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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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it. [AK] |
FLOW RAIN WALTZ. Document 8028, Mumford Bean &
His Itawabians – “Mississippi String Bands, vol. 2” (reissue).
FLOWER FROM THE FIELDS
OF
FLOWER OF
FLOWER OF DONNYBROOK. Cited as having commonly been played for country dances in
FLOWER OF DUMBLANE. Scottish, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABCC' (Hardings): AAB
(Carlin). Carlin (Master Collection),
1984; No. 160, pg. 95. Harding’s All
Round Collection, 1905; No. 136, pgs. 42‑43 (appears as "Flower
of Dunblane").
FLOWER OF
X:1
T:Flower(s) of
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
G>A|B2A2B2|G2 G>F D>=E|^F2
G2 G>A|B2B2d2|c3B (3GF=E|F4 f>e|
D2B2 {d}cB|G2 A>G FD|^F2G2
G>A|B2c2 BG|A>B/4A/4 G2 G2|G4||B>c|
D2d2 d=e|f2d2 cB|G2F2 df|g2f2 dc|B2
{d}c>B (3GF=E|F4 f>e|d2B2 {d}cB|
G2 A>G (3GFD|^F2 G2 G>A|B2c2
BG|A>B/4A/4 G2G2|G4||
FLOWER OF FANCY, A. Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Minor. Standard tuning.
AB. O’Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music),
1915; No. 89, pg. 50.
X:1
T:Flower of Fancy, A
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
DE | F4 ED | d4 cB | {A/B/}A2
{G/A/}G2E2 | D4 de | f2d2 ^ce | d2A2AB | A2 {G/A/}GF E<A | D4 ||
A2 | d2f2 ed | {d/e/}d=c A2 AG |
F2G2(3AB^c | d4 de | f2e2 {d/e/}d^c | d4 AB | A2 {G/A/}GF E<A | D4 ||
FLOWER OF FINAE, THE. Irish, Air. The song is from
FLOWER OF THE FLOCK
[1], THE ("Blat Na
Treada" or "Scot an Pobuil"). AKA - “Flowers of the Flock.” AKA and see “My Love is Such a Fair One.”
Irish, Reel. G Major (Mulvihill, O'Neill): A Major (Roche). Standard. AAB.
X:1
T:Flower of the Flock
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G Major
DEGA BG~G2 | cABG AGEG | DEGA ~B3 e
| dBAc BGG2 :||
~g3 e d2Bd | cABG AGEG | ~g3 e d2Bd
| eaag agef |
~g3 e d2Bd | cABG AGEG | DEGA ~B3 e
| dBAc BGG2 ||
X:2
T:gan
ainm
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Brian Rooney
Z:Brendan
Taafe
R:Reel
K:G
|| DEGA ~B3 A|c2 Bc A~E3|DEGA BABc|dBAc BGGE| DEGA ~B3 A|
c2 Bc A~E3|DEGA BABc|dBAc BA G2|| dgge dcBG| (3ABA) GB AGEA|
dgge d2 dg|eaag agef|~g3e d2dB| c2 Bc A~E3|DEGA BABc|dBAc BA G2||
FLOWER OF THE FLOCK
[2], THE.
AKA and see "The
Fairhaired Boy [2]" (An Buachaillin Fionn).
FLOWER OF THE
FLOWER OF THE MORNING. Old-Time, Breakdown.
FLOWER O' THE QUERN, THE. AKA and see “Tribute to the Queen.” Scottish,
Slow Air (4/4 time). A Major. Standard. One Part (Hunter, Neil, Skinner): AABB
(Martin). A quern (pronounced 'kern') is Gaelic for 'hollow'. The melody was
published in song form by J. Gordon Phillips,
***
The flo‑ers grow fair on the lowland vales,
an' green grow the wids on the braes,
an' saft an' low sing the scented gales
in the lang, lang simmer days;
But dearer to me are the mountains blue
where grow the heath an' fern,
an' the bonniest flo'er is the ane I lo'e
that blooms 'mang the braes o' the Quern.
***
Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 28 (arranged by James Hunter
for string quintent). Martin (Ceol na
Fidhle), vol. 1, 1991; pg. 14 (includes a harmony part). Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 88, pg.
119. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist),
pg. 35.
FLOWER
OF THE VALE, THE. Irish, Air (6/8 time). A Minor.
Standard. AB (Joyce): AABB (O’Farrell). The ‘vale’ of the title may refer to
the Golden Vale of Ireland, a large fertile region. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 689, pg. 346. O’Farrell
(Pocket Companion, vol. III), c.
1808; pg. 68.
X:1
T:Flower of the Vale, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
A | EAA A2G | EAA A2B | GAG BAG | dBG G3 | EAA A2G | EAA A2a |
e>dc dcB | ecA A2 :: B | cd(e/f/) gag | gfe gab | GAG BAG | dBG G2 (c/B/) |
AB(c/d/)
edc | deg a3 | e>dc dcB | ecA A2 :|
X:2
T:Flower of the Vale
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Mod.: time well marked”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music
and Songs (1909), No. 689
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
A | EAA A2G | EAA A2B | GAG BAG |
dBG G3 | EAA A2G | EAA A2a |
e>dd dcB | ecA A2 || B | cde/f/ gag
| gfe gab | GAG BAG | dBG G2 c/B/ |
ABc/d/ edc | deg a3 | edc dcB | ecA
A2 ||
FLOWER OF YOUNG
MAIDENS. Irish, Air (2/4 time). E Flat
Major. Standard. One part. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 860, pg. 214.
X:1
T:
M:Flower of Young Maidens
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie – Complete
Collection (860)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
E/>G/ | BB cB/G/ | B>e
c/>B/G/F/ | E2 GF | E3 G/>F/ | EE G/B/c/d/ | ec f>e | d<B dc |
B3 G/>F/ | EE G/B/c/d/ | ec
(f>e) | d>c cB/G/ | F2 EE/G/ | BB (cB/).G/ |
B>e c/>B/G/F/ | E2 G{G}F | E3
||
FLOWER POTT. English.
FLOWERS FROM HEAVEN. American, Waltz. B Flat Major. Standard. AA'BB'. Source for notated
version: Art Galbraith (
FLOWERS IN MAY. See “Rover [4].”
FLOWERS IN THE VALLEY, THE (Na Blata 'Nnsa N-Gleann). Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Major.
Standard. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland:
1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 612, pg. 108.
X:1
T:Flowers in the Valley, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d/e/|f>gf e<af|d>cd ec
d/B/|A>BG FAd|d>ef e2 d/e/|f>gf e<af|dcd ec d/B/|
A>BG FAd|eBc d2||f|fde f<b
a/g/|fde f<d f/e/|ecd e<af|ecB A2A|dfe f/d/ze|
f>ga g/e/ ze|gab b/a/g/f/e/d/|eBc
d2 c/B/|ABG F/A/ zd/e/|f>ga g/e/ zf|
g>ab b/a/g/f/e/d/|eBc {B/c/} d2||
FLOWERS OF ARDIGNE. AKA and see “Chief
O’Neill’s Favorite,” “Flowers of Adrigole.”
FLOWERS OF ADRIGOLE, THE. AKA and see “Chief O’Neill’s Favorite.”
Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. Roche
Collection, 1982, vol. 2; No. 203, pg. 8.
FLOWERS OF ANTRIM [1], THE (Na Blata Antruim). AKA and see “Dunn’s Hornpipe,” “The Marquis of Lorne [1],” “McDermott’s Hornpipe [3],” “The Sligo Fancy.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major.
Standard. AABB. See also the related “McDermot’s No. 2.” O'Neill (Krassen),
1976; pg. 186. O'Neill (Music of Ireland:
1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1655, pg. 308. Yodel‑ay‑hee
Records 108327, The Critton Hollow Stringband ‑ "Poor Boy"
(1979).
FLOWERS OF ANTRIM [2]. AKA and see “The Shaskeen (Jig).”
Irish, Jig. Tola Custy and Cyril O'Donoghue - “Setting
Free.”
FLOWERS OF BALLYMOTE, THE. AKA and see “The Maids of Donegal,” “The Sunny Banks.”
FLOWERS OF
X:1
T:Flowers
of Brooklyn, The
C:Billy McComiskey
S:Mike Rafferty
D:Kevin Crawford: D flute album
Z:lesl
M:C|
K:G
B{c}BAB GE~E2|DAAG FAd2|dg~g2 edcB|A2FA DGBd|
B2AB GE~E2|DAAG FAd2|dg~g2 ecAF|1 GBAF G~G2A:|2 GBAF G~G2z||
d2ge agfg|ea~a2 c'aa2|ge~e2 dGBd|cAAG FAd2|
d2ge agfg|ea~a2 c'aa2|gbag fdcA|GBAF G~G2z|
d2ge agfg|ea~a2 c'aa2|ge~e2 dGBd|cAAG FAdc|
B2AB GE~E2|DAAG FAd2|dg~g2 ecAF|GBAF G4||
FLOWERS OF CAHIRCIVEEN. AKA and see "The
Countryman's Reel." Irish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 13. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 36.
X:1
T:Flowers of Cahirciveen
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
F | B/d/f/a/ b/f/g/f/ | e/d/c/B/
A/c/F/E/ | D/F/B/d/ A/B/c/d/ | e/c/d/B/ A/c/F |
B/d/f/a/ b/f/g/f/ | e/d/c/B/
A/c/F/E/ | D/F/B/d/ E/F/A/c/ | e/c/A/c/ B :|
|: (F/E/) | (D/F/)(B/F/)
(d/F/)(B/F/) | (D/F/)(B/F/) (d/F/)(B/F/) | (E/G/)(B/G/) (e/G/)(B/G/) |
(E/G/)(B/G/) (e/G/)(B/G/) |
(D/F/)(B/F/) (d/F/)(B/F/) | (D/F/)(B/F/) (d/F/)(B/F/) |
(e/A/).c/.e/ (A/c/).e/.A/ |
.c/.e/.A/.c/ B :|
FLOWERS OF DONNYBROOK. AKA and see "Flowers of
Edinburgh."
FLOWERS OF DUNGARVAN, THE (Blata Dun-Garbain). Irish, Double Jig. D Major.
Standard. AABB. O'Neill (Dance Music of
X:1
T:Flowers of Dungarvan, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
G|AFD DdB|AdF FED|Bcd ged|cAA
A2B|ABG FED|BdB ABc|dfa gfe|fdd d2:|
|:e|fed afd|edc Bcd|AFA Daf|gfg
e2a|fed ecA|dAG FGA|Bcd eag|fdd d2:|
FLOWERS OF
***
As regards the title, the convention
“Flower of…” usually referenced a woman, although in the case of “
:***
windows and onto the street.
There was so much of it
lying around, the locals called it the flowers of
I read that in a book."
***
The renowned
***
I can only say that I never found him to be other than exhilarating
company. Yet he was hard to pin down on detail, for in his mind fact and
fantasy were so tightly interwoven as to be indivisible - at least he
led
you to believe so. He would tell how James Scott Skinner had composed
the
tune 'The Flowers of
besotted at the time. John must have known that this didn't ring true
but a
story was a story, perhaps an example of the 'true Celtic madness' which
is
said to be 'not psychotic but merely a poetic confusion of the real and
the
imagined.'
***
English morris versions are from the
Bampton area of
***
In
***
In
***
Early sound recordings include a
waxing by Charles D’Almaine (1905), John Witzmann (1920) and Ohio fiddler John
Baltzell (1928).
***
Sources for notated versions: Fennigs All Stars (New York)
[Brody]; John Kubina, (near) Davistown, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1943
(learned from traditional players in Pittsburgh) [Bayard]; Gilpin, Yaugher,
Hall, Wright, Shape (all southwestern Pa. fiddlers whose versions were
collected in the 1940's) [Bayard]; Arnold Woodley (Bampton, England) via Roy Dommett
[Bacon]; Art Stamper (Mo.) [Phillips]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown
Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; Elliot Wright (b. 1935, North River, Queens
County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; fiddler Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa
Valley, Ontario) [Begin]; Borders fiddler Tom Hughes [Martin]; Charlie Pashia
(1909-1994, Old Mines, Missouri) [Beisswenger & McCann].
***
Print Soucrces: Bacon (The Morris Ring), 1974; pgs. 46, 57, 81. Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; pg. 33. Bayard (Hill Country Tunes), 1944; No. 54. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 340A=E, pgs. 326‑327. Begin (Fiddle Music from the
***
Recorded Sources:
Breakwater 1002, Rufus Guinchard‑ "
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:Flowers of
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Country Dance
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
K:G
GE|D3E G3A|BGdG cBAG|FGFE DEFG|AFdF E3F|
D3E G3A|BGBd efge|dcBA GFGA|B2G G2:|
|:d|gfga gbag|fdfg fagf|edef gfed|B2 e>f efge|dBGB B/c/d cB|
egfa g2fe|dcBA GFGA|B2G2G2:|
X:2
T:Flowers of Edinburgggg
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Bruce Molskey
R:Old-time
Z:M. Reid 27-Jan-199
K:G
D2|G3 D|ED B,D|G2 G2|BA Bd|cB AG|FG FE|DE FG|A4|A,4|ED EF|G3 A| BA Bc|d2
ef|ga ge|dB GB|A2 Ac|B2 F2 |1 G4-|G2:|2 G4-|G4 |:g3 a|b2 ag|fe fg|a2
A2|e3 f|gf ed|B2 e2|e2 ef|g2 e2|dB GB| Bd- dB|d2 ef|gf ef|ga ge|dB GB|A2
Ac|B2 F2|1 G4-|G4:|2 G4-|G2|]
X:3
T:Flower
of
S:Twelve Country Dances for the Harpsichord, 1749.
Q:60
Z:Transcribed by Bruce Olson
L:1/4
M:C|
K:G
(3 G/F/E/|D3/2E/G3/2A/|B/G/ B/d/{c/}BA/G/|{G/}F3/2E/ D/E/ F/G/|\
A/F/ d/F/EF/E/|D/E/ F/D/G3/2A/|(3B/A/G/ (3 B/c/d/ e3/2g/|\
d/B/ A/G/EG/A/|BG/A/G||d|g/f/ g3/4a/4 f/4a/4b/ a/g/|\
f/e/ f3/4g/4 f/4g/4a/ g/f/|e/d/ e/f/ g/f/ e/d/|\
Bee3/2 g/8f/8e/4|d/B/ A/G/dc/B/|e/d/ e/f/ g3/2g/8a/8b/4|\
c/B/ A/G/ EG/A/|BGG|]
X:4
T:Flowers
of
S:
Q:60
Z:Transcribed by Bruce Olson
L:1/4
M:C
K:F
C/|C3/2 D/F3/2G/|(A/F/) (c/F/) {B/}AG/F/|\
~E3/2D/ C3/4D/4 E3/4F/4|G/E/ c/E/ ~D3/2E/|\
C3/2D/F3/2G/|~(A3/4G/4A/) c/d (d/4e/4f/)|\
(B/A/) (G/F/) {A}/G (F/G/)|A~G3/4F/4F||(c/4d/4e/)|\
(f3/4e/4f/) g/ (f/4g/4a/) ~(g/f/)|\
~(e3/4d/4e/) f/ (e/4f/4g/) ~(f/e/)|\
(d3/4c/4d/) e/ (f/e/) (d/c/)|Ad3/4e/4 d(d/4e/4) f/|\
{c/}A G/F/c(B/A/)|d/c/d/e/ .g3/2 {g/a/} A/|\
(B/A/) G/ F/ GF/G/|A~G3/4F/4F|]
X:5
T:Flowers
of
S:from the playing of Dave Swarbrick,
S:from "The Ceilidh Album" (?)
Z:Transcribed by Nigel Gatherer
N:An English morris version?
M:2/4
K:G
L:1/8
D|GG BG/B/|dB g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BG ED|
GG BG/B/|dB g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BG G:|]
d|g2 f>e|Be e>f|g2 f/g/f/e/|Be eg/e/|
d/B/G/B/ dd|e/d/e/f/ gg/e/|dB B/A/G/A/|BG G:|]
X:6
T:Flowers
of
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon – Scots Tunes, book II, pg. 59 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2 | D3E G3A | (BG) (dG) ({c}B2) AG
| “tr”F3E D>EFG | AFdF “tr”E3F | D3EG3A |
“tr”(B>AG)d e2 (e/f/g) | (cB)(AG)
({B}A2) GA | B2 “tr”A>G G2 :: (d/e/f) |
g>fga (g/a/b) “tr”(ag) |
“tr”(f>efg) (f/g/a) “tr”(gf) | (ede)f (gf)(ed) | B2 e>f e2 ({e/f/}g2) |
({c}B2) AG d2 (cB) | edef g>abB |
(cB)(AG) A2 GA | B2 “tr”A>G G2 :|
X:7
T:Flowers of
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Henry Livingston’s manuscript
copybook, late 18th century
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(B/c/d) | D3E G3A | BGdG B2AG | F3E
DEFG | AFdF E3F | D3EG3A | B2d2e2(3efg |
{c}B2 AG A2 GA | B2G2”tr”G2 :: d2 |
gfga (3gab ag | fefg (3fga gf | edef gfed |
{c}B2e2e2(3efg | B2AG d2Bd | edef
(3gab ag | {c}AG A2 GA | B2(G2”tr”G2) :|
X:8
T:Flower of Edinburgh
M:C|
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3GFE|D3E G3A|BGBd (cB)(AG)|F3 E DEFG|AfdF E2 FE|DEFD G3 A|
(3BAG (3Bcd e3g|dBAG E2 GA|B2 GA G2::d2|gfga g/a/b ag|fefg f/g/a gf|
edef
gfed|B2e2 e3 (g/4f/4e/)|dBAG d2 cB|edef g2 (g/a/b)|cBAG E2 GA|B2G2G2:||
FLOWERS OF
FLOWERS OF ERIN'S
GREEN SHORE, THE (Fionnsgoite
N-Eirinn Iat-Glaise). See “Flower of Erin’s Green
Shore.”
FLOWERS OF
X:1
T:The Flowers of
D:The Smoky Chimney
N:played in E flat on album, on
tuned‑down fiddle
R:reel
M:4/4
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
L:1/8
K:G
DGGF G3 A|B2 Bd cBAF|D3 E F3 G|ABcA
(3BcB AG|
DGGF G3 A|B2 Bd cAAc|d2 eg
fdcA|1AGGF G3 E:|
2 AGGF G3 B|:dggf g3 a|bgga bgaf|d3
e f3 g|
affg agfe|dggf g3 a|bg g2 agfe|d2
(3efg fdcA|AGGF G4:|
FLOWERS OF
X:1
T:Flowers of
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
c2 ed B>A | A4
|| c>d | e2e2d2 | c2c2B2 | A2 GE D>E |
G4 E^G | A2 Ac
B>A | G2A2 AB | c2 ed B>A | A4 ||
FLOWERS OF
FLOWERS OF MAY. AKA and see "Fields of
Foula." Shetland, Shetland Reel. Shetland, Delting (?).
FLOWERS OF
FLOWERS OF
X:1
T:Flowers of
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
C:John Shehan of the Dubliners
P:A
K:G
D2| "G"G3F GB|"Gmaj7"F3E FB|"G6"E3D
EG|"G"D4 D2| "G"G3F GB|
"Gmaj7"F3E
FA|"Am"E6-|E4 E2|"Am"A3^G Ac|"Am7"G3E
Gc|"Am6"F6-|
F4 D2| "Am"E3D
ED|"D7"A3 D ED|"Edim"^A3D ED|"G"B5 D|
"G"G3F
GB|"Gmaj7"F3E FB|"G6"E6-|E4 D2| "Fdim"=F3E
^DE|A3^A Bc|
"Am"A6-|A6|"C"e3c
BA|"Cm"^d3c BA|"G"d3B AG|"E7"F4
D^D|"Am"E3^D Ec|
"D7"F3E
Fd|"G"G6-|G3d ef||
P:1st B part
"G"g3d
BG|"Gmaj7"f3d BG|"G6"e3d BG|"G"D3B
ef|"G"g3d BG|"Gmaj7"f3d BG|
"Am"e3d
cA|"Am7"E6|"Am"a3e cA|"Am7"g3e cA|"Am6"f3e
cA|"Am"e3d cA|
"Am"E3D
Ec|"D7"F3E Fe|"Edim"^A3A Bf|"G"d4
ef|"G"g3d BG|"Gmaj7"f3d BG|
"G6"e3d BG|"G"D4
E2| "Fdim"=F3E ^DE|"E7"A3^A Bc|"Am"A3^G Ac|e6|
"C"a3g
fe|"Cm"^d3e fg|"G"d3e fg|"E7"B3c
de|"Am"c3B ce|"D7"F3E FA|"G"G6-|
G3D EF||
%%newpage
P:Flowers of
"G"gd Bg
dB|"Gmaj7"fd Bf dB|"G6"ed BG EG|"G"Dd ^cd
ef|"G"gd Bg dB|
"Gmaj7"fd Bf
dB|"Am"ed cB cA|"Am7"E6|"Am"ae ca
ec|"Am7"ge cg ec|
"Am6"fe cf
ec|"Am"ec fe
cA|"Am"E5c|"D7"F5e|"Edim"A^A
f3^c|"G"d6|
"G"gd Bg
dB|"Gmaj7"fd Bf dB|"G6"ed BG EG|"G"D4 E2|
"Fdim"=FE ^DE =FE|
A^G A^A Bc|"Am"A^
"C"ag fg
fe|"Cm"^dd ^de fg|"G"d^c de fg|"E7"B^A Bc
de|"Am"cB cd ec|
"D7"F=F FG
AB|"G"GF GA Bd|g4 D2||
FLOWERS OF RED CLIFF, THE. AKA and see "Paddy Cronin's [1]," "Mike Anderson's [2]." Irish, Jig.
FLOWERS OF REDHILL [1] (Bláthanna an Chnoic Rua). AKA and see "Anderson's Reel [3],” "Don't be Foolish," "The Hod Carrier," "Jilly Neary's Favourite," “Maids of Fair Hill,” "Mullin's Fancy," “Paddy Taylor’s
Reel,” "The Queen of May,” "The Wild Irishman [6]." Irish,
Reel. A Dorian (
See also listing at: Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:The Flowers of Red Hill [1]
R:Reel
Z:transcribed by Philippe Varlet
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
aged BGGA|BGdG BG~G2|aged BGGA|BGdB
BAA2:||
eaaf ~g3 d|eaaf ged2|eaaf g2ba|gedB
BAA2|
eaaf ~g3
d|eaaf gedg|bgaf gedg|eBdB BAA2||
FLOWERS OF RED HILL
[2], THE. AKA and see “The Clogher Reel,” “Country Girls Fortune,” “Dan McCart(h)y’s Fancy,” “The Hills of Clogher,” “Jim Donaghue’s Reel.” Irish, Reel. A
Dorian. Standard. AABB.
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Flowers of Red Hill, The
T:Clogher Reel
R:Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
eA ~A2 gAfA|eA ~A2 eAdA|eA ~A2
eAfA|gedB GABd:|
ea ~a2 baag|eaag egdg|ea ~a2
bgag|edef gedg|
ea ~a2 baag|eaaf g3 a|bg ~g2
aged|eaag edBd|]
FLOWERS OF SPRING [1], THE ("Blata na n-Earraig" or "Blata
an Earraig"). Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Breathnach, O’Neill):
AABB’ (Moylan). The tune was recorded in
X:1
T:Flowers of Spring [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
dB|(3ABA FA DFA,E|(3DED FA dfab|afdf
gfec|dcBA GFEd|
AdFA DFA,E|(3DED FA dfab|afdA
CEAG|F2D2D2:|
|:F>G|A>d {e}(3dcd f>d
{e}(3dcd|baga f>d {e}(3dcd|(3Acd F>A dAFA|
GFED CE A,2|A>d (3ddd f>d
(3ddd|baga f>d {e}(3dcd|(3Acd FD CEAG|F2D2D2:|
X:2
T:Flowers of Spring [1]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Brian Conway
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
dB|(3ABA FA DF A,2|(3DED (FA)
dfab|afd(f {a}gf)e(c|dc)BA GBEB|
(3ABA FA DF A,2|(3DED (FA)
dfab|{ab}afdE CEAG|1 (3FAF D2 [A,2D2]:|2 (3AFA D2 [A,D]FG^G||
|:A~d3 f~d3|ba^g(a f)(dc)d|(3ABA FA
dAFA|(3GFE {F}ED CEA,E|
[FA]~d3 f~d3|ba^g(a f)(dc)d|(3ABA
{G}FD CEAG|1 (3FAF D2 [A,D]FG^G:|2 (3FAF D2 [A,2D2]||
FLOWERS
OF SPRING [2], THE (Blathanna an
Earraigh). AKA
and see "Tom Billy's (Jig) [2]."
Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian (also played in E Dorian). Standard tuning (fiddle).
AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Denis Murphy, 1967(
X:1
T:The Flowers of Spring
T:Tom Billy's Jig
B:Breathnach, CRE II, no. 31
S:Denis Murphy
R:double jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
G|ABA ABd|edB G2 B|dBB GBB|ABd efg|
(4ABcA ABd|edB G2 B|dBB GBB|ABA A2:|
|:d|eaa {b}aga|bab age|ege GBd|ede
{a}ged|
eaa {a}aga|bab age|(4efge dBG|ABA
A2:|
FLOWERS OF
X:1
T:Flowers of
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:F
A/B/ | cc/A/ F/A/c/f/ | e/b/g/f/
f/e/f/d/ | cc/A/ F/A/c/f/ | e/b/g/e/ fA/B/ | cc/A/ F/A/c/f/ |
e/b/g/f/ f/e/f/d/ | cc/A/ F/A/c/f/ |
e/b/g/e/ f :: a | a/c’/f/a/ g/b/e/g/ | c/e/g/f/ f/e/d/c/ |
a/c’/f/a/ g/b/e/g/ | c/e/g/e/ fc/f/
| a/c’/f/a/ g/b/e/g/ | c/e/g/f/ f/c/d/B/ | A/F/B/G/ c/A/d/B/ | G/b/g/e/ f :|
FLOWERS OF THE BURREN. Irish, Jig. The jig was recorded by the Kilfenora Ceili Band in the
1960’s on their first LP. Gearóid Ó
hAllmhuráin (1999) says it is “typical of the Kilfenora dance idiom.” Celtic Crossings CD0299-02, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin &
Patrick Ourceau – “Tracin” (1999).
FLOWERS OF THE FLOCK. See “Flower of the Flock.”
FLOWERS OF THE
***
I've heard them liltin at the ewe milkin',
Lassies a liltin' before dawn o' day,
Now there's a moanin' on ilka green loanin,
The Flowers o' the
***
“Ritson says that “the tune Flowden Hill or The Flowers of the Forest, is one of the most beautiful Scottish
melodies now extant, and, if of the age supposed, must be considered as the
most ancient.’ Regarding the words of the song he says, ‘its antiquity,
however, has been called in question; and the fact is, that no copy, printed or
manuscript, so old as the beginning of present (eighteenth) century, can be now
produced.” (quoted by John Glen, Early
Scottish Melodies, 1900, p. 6).
***
Perhaps due to the subject matter of
the song, coupled with the stateliness of the air, playing “The Flowers of the
X:1
T:Flowres of the Forest, The
M:C
L:1/8
S:Skene Ms. (1615-20)
K:D
d2d2 efab|afed B2A2|d2d2 efab|afed
d4:||
AB =c2 Bc d2|A2 fe d/B/ A3|A2 Bd b2
af|e3 d/e/ d4||
X:2
T:The
Floo'ers o' the
M:4/4
L:1/4
Q:50
S:Learnt from a tape of Judith Linton
Z:Philip
Whittaker
K:A
E2 E>F|EFA B/2c/2|dcBA|F<AEC|
B,/2C/2EE>F|EFAB/2c/4d/4|c2 B>A|A3z|!
=G2 G/2/B/2A/2G/2 | F>EFA|EcBA|F>AEC|
=G2 G/2B/2A/2/G/2| F>EFA|EcBA|A3z|!
cee>f| fedc|ecBA| FAEC|
cee>f| fedc|B/2c/2d/2c/2 B>A| A3 B|!
cee>f| fedc|ecBA| FAEC|
B,/2C/2EE>F|EFAB/2c/4d/4|c2 B>A|A3z||
FLOWERS OF THE
***
I've seen the
With flowers of the fairest, both pleasant and gay;
Full sweet was their blooming,
Their scent the air perfuming
But now thy are wither'd and a' wede away.
(Alison Rutherford {Mrs. Cockburn})
***
The melody appears in the 1840 music
manuscript collection of musician John Rook, of the Wigton area, Cumbria.
Source for notated version: Gillespie
Manuscript of Perth, 1768 (the only reel version of the tune recorded);
Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler originally from
X:1
T:Flowers of the
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow with expression”
N:”Irish Version”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2 F>B ABde/f/|gfed Bd/c/
B/A/G/F/|EFA>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 {f}e>d d2 z:|
f|a>g f/e/d/c/ d2 dB|Afe>d
Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/|1 a>g f/e/d/c/ d2 dB|Afe<d d2 z:|2
(3EFA A>B ABd (3e/f/g|f2
{f}e>d d2 z||e|fgab afed|gfed Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/|
fgab afed|B/g/f/e/ Bc d2 ze|fgab
afed|gfed Bd/c/ B/A/G/F/|(3EFA A>B ABd (3e/f/g|f2 {f}e>d d2 z||
T:Flower of the
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
A2 A>B (3ABd (3efg | {g}f2 ed B<D (3BAF | EFA A>B (3ABd ef/g/ | f2 e2 {de}d4 :|
|: c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd | Afe>d B>d (3BAF | =c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd | Afe>d d4 |
=c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 (3ABd | Af !trill! e>d B>D (3BAG | EF/A/ A>B (3ABd ef/g/ | f2 e>d d4 :|
|: fg/a/ a>b {b}a2 !trill!gf | e>a (3fed B>d (3BAF | fg/a/ a>b {b}a2 !trill!gf | e/f/g/f/ e>d d3e |
fg/a/ a>b a2 gf | ea (3fed B>d (3BAF | EF/A/ A>B (3ABd ef/g/ | f2 ed/e/ d4 ||
X:3
T:Flowers
of the Forrest, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:McGibbon
– Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2 A>B
(3ABd (3efg | {g}f2 ed B>d (3BAF | (EF/A/) A>B (3ABd (e>f/2g/4) | f2!trill!e2{d/e/}d4
:: !trill! (=c2 c/)(e/d/c/) !trill!B2 (3A/B/c/ |
Af!trill!e>d
B>d (3BAF | !trill! (=c2 c/)(e/d/c/) !trill!B2 (3ABd) | Af !trill!e>d d4
| “tr”(=c2 c/)(e/d/c/) !trill!B2 (3ABd |
Af!trill!(e>d) {d}B>d (3BAF |
(EF/A/) A>B (3ABd (ef/g/) | f2 !trill!e>d d4 :: (fg/a/) a>b {b}a2 !trill!
(gf) | {g}f>a (3fed {A}B>d (3BAF |
(fg/a/) a(d’/b/) {b}a2 !trill!(gf) |
(e/f/g/f/) !trill!e>d!trill!d3e | (fg/a/) a>b “tr”a2 (gf) | {g}f>a
(3fed {d}B>d (3BAF |
(EF/A/) A>B (3ABd (3e>f/2g/4)
| f2 !trill!e2 {d/e/} d4 :||
X:4
T:Flowers of the Forest, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook manuscript (Cumbria,
1840)
K:D
A2| A2 A>B (3ABd ef|g>fed Bd
(B/A/)F|E>F A>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 (e/d/)e d2:|
|:d2|=c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 A/B/d|Afed
B>d B/A/F|=c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 A/B/d|Af e/d/e d3d|
=c2 c/e/d/c/ B2 A/B/d|a>fe>d
Bd (B/A/)F|E>FA>B ABd (3e/f/g/|f2 e/d/e d2:|
|:f2|({f/g/}a2) ab a2 gf|(af)ed
B>d B/A/F|{f//g}a2 a>b a2 gf|(af)ed d3e|
{f/g/}a2 ab a2 gf|af ed B>d
(B/A/)F|E>FA>B ABd (3e/f/g|f2 e/d/e d2:||
FLOWERS OF THE QUERN. See “Flower o’ the Quern.”
FLOWERS OF THE THORN (“Blodam Drain” or “Blodau’r Drain”). Welsh, Air (3/4 time). A Minor.
Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Jerry Jenkins via fiddler
Frank Orsini (
X:1
T:Blodam Drain
T:The Flowers Of the Thorn
S:Dick Rutter, Edinburgh
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:Am
E|A2B|cBA|e d/c/B/A/|B2 B|A
A/c/B/d/|cBA|^G G/B/A/c/|B2:|]
B|c2 c|d2 d|e e f|e2 d|c/B/c/d/
c|d/c/d/e/ d|e/f/e/f/e/f/|g3 f/e/d/|
c/B/c/d/e/c/|d/c/d/e/f/d/|e e a|^g2
a|a e c|f e d|c d/c/B/c/|A2|]
FLOWERS OF THE WEST. AKA and see “Blote’r
Gorllewin.”
FLOWERY GARDER. Irish. A composition credited to the 18th century Uilleann piper and
composer from
FLOWING BOWL [1], THE ("An Cupan Rolan" or "An Cupan
Taoscac").
AKA and see “The Old Wild Irishman.”
Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian/D Major. Standard tuning. AAB (O'Neill/1001 &
1850): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Flaherty (Trip to
X:1
T:Flowing Bowl, The [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
ef | gfed cAAB | cAdB cAAf | gfed
cdeg | fage d2 :|
A2 | d2 fd adfd | d2 fa gece | d2 fd
adfd | fage d2 A2 |
d2 fd adfd | d2 fa gece | f2 ff g2gg | fage d2 ||
X:2
T:Flowing Bowl, The
R:reel
D:Solas
Z:Jack Glider
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
ef |: gfed cA~A2 | cAdA cA~A2 | gfed cA~A2 |1 fage d2ef :|2 fage dABc ||
df~f2 af~f2 | dfaf gece | df~f2 af~f2 | ~g3e cABc |
df~f2 af~f2 | dfaf gece | ~f3d ~g3e | fage d2 ||
FLOWING BOWL [2], THE. English, Morris Dance Tune (4/4 time). G
Major. Standard. AB. The tune is the one to the famous traditional song of
conviviality "Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl." From the
X:1
T:Flowing Bowl, The [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air/Morris Dance Tune
S:Bacon (Adderbury, Oxfordshire)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B>A | G2D2B,2D2 | G2G2G3G | A2A2A2A2
| B4G2B>A | G2D2B,2D2 |
G2G2G3G | A2A2A2A2 | B4G2 || B3BB2d2
| d2c2c4 | A3A A2c2 | c2B2B4 |
B3BB2d2 | e2c2e2dc | B2G2A2F2 | G4G4
||
FLOWING LOCKS OF MY
BROWN MAID, THE. Irish, Air (4/4 time). C Major.
Standard. One part. Source for notated version: “Set in Mayo by (the collector)
Forde” [Stanford/Petrie]. Stanford/Petrie (Complete
Collection), 1905; No. 383, pg. 97.
X:1
T:Flowing locks of my brown maid,
The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Andante”
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 383
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
e | d3c BG FG | B3c dc BG | F3 D
C2”tr”D2 | C2C2C3c | c2 BG GABc |
d3e f2 ed | c3B G2F2 | G2 AB c3e |
dc BG GABc | d3 e/f/ gfed | c3B G2F2 |
G2 AB c2 Bc | d3c BGFG | B3 c (dc
BG) | F3D C2 ~D2 | C2C2C2 ||
FLOWING TIDE [1], THE. AKA and see “Higgin’s Best,” “The Picnic,” “Seventh (7th) Regiment.”
Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. A reel setting of the tune is played
by
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Flowing Tide, The
R:hornpipe
S:Chris Droney
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:90
K:G
dB|G2 GB dGBd|GBdg bgag|(3efg dG
Bdge|dBAG edBA|\
G2 GB dGBd|GBdg bgag|(3efg dG
Bdge|dBAB G2:|*
dB|G2 GB AGED|gbge dBGB|(3cdc (3BcB
(3ABA GB|cABG AGEG|\
DGBd B2 AB|cABG AGEG|DGBd gdBG|DFAF
G2:|**
X:2
T:Flowing Tide, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:160
S:Fr. Charlie Coen,
R:Hornpipe
Z:Paul Kinder
K:G
D|"G"G2 (3BAG
dGBd|"G"GABd b2 ag|
"Em"egdG
"G"Bdge|"G"dB (3AGF "Em"EGDE|!
"G"G2 BG
dGBd|"G"GABd b2 ag|
"G"(3efg dG
Bdge|"D"dBAB "G"G3:|!
|:D|"G"G2 GB
AG"Em"ED|"G"gage dB (3GAB|
"C"=c2 Bc
"G"ABGB|"C"=cA (3BAG "Am"AGEG|!
"G"DGBd "C"=c2
Bd|"G"=c'abg "Am"ageg|
"G"DGBd
gdBG|"D"DFAF "G"G3:||!
FLOWING TIDE [2]. AKA and see “Tide Come In [2].”
FLOWING TIDE [3]. AKA and see “Lad O’Beirne’s.” Irish, Hornpipe.
Sean Ryan recorded Ed Reavy’s composition “Lad O’Beirne’s (Hornpipe) under the
title “Flowing Tide” on one of his c. 1960’s albums.
FLOWIN' WATER. Shetland, Air. C Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. "A descriptive piece
for the tide flowing over a sandy beach, and how the little marine creatures
come to life when the sea flows over them" (
FLUGGA [1]. Shetland, Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part.
"One of the tunes for the dance 'Da Flugga', which used to be danced in
the little
FLUGGA [2], DA. Shetland, Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
"Another tune for the same dance" (
FLUNKY BUTT. AKA – “Buddy Bolden’s Blues,”
“St. Louis Tickle.” Old-Time, Country Rag. USA, Missouri. C Major. Standard
tuning. AAB. Drew Beisswenger (2008) pulls together some threads for this tune,
which Mark Wilson believes derived from late-19th century
ragtime. Source for notated version:
Raymond Campbell (1905-1977, Christian County, Missouri) [Beisswenger &
McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 174.
FLURRY REEL, THE. AKA and see “Micho Russell’s (Reel) [5],”
“The Sporting Days of Easter [2].”
Irish, Reel. D Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AAB. "Written from
memory" (P.W. Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 64, pg. 35.
X:1
T:Flurry Reel, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Mix
Ad d2 cAGE|ABGA EG G2|Ad d2
cAGE|ABGA E2D2:|
edcd eg g2|eaag eg g2|edcd eg
g2|eaag e2d2|
edcd eg g2|eaag efgf|edcB
cdef|(3gfgag e2d2||
FLUSH THE CAT FROM
UNDER THE TABLE. Probably “Huish the Cat,” “Jackson’s Humours of Panteen.”
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle, 1981)—Hoge MS, No. 36.
K:G
B/c/|d>B GG|EG/E/ D2|GG
AG/A/|B/A/G/B/ AB/c/|d>B GG|
EG/E/ D2|GG AG/A/|BGG::z|d3 B/d/|ge
d2|d>e d/B/G/A/|
BA AB/c/|d3 B/d/|ge d2|d>e
d/B/G/A/|BAG:|
X:1
T:
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Joshua Gibbons ms (1823-26)
K:G
GG/A/ GD|BA GF|…
FLUTE LESSON, THE. Irish, Reel. E Minor (?). Standard tuning. AB.
Composed by banjo player Peter Fitzgerald, originally from County Meath and
late of Baltimore. Black (Music’s the
Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 242, pg. 129.
X:1
T: Flute Lesson
C: Peter Fitzgerald
Q: 350
R: reel
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
ge e2 gedg | edcA GEFA | G2 dG eGdG | decA Bdef |
ge e2 gedg | edcA GE E2 | e2 dc edcA | G2 BG EA G2 ||
agea fged | e2 dc AEFA | G2 dG eGdG | GABd efge |
agea
fged | e2 dc A3 d | e2 dc A2 cA | G3 D EA A2 ||
FLUTER'S BALL, THE. AKA and see "Phil the Flut(h)er's Ball."
American (originally Irish), March (4/4 time).
FLY AROUND MY PRETTY LITTLE MISS. AKA and see “Blue
Eyed Girl/Gal,” “Blue Eyes
Run Me Crazy,” “Fare
Thee Well My Pretty Little Miss,” “Pretty Little Pink,” “Susannah/Suzanna Gal [1],” "Western Country." Old‑Time,
Breakdown and Song.
***
Other
versions of the tune go by the alternate titles above. The Bogtrotters band
from Galax, Virginia, recorded it for the Library of Congress, while The
Hillibillies, a 1920’s stringband from the same region, recorded it as
“Blue-Eyed Girl” on their 1926 Vocalation release (5017).
***
Fly around my pretty little miss, Fly around my daisy; Fly around my pretty little miss, You like to drive me crazy. *** The variant “Blue-eyed
Gal” has similar lyrics, which go: Chorus: Fly around, my blue-eyed gal Fly around my daisy; Fly around my blue-eyed gal Dam' near drive me crazy. * *** The higher up on the cherry tree The riper grows the cherry More you hug and kiss the gals Sooner you will marry. *** Cho: *** Blue-eyed gal won't marry me Brown-eyed gal won't have me; If I can't have the gal I want Single I will tarry. *** Cho: *** Eighteen horses in my team Leader he is blind; Everywhere I drive that team Pretty gal on my mind. *** Cho: *** Possum up in a 'simmon tree Raccoon on the ground; Possum up in a 'simmon tree Shakin' 'simmons down. *Methodists sang
"Almost drives me crazy." |
Other verses that can
be sung to the tune go: *** Her head was like a
coffee pot Her nose was like a
spout Her mouth was like a
fireplace With the ashes all raked out. *** Coffee grows on
white oak trees The river flows with
brandy If I had my pretty
little miss I'd feed her sugar candy *** Going to get some
weevily wheat I'm going to get
some barley Going to get some
weevily wheat And bake a cake for Charlie *** Cheeks as red as a
blooming rose, Eyes of the
prettiest brown, I'm goin' to see my
pretty little miss, Before the sun goes down. *** When I was in the
field at work, I sat down and
cried, Studyin' 'bout my
blue-eyed girl, I thought to God I'd died. *** There's a ring
that's on my true love's hand, It shines as bright
as gold, I'm goin' to see my
pretty little miss, Even if it rains or snows. *** How old are you my
pretty little miss How old are you my
honey? If I don't die of a
broken heart I'll be sixteen next Sunday |
***
Source for
notated version: Tony Mates [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at
Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 45.
X:1
T:Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
L:1/8
M:C|
S:Liz Slade
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(e|f>)(f e>)(A d2) d>d|d>(B A>)D F2 F>D|A>(B A>)(A B>)B d2|
(e f2) e f3 (e| f>)(f e>)(A d2) d>d|d>(B A>)(D F>)D F>D|
A>(B A>)(A B>)A c>A|(d f2) d f3:|
|:(A|d2 f>f a2 a>a|(a b2) (a b3) a|baba baaf|f3 f e2 (3ABc|
d)>e f>f a2 a2|(a b2) (a b3 (a|a)bae f2 e2|f3 f e3A
d3:|
FLY AROUND NANCY. Old‑Time, Fiddle Tune. The title appears in a list of traditional
Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by Vance Randolph, published in 1954.
FLY BRASS. AKA and see “Tom a Bedlam.”
FLY BY NIGHT [1]. AKA - “Fly in the Night.” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major (Black): A Major
(Bulmer & Sharpley, Taylor): E Flat Major (O’Malley). Standard tuning. AABB
(Taylor): AA’BB’ (Black, O’Malley). O’Malley (1976) says the tune was composed
by Sean Maguire, who put it on a tape for him; however, it has also been
attributed to the Scots composer James Scott Skinner (1843-1927). Source for
notated version: accordion player John Ferguson [Bulmer & Sharpley]. Black
(Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996;
No. 131, pg. 68. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music
from Ireland), 1974, vol. 2, No. 50 (appears as “Fly in the Night”).
O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of
Irish Music), 1976; No. 117, pg. 59. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 8. Evergreen EVE 5007 (Pickwick Records), Tom Fleming –
“Kerry’s Delight and other Jigs, Reels and Hornpipes” (1972). Green Linnet
SIF1035, Brian Conway & Tony De Marco - "The Apple in Winter"
(1981. Learned from a 78 RPM recording of Louis Quinn and Lad O'Beirne).
X:1
T: Fly By Night [1]
S: Brian Conway
Q: 300
R: Hornpipe
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
(3def|gd d2 BGDC|B,D (3GBd gd^cd|=cdBd Ad (3GAG|FAEA D2 (3def|
gd d2 BGDC|B,D (3GBd gd^cd|ecGE CGfe|1 (3ded (3cBA G2 :| 2 (3ded (3cBA G3 ||
B|(3ege BA (3GBG (3EGE|B,EGB egfe|d2 AG (3FAF (3DFD|^CDFA d2 ef |
gd d2 BGDC|B,D (3GBd gd^cd|ecGE CGfe |1 (3ded (3cBA G2 :|2 (3ded (3cBA G3 ||
X:1
T:Fly by Night [1]
C:J. Scott Skinner
S:Joe Burke, The Morning Mist (New Century NCMCD 100), 20a
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Eb
(3Bcd | eB~B2 GEB,A, | G,B,EB eBGB | ABGB FBEB | DF(3EDC B,2 (3Bcd |
eB~B2 GEB,A, | G,B,EB eBGB | cAEC A,edc | (3BBB (3AGF E2 :|
EB | c2 GF EC~C2 | G,CEG cedc | B2 FE DFB,F | F,B,DF B2 cd |
eB~B2 GEB,A, | G,B,EB eBGB | cAEC A,edc | (3BBB (3AGF E2 :|**
FLY BY
NIGHT [2]. AKA and see “Best
Shot.” American, Hornpipe or Clog. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. The
melody is in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection
as a Lancashire clog. O’Malley’s ending for the second part came from
X: 1
T: Fly By Night [2]
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
Q: 325
S: Luke O'Malley vol 1 (from Andy McGann / Larry
Redican)
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
R: Hornpipe
K: Bb
B,FDB FdBf | dbag ^fgec | (3AcA FA cege | ecAF
=EF_EC |
B,FDB FdBf | dbag ^fgec | (3AcA FA cegf |1 ecGA
B2 DC :|2 ecGA B2 AB ||
dc=Bc bc=Bc | dc=Bc ac=Bc | dc=Bc gc=Bc | (3bag
(3f=ed c2 =Bc |
dc=Bc bc=Bc | dc=Bc ac=Bc | c2 bg =ecBG | F=EFG (3FGF (3_EDC ||
X:1
T:Fly by Night Clog
L:1/8
S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 147
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
R:Clog
K:B_
(B,>.F)(D>.B) F>dB.f | d>ba>g ^f>ge>c | A>cF>c A>cg>f | e>cA>F =E>F_E>C |
B,>FD>B F>dB>f | d>ba>g ^f>ge>c | A>cF>c A>cg>f |1 e>FG>A Bz z2 :|2
e>Fg>A Bz || (AB) | (d>c)(=B>c) b>cB>c | d>c=B>c a>cB>c | d>c=B>c g>cB>c |
(3bag (3f=ed c2 (=B>.c) | d>c=B>c _bc>B>c | d>c=B>c a>cB>c | c>c=e>c g>cd>e | f>=e_e>c A>FE>C ||
FLY FISHING REEL, THE. Irish, Reel. A
Major: D Major. Standard tuning. Composed by
X:1
T:Fly Fishing Reel, The
R:reel
C:Jackie Daly
S:Jackie Daly
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
AGEC D2 CD|EA,A,B, CEEC|DCDE (3DED CD|EAAc BdcB|
AGEC D2 CD|EA,A,B, CEEC|DCDE (3DED CD|EAAG A2 Az1|
AGEC D2 CD|EA,A,B, CEEC|DCDE (3DED CD|EAAc BdcB|
AGEC D2 CD|EA,A,B, CEEC|DCDE (3DED CD|EAAG A3 B|]
c2 ec A2 cA| _G2 c_G E-F F2|DEFA dAFA|GBef edcB|
c2 ec A2 cA| _G2 c_G E-F F2|DEFA dAFA|GBAG A3 B|
c2 ec A2 cA| _G2 c_G E-F F2|DEFA dAFA|GBef edcB|
c2 ec A2 cA| _G2 c_G E-F F2|DEFA dAFA|GBAG A3 B|]
X:2
T:Fly Fishing Reel, The
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:175
C:Key of D
S:tape of concert
R:reel
N:Composed by Jackie Daly
Z:Ken Fleming
K:D
|dcAF G2FG|ADDE FAA2|GFGA G2FG|Addf eafe|dcAF G2FG|
ADDE FAA2|GFGA G2FG|1 Addc d3e:|2 Addc d2de||
f2af dfaf|=cfaf B3A|GA (3B=cd gdBd|ceab agfe|f2af dfaf|
=cfaf
B3A|GA (3B=cd gdBd|1 cedc d2de:|2 cedc d3e||
FLY IN THE NIGHT. See “Fly By Night.”
FLY NOT YET. AKA and see “Hugh Kelly,” “Planxty O'Kelly.” Irish, Jig. G
Major. Standard tuning. One part (O’Farrell): AA'BB' (Kerr). O’Farrell gives
the provenance as Irish. The melody is O’Carolan’s “Planxty Kelly,” set to
words by Thomas Moore (1779-1852), published in his Irish Melodies, vol. 1 (1808). The song begins:
***
Fly not yet,
'tis just the hour,
When pleasure, like the midnight flower
That scorns the eye of vulgar light,
Begins to bloom for sons of night,
And maids who love the moon.
***
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 278, pg. 30. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808;
pg. 21.
X:1
T:Fly not yett
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air or Jig
S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2g faf | g3 zBA | G2G G2A | B2c d2B | d2e f2g | a2g fed | b2g a2f | g2f e2d |
e2f g2e | d2c B2A | G3g3 | G3g3 | b2a a2g | g2f e2d | e2f g2e | d2c B2A |
G2g
gaf | g3 z3 | G2g g2z | b2a g2f | (g2f) e2d | e2f g2e | d2c B2A | G2g gaf | g2z
z2 ||
FLY SWIFTLY YE MINUTES. English, Air (3/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AB. The song
appears in Amaryllis (1760), 2nd
edition, although it was first heard in Dalton’s masque Comus, music by Thomas Arne (1710-1778), first performed at Drury
Lane Theatre on March 4th, 1738. The production was performed many
times during Arne’s lifetime and remained popular nearly a century after his
death.
***
Fly swiftly ye minutes, till Comus receive
The names soft transports that beauty can give
The bowl’s frolick joys let him teach her to prove,
And she in return yield the raptures of love.
Without love and wine, wit and beauty are vain,
All grandeur insipid and raptures a pain,
The most splendid palace growns dark as a grave;
Love and wine give ye gods or take back what ye gave.
***
Geoghegan (Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes), c. 1745-46; pg.
30.
X:1
T:Fly Swiftly Ye Minutes
M:3/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Geoghegan – Compleat Tutor for the Pastoral or New Bagpipes (c. 1745-46)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
B | fe/d/c/B/ | edF | Ge/d/c/B/ |
({B}A2)c | fe/d/c/B/ | gfe | (3d/e/f/ FA | B2z |
z2F | BdB | f2A/A/ | B/A/B/d/c/B/ |
({B}A2)c | dcf | =e2z | z=e>e | fBA | G2z |
z2c | ag/f/=e/d/ | cB>A | Gf=e |
f2z || c | dfA | B2B/B/ | ce/d/c/B/ | Ad>d |
gf=e | ag/f/=e/d/ | =eA^c | d2z |
z2c | =Bg>f | (e/d/)cB | Af/e/d/c/ | d2c | BAG |
F3 | z2 F/F/ | BF>d | c2F/F/ |
cFe | d2f/f/ | bag | f>ed | cFA | Bbd | ecf | B2z ||
FLYING CLOUD COTILLION. American, Reel. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard
tuning. AABB. Another name for the tune called “Flying Clouds,” probably when
someone pointed out that tunes in two keys were sometimes called
cotillions. Source for notated version:
Gary Craig [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook),
1983; pg. 109. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 90. Kicking
Mule 209, Bob Carlin‑ "Melodic Clawhammer Banjo."
FLYING CLOUDS [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
FLYING CLOUDS [2]. Old‑Time, Breakdown.
FLYING COACH, THE. English, Hornpipe.
FLYING COLUMN [1], THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3; No. 73,
pg. 22.
FLYING COLUMN [2], THE. AKA and see “Gardiner’s Favourite [1],” “The London Lasses [1],” “The Sunny Banks.” Irish, Reel. D Major.
Standard tuning. AB. A distanced version of #1. Paul de Grae points out the
Bulmer & Sharpley tune is actually “Farewell to
X: 1
T: Flying Column
S: "Music from Ireland 3"
(Bulmer & Sharpley)
N: as printed but parts are usually
played in reverse order
Z: B.Black
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
F:http://home.capecod.net/~zouki/webabc/def.abc/060965.abc 2001-11-14
K: D
FA|d3B AF F2|AFBF A2 Bc|dcdB A2
FA|BFAF EABc|
d3c B3c|BA^GB ABde|fdec dBcA|BdAF E2
:|
FE|D2 (3FED AD (3FED|Addc de f2|D2
(3FED ADFA|\
BFAF EDCE|
D2 (3FED AD (3FED|Addc defg|afge
dfec|BdAF E4 :|
FLYING DUTCHMAN. English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning.
The “Flying Dutchman” is credited in Kohler’s Violin Repository
(Edinburgh 1881-1885) to the great 19th century hornpipe composer
and fiddler James Hill. Hill was born in Dundonia, near Dundee, Scotland,
between 1813 and 1819 but lived most of his adult life in Tyneside, Newcastle,
England. He died in 1853. The Flying
Dutchman was the name of a famous
FLYING ENGINE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Arkansas. County
519, Reaves White County Ramblers ‑ "Echoes of the Ozarks, vol.
2."
FLYING FAME. AKA and see "When Flying Fame." English, Air (6/8 time). G
Major. Standard tuning. One part. According to Chappell (1859), this 17th
century air had already been popular for more than one hundred years under this
name when it was used for the ballad "Chevy Chase" in Pills to Purge Melancholy (1707 and
IV,1,1719), and the ballad operas The
Beggars' Opera (1728) and Trick for Trick (1735). Samuel Bayard
(in his article “A Miscellany of Tune Notes”) asks comparison with versions in
Alton Morris’s Folksongs of Florida
(1950, air to “Sir Hugh”), George Korson’s Pennsylvania
Songs and Legends (1949, air to “Sir Hugh”), and Sharp and Karpeles’ English Folk Songs from the Southern
Appalachians (1932, air to “Lord Thomas and Fair Annet”), and discovers “an
old timbre living on in oral
tradition, getting re-created by folk singers.” Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 1, 1859; pg. 91.
FLYING INDIAN [1]. AKA and see "Wild Indian."
Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, southwestern Va. G Major (Phillips, Spandaro):
F Major (Shelor). Standard tuning. AABB (Phillips): AA'BB' (Spandaro). Source
for notated version: Danny Gardella [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 90. Spandaro
(10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 32. Rounder 0057, Claris & Joe Shelor (Meadows of Dan,
Patrick County, Va.) ‑ "Old Originals, vol. 1" (1978).
X:1
T:Flying Indian
L:1/8
M:C
K:G
G4 B2G2|d2B2g3d|ed 2 edB2|1 G2A2
E2D2:|2 G6 d2||
G4 a2ga|b2b2g2d2|ed B2 edB2|1
G2A2E2D2:|2 G8||
FLYING INDIAN [2]. American, Reel. The melody appears in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume IV (Baltimore,
1839).
FLYING INDIAN WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. The title may be “Flying Engine Waltz.” From Roscoe
Parish.
FLYING REEL, THE. French-Canadian, Reel. Composed by fiddler Emile
Benoit while playing fiddler on board an airplane, inspired by the sound of the
engines. Touchstone.
FLYING SQUIRREL, THE. Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 196, pg. 104.
X:1
T: Flying Squirrel
C: © B. Black
Q: 350
R: polka
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
D>EGA Bd A2 | BdAc BAGE | D>EGA BdA>B | cAFA G2 G2 :|
gdgd
b>age | fdfd a>gfd | ecec dBdB | cAFA G2 G2 :|
FLYING TO THE FLEADH. Irish, Slip Jig. Composed by Belfast uilleann piper Patrick Davey in August,
1995, on the occasion of the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil held in Listowel, County
Kerry.
FLYING WHEELCHAIR, THE. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Leitrim pianist and fiddler Charlie Lennon in honor of Donncha
O’Brien (1960-1990, brother of well-known piper Mick O’Brien), a Dublin whistle
player with the CCE Clontarf branch (and piper Mick O’Brien’s brother). O’Brien
was confined to a wheelchair by muscular dystrophy for much of his life,
although this diminished his playing not in the least! He won All-Ireland
titles, recorded a solo LP, taught Irish music, notes Philippe Varlet, all
while restricted to his wheelchair. Lennon (Musical Memories). O’Briain
(The Golden Eagle, second edition). Green
Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford – “In
Good Company” (2001). Liam Farrell & Joe Whelan – “They Sailed Away from
Dublin Bay.”
X:1
T:The Flying Wheelchair
C:Charlie Lennon
D:Kevin Crawford , In Good Company
R:jig
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
~G3 GED|~E3 AB/c/d|efg edB|Age dBA|
~G3 GED|~E3 AB/c/d|efg edB|ABG EFD:|
|:GAB ~d3|deB dBA|GAE ~e3|efg edB|
GB/c/d efg|eaf g2b|age dBG|ABG EFD:|
FLYNN’S FANCY. See “O’Flynn’s Fancy.”
FLYNN’S (HORNPIPE). Irish, Hornpipe. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. The title refers to
Bridget Flynn, Martin Mulvihill’s mother. Source for notated version: fiddler
Martin Mulvihill (County Limerick/Bronx, NY) [Black]. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No.
333, pg. 178.
X:1
T: Flynn's
S: M. Mulvihill
Q: 325
R: hornpipe
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Ador
D | EAAB c2 d2 | (3efg ed Bc d2 | eAAB BAGB | AGEF GE D2 |
EAAB c2 d2 | (3efg ed Bc d2 | eAAB BAGE | A4-A3 :|
d | ea (3aba e2 d2 | ea (3aba e2 d2 | eAAB BAGB | AGEF GE D2 |
EAAB
c2 d2 | (3efg ed Bc d2 | eAAB BAGE | A4-A3 :|
FLYNN’S REEL. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. Source for notated
version: Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 185,
pg. 50.
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