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**Please note that the abc’s in the Fiddler’s Companion work fine in most abc conversion programs. For example, I use abc2win and abcNavigator 2 with no problems whatsoever with direct cut-and-pasting. However, due to an anomaly of the html, pasting the abc’s into the concertina.net converter results in double-spacing. For concertina.net’s conversion program to work you must remove the spaces between all the lines of abc notation after pasting, so that they are single-spaced, with no intervening blank lines. This being done, the F/C abc’s will convert to standard notation nicely. Or, get a copy of abcNavigator 2 – its well worth it.   [AK]

 

 

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GU MA MAITH THIG AN CRUM DHA TEARLACH. AKA and see "Well May Charlie Wear the Crown."

           

GU MA MEAR A CHARAID. AKA and see "Merry May the Pair Be."

                       

GU MATH SLAN A CHI MI (May I see you happy). Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning. One part. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle), vol. 4, 1991; pg. 29. Morison (Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 1), No. 8, pg. 4.

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T:Gu ma slan a chi mi

T:May I see you happy

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L:1/8

N:”Rather slow”

R:Air

S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 1

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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F>F GA d2 c>G | AC D>E F3C | F>F GA f2 (ef) | d>c Ac d3f | cA cd f2 (ef) | dc Ac d2f2 | (cd) (cA) d2 c>G | (AC) D>E F4 ||

                       

GU MO SLAN A CHI MI MO CHAILINN DILEAS DONN. AKA and see "Well May I Behold My Faithful Brown Hair'd Maid." The title has also been translated as "Oh Happy May I See Thee."

           

GUARACHA (WALTZ) [1], THE.  English, Waltz. D Major (‘A’ part), A Major (‘B’ part) & G Major (‘C’ and ‘D’ parts). Standard tuning. AABB’CCDD’. The Guaracha was a type of Spanish waltz that mixed couple with group dance, and was especially popular in England in the 19th century. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 130, pg. 32.

 

GUARACHA WALTZ [2], THE. English, Waltz. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCD. The first two parts of Kerr’s waltz are the same as the last two parts of “Guaracha (Waltz) [1].” Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880’s; No. 438, pg. 32. Wilson (Companion to the Ballroom), 1816; pg. 173.

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T:Guaracha Waltz [2]

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L:1/8

R:Waltz

S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 438 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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(ed)|(^c2d2)B2|G4 (ed)|(^c2d2)B2|(d2=c2)(dc)|(B2c2)A2|F4 (ed)|^cded=cA|G4:|

|:d2|(B2de2)d2|(B2d2)d2|gfedcB|(d2c2)c2|(A2c2)c2|(A2c2)c2|(A2c2)c2|agfedc|c2B2:|

d2|g2f2e2|d2^c2d2|e2d2^c2|d2B2d2|g2f2e2|d2^c2d2|e2d2^c2|d4d2|ggffee|dd^ccdd|

eedd^cc|ddBBdd|ggffee|dd^ccdd|e2 z2[A2f2]|[D2B2g2]z2z2||B6|B6|B2A2B2|(d4c2)|

A6|A6|A2G2A2|B6|B6|B6|B2A2B2|(d4c2)|A2^G2A2|d2c2A2|(G6|G2) z2G2|

e6|d6|c2d3c|B6|A2^G2A2|e2d3c|(B6|B2) z2G2|e6|d6|f2e2f2|g6|A2^G2A2|d2c3A|(G6|G2)z2||

 

GUARD HOUSE, THE. AKA and see "Soldier's Dance," "The Marchioness," "The Hullichan Jig," "Chelmsford Races." American (originally Scottish), Jig. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune goes back to the 18th century, first appearing in a Skillern collection of 1776 (London). Hardings All‑Round Collection, 1905; No. 103, pg. 32‑33.

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T:Guard House, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

B:Harding’s All Round Collection, No. 103 (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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F|B2B BAB|c2c f2e|d2B BAB|cAF FGA|B2B BAB|c2c f2e|dcB cBA|B2B B2:|

|:d|f2f def|g2g g3|a2a fga|b2b b2f|f2f def|gab bag|fed cBA|B2B B2:|

           

GUARDIAN ANGEL NOW PROTECT ME. The title appears in Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes which he published c. 1800.  It is probably the song “Guardian Angels (Watch Over Me),” a popular song of the era (see note for “Guardian Angels”).

           

GUARDIAN ANGELS. AKA – “Guardian Angels Watch Over Me.” English, American; Air and Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). G Major (Keller, Sweet): A Major (Barnes). Standard tuning. AB (Keller, Sweet): AABB (Barnes). The tune appeared with a song in Vocal Music or The Songster’s Companion printed in London in 1775 and with a country dance in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Twenty Four Country Dances, also printed in London the next year. Later it appeared in Longman and Broderip’s Entire New and Compleat Instructions for the Fife (London, 1780, pg. 21), and in numerous instrumental tutors . “Guardian Angels (Watch Over Me)” was a popular song in the post-Revolutionary period in both Britain and America and was published in numerous instrumental collections and song sheets. As “Guardian Angel Now Protect Me” the title appears in a list compiled by Henry Robson of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes, published around the year 1800.  The melody appears in a few American music mansucripts of  Revolutionary period, including the Greenwood MSS. (1775-76), Henry Beck’s flute copybook (c. 1785), and Captain George Bush’s fiddle book. It also appears in Thomas Nixon’s commonplace book (Danbury, Conn., 1776), Eleazer Cary’s music copybook (Mansfield, Conn., 1797), Elizabeth Van Rensselaer’s music copybook (Boston, Mass., 1782), Peter Gansevoort’s copybook (1778), and George White’s commonplace book (Cherry Valley, N.Y., 1790). Source for notated version: the music manuscript of Captain George Bush (1753?-1797), a fiddler and officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution [Keller]. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 54. Keller (Fiddle Tunes from the American Revolution), 1992; pg. 16. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 73.

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T:Guardian Angels

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L:1/8

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G2 B>c/2d/4 cAFD | G>A/2B/4 AG FE D2 | GD GB AD Ac | B>c/2d/4 cB B2 A2 |

G2 B>c/2d/4 cAFD | G>A/2B/4 AG FE D2 | G2 AB E2 c>d/2e/4 | e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ {A} G4 :|

|: d2 g>e {e}d3d | d>c c>B B2A2 | d>B d>B c>A c>A | B/G/d/B/ g/d/c/B/ {B}A4 | G2 dB gdBG |

D2 D/F/A/c/ BGEG | E2 F>G DGce | e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ {A}G4 :|

           

GUDA AIS MAURAIS. AKA and see "The Gudgeon of Maurice's Car."

           


GUDE NIGHT AND JOY BE WI' YOU A'. See "Good Night and Joy Be with You."

           

GUDEWIFE, ADMIT THE WANDERER. See "Good Wife, Admit the Wanderer."

           

GUDEWIFE OF PEEBLES. Scottish, Slow Air (6/8 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831), fiddler, composer, music publisher and bandleader. Son of the famous Scots fiddler-composer Niel Gow. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 4, 1817; pg. 14.

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T:Gudewife of Peebles

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Air

S:Gow – 4th Repository  (1817)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

B/c/|(dB)B (AF)F|(G/F/)(G/A/)(B/G/) (FD)D|(dB)B (cA)F|GAB {d}c2 (B/c/)|

(dB)B (AF)F|~(G/F/)G/A/B/G/ FDD|(dB)B (cA)F|GBA B2:|

|:d/e/|(fd)f g>ab|f(g/f/)(e/d/) (cde)|(fd)f g>ab|a2g f2g|(fd)g (ec)f|

d(e/d/)(c/B/) A>Bc|(dB)d (cA)F|(GB)A B2:|

           

GUDGEON OF MAURICE'S CAR, THE (Guda {an} Ais Maurais). AKA - "The Gudgeon of Morrison's Car." AKA and see “The Humours of Kesh,” “Jackson’s (Jig) [3].” Irish, Double Jig. Ireland, County Sligo. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A gudgeon is a metal pivot at the end of an axle, around which the wheel turns. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music) said his source, piper Connors, was the only one among the traditional music circle to know this jig at the time O’Neill collected it from him in Chicago. Sources for notated versions: flute player Harry McGowan (b. 1937, Carrowmore, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; piper John Connors, a native of Dublin living in Chicago—Connors had played pipes on Mississippi steamboats before the Civil War [O’Neill]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 162. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 76. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1115, pg. 210. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 288, pg. 62. Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 28.

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T:Gudgeon of Maurice’s Car, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 288

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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d/c/|BAG Bcd|edc Bcd|BAG Bcd|ecA A2d/c/|BAG Bcd|edc Bcd|e/f/gd ecA|BGG G2:|

|:G|GBd g2d|edc Bcd|GBd g2d|ecA A2d/c/|BAG g2d|edc Bcd|e/f/gd ecA|BGG G2:|

           

GUDGEON OF MORRISON'S CAR. AKA and see "The Gudgeon of Maurice's Car."

           

GUENILLE, LA (The Rag).  French-Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB’CC’. Hart & Sandell (2001) note the title refers to a piece of cloth, and that it is a commonly heard tune in Québec. The attribute the tune’s popularity in part to singer Mary Travers “La Boduc” who set words to it. Source for notated version: fiddler Louis Beaudoin (1921-1980, Burlington, Vt.), whose own source was Denis Mathieu [Hart & Sandell]. Hart & Sandell (Dance ce Soir), 2001; No. 14, pg. 47. SOCAN MPCD 2039, La Bottine Souriante – “En spectacle” (1996). Philo Records, Louis Beaudoin” (1973).

           

GUGGERIN’ SPUDS.  Irish, Jig. Composed by the late fiddler Seán Ryan. Ryan (Seán Ryan’s Dream), No. 24.

 

GUIAN VALLEY WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. An uncommon tune recorded for Brunswick in 1929 by Clendenin, West Virginia, fiddler Reese Jarvis (1900‑1967).

 

GUIGNOLEE, LA.  Old-Time, Air (cut time). G Major. Standard tuning. AABB’C. Irregular in the third part. A fiddled version of a song called “La Guignolee,” a New Year’s Eve “busking” tradition in the French community around Old Mines, Missouri. Men would blacken their faces and go from house to house singing the song, to be welcomed by the inhabitants to eat and dance (see also similar traditions in English morris and Irish wrenboys). Source for notated version: Charlie Pashia (1909-1994, Old Mines, Missouri) [Beisswenger & McCann]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music), 2008; pg. 108. Missouri Friends of Folk Arts MFFA 1001, Charlie Pashia – “I’m Old But I’m Awfully Tough” (1977).

           

GUILBEAU'S WALTZ. AKA and see "Valse a Guilbeau."

           

GUILDEROY. AKA and see "Gilderoy."

 

GUILDFORD ASSEMBLY.  English, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773), and Straight & Skillern’s Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1775). As with numerous other tunes from the Thompson’s 1773 collection, it was entered into the 1788 music copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). Guildford is in Surry. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 196.

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T:Guildford Assembly

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3 (London, 1773)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

G3 DGB|A3 DAc|B2c dBG|F2G AFD|G3 DGB|A3 DAc|BcB AGF|G3 G,3:|
|:d3 dBG|F2G AFD|E2E EDC|B,2C DB,G,|d2d dBG|F2G AFD|EcB AGF|G3 G,3:||

           

GUILFORD POLKA. American, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Sweet (1964) notes the melody was in the repertoire of the Chester, Conn., Fife and Drum Corps. The title apparently honors the town of Guilford, Connecticut. The American town takes its name from Guilford, England, named by the Anglo-Saxons and meaning ‘the gold ford’, perhaps because of the marsh marigolds that grew in damp places (Matthews, 1972). Sweet (Fifer’s Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 10.

           

GUILLANE, THE. AKA and see “The Gullane.”

           

GUILMETRE'S WALTZ CLOG. French‑Canadian, Waltz‑Clog (3/4 time). B Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. The waltz clog was a hybrid dance form from the late 19th/early 20th century that had some modest currency for a time. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 102, pg. 64.

           

GUINEA AND THE ONE POUND NOTE, THE. Shetland.

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For the note it was wrought (?)

And the guinea it was (sent)

So I'd rather have the guinea than the one pound note. (Cooke)

           

GUINESS IS GOOD FOR YOU. AKA and see “The Wandering Minstrel.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC’. O’Neill printed the tune as “The Wandering Minstrel.” O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), c. 1940 (?).

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T:Guiness is Good for You

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor (1949)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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B|ADD BAF|Ade fdB|ADD BAG|FAF GFE|ADD BAF|Bde fdB|AdB AFE|FDD D2:|

|:B|ABd ece|fdB AFA|BdB AFD|EFE E2e|faf ede|fdB AFA|BdB AFE|FDD D2:|

|:g|fdf afd|gbe gbe|fdf afd|ceA ceA|fdf afd|gbe gbe|faf ede|1 fdd d2:|2 fdd edB||

                                   

GUIRY'S FAVORITE (Roga Ui Gadra/Guaire). Irish, Double Jig. A Minor/D Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 707, pg. 131. O’Neill (Irish Folk Music) says the tune was “unpublished and new to us,” however, it appears related to “Bryan O’Lynn.” Source for notated version: John Carey, a native of Limerick [O’Neill]. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 10, pg. 18.

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T:Guiry’s Favorite

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 10

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e/^f/|gea ged|cAB c2d|eaa age|ed^c de^f|gea ged|cAB cde|fed ecA|GFE D2:|
|:A/B/|cBc A2G|EcB cde|ded cAG|Adc ded|cBc A2G|EcB cde|fed ecA|GFE D2:|

           


GUIRY'S REEL. AKA and see “Lady Montgomery [3],” “Miss Montgomery” “Phelim’s Frolic(s),” “Rising Sun [3].”  Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: "...copied from (a) very old well‑written manuscript lent to me in 1873 by Mr. J. O'Sullivan, of Bruff, Co. Limerick" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 227, pg. 110.

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T:Guiry’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

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d2 dA FGAF | d2 dA cdef | d2 dA FGAF | E2 ed cdef :| d2 ag fgaf | d2 ag fgab |

d2 ag fgaf | gfed cdef | d2 ag fgaf | d2 ag fgea | bgaf gdBG | E2 ed cdef ||

           

GUISER'S MARCH, DA. See "Guizer's March."


           

GUISER'S REEL. See "Guizer's Reel."

           

GUITAR FANDANGO. Old‑Time. The tune was recorded for the Library of Congress by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph from Ozark Mountain fiddlers in the early 1940's.

           

GUITTAR, THE. English, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears unique to London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 4.

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T:Guittar, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

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K:D

A|FDF AFA|dAd fdf|afd ceg|fed cBA|fdf dAd|AFA FDF|cde gfg|agf e2:|

|:e|edc BAG|FGA Bcd|cde g2f|eee e2a|daa dbb|daa dbb|afd Bec|d2d d2:||

 

GUIZER'S MARCH. Shetland, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Gideon Stove (1875‑1954), who as a young man was offered a chair with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, but who preferred to remain in the Shetlands "where he was a much respected musician and teacher" (Hunter, 1979). This march was written for the Up Helly Aa procession which was at one time led by a fiddle band, though now by a brass band. It is used in Shetland for dancing a two‑step. Anderson & Georgeson (Da Mirrie Dancers), 1970; pg. 29. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 344. BM-91, Buddy MacMaster – “Glencoe Hall.”

           

GUIZER'S/GUISER'S REEL, DA. Shetland, Reel. D Major. ADae tuning. AABB. "...From a manuscript given to Tom Anderson by the late Pete Fraser (d. 1982). There were different variants played on the West side of Shetland. It was always played when the Guizers came visiting a wedding or houses at Christmas time" (Anderson). The tune has the same features as a Shetland "Muckle Reel," and was "played by Peter Fraser in Walls and by two Papa Stour (Island) fiddlers, Fraser Hughson and John Fraser. It was said to be played at weddings for the dancing of the guisers, the group of univited masked men who paid a brief visit to the wedding dance" (Cooke, 1986). Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 55.

           

GUL FHIN.  AKA and see “Fingal’s Cave [2].”

 

GULF BREEZE WALTZ. Old-Time, Waltz. D Major (‘A’ part), A Major (‘B’ part) & G Major (‘C’ part). Standard tuning. ABC. Composed by the East Texas Serenaders. Silberberg (93 Fiddle Tunes I Didn’t Learn at Tractor Tavern), 2004; pg. 19.

 

GULF COAST BLUES. The title of a tune recorded by a very young Texas fiddler named Bob Wills for Brunswick Records in 1939.

           

GULLANE JIG, THE (Port an Ghalláin). AKA – “Gallane Jig,” “Gullaun Jig.” AKA and see “John Mahinny’s No. 1,” “The Old Bush (Jig),” “Old Joe’s Jig,” “Old John’s Jig,” “Port Sheáin tSeosaimh.” Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Gullane is a village in the Sliabh Luachra region of County Kerry. The alternate title “John Mahinny’s No. 1” is called after John Mahinney Barnard of Gneevegullia, a friend of fiddler Bill "The Weaver" Murphy, father of Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Source for notated version: this jig was recorded in Co. Kerry by Breandan Breathnach in November 1970 from accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork/Kerry border); O’Leary had the tune from Jimmy Doyle [Breathnach, Moylan]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 18, pg. 12. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 11, pg. 129. Cranitch (Irish Session Tunes: The Red Book), 2000; pg. 11. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 1, pg. 3.

           


GULLANE POLKA [1]. AKA and see “The Guillane,” “The Sliabh Luachra.” Irish, Polka(s). Ireland; Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border, Kenmare. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Often played in a medley with #2, known collectively as the “Gullane Polkas,” although source O’Leary paired #1 with “Jack Sweeney’s.” Gullane is a hamlet just outside of the west Kerry border town of Rathmore. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region, Kerry), recorded in recital a Na Piobairi Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 96, pg. 37. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 45, pg. 27. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 8 (appears as “The Guillane Polka”). Gael-Linn CEF 092, Julia and Billy Clifford - “Ceol as Sliabh Luachra” (titled after Johnny O’Leary, from whom the had the tune). GN1, Joe Thoma ‑ "Up the Track: Traditional Music from Kenmare."

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T:Gullane Polka, The

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

K:D

Ad BA|DF FE/D/|CE GE|BA F>G|Ad BA|DF FE/D/|CE GE|1 ED D2:|2 ED DE||

|:FE/F/ GF/G/|BA FD|AB/A/ GE|BA FD|FE/F/ GF/G/|BA FD|AB/A/ GE|1 ED DE:|2 ED D2||

 

GULLANE POLKA [2]. Irish, Polka. Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See note for “Gullane Polka [1]." This tune is a variant of the Scots melody “Cameron’s Got his Wife Again.” Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 65, pg. 37. Gael-Linn CEF092, Julia and Billy Clifford - “Ceol as Sliabh Luachra.”

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T:Gullane Polka [2]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

K:D

d>B AF|A2 AF/A/|B/c/d/B/ AF|E2 E>B|d>B AF|Ad f/g/f/e/|dB AF/A/|D2 D2:|

|:f>d fa|eg f/g/f/e/|fd fa|f2 {a}fe/e/|f>d fa|eg f/g/f/e/|dB AF/A/|D2 D2:|

 

GULLANE (POLKA) [3]. AKA and see “Tuar Mór Polka [1].”

           

GULLANE SLIDE. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Ireland, Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’BB. Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region) [Moylan]. Gael-Linn CEF132, Johnny O’Leary - “An Calmfhear/The Trooper” (1989).

           

GUM-GA'D AIVER (Broken Mouthed Horse), THE. AKA – “Gum Ga’d Aber.” Scottish, Bagpipe Rant. Appears in the Gairdyn MS., 1700‑c. 1740, and later a version modified by expanded range for the fiddle by David Young in the McFarlane Manuscript (vol. 3, No. 267), 1740.

           

GUM TREE CANOE. AKA and see "Tombigbee Waltz," "Tom Big Bee River." The song appears in the book Heart Songs.

           

GUN, THE. English, Country Dance Tune. Published in Playford, The English Dancing Master (1651). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 41.

           

GUN BHRIS MO CHRI O'N DH' FHALBH THU. AKA and see "My Heart Is Broke(n) Since Thy Departure."

           

GUN DO DHIÙLT AM BODACH FODAR DHOMH (The old man wouldn’t give me fodder). AKA and see “Greig’s Pipes,” “Munlochy Bridge,” “The Old Man Wouldn’t Give Me Straw.”

                       

GUN DUINE AIG A' BHAILE. AKA and see "None Left At Home But Wife and Bairn."

           

GUN IN THE THATCH [1]. AKA and see “Chattering Magpie.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: Belfast fiddler Seán McGuire (1927-2005) [Miller & Perron]. Miller & Perron (Traditional Irish Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 1, No. 11. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 74. Outlet Records OLP 1006, "The Best of Sean McGuire” (1971).

See also listing at:

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

 


GUN IN THE THATCH [2]. Irish, Reel. D Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler Sean McGuire (Williamson). Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 88.

           

GÚNA NUA, AN.  AKA and see “The New Frock.”

 

GUNBOAT. AKA and see "Going Down to Georgie‑o." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; Braxton County, W.Va. A Major. AEae tuning. ABB’. West Virginia fiddler Ernie Carpenter learned his version from the playing of Wallace Pritchard. West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine called the tune “Gunboat Whistled into Georgi-o.” Perhaps by the title alone it is thought to be a Civil War-era tune, although there is no proof of this assertion. Source for notated version: Kentucky fiddler Bruce Greene [Lamancusa]. Augusta Heritage Records 003, Ernie Carpenter ‑ "Elk River Blues: Traditional Tunes From Braxton County, W.Va." Jim Taylor (et al) – “The Civil War Collection, vol. II.”

X:1

T:Gunboat

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Bruce Greene

N:From a transcription by John Lamancusa, by permission; see http://www.mne.psu.edu/lamancusa/tunes.htm

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(AB | c2) c2 cdcB | A(FF)(F A2) (AB) | (ce)ee (ef)ec | B(A[A)A](A [A2)A2] (AB) |

c2 cc (cd)cB | A(FF)(F A2) (AF) | E2 CC (EF)E(C | B,)(A,[A,)E](A, [A,2)E2] AF ||

|:E2 C2C2 (AF) | E(C[C)E](C [C2)E2] (AF) | E2C2 (EF)EC |1 B,(A,[A,)E](A, [A,2)E2] AF :|2

B,(A,[A,)E](A, [A,4)E4] ||

           

GUNBOATS ON THE POTOMAC. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, West Virginia, Pennsylvania.

           

GUNNERSBURY HOUSE.  English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Gunnersbury House, Middlesex, west London, was originally built in the Palladian style by architect John Webb as a country manor house for John Maynard, a Cromwellian-era lawyer and politician. Its appearance as the title of a country dance in London publisher Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1765 collection undoubtedly has much to do with its purchase in 1760 for Princess Amelia, the favorite daughter of King George II. Amelia used the manor from 1763-1786 as a country summer retreat and landscaped it in the 18th century style. As the aunt of King George III, “that odd and hearty lady” made Gunnersbury House famous with her parties and political intrigues. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 60.

X:1

T:Gunnersbury House

M:6/8

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)

Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

Acd|efe Bcd|d2c aec|afd cBA|e3 Ace|efe Bcd|d2c aec|afe dcB|A3:|
|:geg|aea geg\a2e geg|aed cBA|e3 geg|aea geg|a2e geg|afe dcB|A3:||

 

GUNS OF THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. AKA and see “Fintan McManus’s.” Irish, Reel. A modern composition by Fintan McMaus, Co. Fermanagh. The title was probably suggested by the 7-beat measure in the third part of the tune. Green Linnett GLCD 1137, Altan - "Island Angel" (1993).

X:1

T: The Guns of the Magnificent Seven

M: 2/2

L: 1/8

R: Reel

C: Fintan McManus

D: Altan, "Island Angel"

K: ADor

EAAG ABcA|EAFA GEDG|EAAG ABcd|egdB BAAG:|

|:ABcd eAAf|gedc BA~A2|ABcd eaaf|gedB BA~A2:|

M: 6/8

|:egdB A2|

M: 2/2

egdB GABd|eBdB Aaag|egdB BA~A2:|

           

GUR MIS' THA GU CRAITEACH O'N UIRIDH. AKA and see "What Pain I've Endured Since Last Year."

           

GUR MULADACH A TA MI. AKA and see "How Melancholy Am I."

           

GUR TROM AN DEIGH MO THURAIS MI. AKA and see "Tired After My Expedition."

 

GURGLING OF THE CHURN, THE. AKA and see “Fig for a Kiss [1].”

           

GURKIN CROSS. AKA and see “Church Street(Polka) [1]," “Flanagan’s (Polka),” “Oyster River (Reel),” “St. Mary’s Polka.” Irish, Polka. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The title probably is a miss-hearing of “Gurteen Cross,” the title under which Paddy Killoran recorded the tune.

X:1

T:St. Mary’s Polka

T:Church Street [1]

T:Gurkin Cross

R:polka

D:Ben Lennon, The Natural Bridge

Z:Jeff Myers

M:2/4

L:1/8

K:G

D/|GB AB/A/|Gg e/f/g/e/|dB AG/A/|B-B/A/ G/F/E/D/| GB AB/A/|Gg e/f/g/e/| dBAG/A/ |

BG G-G/:: A/|Bd g-g/A/|Bd g-g/A/|Bd ge|f-f/g/ fg|ag e/f/g/e/|dB AG/A/| Be d/B/A/B/|G2{B}G-G/ :||

           

GURREN'S CASTLE. AKA and see “Devil in the Kitchen [1],” “Miss Drummond of Perth [1],” “Our Highland Cousins.” Scottish, Strathspey; Irish, Highland or Fling. A Mixolydian/Dorian (Carlin): A Mixolydian (Feldman & O’Doherty). Standard tuning. One part (Carlin): AB (Feldman & O’Doherty). Feldman & O’Doherty note that the tune is played an octave lower the last time around in County Donegal. The tune (as “Gurren Castle”) was recorded in the 78 RPM era by Michael Coleman and Hugh Gillespie. Source for notated version: fiddler John Doherty (1985-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 110, pg. 72. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 82 (listed as second “Untitled Highland”). Lochshore CDLOC 1096, Ian Powrie – “Legend of the Fiddle.” 

           

GURTAGLANNA REEL. AKA and see "Roll Her in the Rushes [1]," "Kate Gaynor's Fancy," "Aisghairm na hAontachta."

           

GURTEEN CROSS. AKA and see “Church Street (Polka) [1],” “Flanagan’s (Polka),” “Oyster River (Reel),” “St. Mary’s.” Irish, Polka. The tune was recorded by Paddy Killoran under this title.

           


GURTY'S FROLICS. See “Gusty’s Frolics.”

           

GUSTAFS SKOAL. Swedish, Quadrille (4/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. ABB. Played at Arizona square dances in the 1st half of the 20th century by champion fiddler Viola “Mom” Ruth. Ruth (Pioneer Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 52, pg. 19.

X:1

T:Gustafs Skoal

M:4/4

L:1/8

S: Viola “Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes (1948)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

c4c4|c6C2||F2F2F3A|GFED DCB,C|G2G2G3E|FGAG F3C|

F2F2F3A|GFED DCB,C|G2G2G3E|FGAG F4||

|:AA/A/ AA ACFA|GG/G/ GG GEFG|AA/A/ AA ACFA| G2E2F3C:|

           


GUSTAVUS GALLOPADE. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). England, Shropshire. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. See note for "Gallopede." Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 110b, pg. 46.

           

GUSTY’S FROLICS (“Mireog Mic Gurtaig” or “Súgradh Aibhistín”). AKA - “Gurty’s Frolics.” Irish, Slip Jig. Ireland; Munster, Donegal. D Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. ABCDD’ (Feldman & O’Doherty): AABB'CCDD (O'Neill/Krassen): AABBCCDDAABBCC (Kennedy): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHII (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ (Stanford/Petrie). O’Neill (1913) identifies the composer of this piece as Gustavis A. “Gusty” Nicolls, a landlord and an uilleann piper of the late 18th and early 19th century who lived near Carrigallen, in the southern part of County Leitrim. “Blessed with manly beauty, musical talents, and worldly wealth, Augustus earned the reputation of being an irresistible heartbreaker also,” says O’Neill. Nichols was what would be considered a ‘gentleman piper’ and owned an estate at Rossan in the parish of Aughavas. Brian McNamara says the Nicols family had come to Ireland as part of the Cromwellian plantation, most of whom had settled in County Weatmeath.  It is not known how Gusty’s branch came to settle in Aughavas, Leitrim. In addition to his other successes, Nichols was remembered as a noted teacher of the pipes, especially for his ability to teach handicapped and disabled people (who often when young were groomed as professional musicians to be able to make their way in the world). McNamara records that one of Nicols’ tenets and students, James Quinn, “spoke graciously of his generous teacher as a performer and a composer” (see note for “Old Man Quinn”). Another of his students was a cousin, Alex Nicols (1798-1860), known as ‘Parson Nicols’ as he became a minister of the Church of Ireland as well as a renowned piper himself. The melody also appears in the 19th century County Leitrim manuscript of musician Stephen Grier (1824-1894).

***

Despite the attribution to Nicolls, O’Neill (1907) reprints the mistaken name/title “Gurty’s Frolics” that first appeared in the Petrie collection. Breathnach (1985) remarks that the mixolydian mode is better for the tune. The melody is a popular slip-jig in Donegal. “The Galway Jig” is a version of this tune. The earliest sound recording of “Gusty’s” was by the famous turn-of-the-20th-century Chicago piper Patsy Touhey, who recorded it on a wax cylinder. Sources for notated versions: the collector George Petrie found this “very old Munster tune” in an MS music book; accordion player Paddy O’Brien, who got the tune in Donegal [Breathnach; fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1985; No. 105. Breathnach (Folk Music and Dances of Ireland), 1971; 12. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 88. Feldman & O’Doherty (Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 58. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 26, pg. 7. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1171, pg. 221. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 444, pg. 87. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 813, pg. 203 (appears as “Gurty’s Frolic”). Claddagh Records CC17, Sean Keane ‑ "Gusty's Frolics" (1975. Learned from Donegal fiddler John Doherty). Drumlin Records, Brian McNamara – “A Piper’s Dream” (2000). Nimbus NI 5320, Ciaran Touish, Dermot McLaughlin, Seamus Glackin, Kevin Glackin - “Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal” (1991).

X:1

T:Gusty’s Frolics

M:9/8

L:1/8

R:Slip Jig

S:O’Neill – 1001 Gems (1907), No. 444. (Appears as “Gurty’s Frolics”)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A,DD A,DD FEF|A,DD DFA GED|A,DD A,DD FzF|GFG ECE GFE:|

|:FDF A2F A2F|FDF A2F GFE|FDF A2F A2F|GFG ECE GFE:|

|:Add def gfg|Add dfa gfe|Add def g2g|gfg ece gfe:|

|:fdf a2f a2g|fdf a2f gfe|fdf a2f a2f|gfg ece gfe:|

|:aff dff dff|aff dfa gfe|aff dff dff|gfg ece gfe:|

|:dff agf/e/ d2A|dff agf gfe|dff agf/e/ def|gfg ece gfe:|

|:f/g/af dec dAF|DFA def gfe|f/g/af ded def|gfg ece gfe:|

|:a/g/fe dfe d2d|afd def gec|d/f/ec dec dAF|G/A/BA GEF GFE:|

|:A2A dcB A2B|AFD DFD EFG|AFA BGB cBA|GFG ECE GFE:|

           


GUSTY'S TUNE. Canadian, Dance Tune. D Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & A Major ('C' part) {Messer}: D Major ('A' part) & A Major ('B' part) {Bohrer/Kibler}. Standard tuning. ABB (Bohrer/Kibler): AABBCC (Messer). Source for notated version: a Don Messer (Canada) recording [Bohrer/Kibler]. Bohrer (Vic Kibler), 1992; No. 22, pg. 22. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 185, pg. 128‑129.

           

GUT UP IN THE COOL. Old‑Time, Fiddle Tune. USA, Texas. A Major. EEae. The tune bears a resemblance to W.E. Claunch's "Grub Springs." County 202, "Eck Robertson: Famous Cowboy Fiddler."

           

GUTTERS O SKELD. AKA and see "Sleep Soond I’da Moarnin'." Shetland, Shetland Reel. Known throughout the Shetland Islands.

 

GUZZLE TOGETHER. AKA and see “Cuzle Together.”

           

GWEEBARA (BRIDGE) REEL, THE. "Docherty's Reel,” “Doherty’s Reel [1],” “Johnny Doherty’s Reel [2],” “The Killarney Boys of Pleasure,” "The New Fashioned Habit." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. Eamonn Jordan (Whistle and Sing!) {appears under the title "Doherty's Reel").

           

GWENITH GWYN. Welsh, Air (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. One part. One of the Welsh tunes Walker (1924) cites as having “artistic strength of a high order”—“beautiful”, he says. Walker (History of Music in England), 1924; No. 116, pg. 327.

X:1

T:Gwenith Gwyn

M:3/4

L:1/8

K:C

CE G3E|FF E3F|GE C3E|G G3 zE|FF A3 F|EE G3 E|ED D3 B,|C C3 z|

CC c3 A|FF F3 E|DD d3B|G G3 zE|FF A3 F|EE G3 E|ED D3 B,|C C3 z||

                       

GWYNT Y GLAN (The White Wave). AKA and see “Girls of Banbridge.” Welsh, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB.

X:1

T:Untitled Jig

S:Radio Scotland, 1991

Z:Nigel Gatherer

M:6/8

L:1/8

K:D

A2 d dcB|ABA FED|FFF FEF|FED EFG|A2 d dcB|

ABA F3|fdf gec|edc d3::A2 d dfa|agf efg|fdf ged|

cdc BcB|A2 d dfa|agf efg|fdf gec|edc d3:|]

X:2

T:Gwynt y Glan

R:jig

H:noted as Welsh version of the Girls of Banbridge

D:Saith Rhyfeddod

Z:lesl from the playing of Jonathan Shorland

M:6/8

L:1/8

Q:3/8=130

K:D

|:A2d dcB|ABA FED|F~F2 DEF|FED EFG| A2d dcB|ABA F2z|fdf gec|edc d3:|

|:A2d dfa|agf efg|fdf ged|cdc BcB| A3 dfa|agf efg|fdf gec|edc d3:||

                       


GYNKERTOUN. Scottish. A favorite tune of King James V of the Scottish nation's infancy.

           

GYPSEY'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Gypsy's Hornpipe [3]."

           

GYPSIES CAM' TO OUR LORD'S YETT, THE. AKA and see "The Gipsies Came to Lord M____'S Gate."

           

GYPSIE’S HORNPIPE. See “Gypsy’s Hornpipe.”

           

GYPSIES IN THE WOOD.  See note for “Rachel [1].”

           

GYPSIES' LILT, THE. Scottish, Air (2/4 time). Source for notated version: Rowallan Lute Book (c. 1620's) [Purser]. Purser (Scotland’s Music), 1992; Example 18, pg. 124. Maggie’s Music MM220, Hesperus – “Celtic Roots.”

           

GYPSY... See also "Gipsy...".

           

GYPSY DANCE. Old-Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The 'F' notes may be sharp, flat or in-between. Phillips notes that "the content and lack of clear chordal structure make this more of a listening piece" than a breakdown. Source for notated version: Jeff Goehring with the Red Mules [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 59.

           

GYPSY GIRL [1], THE. Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddle player and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 13, pg. 13.

X:1

T:The Gypsy Girl

M:2/2

L:1/8

C:Ed Reavy

S:The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy

R:Reel

N:Like Sarah Casey, Synge's "beauty of Ballinacree,"

N:the gypsy girl represents those strange beauties of the road who have

N:such devilish wild appeal, unlike any others we know. And you'll never

N:see the likes of them in any other setting however far you venture.

Z:Joe Reavy

K:A

ED | CEAc fedc | (3gfe fg aece | (3dcB BA GBEG | Bdgf edcB | cAED CEAc |

 dcBc defg | aece dbfg|afec A2:|| cd | eaag aece | dBgB aBgB | Aaag aece |

dcBd cAcd | eaag aece | (3dcB Bc defg | aece dbfg|afec A2:||

 

GYPSY GIRL [2]. Old-Time, USA, central West Virginia. DGdg tuning. A different version than N.C. banjo player Charlie Poole’s. Augusta Heritage Recordings AHR-004C, Harvey Sampson and the Big Possum String Band – “Flat Foot in the Ashes” (1986/1994. Learned by Calhoun County, W.Va., fiddler Harvey Sampson from a man named Bennett, who may have had it from North Carolina banjo player and singer Charlie Poole despite the differences).

           

GYPSY HORNPIPE. See also spellings under “Gipsy Hornpipe.” The title is often used in fiddlers’ manuscripts and printed sources. As Barry Callaghan (2007) points out, travellers or gypsies have long been conductors of musical tradition, carrying tunes from one place to another, particularly dance tunes. It is therefore no surprise that so many tunes have retained the generic name “Gypsy’s…”

           

GYPSY HORNPIPE [1]. Canadian, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 122, pg. 78.

 

GYPSY'S HORNPIPE [2], THE. AKA and see “The Boys of Ballycastle,” “Leggett’s Reel.” English, Scottish; Hornpipe. G Major or E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. In Ireland the tune is known as “The Boys of Ballycastle.” It is printed in the Scottish Kerr’s vol. 1 under the title “Leggett’s Reel,” in a section of Irish reels for quadrilles or country dancing. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 18. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; pg. 5 (appears as "The Gipsy's Hornpipe"). Martin & Hughes (Ho-ro-ghedllaedh), 1990; pg. 44. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 173.

X:1

T:Gypsy’s Hornpipe, The [2]

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

K:E Minor

(3def|gfed edBd|ed (3efg B2 BA|GFGA BABd|e2A2A2 ef|

gfed edBd|ed (3efg B2 BA|GFGA BcBA|G2E2E2:|

|:gf|e2B2B2 gf|(3efe B2B2 gf|edef gfga|b2e2e2 ga|

bgaf g2 gf|ed (3efg B2 BA|GFGA BcBA|G2E2E2:|

 

GYPSY'S HORNPIPE [3]. AKA and see “Milton Hornpipe [2],” “Queen’s Hornpipe.” English, Hornpipe. England, Dorset. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The 'B' part borrows from the well-known "Devil's Dream.” Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 18. Trim (Thomas Hardy), 1990; No. 33 (appears as "Gypsey's Hornpipe").

X:1

T:Gypsy’s Hornpipe [3]

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:D

FE|DFAd dcde|fdcd BAGF|…

 

GYPSY HORNPIPE [4]. AKA and see "Going/Off to California [1]," "Fireman's Reel," "Whiskey You're the Devil," "Whiskey in the Jar [1]," "Lexington," "Old Towser," "Possum Up a Gum Stump(, Connie in the Hollow) [1]." Irish, Hornpipe. One of the "Off to California" tune family. Missouri State Old Time Fiddlers' Association, Cyril Stinnett (1912-1986, northeast Mo.) - "Plain Old Time Fiddling."

 

GYPSY HORNPIPE [5]. English, Hornpipe. England, Yorkshire. A Major (Merryweather & Seattle): G Major (Callaghan). Standard tuning. AABB. The melody does not bear any resemblance to "Gypsy Hornpipe" [1-4]. Source for notated version: an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby, Yorkshire) [Merryweather & Seattle]. Callaghan (Hardcore English), 2007; pg. 18. Merryweather & Seattle (The Fiddler of Helperby), 1994; No. 29, pg. 36.

X:1

T:Gypsy Hornpipe [5]

M:4/4

L:1/8

K:G

D2|G2 GA GBdB|cdef gfge|…

 


GYPSEY HORNPIPE [6]. English, Hornpipe. England, Lancashire. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: from the Ellis Knowles Manuscript, a selection of tunes noted between 1845-48 probably in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Plain Brown] Plain Brown Tune Book, 1997; pg. 11.

 

GYPSY HORNPIPE [7].  AKA and see “Dan Sullivan’s Favorite.” Irish, Hornpipe. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949. Beaumex BMCD 563, Jerry O’Brien – “Irish Accordion Masters” (a reissue of the original Copley Records 1948 release). Green Linnet GLCD 1079, Buttons and Bows – “First Month of Summer.”

           

GYPSY LADDIE, THE.  English, Air (whole time). C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Jones [Ed.], (Complete Tutor Violin), c. 1815; pg. 1.

X:1

T:The Gypsy Laddie.

M:C

L:1/8

B:Complete Tutor Violin (c. 1815)

Z:Dr. Evan Jones (Aus.)

K:C

%%staves (1 2)

V:1

V:2

[V:1] [EG] |

[V:2] x |

[V:1] ~[E2G2] ([E3/2G3/2][F/2A/2]) [E3c3] [GB] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] ~([E3/2A3/2]G/2) Ac ~[B3d3] [Gd]|

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] [E3G3] [FA] ([Ec][Ge][Fd][Ec]) |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] [C4F4A4] [C3E3G3] G |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] [C2G2] ( ~[C3/2G3/2]A/2 ) [E3G3c3] [CGB] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] A3/2G/2Ac ([B3d3]e) |

[V:2] C4 x4 |

[V:1] [E3G3][FA] ([Ec][Ge][Fd][Ec])|

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] [C4F4A4] [C2E2G2] ||

[V:2] x6 |

[V:1] [ce] |

[V:2] x |

[V:1] [B2d2] ([Bd][ce]) [c3g3] [ca] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] g<ed>e ([E3c3]e) |

[V:2] c2 B2 x4 |

[V:1] ~[G3d3] [Ge] [G3d3g3] [GBf] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] [G4c4e4] [G3B3d3] [ce] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] [B2d2] ([Bd][ce]) [c3g3] [ca] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] ([c/2g/2][c3/2e3/2]) [Gd][Gc] [E3c3] [B/2d/2][c/2e/2] |

[V:2] x8 |

[V:1] G3 A ([Ec][Ge][Fd][Ec])|

[V:2] C4 x4 |

[V:1] [C4F4A4] [C2E2G2] |]

[V:2] x6 |

 

GYPSY PRINCESS. Irish, Barndance. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). County Cork button accordion player Jackie Daly plays this tune paired with “Killavil Postman” on the Arcady album. The first strain of this tune is shared with a hornpipe called “Dolly Varden (2).”  DARA CDCd 037 Arcady – “After the Ball.”

X:1

T:Gypsy Princess

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Bill Reeder

K:G

GA|B2 B2 B2 B2|ABAG E2 D2|G3 B d3 B|dedB AGGA|B2 BB B2 BB|

ABAG E2 D2|G3 B dedB|1 A2 G2 G2 :|2 A2 G2 G2 Bc||

d3 e g3 e|dedB AGBc|d3 e g3 e|dedB A2 Bc|d3 e g3 e|

dedB A2 G2|G3 B dedB|1 A2 G2 G2 Bc:|2 A2 G2 G4||

K:A

c2 c2 c2 c2|BcBA F2 E2|A3 c e3 c|efec BAAB|

c2 cc c2 cc|BcBA F2 E2|A3 c efec|1 B2 A2 A2 AB:|2 B2 A2 A2 cd||

e3 f a3 f|efec BAcd|e3 f a3 f|efec B2 cd|e3 f a3 f|

efec B2 A2|A3 c efec|1 B2 A2 A2 cd:|2 B2 A2 A2 AB||M:4/4

X: 2

T:Gypsy Princess

M:4/4

L:1/8

S:Brendan Begley

Z:Transcribed by Terry Moylan

R:Barn Dance

K:G

GA | B3B B2 B2 | ABAG E2 D2 | G3 B d2 Bd | (3efe dB A2 GA | B3B B2 B2 |

ABAG E2 D2 | G3A BddB | A2 G2 G2 :|: Bc | d3d d2 d2 | BcBA GA (3Bcd | e3

e e2 e2 | BcBA GABc | d3d d2 d2 | BcBA GABd | g3e dBGA | B2 (3ABA G2 :|

                       

GYPSY ROUND, THE.  English, Country Dance Tune (3/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. Composed by Eric Leber in 1979. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 54.

 

GYPSY STOMP. American, Country Blues/Jazz Tune. Composed by fiddler Ralph Blizzard. Great Meadow Music GMM 2003, “Rodney Miller’s Airdance” (2000).

           

GYPSY’S POLKA [1] (Polca na Giofóige).  Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AA’B. See also the closely related “Gypsy’s Polka [2].” Source for notated version: a manuscript written by Dan Sheahan (County Kerry) in the late 19th century [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 92(i), pg. 48.

 

GYPSY’S POLKA [2] (Polca na Giofóige).  Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Editor Jackie Small (CRÉ V) says this tune is either a version of “Gypsy’s Polka [1],” above, or a close relative. Source for notated version: from a manuscript written by the great Kerry fiddler and itinerant teacher, Pádraig O’Keeffe [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 92(ii), pg. 48.

           

GYPSY’S RETURN, THE. Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by County Cavan/Philadelphia fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988). Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 287, pg. 171. Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 105, pg. 118.

X: 1

T:The Gypsy's Return

R:Hornpipe

C:Ed Reavy

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Joe Reavy

N:He roams the land and drinks his fill-and still returns

N:in triumph to the one who waits patiently to share his love.

N:Gypsy fiddlers died young, but not before they

N:tasted the fullness of life.

K:A

g | aecA EAce | fdBA GABd | cAEC DfBc | dfba gfed | ceag agce |

d2 ba gfed | cAEc dBG | (3ABA GB A3 :: d | cAEc dBGB | ecAc fdBa |

gece dcBA | GABc dBGB | cAEc dBGB | ecAc fdBg | aece dBGB | (3AGA GB A3 :||

 

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