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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 (
X:1
T:Gu ma slan a chi mi
T:May I see you happy
M:C
L:1/8
N:”Rather slow”
R:Air
S:Morison –
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F>
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
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.
X:1
T:Guaracha Waltz [2]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Waltz
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 438 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(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.
X:1
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
K:Bb
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
X:1
T:Guardian Angels
M:C
L:1/8
K:G
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.
X:1
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.
X:1
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
K:G
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."
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
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.
X:1
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:||
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.
***
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 (?).
X:1
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
K:D
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.
X:1
T:Guiry’s Favorite
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 10
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
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.
X:1
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
K:D
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.
X:1
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
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
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" (
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
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
GULLANE POLKA [1]. AKA and see “The Guillane,” “The Sliabh Luachra.” Irish, Polka(s).
X:1
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.
X:1
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).
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,"
"
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:
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
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
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
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).
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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