Book notes on “Lochaber No More” for
a good discussion of a rather complicated history. Johnson (Scots Musical Museum),
vol. 1, 1787; No. 95. Watson (A
Rollick of Recorders or Other Instruments), 1975; No. 12, pgs. 14‑15.
X:1
T:Farewell to Lochaber
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Henry Livingston’s manuscript copybook, late 18th
century
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
GA|B2B2B2|B3AG2|e2A2A2| A4 GA|B2 dBAG|E2D2 GA| B3 c
BA|
G4G2|B2B2B2|B3AG2|e2A2A2| A4 GA|B2 dBAG| E2D2 GA| B3 cBA|
G4
Bc|d2d2e2|d2 cBAG|G2g2f2|g4 Bc|d2d2e2|d2cBAG|G2g2f2|g4 de|
=f3gf2|e2e2g2|d2
cBAG|A4 GA|B2 dBAG|E2D2 GA|B3 c BA|G4||
FAREWELL TO LONDON. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC’DD. Composed by County Armagh
fiddler Brendan McGlinchey. Typically, only the first two parts are usually
played in sessions.
X:1
T:Farewell to
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Brendan McGlinchey
R:Reel
Z:N. Ishii
K:G
D2|GB (3BBB c2BA|GABd edBG|AD (3DDD
A3c|BcdB cBAF|
GABG FGAF|GABG ABcA|dg (3ggg
fgag|fdcA G2:|
|:Bc|dg (3ggg fgaf|gdBG|DG,B,G,|CGEC
B,DGE|FGAB cABc|
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ceag|1fdcA G2:|2fdcA G4|
|:(3ddd ba gafd|gdBG DG,B,G,|CGEC
B,DGE|FGAB cABc|
(3ddd ba gafd|gdBG DG,B,G,|CGEC
B,DGB|cAFD G4:||
FAREWELL TO LOUGH CONN. Irish, Slow Air (2/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. "...copied...about 1873
from a MS. lent me from near Lough Conn, County Mayo" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909;
No. 305, pg. 143.
X:1
T:Farewell to
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow and with feeling”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Song (1909), No. 305
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Dorian
(3G/A/B/|cd/c/ BG|B/c/d/=e/
fg/f/|dc/B/ G/c/c/d/|B3 (3G/A/B/|cd/c/ BG|
B/c/d/=e/ fg/f/|dc/B/
GG|G3||(3d/=e/f/|gd/c/ B/c/d/4=e/4f/|gg/a/ fg/f/|dc/B/ G/c/c/d/|
B3 (3G/A/B/|cd/c/ BG|B/c/d/=e/
fg/f/|dc/B/ GG|G3||
FAREWELL TO LOUGH REA. Irish, Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. Source for notated
version: “From Mr. MacDowell” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 807, pg.
201.
X:1
T:Farewell to Lough Rea
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Andante”
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 807
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
f | c>B A>G F>G FD | F>A
cc (d2 c)f | c>B AG G>A GF | G>A cc d2 cF |
G/F/ A/c/ dc/d/ f>g fe/f/ | dc
f>e d>cAG | FFGA (A2 G>)F | D2 F>{A}G F3 ||
FAREWELL TO MILLTOWN. AKA - “Farewell to Milltown Malbay.” Irish, Reel. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
West Clare fiddler Martin
“Junior” Crehan. Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey –
“Casey in the Cowhouse” (1992. Originally recorded 1959). Green Linnett GLCD
1155, Martin Hayes - “Under the Moon” (1995). Mick O’Brien - “May Morning Dew.”
X:1
T:Farewell to Miltown Malbay
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
C:Junior Crehan
S:Mick O'Brien
D:May Morning Dew
Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth‑aachen.de
K:EDor
ED|B,EE^D EDEF|GEED EDB,C|D2B,D
A,DB,D|A,DDC DB,A,D|\
B,EE^D ~E3 F|GEED EDB,C|D2AD
BDAD|FBAF E2::EA|\
Bee^d ~e3 f|gefe edBc|cddc dcBc|defd
edBA|\
Bee^d ~e3 f|gefe edBc|c~d3 BAFE|DBAF
E2:|
FAREWELL TO MUSIC (Slan le Ceol). Irish. Ireland, County Donegal. One of the
tunes learned by Donegal lilter Bidi a’ Mhuc Ros from two fairy fiddlers (see
also note for “Bean an Tighe ar
Lar”). Not “O’Carolan’s Farewell to Music.”
FAREWELL TO MY
TROUBLES (Slan Le Mo
Buaidread). AKA
and see “Farewell to the
Troubles of the World,” "Goodbye
to My Troubles." Irish, Double Jig. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard.
AABB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 47. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 961, pg. 178. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland:
1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 184,
pg. 45.
X:1
T:Farewell to My Troubles
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No.
184
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|dec dcA|GFG AFD|FDF GFD|FGA
c2A|dec dcA|GFG AFD|F3 G2 A/G/|FDD D2:|
|:G|FED FGA|=cdB cAG|Afe dec|ABc
d2c|BGB d=cA|GFG AFD|F3 G2A/G/|FDD D2:|
FAREWELL TO NIGG. Scottish, Jig. The melody was composed Duncan Johnstone of South Uist,
Shetlands, and Glasgow in the mid-1970s. Johnstone set his tune at a brisker
pace than is common today, with modern players having been influenced by a slower
arrangement of the melody by the Whistlebinkies c. 1976 (recorded by them on
their first album on the Claddagh label in Edinburgh 1977).
FAREWELL TO OLD
DECENCY. AKA and see "For the Sake of Old Decency.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Black): AABB’ (Harker/Rafferty).
The first part is the same as that of “The
Maid of Feakle,” though the ‘B’ parts differ. According to his son Sean, the tune was played by his father, flute player Eddie Moloney, and fiddler Tommy Coen,
both of east Galway [liner notes to Kevin & Sean Moloney’s “Bringing the Gap”]. Sources for notated versions: a recording of Paddy O’Brien and James
Kelly--O’Brien had the tune from accordion player Rita Keane (Caherlistrane,
Co. Galway), the mother of singer Dolores Keane [Black]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in
Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. (Black Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 162, pg. 85 (appears
as “Farewell to Auld Decency”). Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 115, pg. 35. Shanachie 29015, Paddy O'Brien & James Kelly ‑
"Is it yourself?" (1979). Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien
& Daithi Sproule – “Traditional Music of Ireland” (1995).
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T: Farewell to Ould Decency
S: J.Kelly - P.O'Brien
Q: 350
R: reel
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
d2 BG AGEG | EGBG A2 Bc | d2 BG AGAB | dBAG EGGB |
d2 BG AGEG | EGBG A2 Bc | d2 BG AGAB | dBAG EGGD ||
G3 B d2 Bd | eaag ef g2 | G3 B d2 Bc | dega bg (3gfg |
G3 B d2 Bd | eaag ef g2 | bg (3gfg ageg | dgbg ageg ||
FAREWELL TO PEGGY. Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. Learned by Joyce in his
boyhood in Limerick during the 1840's. Cowdery (1990) finds the first part of
the melody cognate with the first part of the air "The Moorland
Shore," and thus an expansion/contraction of the central motifs of the old
ballad air "Boyne Water."
Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs),
1909; No. 111, pg. 57. Front Hall 018, How to Change a
Flat Tire‑ "Traditional Music of Ireland and Shetland."
X:1
T:Farewell to Peggy
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), No. 111.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gdor Dorian
de|f2f2g2 f/d/c/=B/|c>=B (3GFE F2
_Bc|d2 cB G2G2|G6:|
|:de|f2f2d2c2|B3c d2 df|e2 dc de
f2|g3f edde|f2f2g2 f/d/c/=B/|
c>=B (3GFE F2 _Bc|d2 cB G2G2|G6:|
FAREWELL TO RAVENSCRAIG? Scottish, Air.
Composed by Scottish fiddler John McCusker. RC2000,
George Wilson – “Royal Circus” (2000).
FAREWELL
TO RYAN’S FANCY. Canadian. Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the late Cape Breton fiddler and composer
Jerry Holland (1955-2009) at the request of musician Denis Ryan (see also “Tipperary Reel”). Ryan and Holland played together
at the University of Limerick in 1997, as part of a concert commemorating the
800th anniversary of the charter of the city of Limerick [Cranford].
Ryan’s Fancy was a
band composed of three Irish immigrant expatriates to New Brunswick, Canada, who were successful enough to
garner a few television series for the CBC. At one time accordion virtuoso
James Keane was a member. They disbanded in 1983. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection),
2000; No. 99, pg. 39.
FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND. AKA and see "Madge."
FAREWELL TO SKYE. Scottish, Air (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. One part. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, Volvol. 3), 1988; pg. 5.
FAREWELL TO SPAIN. Irish, Air (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. ABB. See note for "Fairies' Lamentation" for
source data. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music
and Song), 1909; No. 523, pg. 282.
FAREWELL TO STICKY
BUNS. Canadain, Reel. Canada, Cape
Breton. C Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddlers Jerry Holland (Inverness, Cape Breton)
and Dave MacIsaac. Cranford (Jerry
Holland’s), 1995; No. 77, pg. 23.
FAREWELL TO TCHERNOBYL. French, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AA’BC. A modern
composition by Michel Ferry of Gif‑sur‑Yvette, France, who said
"I composed this tune in 1986, the year of the nuclear catastrophe in
Tchernobyl (Ukraine). I chose the title to remember the distress and the
suffering of the local population. Hopefully, this tune would be a modest
warning against nuclear energy and arms everywhere in the world" (Songer}.
Recorded by New England fiddler Kerry Elkin on “Soir et Matin” (as untitled D
minor reel) and by Catriona MacDonald on “Opus Blue.” Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 77. Jigsaw - “Cut Up the Floor.”
FAREWELL TO THE COT ON
THE MOUNTAIN. Irish, Slow Air (6/8 time). B Flat
Major. Standard tuning.
AB. According to Darley & McCall the song to this tune was once a great
favorite in Dublin. It begins:
***
Farewell to the cot on the mountain,
The cradle that rocked my to sleep.
***
Darley & McCall (Darley & McCall Collection of Irish
Music), 1914; No. 61, pg. 27.
FAREWELL
TO THE CREEKS. AKA ‑ "Banks of Sicily" (Song). Scottish,
English, American; Pipe March and Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. “Farewell to the Creeks” is a
well-known north country tune composed by Pipe Major James ‘Pipie’ Robertson of
Boyne, Banffshire, in 1915 when he was a prisoner of war in Germany. According
to Norman Kennedy, the ‘Creeks’ refers to the Native-American tribe the Creek
Indians and not streams. It is the
vehicle for Hamish Henderson’s popular song "The Highland Division’s Farewell
to Sicily,” also called “Banks of Sicily,” composed while he was Intelligence
Officer for the Highland Division in World War II. G. W. Lockhart (in Fiddles and Folk, 1998) relates that
Henderson had been viewing the smoke curling from Mt. Etna’s crater in the
distance behind the Pipes and Drums of the division’s 153 Brigade, when the
band launched into “Farewell to the Creeks.” “Without hindrance,” said
Henderson, “the words came flowing to me.”
***
He winna come roon for his vino the day.
The sky ow’r Messina is unco an’ grey,
And a’ the bricht chaulmers are eerie.
***
“Banks of Sicily” was the first
recording made by the Whistlebinkies, on a Hamish Herderson compilation album
in 1976. Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old
Woman), 1981; pg. 20. Front Hall FHR08, Alistair
Anderson ‑ "Traditional Tunes" (1976). Topic 12TS239. Topic
TSCD 669, Will Atkinson (et al) – “Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the
north of England” (1998).
FAREWELL TO THE DENE. English. England, Northumberland. A modern composition by fiddler Willie Taylor, well-known
among Northumbrian musicians. The tune is named for Taylor’s farmhouse.
FAREWELL TO THE GLEN. Scottish. Alcazar Dance Series FR 204,
"New England Chestnuts 2" (1981).
FAREWELL TO THE
HEATHER (Slán leis an
bhFraoch). Irish,
Reel. A Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Liam Donnelly (County Tyrone)
who had the tune from its composer, fiddler William Jones (County Fermanagh)
[Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE IV),
1996; No. 109, pgs. 56-57.
FAREWELL TO THE MAIGUE. AKA and see “Slán le Maigh.”
FAREWELL TO THE SHORE. AKA and see "Farewell Marian."
FAREWELL TO THE TAY. Scottish, March (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was originally
composed as a 6/8 pipe march and appears in David
Glen’s Highland Bagpipe Tutor (1876-1901). Cape Breton fiddlers have
converted it to a fiddle jig. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle), Vol. 4, 1991; pg. 15. Rounder 82161-7032-2, Bill Lamey – “From Cape Breton to
Boston and Back: Classic House Sessions of Traditional Cape Breton Music
1956-1977” (2000).
FAREWELL
TO THE TROUBLES OF THE WORLD
(Slan agus Beannacht le Buaidhreamh an tSaoghail). AKA and see "Daniel O'Connell's
Welcome to Parliament," “Farewell
to My Troubles,” "O'Connell's Welcome {to
Parilament}." Irish, Air or Jig. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. One part. The
title is a recurrent line of several songs set to the melody. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 27.
Joyce (Ancient Irish Music),
1873/1890; No. 33. O'Neill (Music of
Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 961. Petrie/Stanford (Complete Collection), 1903‑06;
Nos. 1462, 1463, and 1478.
T:Farewell to the Troubles of the World
T:Slan Agus Beannacht le Buaidhreamh an tSaoghail
M:6/8
R:Air or jig
S:Joyce – Ancient Irish Music (1873)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Major.
A | dec dcA | GFG AFD | FEF GFD | F>GA/B/ =c2A | dec dcA | GFG AFD |
F3 G2 A/G/ | FDD D2G | FED FGA/B/ | =cdB cBG | Afe de^c | AB^c d2 =c |
BBB
d^cA | GFG AFD | F3 G2 A/G/ | FDD D2 ||
FAREWELL TO WAVERLY
PARK. Irish, Slow Reel. Composed by flute
player and singer Cathal McConnell, after having to move from his house in
Edinburgh due to “domestic difficulties” to live elsewhere. Compass 7 4287 2, Cathal McConnell – “Long Expectant Comes at
Last” (2000).
FAREWELL TO WHALLEY RANGE. Irish, Slip Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
flute player Michael McGoldrick.
X:1
T:Farewell to
Whalley Range
M:9/8
L:1/8
C:composer: Michael McGoldrick
S:McGoldrick/McSherry:"at first flight", chords: Gregor
R:slip jig
O:1
Z:Devin McCabe/Gregor(chords)
K:A
"F#m"F2c BAF F2"E"E|"F#m"F2c BAc
fec|"E"B3 BAB "A"c2A|"E"~B3 BAB "A"cBA|
"F#m"F2c BAF F2"E"E|"F#m"F2c BAc
fec"E"|B3 BAB c2A|~B3 BAB cef:||
"A"a3 fec fec|"E"B3 BAB cef|"A"a3 baf afe|fec Bce
fec|a2f fec fec|"E"B3
BAB cef"A"a3 baf afe|fec fec "E"BAB:||
FAREWELL TO WHISKEY
[1] (Slan Le N-Uisge
Beata). AKA ‑
"Neil/Niel Gow's Farewell to Whiskey." AKA and see “Go rabh slan leis an ól,”
"Goodbye Whiskey" (Pa.),
"The Ladies Triumph [1]," “Murphy’s Favor,” "My Love is But a Lassie [2],"
“The Rose in the Garden [2],”
"Young America Hornpipe." See also related tune "Twin Sisters [5]" (the famousrenowned Scottish fiddler-composer Niel Gow
(1727-1807) who identified it as a lament on the occasion of the British
government’s prohibition of using barley to make whiskey in 1799, due to the failure of
the crop in Scotland in that year (see the companion tune "Welcome Whiskey
Back Again," “a merry dancing tune”). I; it appears in his First Collection, 2nd edition (1801),
and reappears in his Fifth Collection
(1809), with the note “It
is representative of a Highlander’s sorrow on being deprived of his Favorite
Beverage.” Gow
was known to frequently and heartily imbibe, and his reputation for drinking
seemed almost as well known as his skill on the fiddle. Verses were written to
Gow's tune (appearing in 1804) illustrating his distress at the event (in fact
Niel himself noted in the original composition that it gave voice to "the
Highlander's sorrow at being deprived of his favourite beverage"), that
begin:
***
You've surely heard o' the famous Niel, The man that played the fiddle weel; I wat he was a canty chiel, And dearly loved the whisky, O. And aye sin' he wore tartan hose, He dearly lo'ed the Athole brose; And wae was he, you may suppose, To bid 'farewell' to whisky, O. and end: Come, a’ ye powers of music, come! I find my heart grows unco glum; My fiddle-strings will no play bum To say farewell to whiskey, O. Yet I’ll tak my fiddle in my hand, And screw the pegs up while they’ll stand, To mak a lamentation grand, On gude auld highland whiskey, O. |
Niel Gow (1727-1807), by Henry Raeburn |
***
Neil (1991) relates a well‑known
anecdote about Gow and his quick wit, and which also possibly refers to his
consumption of whiskey:
***
It concerns his answer to a friend's query regarding the distance
between Perth and Dunkeld,
which Niel had just completed after
an evening of fiddling, namely, that it was not the length
of the
road which had bothered him but its breadth.
***
Another anecdote is told by Drummond
(Perthsire of Bygone Days) of Nieeil Gow and this particular
composition to the effect that when Niel first heard 'James' (probably Daniel)
Dow play "Farewell to Whiskey," "he pulled his bonnet over his
eyes, and rushed to the door," overcome with emotion at the rendering.
While colorfulcolourful, the story is
false (similar tales have been told of Pagannini and others), for Dow would
have had to have performed it eighteen years after he had been in the grave!
Gow's slow air quickly became popular, and soon was transformed into dance
versions at faster tempos. Cape Breton variations are thought to be by Donald
John "the Tailor" Beaton, according to Doug MacPhee (Dunlay &
Greenberg); the tune is played as a slow air on Cape Breton, as it was
originally written. Paul Cranford reports that some Cape Breton musicians play
the tune and variations transposed down a half-step to the key of ‘A’ Major and
tune the fiddle to AEAE. Co. Kerry accordion player Johnny O’Leary played the
tune as a polka, pairing it with “The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue.” New England
fiddlers often play the tune in G Major as a reel for contra dancing; the tune
has been a standard there for many years.
***
Sources for notated versions: Mary
(Beaton) Macdonald (Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg, Dunlay & Reich];
Strathspey (New England) [Brody]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh
Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), recorded in concert at Na Piobairi
Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]; Cosmas Sigsworth (b. 1917, Corrville,
Central Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Cardigan)
[Perlman]; fiddler Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley, Ontario) [Begin]; Scottish Borders fiddler Tom
Hughes [Martin]; New
Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926
[Harker]. Alburger (Scottish
Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 72, pgs. 109‑110. Begin (Fiddle Music from the Ottawa Valley),
1985; No. 73, pg. 83. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 102. Carlin (The
Gow Collection), 1986; No. 57. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 48, pg. 143. Cranitch (Irish Session Tunes: Red Book), 2000;
48. Dunlay & Greenberg (Traditional
Celtic Violin Music of Strathspey
ReelsNiel Gow’s Reels), 1784 (revised edition in 1801); pg. 1. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels),
1809; pg. 36. Harker (300
Tunes from Mike Rafferty),
2005; No. 285, pg. 92
(appears as “My Love is But a Lassie”). Hunter (Fiddle
Music of Vol. 1, 1991; pg. 15 (appears as
"Nieeil
Gow's Farewell to Whisky"). Martin (Taigh na Teud),
1990; pg. 15 (appears as “Neiel Gow’s Farewell to Whisky”). Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling),
2002; pg. 108 (appears as “Niel Gow’s Farewell to Whisky”). Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 46. Miller &
Perron (New England Fiddler’s Repertoire),
1983; No. 134. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary),
1994; No. 55, pg. 32. Neil (The Scots
Fiddle), 1991; No. 99, pg. 134. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915/1987; No. 103, pg. 57 (march version).
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1825, pg. 343 (march version). Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Vol. 2; No. 350, pg.
62 (march version). Sannella, Balance and
Swing (CDSS). Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002;
pg. 43. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
153. Sweet (Fifer’s Delgiht),
1964/1981; pg. 60. Treoir. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Vol. 1), 1999;
pg. 11. Williamson (English, Welsh,
Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 67. Claddagh
CC5, Dennis Murphy & Julia Clifford (both from Sliabh Luachra, Co. Kerry) ‑
"The Star Above the Garter." DMP6-27, Doug MacPhee - “
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:Farewell to Whisky
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
N:”Slow”
S:Gow – First Collection Strathspey Reels
(1784)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb_
D|B,2 “tr”(B/A/B/).d cG ~G>B|B,>B
{d}(c/B/c/).d fd~d>f|g(a/b/) (g/f/)(e/d/) (e/d/)(c/B/) (c.d)|B,>B
(d/c/).B/.c/ dBB:|
g|{g}f>d {d}b>d (e/d/)c/B/ ~cd|fdb>d
f(bb>)f|(g>b) {g}f>d (e/d/)(c/B/) (cd)|B,>B (e/d/).B/.c/ dB”tr”B>g|
{g}f>d {d}b>d (e/d/)(c/B/) (cd)|fdb>d
f(bb>)f|(gb) ~d>f (e/d/)(c/B/) (cd)|B,>B (d/c/).B/.c/ {Bc}dBB||
X:21
T:Farewell
to Whiskey
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
GE|D2G2B2GB|A2E2
EF GE|D2G2B2AB|d2B2B2d2|
e2g2B2d2|cB
AG A2B2|D2G2 BA GA|B2G2G2:|
|:Bc|d2B2g2d2|cB
AG A2Bc|d2Bd g2d2|e2g2g2d2|
ef ge d2Bd|cB AG A2B2|D2G2 BA
GA|B2G2G2:|
X:32
T:Neil
Gow’s Farewell to Whiskey
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Country
Dances
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
B:Stewart-Robertson
– The Athole Collection (1884)
K:G
B,/A,/|G,G/A/
B/A/G/B/ AE EF/G/|DG/A/ B/A/G/B/ dBB>d|
e/f/g/f/
e/d/B/d/ c/B/A/G/ A>B|D/E/G/A/ B/A/G/A/ BGG:|
|:B/c/|dB
GB/d/ c/B/A/G/ AB/c/|dBgB dgg>d|
e/f/g/f/ e/d/B/d/ c/B/A/G/ A/c/B/A/|D/E/G/A/
B/A/G/A/ BGG:|
X: 43
T: Farewell to Whiskey
S: Treoir
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
Q: 350
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
R: polka
K: G
E | D2GA BAGA | B2E2 EFGE | D2GA BAGB | d2d2
B2d2 |
efge d2B2 | cBAG A2c2 | D2GA BAGA | B2G2 G3 :|
B | d2B2 g2fg | efge d2B2 | d2Bd g2fg | e2f2 g4
|
efge
d2B2 | cBAG A2B2 | D2GA BAGA | B2G2 G3 :|
FAREWELL TO WHISKEY
[2]. American, Air or March (4/4 time).
D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AB (Bayard): AABB (Sweet). Bayard
(1944) found no other versions of this tune (which is no relation to the
Scottish tune above, attributed to Niel Gow) in musical literature and
concluded the title had been misapplied. The version he took from an informant
was well known in western
X:1
T:Farewell to Whiskey [2]
M:2/4
L:1/8
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A>B AF/G/ | Ad fd | A>B AF |
GF ED | A>B AF/G/ | Ad f2 | gf ec | d2d2 |
K:A
e>f ec/d/ | ea gf | e>f ec |
dc BA | e>f ec/d/ | ea a2 | dc BG | Ac A2 :|
FAREWELL TRION. Old‑Time, Breakdown. Volvol. 1, No. 6, Winter 1988‑89). In
addition to his uncle Joe, Mack learned many tunes from his aunt Annie Blalock
of
X:1
T:Farewell Trion
L:1/8
M:2/4
S:James Bryon
Z:Transcribed by Andrew Kuntz
K:C
z|e/ g a/ ge|(dc) c2|A/ c d/ c/A/G/A/|c/A/c/d/ e2|e/ g a/
ge|
(dc)
c2|
A/ c d/ c/A/G/A/|A/G/E/C/ D/C:|
||C/|G,/A,/C/D/ E/G/A/B/|c/B/A (c2|c2 c)c/d/|c/A/G/c/ A/G/E/C/|
D/ E3 C/|G,/A,/C/D/ E/G/A/B/|c/B/A (c2|c2 c)c/d/|c/A/G/A/ c/A/G/E/|
D/C/E/F/||GE/F/ GE/F/|G/A/G/E/ D/C/E/F/|GE/F/ GA/B/|c/A/G/E/ D/C/E/F/|
GE/F/
G>G|G/A/G/E/ D/C/A,/C/|G,/A,/C/D/ E/G/A/B/|c/A/G/E/ D<C||
X:2
T:Farewell Trion
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
N:Transcribed by Bruce Thomson
from the Red
N:Mountain White Trash
K:C
eg2a g2e2|d2c2G4|Accc Accc|Acd2
e4|
eg2a g2e2|d2c2 G4|ABcd cBAG|cAGE DC3:|
|:G,A,CD EGAB|cBA2 c4|c2 cd
cBAB|1 cAGE DC3:|2
cAGE DCEF||
G2EF G2EF|GAGE DCEF|GECE
G2AB|cAGE DCEF|
G2EF G2EF|GAGE DCA,C|G,A,CD EGAB|cAGE DC3||
FAREWELL TWO. English, Air or Waltz. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. A modern composition by editor
Michael Raven. Raven (English Country
Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 208.
FAREWELL WALTZ. AKA and see "Over the Waves."
Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Ky. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Kentucky fiddler Doc Robert's
version of "Over the Waves." R.P. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vVol. 2), 1984; No. 200, pg. 154. Conqueror 7766 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts (
FAREWELL WHISKEY. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
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