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Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
is called “abc notation.” They
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[AK] |
GREETING TO
X:1
T:Greeting to
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2 | G2 {c}BA (BG)GB | ABcd edcB |
A2 (AB) cBAG | FGAG FDEF |
G2 {c}BA (BG)GB | A2 {d}cB (cA)AB | cdef
gfge | dB (3cBA G2 :|
|: d2 | dggg fgaf | gfge d2 (ef) |
{a}gfge dBcA | BGAG FDEF |
G2 {c}BA (BG)GB | A2 {d}cB (cA)AB |
cde(f {a}g)fge | dB (3cBA G2 :|
GREETINGS TO THE
BEATONS OF MABOU. AKA and see "MacLaine of Loch Buie's Reel."
The Beatons, of
GREGG’S PIPES. AKA and see "Cobbler's
Hornpipe [2]," "Connolly's
Reel," “Craig’s Pipes,”
"The Edenderry Reel," "The Fiddler is Drunk," "The Foxhunters (Reel) [1],"
“Greg’s Pipe Tune,” “Greig’s Pipes,” “Gun Do Dhuit
Am Bodach Fodar Dhomh” (The Old Man Wouldn’t
Give Me Straw), "The Kerry
Huntsman," "Kregg's Pipes," “The Manchester Reel [1],”
"Píopaí Greig,” "Willie
Wink(ie)'s Testament [2]," "Willy
Wilky." Scottish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. ABB’CCD. A dorian
version of “Greig’s Pipes.” See note for “Greig’s Pipes” for more. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 4; No. 136, pg.
16.
X:1
T:Gregg’s Pipes
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 136
(c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Dorian
c|eAcA eAcA|eAcA BEEc|eAcA eAcA|BdcA
BEE||
|:d|c2 (cB) cAAd|c2 (cA) BEEd|1 c2
cA B2 Bc|ABcA BEE:|2
c/c/c (cA) BcBc|ABcA BEEz||:
EA,CA, EA,CA,|B,CDE CA,A,E:||GFEF
GG,G,F|GFED EA,A,F|
GFED EDCB,|A,B,CD EA,A,||
GREGORY’S HORNPIPE. Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: the c. 1880's collection of fiddler and uileann piper Stephen Grier (
GREHAN’S. AKA and see “All Around the
World,” “Cooley’s (Reel) [2],”
“The Connemara Rake,” “Doherty’s (Reel) [2],” “John Doherty’s Reel [1],” “Johnny Doherty’s Reel [1],”
“Jolly Beggar [2],” “The Knotted Chord [2],” “Matt Molloy’s [1],” “The Mistress,” “Mot Malloy,” “Tinker Doherty,” “The Wise Maid [1].”
GREIG'S. See "Greig's Strathspey."
GREIG'S PIPES (Píopaí Greig). AKA and see "Cobbler's Hornpipe [2],"
"Connolly's Reel," “Craig’s Pipes,” "The Fiddler is Drunk," "The Foxhunters (Reel) [1],"
“Greg’s Pipe Tune,” “Gregg’s Pipes,” “Gun Do Dhuit
Am Bodach Fodar Dhomh” (The Old Man Wouldn’t
Give Me Straw), “Jim Seery’s,” "The Kerry Huntsman," "Kregg's
Pipes," “The Manchester Reel [1],”
"Píopaí Greig,” "Willie
Wink(ie)'s Testament [2]," "Willy Wilky." Scottish, Shetland, Canadian, Irish;
Reel. Shetland, Whalsay.
***
In
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Sources for notated versions:
accordionist Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Mary
MacDonald (Cape Breton) [Dunlay & Greenberg]; John Clancy (Bronx, New York)
[Mulvihill]; Hughie McPhee (b. 1924, Elmira, North-East Kings County, Prince
Edward Island; now resident of Priest Pond) [Perlman]; Winston Fitzgerald
(1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]; set dance music recorded live at Na
Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]; fiddlers Francie and Mickey Byrne
(County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 96, pg. 41. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from
X:1
T:Greig’s Pipes
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
f|eAcA eAAf|eAcA BFFf|eAcA eAcA|B/B/B (cA BFF:|
|:B|cAcA cAAB|cAcA BFFB|cAcA EacA|B/B/B (cA BFF:|
|:A|EA,CA, EA,A,F|EA,CA, FB,B,F|EA,CA, EA,CA,|B,/B,/B, (CE FB,B,:|
|:G|A2
A>
X:2
T:Greig’s Pipes
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
B3 B BAGA|B2 GB AGEG|B3 B BAGB|A2BG AGEG|B3B BAGA|
B2 dB AGEG|B~d3 eBdB|AcBG AGEG||DG G2 DGBG|DGBG AGEG|
DG G2 DGBG|dBAc BGGE|DG G2 DGBG|DGBG AGEG|DG G2 DGBG|
DBAc BGGB||d2 Bd egge|d2 BG AGEG|d2 Bd eg g2|agbg ageg|
D2 Bd egge|d2 BG AGEG|d2 Bd eg g2|a2 bg aged||
X:3
T:Greig's Pipes (#271)
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-10
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:D
f/2g/2|a>df>d a>df>b|a>df>d e>B Bf/2g/2|a>df>d adfd|e/2e/2e fd eB B2:|
|:e|f>df>d f>dd>e|f>df>d eBBe|f>df>d A>dfd|e/2e/2e fd eB B2:|
|:d|ADFD ADDd|ADFD BEEd|ADFD ADFD|GBFA GEE:|
|:c|d>edA FDDc|d/2c/2B/2A/2 dA BDDc|d>edA F/2G/2AFD|GBFA BE E:||
X:4
T:Gregg's Pipes
T:Craig's Pipes
T:Kerry Huntsman, The
R:reel
S:Mike McHale workshop -
Z:Michael Hogan
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
B3 B{d} BAGA|B2GB AGED|B2dB{d} BAGB|A2 BG AGed|
B3 B{d} BAGA|B2GB AGED|(3Bcd ed BedB|AcBG AGEG||
DG ~G2 DGBG|GABG AGEG|DG ~G2 d3 B|dBAc BG~G2|
DG ~G2 DGBG|d2BG AGEG|DG ~G2 d3 B|dBAc BG~G2||
d2 (3Bcd e2ge|d2BG AGEG|d2Bd eg ~g2|a2bg ageg|
d2 (3Bcd e2ge|d2BG AGEG|d2Bd eg ~g2|a2bg aged||
GREIG'S STRATHSPEY. Scottish, Slow Strathspey or (Pastoral) Air (4/4 time). A Minor (Skye):
G Minor (
X:1
T:Greig’s Strathspey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Slow Strathspey or Air
S:MacDonald – The Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
EG G2 cG G2|c>GA>G (c/A/)G/E/
G2|A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2|
A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2|Cc c2 eg
g2|ea a>g ec’ c’2|c’b/a/ ag/e/ ed/c/ cd/e/|
A,>B,C>D (EA) A2::eg g2 c’g
g2|eg g2 c’g g2|ea a>b (c’/b)/a/^g/ a2|
Aaa>b (c’/b/)a/^g/
a>b|c’>ba>g a>gf>e|f>edc (G/E/)G/c/ A>B,|A,>B,C>D
(EA) A2:|
X:2
T:Greig’s Strathspey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
N:”Slow”
N:”Very Old”
B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed.,
pg. 20 (orig. 1788)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A Minor
EG “tr”G2 cG “tr”G2|c>GA>G
(c/A/).G/.E/ G2|A,A A>B (c/B/).A/.^G/ A2|A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2|
A,c “tr”c2 eg “tr”g2|ea “tr”a>g
ec’ “tr”c’2|c’b/a/ “tr”ag/e/ ed/c/ “tr”cd/e/|”tr”A,>B,”tr”C>D “tr”(EA)
A2:|
|:eg”tr”g2 {^f/g/}c’g “tr”g2|
eg”tr”g2 {^f/g/}c’g “tr”g2|ea a>b (a/b/) (c’/b/)a/^g/ a2|Aa”tr”a>b
(c’/b/)a/^g/ “tr”a>b|
{a/b/}c’>ba>g
a>gf>e|”tr”f>edc (G/E/)G/c/ AB,|”tr”A,>B,”tr”C>D (E/D/)C/D/
“tr”E2|”tr”A,>B,”tr”C>D “tr”EA A2:|
GRENADIERS, THE. AKA
and see “The Grinder(s),” “Terry Heigh-ho the Grinder [1].”
GRENADIER'S MARCH [1]. English, March. 1685 version. Played in the War of the Spanish
Succession. Appears in Winstock (Songs
and Music of the Redcoats), 1970.
GRENADIER'S MARCH [2]. English, Scottish; March. G Major. Standard tuning. ABBCC.
"1776" version. The tune, having been printed in fife manuscripts and
tutors, was in evidence in the American Revolution on both sides. Camus (1976) finds
references to its use in that war in
GREY BEARD, THE (An Feusog Liat). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AB. Source for notated version:
X:1
T:Grey Beard, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(3DEF | GcBA GFGA | defa gedB | GABA
GBcB | ABAG FDEF |
GABA GFGB | defa gfgf | ecAc dBAG |
FDEF G2 || B2 |
d3 e dcBc | defa gedB | Gbde dcBc |
AFDF ABcA |
dcde dcBc | defa g3f | ecAc dBGB |
cAFA G2 ||
GREY BOB, THE. AKA
and see “Gray Bob.” Scottish, Pipe Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning.
GREY BUCK, THE. See “Gray
Buck.”
GREY CAT ON A
***
Just talk to the man, you can if you will,
Farmed in the valley of the
***
Chorus
Big cat spit in the little cat's eye,
Little cat, little cat, don't you cry.
***
I do love liquor and we'll all take a dram,
I'm a‑gonna tell you pretty Polly Ann.
***
Cattle in the pasture, hogs in the pen,
Sheep on the ranch and the wheat in the bin.
***
Wagon in the shed, porker in the yard,
Meat in the smokehouse and a big tub of lard.
***
Fruit in the cellar, cheese on the board,
A big sack of coffee and suger in the gourd.
***
Horses in the stable, money's in my pocket,
A baby in the cradle and a pretty girl to rock it. (Kuntz)
***
Source for notated version: Uncle
Dave Macon (
GREY DAYLIGHT, THE (Maidiunagad Liat).
AKA – “Gray Day-Licht.” AKA and see "Sterling
Castle." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Kennedy): AA'B
(O'Neill/1850): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). A tune by this title appears to be
similar to the Scots fiddler‑composer William Marshall's "Craigellachie Bridge" (some
say
X:1
T:Grey Daylight, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill
– Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A/G/F/E/ |: D2 FA DAFA | A,2 CE A,ECE
| D2 FA DAFA |1 (3Bcd (3cde dBAF :|2
(3Bcd (3cde dfec || d2 fd gefd |
(3BBB ed cABc | (3ddd fd gefd | (3Bcd (3cde dfec |
d2 fd gefd | (3BBB ed cABc | defg
abag | fdec dBAF ||
GREY EAGLE [1]. AKA and see "Gray
Eagle." AKA ‑ "Grey Eagle Hornpipe." Old‑Time,
***
The melody is popular with
***
In the repertoire (C Major version)
of legendary fiddler J. Dedrick Harris, a
***
Early sound recordings of “Grey
Eagle” are of the playing of J.Dedrick Harris (1924), Roland Cauley & Lake
Howard (1934), and by north Georgia fiddler Lowe Stokes (1929), albeit the
latter’s version was released under the title “Katy Did.”
***
Sources for notated versions: Kenny Baker [Brody]; Floyd Smith
(Cole County, Missouri) [Christeson]; Charlie Higgins (Galax,
***
Print Sources: Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 103, pg. 60. Beisswenger &
McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 189. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 127. Christeson (Old Time Fiddlers Repertory, vol. 1),
1973; pg. 12. Ford (Traditional Music in
***
Recorded sources: Briar 0798, Earl Collins‑
"That's Earl." County 202, "Eck Robertson: Famous Cowboy
Fiddler." County 703, Bartow Riley‑ "
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Grey Eagle [1]
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
cB|A2 FA ECA,C|EFAc BABc|A2 FA
ECA,C|EF (3ABc e2 (3cec|
A2 FA ECA,C|EFAc (3BcB Ac|eAce
dcBG|EGBd (3cec:|]
AF|ecAe cAeA|fdAd fgaf|edce
cecA|EGBc dBGB|
AecA ecAc|dABd faeg|abga (3faf
ed|ceBc A2:|]
X:2
T:Grey Eagle [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Christeson – Old Time Fiddler’s Repertory, vol. 1, No.15 (1973)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c/B/|AA/F/ E/C/E/F/|AA/c/
B/A/B/c/|AA/F/ E/C/E/F/|A/B/c/A/ Bc/B/|
AA/F/ E/C/E/F/|AA/c/
B/A/c/d/|e/c/e/a/ f/a/e/d/|c/A/B/c/ A:|
|:a/f/|e/c/A/c/ e/c/f/c/|e/c/A/c/
ea/f/|e/c/A/c/ e/c/f/c/|e/c/A/c/ B/G/E/G/|
A/B/c/d/ e/c/f/c/|e/c/f/c/
ef/g/|a/g/a/e/ f/a/e/d/|c/A/B/G/ A:|
|:e/g/|aa/b/ ae/g/|a/g/a/b/
c’/a/e/a/|f/e/f/g/ f/e/c/f/|e/c/A/c/ B/A/c/e/|
aa/b/ ae/g/|a/g/a/b/
c’/a/e/c’/|e’/a/e/a/ f/g/a/f/|e/c/B/G/ A:|
X:3
T:Grey Eagle [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ford – Traditional Music in
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
c/B/|A/B/A/F/ E/F/E/C/|A,/C/E/A/
c/A/e/c/|B/c/B/G/ E/F/E/C/|B,/E/G/B/ ec/B/|
A/B/A/F/ E/F/E/C/|A,/C/E/A/
Bc/d/|ec/A/ f/e/c/A/|E/G/A/B/ A:|
|:c/d/|e/c/e/c/ e/c/f/c/|e/c/e/c/
e/c/a/c/|e/c/e/c/ e/c/f/c/|e/c/B/c/ Ac/d/|
e/c/e/c/ e/c/a/c/|e/c/e/c/
ee|E/G/A/c/ e/g/f/e/|c/A/B/c/ A:|
GREY EAGLE [2]. AKA ‑ "Gray Eagle." English, American; Hornpipe or
Reel.
X:1
T:Gray Eagle [2]
M:C
L:1/8
K:A
cB | AFFA EFEC | EAcA BAcB | AFFA
EFEC | EAcB A2 cB | AFFA EFEC |
EAcA B2c2 | e2 cA BAFA | EAcB A2 :: f2
| eAcA eAfA | eAce fgaf | eAcA eagf |
edcB A2f2 | eAcA eAfA | ecde f2 eg |
agfe fg a2 | B2A2A2 :|
GREY EAGLE [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning. AABBAACC'. This “Grey
Eagle” variant, as well as “Grey Eagle [4]” are recognizably similar to the
key-of-‘A’ “Grey Eagle” tunes. There are other key-of-‘C’ “Grey Eagle’s” that
are quite different (see “Tennessee Grey
Eagle”). Source for notated version: Ruthie Dornfeld (Seattle) [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 106.
GREY EAGLE [4]. Old-Time, Breakdown.
GREY EAGLE [5]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. Heritage XXXIII,
Bruce Molsky ‑ "Visits" (1981. Learned from a 1935 recording of
Roland Cauley and
GREY EAGLE JIG. Old-Time, Breakdown.
GREY-EYED CAT. AKA and see "Buffalo Nickel [1]," “Cat Ate the Handsaw,” "Chinky Pin," “Crooked Stovepipe [2],” "Darling Child," “Eber Atkins Tune,” "Farmer Had a Dog," "Fourth of July," "Hair in the Butter," "I'm My Momma's Darling (Child),"
“Lead Out,” “Liesel,”
“Love Somebody [2],” "Midnight Serenade [1],"
"My Love
Is/She's But a Lassie Yet [1],” “Old
Mose,” “Raymondville,” "Richmond Blues," “Soapsuds Over the Fence [3],”
"Sweet Sixteen," "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," “Too Young to Marry [1],” "Yellow Eyed Cat." Old-Time,
Breakdown. Lotus Dickey learned this well-known tune from Alec Moon under this
title.
GREY FOX, THE. Irish, Reel. Composed by button accordion
player Billy McComiskey in honor of his cat, born of legendary mother Casey,
who lived at The Gandy Dancer in the Pigtown section of southwest
GREY FRIEZE BREECHES, THE. AKA and see "The Ladies' Pantalettes/Pantaloons/Pantaloos,"
"Leonard's Reel," "The Boatman's Reel," "Pat the Fowler," "The Green Pantaloons."
GREY GHOST, THE. American, Jig. Composed by
GREY GOOSE [1], THE. Irish, Jig. G Major ('A' and 'B' parts) &
E Minor ('C' part). Standard tuning. AABBCC. Source for notated version:
Michael Coleman (
GREY GOOSE [2], THE. American, Song and Tune. Originally a minstrel
song, also known, in one form or another, by English morris dancers (Mike
Yates). Venerable Records, Andy Cahan ‑
"Hits From the Mountains."
GREY GOOSE [3], THE. AKA and see "Dunkeild House," "Jackson's Rowly Powly,"
"The Templehouse Jig [2].” Irish,
Jig. Goodman (vol. 3, No. 112).
GREY GOOSE FAIR, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/4 time). F
Major. Standard tuning. AB. Stanford (1902) notes this tune appears in the 4th
edition of Playford’s Dancing Master,
and suggests it is cognate to “Lillibulero.”
Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection),
1905; No. 504, pg. 128.
X:1
T:Grey Goose Fair, The
M:6/4
L:1/8
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 504
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
D2FF2 F4A2 | G2A2F2 D4C2 | D2F2F2
A2c2F2 | G4F2 F6 ||
_e3 fef d4c2 | c2d2e2 f2c2A2 |
c2f2f2 f6d2 | c2A2F2 F2D2C2 |
_e3 fef d4f2 | c2A2F2 F2D2C2 | DE F2
F2AB c2d2 | G4F2 F6 ||
GREY MARE'S GONE TO
SNARRAVOE. Shetland, Shetland Reel. In the
repertory of the Shetland Fiddle Band, and therefore known throughout the
islands.
GREY OLD LADY OF
RAASAY, THE (“Caillach Liath
Rasar” or “Cailleach Liath Ratharsair”). AKA - “The Old Lady of Rothesay.” Scottish
(originally), Canadian; Reel.
X:1
T:Grey Old Lady of Raasay, The
T:Caillach Liath Rasar
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amix
e | AA g2 aeef | g2 ag fdde | cc g2
aeeg | fdec BBB :|
|| a | cAAA ec{B}ce | f2 AA ecca |1
cAAA ecce | fdec BBB :|2 cA d2 ecce | fAec BBB ||
GREY PLOVER, THE (An Pilbin Liat). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AB. See also the related “Miss
McLeod’s/MacLeod’s Reel [1].” O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 160. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1544, pg. 285. O'Neill (Dance
Music of
X:1
T:Grey Plover, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G3B d2 BA|BcBA BcBA|G3B d2 BG|FADA
FADA|G2 GB d2 Bd|eBBd g2 fg|
efde Bddf|e2 dB BA A2||d>g (3ggg
a2 ge|d2 BA GB B2|d>g (3ggg a2 ge|
d2 BG FA A2|dggg a2 ge|dBBd g2
fg|efde Bddf|e2 dB BA A2||
GREYHOUND, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Source for notated version: Mick Dinneen, Coolfree Co.
X:1
T:Greyhound, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D/E/F|G2 GA BGdB|cBAB cedB|ABcd
efge|fage dcBA|G2 GA BGdB|
cBAB cedB|ABcd efgf|g2G2G3 :: B|A2
af dgBe |defg afed |ebag fadf |
gedB A2 BA | G2 dB Agfe | defg afdB
| ABcd efgf | g2G2G3 :|
GREYSTONES. English, Waltz. F Major.
Standard tuning. AABBCC. Kennedy (Fiddler’s
Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 129, pg. 32.
GRIANRACT, AN. AKA and see "The Rising Sun."
GRIEG'S PIPES. See "Greig's Pipes."
X:1
T:The
R:Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:D
AG|FAd2 d2ef|gec2
c2Ac|dcdc dfed|cdBc ABAG| FAd2 d2ef|gec2 c2Ac|dfaf bgec|d2f2 d2:|
|:fg|a2fd A2ef|g2ec A2ef|gege fdfd|cdBc
ABAG| FAd2 d2ef|gec2 c2Ac|dfaf bgec|d2f2 d2:|
GRIGSBY'S HORNPIPE. Old‑Time,
Breakdown.
GRIHAMEREN. Norwegian. One of the most popular of the newer concert-slatts (tunes),
according to Pandora Hopkins (1986).
GRIM DONALD’S SWEETHEART. Scottish. A favorite tune in the late 18th century. Emmerson (1972) reports that in 1785, at the Exhibition of Martial Music held in Dunn’s Assembly Rooms, that twenty-four pipers played the tune (along with “Failte a’ Phrionsai” and “Glass Mheur;” all long-standing favorites).
GRIM KING OF THE
GHOSTS. English, Air (6/8 time). G Minor.
Standard tuning. AB. This air appears in
***
Grim King of the Ghosts! Make haste,
And bring hither all your train;
See how the pale moon does waste,
And just now is in the wane.
Come, you night hags, with all your charms,
And revelling witches, away;
And hug me close in your arms,
To you my respects I’ll pay.
***
Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Times), vol. 2, 1859; pg. 129. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 157.
Raven (English Country Dance Tunes),
1984; pg. 52.
X:1
T:Grim King of the Ghosts
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time
(1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
D|G>^FG B>AG|(A3A2)A|BAd
c>BA|(G3 G2)D|G>^FG B>AG|(A3 A2)A|
BAd c>BA|(G3 G2)||B/c/|dGG
e>dc/=B/|(c3 d2c|B>AG GcB|B3 A2D|
G>^FG B>AG|(A3 A2)A|BAd
c>BA|(G3 G2)||
GRIMALDI’S WHIM. English, Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. A ‘whim’, like
‘maggot’ or ‘fancy’, was a generic name meaning a tune or short melody. Joseph
Grimaldi (1778-1837) was the most famous English clown, who maid the character
of a clown a leading role in the theatre. Born to an Engish dancer and an
Italian father (Joseph “Iron Legs” Grimaldi, ballet master of Drury Lane),
Grimaldi took to the stage while still a toddler. He introduced pantomime to
the theatre, and established the art of audience participation (presaging
English Music Hall). By the last decade of his life Grimaldi was penniless, his
health broken from the demands of his physical comedy, and unable to perform.
The public came to his aide and he was sustained by a pension from the Drury
Lane Theatrical Fund until his death. At the time of Goulding’s publication,
however, Grimaldi was at the top of his form, and just past his greatest
success in Harlequin and Mother Goose; or, The Golden Egg (1806),
produced at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Goulding (Twenty Four Country Dances for the
Year 1808), 1808; No. 16.
X:1
T:Grimaldi’s Whim
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Goulding & Co. – Twenty Four Country Dances for the Year 1808 (London)
N:”With proper Tune & Directions to each Dance (as they may be
N:performed at Court, Bath, and all Public Assemblys.”
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock
Z:abcs’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:Bb
|:f|gec
cdc|fdB BcB|cde dcB|AcA F2E|DFB EGB|DFB EGB|Ged cBA|BFD B,2||
GRIMSTOCK. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Major (Merryweather, Raven):
A Major (Barnes, Sharp). Standard tuning. AABB (Barnes): AA'BB (Merryweather,
Raven). The tune was published by John Playford in his 1651 edition of The English Dancing Master, though it
first seems to have appeared as a lute piece in the 16th century. The ‘A’
strain appears early in print in Michael Praetorius’s Terpsichore (1612). During the time of the English civil war the
Royalist Playford was forced to go into hiding from the Roundheads for a year
or more just before this first edition of the Dancing Master was printed, fearing prosecution for a treasonable
offence in which he and some friends published some tracts describing the
execution of Charles I. There is a Grimstock Hill, a Romano-British temple
site, in the
X:1
T:Grimstock
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(a2e) (a2e) | (fga) (g2e) | (cde f2e
| dec B2A) | (a2e) (a2e) | (fga) (g2e) | (cde f2e | d>cB A3 :|
|| (AAB cAB | cAB cAE) | (AAB cAB |
cAB/c/ A3) | (AAB cAB | cAB cAE) | (AAB cAB | cAB/c/ A3) ||
GRINDER(S), THE. AKA and see “The
Grenadiers,” “Our Bride is no
Maid [1],” “Terry Heigh-ho
the Grinder [1].” Irish, Scottish, English; (Slip) Jig (9/8 time). G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Kerr labels the tune an “Irish Jig,” although it has a
long history in England, where it appears in numerous 19th century
musicians’ manuscript collections, including that of Ellis Knowles and Joshua
Gibbons (for whom see below), William Calvert (Leyburn, west Yorkshire, 1812),
John Clare (Helpston, Northants, 1820), William Clarke (Feltwell, Norfolk,
1858), the Welch family, Rev. Robert Harrison (Brampton, Cumbria, 1820), James
Winder (Wyresdale, Lancashire, 1835), William Vickers (Northumberland, 1770),
and the Thomas Hardy family (Dorset, early 19th c.). Vickers title is
“Our Bride is no Maid,” while Hardy has it as “The Grenediers” and Winder as
“Tobias the Grinder”). Early printings were in
X:1
T:Grinder, The
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Levey – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
(
|:
gfg edc BAG | gfg efg (a2f) | gfg edc BAG | (
GRIST JIG. Irish, Jig. G Dorian.
Standard tuning. AABB. Classified in a section labeled “Ancient Irish Music” in
Howe’s 1000. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 19.
X:1
T:Grist Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Howe’s 1000 Jigs and Reels
K:G Minor
(fd).f
(f=e).d | (gd).g (gd).g | gd.g a2g | f=ed cBA | (AG).G G2 :|
GRIZZLY BEAR, THE. Canadian, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Canadian radio and TV fiddler Don Messer. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes),
1980; No. 64, pg. 38. Sparton Records SP 210, “Ward
Allen Presents Maple Leaf Hoedown, vol. 2.”
GROCER, DA. Shetland, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Composed by Shetland
fiddler and composer Tom Anderson in June, 1952, and dedicated to Mr. Willie
Birnie, an accomplished piper and traditional music enthusiast. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 76.
GROG. Irish, Slip Jig. Goodman, vol. IV, pgs. 1-2.
GROGAN’S FAVORITE. Irish, Reel. AKA and see “Eileen O’Callaghan(’s Reel),”
“Geoghan’s,” “Geehan’s Reel,” “Geogehan’s Reel,” “Paddy Canney’s.” “Grogan’s Favorite” is
the title on Paddy Canney and P.J. Hayes’ famous 1960 recording.
GROGAN’S HORNPIPE. AKA “Dermot Grogan’s Hornpipe.” Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Dermot Grogan of the alternate title is/was an accordion player
and “tunnel man” living in
X:1
T:Grogan's Hornpipe
D:Bumblebees, 'Buzzin'' (1999.
Appears as “Dermot Grogan’s Hornpipe”)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
R:Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A>F|D2 f>a f>dA>d|B2
(3BBB A>BA>F|D2 f>a f>dA>d|(3BBB e>d e>fA>F|
D2 f>a f>dA>d|B2 (3BBB
A>Bd>e|f>Ad>f e>Ac>e|d2 d>c d2:|]
e2|f2 (3dcB B>cd>f|e2 (3cBA
A>Bc>e|d2 d>B G>Bd>B|A>FA>d f>ed>e|
f2 (3dcB B>cd>f|e2 (3cBA
A>Bc>e|d2 d>B G>Bd>B|A>ce>c d2:|]
GROGG. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing in Robert Ross's 1780 collection (pg. 2). The
term 'grog', referring to an alcoholic drink, stems from the British navy of
the mid-18th century. Admiral Vernon, who was called "Old
Grog" after the stiff wool grogram coats he wore, decided to water down
the Navy's rum, a turn of events not at all pleasing to the average Jack Tar,
who began to refer to the diluted drink as 'grog' after the responsible
admiral. One who managed to get drunk on the concoction became 'groggy.'
GROGHAN’S. AKA – “Groghan’s Favourite.” AKA and see “Strone Johnny.” Irish, Reel. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Groghan's
T:Strone Johnny
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:G
G2BG DGBG|G2Bd cAFA|~G3B dGBc|defd
cAFA|G2BG DGBG|
G2Bd cAFA|GBB2 dBB2|defd cAFA:|
dggf g2fg|add2 adfd|dggf g2fe|defd
cAFA|dggf g2fg|
agab agfe|dgg2 bgg2|defd cAFA:|
GRONDEUSE [1], LA (The Grumbling Woman). AKA and see “Bennett’s Favorite,” "Great Eastern Reel," "John Brennan's Reel,” “The Silver Spire."
X:1
M:C|
L:1/8
K:D
D2FE D2FA|dc de fd AF|G2BG F2AF|EC A,C D4:|
|:A,B, CD EF GF|ED EF GA Bc|dc dB AB cd|fa gf
e2A2|
d2fd c2ec|Bc dB AF DF|G2BG F2AF|EC
A,C D4:|
GRONDEUSE [2]. AKA and see "Farrell
O'Gara('s Reel)."
GRONDEUSE [3], LA (The Grumbling Woman). French-Canadian, Reel. D Major.
ADae tuning. AA’BB’CC’DD’ (Remon & Bouchard): AA’BB’CC’ (Hart &
Sandell). Crooked versions. The ‘A’ and ‘B’ parts of Vincent’s Ouellet’s
version are employed in André Alain’s version, who also adds the ‘A’ part of “Reel à Raymond.” Ouellet’s alternate
title, “La gigue du grand slaque” (Big Guy’s Step-dance) is the title his
group, Éritage, recorded the melody under, and referred to the groups rather
tall step-dancer, Benoît Bourque, say Hart & Sandell. Sources for notated
versions: fiddler André Alain (St-Basile, Portneuf area, Québec) [Remon & Bouchard];
fiddler Vincent Ouellet (b. 1964, near Québec city) [Hart & Sandell]. Hart
& Sandell (Dance ce soir), 2001;
No. 67, pg. 101. Remon & Bouchard (25
Crooked Tunes: Québec Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1997; No. 9. La Bottine Souriante – “Cordial” (2001). C.P. 418, Les
frères Brunet – “Magie” (1995). Laurie Hart – “Gravity Hill” (1992). André
Alain – “Violoneux de St-Basile de Portneuf” (1986). Fogarty’s Cove Records,
Vincent Ouellet & Éritage – “La fonde des vouageurs” (1982).
GRONDEUSE À ELZÉAR
GRONDEUSE DE QUÉBEC. French-Canadian, Reel. D Major.
Standard tuning. ABBCC’.
X:1
T:Grondeuse de Québec
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Fiddler Pascal Gemme (of the group
Genticorum) http://tradquebec.over-blog.com/archive-4-2007.html
K:D
AA/B/||A/G/F/D/ E/D/C/D/
EA/B/|A/G/F/D/ E/D/C/E/ DA/B/|A/G/F/D/ E/D/C/D/ EA/B/|A/G/F/D/ E?D/C/E/ DD/E/||
M:2/4
L:1/8
|:F>F E>G|F/D/F/D/
EE/G/|F/D/F/D/ EE/F/|E/D/C/E/ DD/E/:|
|:A/B/c/d/ ee/f/|e/d/c/B/
AA/A/|A/B/c/d/ e/A/e/f/|1 g/e/a/g/ f/d/d:|2
M:3/4
L:1/8
g/e/a/g/ f/d/d AA/B/||
GROOM. AKA and see “Bliven’s
Favorite,” "The Butchers
of Bristol [1]" "By
your leave, Larry Grogan," "Coppers and Brass [2]", “The County Limerick Buckhunt,"
"Finerty's Frolic," “Green Sleeves [3]," "Hartigan's Fancy," “The Humors of Ennistymon [1],"
"The Humours of
Milltown [2]," "Larry
Grogan(‘s) [1]", "The Lasses of Melrose," “Lasses of Melross,” "Little Fanny's Fancy," "Lynn's Favourite," "Lynny's
Favourite," "Pingneacha Rua agus Pras," “Queen of the Rushes,” "The Waves of Tramore," “Willie Clancy’s.” Irish, Jig. The
tune is attributed by Goodman to the 18th century gentleman-piper
GROOM IN HIS SHIRT, THE. AKA and see “Tie the Ribbons [1].” Irish, Reel. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 4; No. 174, pg. 20.
X:1
T:Groom in his Shirt, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No.
174 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2 AF G2 DG|G2 (AG) FGAc|BGAF G2
(ef)|gfed Bdgd:|
||g2 (ga) bgeg|fefg afdf|gfga b2
(ag)|gfed Bdef| g2 (ga) bgeg|
fefg afdf|g2 bg f2 af|gfed Bdgd||
GROUNDHOG. Old‑Time, Song Tune and Breakdown.
***
Two in a stump and one in a log
Two in a stump and one in a log,
Groundhog!
***
Yonder comes Sal with a great long pole,
Yonder comes Sal with a great long pole,
To punch that groundhog out of his hole,
Groundhog! (Warner)
***
Source for notated version: learned
by Frank Proffitt (
GROUSE ON THE HILL, THE. Irish, Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Grouse on the Hill
R:Jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Bm
GEF G2 (A | B)ec dBA | BAF GFG | AFD FGA |\ GEF (G2A) | Bee fed |
BdB AFB | EFE E3 :|:\ (g2e) fed | B(ec) dBA | gfg afd | e{g}fe e2 (f |\
g2)e
fed | B(ec) dBA | BdB AFB | EFE {F} E3) :|
GROVE [1], THE. AKA and see "The Liverpool Hornpipe [1]."
GROVE [2], THE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). B
Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Kidson’s melody is from McGlashan's Scots' Measures (177?). However, it was a popular jig that appears
in many publications and musicians’ manuscripts from the latter half of the 18th
century. The jig (in D major) also appears in
X:1
T:The Grove [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:McGlashan – Collection of Scots Measures
(177?)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:B_
BcB FDF|BdB cec|BcB FDF|GeA B2 ::
Fdb fdB|egB AGF|Egg Dff|ecA B3:|
GROVER JONES’S WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. C Major. Named for a local southwestern Virginia
fiddler from whom Henry Reed (Glen Lyn, Va.) learned the tune.
GROVES (HORNPIPE), THE (Crannciuil na Tor-coillte/choillte). AKA and see "The Drunken Sailor,” “Jackson’s Cove,” “Jackson’s Hornpipe [2].” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard
tuning. ABCD (Stanford/Petrie): ABCDE (O'Neill/1850 & 1001,
Stanford/Petrie): AABBCCDD’EE (Mitchell): AABB'CC'DDEE (O'Neill/Krassen).
George Petrie attributed the tune to “Jackson,” undoubtedly referring to
‘Piper’ Jackson, a 19th century gentleman piper of great renown. Bayard (1981)
believes the tune may be an elaborated dance form "based on the simple,
fundamental strain of 'Johnnie Cope',
and may perhaps be descended from that rather old air. While generally in the
major tonality, accidentals and a naturalized ‘f’ are more or less frequent in
the tune, depending on the version. O’Neill obtained his setting from the great
Irish-American piper Patrick (Patsy) Tuohey, although earlier (c.1880) O’Neill
had been very impressed with a version of the tune by John Hicks. Hicks, also a
pipe player, was a protégé of gentleman piper Captain William Kelly, and had
emigrated to
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2GF GABc|dBGB AGFD|=F2FE
FGAB|cdfe dcBA|G2GF GABc|
dBGB AGFD|dfeg fdcA|AG{A}GF
G2||A2|B2BA Bcde|fdcB AF (3FEF|
CF (3FEF AF (3FEF|ABcA BG (3GFG|B2
BA Bcde|fdcA dBcA|\dfeg fdcA|
AG{A}GF G2||c2|d2g2 g2fg|abag
f2af|d^cde fefg|abag f2fe|d2g2 g2fg|
abag f2fe|d^cde fd=cA|AG{A}GF
G2||D2|G>d (3Bcd G>d (3Bcd|
=F>c (3ABc A2A^F|G>d (3Bcd G2
Bc|d^cde fdcA|G>d (3Bcd G>d (3Bcd|
=F>c (3ABc F2 Bc|d^cde
fd=cA|AG{A}GF G2||d2|g>d (3Bcd g>d (3Bcd|
f>c (3ABc f>c (3ABc|g>d
(3Bcd g>d (3Bcd|A>G (3ABc A>G (3ABc|
dedB cdcA|(3Bcd BG AcBc|dfeg
fdcA|AG{A}GF G2||
X:2
T:
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Stanford/Petrie – Complete Collection, No. 318 (1905)
N:”The
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|G2 GA G/A/B/c/|d/c/B/A/ G2 FD|=F2
FG F/G/A/B/|c/A/F/A/ d/c/B/A/|
G2 GA G/A/B/c/|d/c/B/A/ G2 FD|Ff eg
f/d/c/A/|A/G/G/>A/ G3||A|B2 Bc B/c/d/e/|
f/d/B/d/ c/A/F/B/|A/F/c/F/
d/F/c/F/|A/F/c/F/ d/c/B/A/|B2 BA B/c/d/e/|f/d/B/d/ c/A/F/G/|
Ff e/f/g f/d/c/A/|A/G/G/>A/
G3||d|g/f/g/a/ g/f/g/d/|f/e/f/g/ f/e/f/d/|g/f/g/a/ g/f/g/d/|
B/d/g/d/
B/d/B/G/|d/B/d/B/c/A/c/A/|d/B/d/B/ c/A/c/A/|Gf (e/f/g) f/d/c/A/|A/G/G/>A/
G3||
D|(G/A/B/c/)dB
(G/A/B/c/)dB|(F/G/A/B/)cA (F/G/A/B/)cA|(G/A/B/c/)dB (G/A/B/c/)dB|
(c/B/)A/G/ F/A/F/D/|(G/A/B/c/)dB
(G/A/B/c/)dB|(F/G/A/B/)cA (F/G/A/B/)cA|Gf (e/f/g) (fd)cA|A/G/G/>A/ G3||
X:3
T:
T:Drunken Sailor, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Stanford/Petrie – Complete Collection, No. 318 (1905)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Dorian
G>A G/A/B/c/|d/c/B/A/
G/F/D/E/|F>G F/G/A/B/|c/A/F/A/ d/c/B/A/|GG/^F/ G/A/B/c/|
d/c/B/A/ G/F/D/E/|Ff
d/c/B/A/|{A}GG/A/ G2||B>c B/c/d/e/|f/c/A/c/ c/A/F/B/|
A/F/c/F/ d/F/c/F/|A/F/c/F/
d/c/B/A/|B>c B/c/d/e/|f/c/A/c/ c/A/F/A/|Gg d/c/B/A/|G2G2||
g>a gf/g/|a/g/f/e/
d>e|f/c/g/c/ a/c/g/c/|f/c/g/c/ a/g/f/e/|d>g gf/g/|a/g/f/e/ dc|
d/f/e/g/
f/d/c/A/|G2G2||GB/4c/4d/4B/4 GB/4c/4d/4B/4|FA/4B/4c/4A/4 FA/4B/4c/4A/4|
G/B/4c/4d/B/
GB/4c/4d/B/|c/B/A/G/F/G/A/F/|G/B/4c/4d/B/ G/B/4c/4d/B/|F/A/4B/4c/A/ F/G/A|
d/f/e/g/ f/d/c/A/|G2G2||g/d/g/b/
g/d/g/b/|f/c/f/a/ f/c/f/a/|g/d/g/b/ g/d/g/b/|f/c/f/a/ A/F/A/c/|
B/G/B/d/ A/F/A/c/|B/G/B/d/
c/A/c/_e/|d/f/e/g/ f/d/c/A/|G2 ({B/A/}G2)||
GROVES OF BLACKPOOL
[1], THE. Irish, Air (9/8 time). A Minor.
Standard tuning. AB. "Dr. Petrie has given two versions of 'The Groves of
Blackpool' in his Ancient Music of Ireland, one of which (at p. 110) was
given him by me; and it is repeated in Stanford‑Petrie (No. 573). But I
gave Petrie no name for the air; as I knew none. The air I now give here is
different from those two, though in the same measure; and as a melody it seems
to me better than either. Observe I take it as a different tune, not a mere
variant. Seeing the double source (FitzGerald and Forde) from which this comes,
I am disposed to believe that it is the true air of 'The Groves of
Blackpool'" (Joyce). Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 484, pg. 268.
X:1
T:Groves of Blackpool [1]
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With expression”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
c | GAF EFD CDE | GEC DEG A2c | GAF
EFD CDE | GEC DEG A2 ||
B | cBc dcB AGE | cBc dcB A2 c/d/ |
ece dcB A<c A | GEC DEG A2 ||
X:1
T:Groves of Blackpool, The [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Cmin
c|B>AG GAF|E C3 zD|EFG G=A=B|(c3
c2)c|B>AG GAF|E C3 zD|EFG FED|(C3C2)||
c/d/|e>de fdc|B G3 zG|c>de
fde|(f3 f2)f|efg {g}fed|e c3 zc|BAG FG=B|(c3 c2)||
X:1
T:Groves of Blarney, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Juergen Gier
K:G
"Andantino"(G>A)|B2
{d}g2 {f}(e>d)|(dB3) (G>A)|\
(Bd2)B {B}A>G|(GB3) (G>A)|B2
{d}g2 {f}e>d|\
(dB3) (G>A)|B2 {d}(c>B)
{B}(A>G)|G4||(d>B)|\
(g2g3/2)f/ {f}e>d|d2 B2
(d>B)|(g2g)(.f.e.^d)|\
(~e2{f}"*"g2) (G>A)|B2
{d}g2 {f}e>d|(dB3) (G>A)|\
B2 {d}c>B
{B}A>G|G4||(d>B)|{d}(g2g3/2)f/ {f}e>d|\
d2 B2
d>B|(g2g)fe^d|(e2{fedef}"*"g2) (G>A)|\
B2 {f}(~g2a/)g/{f}e3/4d/4|dB3
G>A|\
(B/4b/4g/4e/4d/4B/4G/4E/4) (D>B)
{B}(A>G)|G4||\
"4th
String"(G,>A,)|(B,2G2) {f}(E>D)|(DB,3) (G,>A,)|\
(B,D2B,) {B,}A,>G,|(G,B,3)
(G,>A,)|B,2 (GF) {f}E>D|\
(DB,3) (G,>A,)|B,2 (C>B,)
"tr"{B,}(A,G,/A,/)|G,4||\
(d>B)|{d}(g2g3/2)f/ {f}e>d|d2
B2 d>B|(g2g)fed|\
(e2{fedef}g2) (G>A)|B2
{f}(~g2a/)g/{f}e/d/|dB3 (G>A)|\
(B/d/g/b/"*"d'2) (D/G/B/)
"tr"{B}(A>G)|G4||(d>B)|\
{d}(g2g3/2)f/ {f}e>d|d2 B2
(d>B)|b2 (a/b/a/g/f/{a}g/f/) \
(~e2f"*"g2) (G>A)|(B2
b>a) {a}(g>e)|(dB3) (G>A)|\
L:1/16\
(Bdgb) ("*"d'>b)
(g/e/d/B/G/E/ D/E/C/A,/) "tr"D4{^CD}|\
L:1/8\
G, A, B, D "riten."G A B d
g a b d' g'|"rall"a' "*"b'|]
"alt. last 2 bars:"
G, A, B, D G A B d e d g b
d'&|"pizz."b g|]
X:1
T:Groves of Dromore, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Tenderly”
S:O’Neill – Music of
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d>c | B2d2 cA | G2 AG FD/E/ |
F2G2 GA | B2c2 de | =f2d2B2 | c4 dc |
B2d2 cA | G2 AG FD/E/ | F2G2 GA |
B2d2 (3cAG | A2G2G2 | G4 ||
GA | B2c2 de | =f2 gf ec | d3 cBG |
B2c2 de | =f3 dcB | c4 dc | B2d2 cA |
G2 AG FD/E/ | F2G2 GA | B2d2 (3cAG |
A2G2G2 | G4 ||
GROVES OF ERIN. AKA and see “Green Groves of Erin [1].”
GROVES OF
GNEEVEGUILLIA, THE (Garráin Ghníomh
go Leith). AKA
and see “Maol Mountain,” “The Queen’s Polka,” “Tom Barret’s,” “The Top of Maol,” “The Top of the Maol.” Irish, Polka (2/4
time). A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB (Breathnach): AA'BB' (Taylor).
Gneeveguillia (pronounced ‘Ginny-gulla’ with a hard ‘g’) is a town name in the
Sliabh Luachra (‘Schleeve Loo-cra’) region of southern Ireland. Breathnach
prints another setting in CRÉ II
(1976), No. 119. Source for notated version: accordion player Denis Doody
(Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ
III), 1985; No. 63, pg. 33. Taylor (Where’s
the Crack?), 1989; pg. 30. Mulligan Records LUN
019, Deis Doody ‑ "Denis Doody Kerry Music" (1978).
GROVES OF MT. TALBOT,
THE. AKA and
see "Donegal Boys," “Glenloe,” "I Wish I Never Saw You," "Magic Slipper [1]," "Maud(e) Millar [2],” “The Montua,” “Morrison’s
(Reel) [2],” “Mrs. Smullen’s,” "My Love is Fair and Handsome
[1]," "Paddy
McFadden's [1]." Irish, Reel. The tune appears in O’Neill’s Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody,
collected from a John Kelly of San Francisco. It is also related to “Julia Delaney [1].” O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody),
1922; No. 324.
GROVES OF SWEET MYRTLE. AKA and see "The
Humors of Glynn [3]."
GROWLING
OLD MAN AND (GRUMBLING OLD) WOMAN,
THE. AKA‑
"The Old Man and the Old Woman," "Growling Old Man and
Cackling/Growling Old Woman," “La Marmotteuse.” AKA and see “La Chicaneuse,” “The Disputant,” “(La) Disputeuse.” French Canadian
(originally), New England; Reel. A Dorian ('A' part) & A Mixolydian ('B'
part): A Mixolydian (Phillips). Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (most
versions): AA’BB’ (Perlman). A Québec reel popularized by Maritime radio and TV
fiddler Don Messer. It was taken up by “revival” fiddlers in the early 1970’s
and became a staple of New England contra dance repertoire, and has since
become widely disseminated. See also the related “Highlander’s Farewell [4],” from
the playing of Virginia fiddler Emmett Lundy. Sources for notated versions:
Kenny Baker [Phillips]; Donna Hebert (Amherst, Mass.) [Fiddler Magazine]; Edward P. Arsenault (b. 1917, Chrysostom, East
Prince County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; Steve Trampe [Silberberg].
Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg.
128. Carlin (Master Collection),
1984; No. 75, pg. 51. Fiddler Magazine,
vol. 3, No. 1, Spring 1966; pg. 8. Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old Woman), 1981; pg. 17. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983;
No. 148. Perlman, 1996; pg. 87 (appears as “La Marmotteuse”). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 107. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002;
pg. 57. Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance),
1980; pg. 33. Welling (Welling’s Hartford
Tunebook), 1976; pg. 8. Adelphi AD2004, Delaware
Water Gap‑ "String Band Music." Bee Balm 302, “The
Corndrinkers.” Biograph 6008, Ebenezer ‑ "Fox Hollow String Band
Festival." CHCDC045, Donna Hebert - "Chanterelle, French in
America." County 725, The Riendeau Family‑ "Old‑Time
Fiddling." Fretless 200A, Yankee Ingenuity‑ "Kitchen
Junket" (1977). Heritage XXXIII, The Correct Tone String Band ‑
"Visits" (1981). Philo 2000, "Louis Beaudoin" (1973, as
“Growling Old Man and the Cackling Old Woman,” heard on a Don Messer radio show
in the 1950’s). Rounder 7008, "Jerry Holland" (appears as "The
Old Man and the Old Woman"). Smithsonian Folkways Records SFW 40116,
“Mademoiselle, voulez-vous danser?” (1999. Ron West. Various artists).
X:1
T:Growling Old Man, Grumbling Old Woman
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:Amix
CA,EA, CA,EA,|B,G,DG, B,G,G,B,|CA,EA, CA,EA,|B,A,G,B, A,2A,B,|
CA,EA, CA,A,C|B,G,DG, B,A,G,B,|CA,EA, CA,A,C|1 B,A,G,B, A,2A,B,:|2 B,A,G,B, A,2||
|:^cd|efed ^cdef|gedc BGGB|efed ^cAcd|eaa^g a2ef|
gfed
^cdef|gedc BGGB|c2 (3BcB AGED|GEDB, A,2:|
GROWLING OLD MAN,
FUSSING OLD WOMAN. Old-Time, Jig. A rare American
old-time jig from the northern
GROWLING OLD WOMAN. AKA and see "Get Up Old Woman and
Shake Yourself," "Conor O'Sullivan's Vision,"
"Irish Whim," "Last Night Amid Dreams,"
"O'Tuomy's Drinking Song,"
"Captain Thornton's
Delight." Irish, Jig. B Flat Major/G Minor. Standard tuning. ABB
(Carlin): AABB (Kerr). Neither "Growling Old Mand and Grumbling Old
Woman," nor "Growling Withered Old Woman," though conceivably
may be related to latter. Carlin (Master
Collection), 1984; No. 232, pg. 135. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 275, pg. 30.
X:1
T:Growling Old Woman
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No.
275 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
F|Bcd dcd|B3 G2B|ABc cAc|A3 F2A|Bcd
cdc|dfb bab|gfe dcd|B3 G2:|
|:f|fgf dBd|f3 B2f|fgf edc|B3
G2f|fgf edc|Bdf bab|gfe dcd|B3 G2:|
GROWLING WITHERED OLD
WOMAN, THE. AKA and see "The Withered Growling Old Woman."
GRUB SPRINGS [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. A Major. AEae tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB
(Phillips). This is perhaps the Alabama fiddler Charlie Stripling’s version,
from a 1952 AFS recording made by Ray Browne. Stripling played the tune in
standard tuning (Kerry Blech says it “sort of vacillates between the A tonal
center and the D tonal center”). Sources for notated versions: Alan Block (New
Hampshire) [Phillips]; Stephanie Prausnitz [Silberberg]. Kuntz, Private
Collection. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 107. Rankin, 1985; Notes to
"Great Big Yam Potatoes" Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 57. Anglo American Fiddle Music
from
X:1
T:Grub Springs
M:C|
L:1/8
N:AEae tuning
N:notated as fingered, not as
sounded
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(3D/E/F/|[GA]>[GA] B>(B c2)
B>B|c>B A>(
c>B A>(E D2)
(3D/E/F/|[GA]>[GA] B>(B c2) B>B|c>B A>(E D2) (3D/E/F/|[G/A/]F/G/E/
DB,/B,/ C(E [GD])||
|:c|e>(f ec df/(g/ a)f|e>f ec
df/g/ af|e>f ec df/g/ af|[D2A2] [DB]>B c/B/c/B/ A:|
GRUB SPRINGS [2]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi. A Major. AEae (although Jody
Stecher insists it is ADae) tuning. AABB. A variant of version #1. The version
is from Mississipe fiddler W. Ernest Claunch, recorded by Herbert Halpert on a
field trip for the Library on Congress in
1939. Songer (
GRUB SPRINGS [3]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi. A Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Recorded by Burnsville, Mississippi, fiddler John Hatcher for the Library
of Congress in 1939 (AFS 3000 A4) on a field trip by Herbert Halpert. It is a
different tune than versions #1 & #2 i.e. bears little or no
resemblance either the Ernest Clauch (that usually goes by that name) or the
Charlie Stripling tune under that name recorded for the Library of Congress. Source for notated version: John
Hatcher (Mississippi) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 107. Rounder
18964-1518-2, Various Artists (John Hatcher) – “American Fiddle Tunes” (a
reissue of the 1971 Library of Congress LP of field recordings).
GRUMBLING
RUSTIC, THE (Bodac An
Dranntain). AKA and see "Gille na
Drobhair" (Gillan the Drover),
"O My Dear Judy," "You Never Did Hear." Irish, Double
Jig or March. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Bayard (1981) states that the
basic tune (related also to "Bully For
You" and "Domhnall na Greine" {Daniel of the Sun}) was known from
the end of the 18th century and published in various early 19th century
sources. O’Neill found an elaborate four-part version in McGoun’s Repository of Scots and Irish Airs (c.
1800) under the title “Gillan na Drover.” An untitled jig (No. 16) in
Breathnach’s Ceol Rinnce na hÉireann II
(1976) has a similar ‘A’ part. Source for notated version: Joe Cant, an
“affable Highlander” [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 26. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 809, pg. 151. O'Neill (Dance
Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 80, pg. 29.
X:1
T:Grumbling
Rustic, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
or March
S:O’Neill
– Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems
(1907), No. 80
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|DED
AFA|dcd AFD|AGF F2E|AGF F2E|DED AFA|dcd AFD|AFE E2B|AFE E2:|
|:A|DED
d2d|edc d2B|AGF F2E|AGF F2E|1 DED d2d|edc d2B|AFE E2B|AFE E2:|2
edc
dcB|cBA Bcd|AFE E2B|AFE E2||
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