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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]

 

 

 

MAD BESS. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. Editor Seattle notices occasional resemblances to both "The Irish Washerwoman" and "Elsie Marley." Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 218.

 

MAD BUCKGOAT (An Poc Ar Buile). Irish, Air. See note for “It is not day, no, nor morning.”

 

MAD CAP [1]. Scottish, Reel. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 285.

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T:Mad Cap [1]

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L:1/8

R:Reel

B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection  (1884)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

A|B2 dB FBDB|c2 ec AcFA|B2 dB FBDe|dBfd c2B:|

e|dfdB egce|dBfB AcFe|dfdB egce|dBfd c2 Be|dfdB egce|

dBfB AcFA|BdcA BGFD|EGDF Cedc||

 

MAD CAP [2].  English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to Charles and Samuel Thompson’s third country dance collection (London, 1773). Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 60.

X:1

T:Mad Cap [2]

M:2/4

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:A

c>ec>A|”tr”a3 f|e>c A>c|”tr”B3 d|c>ec>A|”tr”a3 f|e>dc>B|A4:|
|:e>c Ae|”tr”a3f|g>bg>e|f>af>^d|e>BBG|F>ag>f|g>ef>^d|e3 d|

c>ec>A|a3 f|ecBA|B4|c>ec>A|a2 f2|edcB|A4:||

 

MAD COUPLE, THE.  English, Reel or Highland. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Reels and Rants), 1997; No. 116, pg. 28.

 

MAD DAN. American, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Stephan Puchalski, formerly of Vancouver, Washington, in honor of musician and friend Danny Hathaway, notes Susan Songer. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 129.

 

MAD DANCING. AKA and see “If I Had a Wife [2],” "Nellie Mahony's Slide [1]." Irish, Slide.

 

MAD FRENCH MAN, THE. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 3; No. 470.

 

MAD JIG, THE. See “Jig na Mire.”

 

MAD MOLL [1]. AKA and see "Cuddle Me, Cuddy," “Cuma Liom,” “Here We Go Up, (Up, Up),” "The Peacock Followed/Follows the Hen," “Riding a Mile [1],” "The Virgin Queen," "Yellow Stockings," "Is Cuma Liom" (I Don't Care). English, Air (9/8 time). F# Minor (Chappell): A Minor (Kennedy). Standard tuning. AAB (Chappell): AABB (Kennedy). The title dates at least from 1698 when it was published in Playford's Dancing Master, which may be the earliest printed version of the tune, although R.D. Cannon in his article “English Bagpipe Music” (Folk Music Journal, 1972) suggests the progenitor of this large tune family is the Scots jig “Up with Aley.” A comic play, Mad Moll, by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekkar, was penned in 1611 and featured the heroine Moll Cutpurse. George Petrie prints an untitled version collected in Ireland in his collection of 1855 (Stanford/Petrie, No. 101, pg. 25). ‘Mad Moll’ may refer to Mary, Queen of Scots, suggest Stokoe and Bruce, who was subject to periods of mental incapacity. As “The Virgin Queen” the tune appears in Playford’s Dancing Master of 1703 and later editions, and as “Yellow Stockings” it is in Wright’s North Country Frisks (1713) and in the ballad opera The Boarding School (1733). See Borders and Northumbrian versions under the titles “Cuddle Me Cuddy” and “Peacock Follows the Hen.” As “Mad Moll” the tune appears in Burton Leonard, Yorkshire, miller and fiddler Joshua Jackson’s (1763-1839) music manuscript copybook (kept from 1798 until about 1820). Other titles in the tune family include “Brose and Butter,” “Hey My Nanny/Nancy,” “The Honeymoon, “The Dusty Miller,” “The Faraway Wedding,” “Follow Her Over the Border,” “The Cudgel,” “Jerry Houlihan” “The Kitten,” and “Drops of Brandy.”

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Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol. 2, 1859; pg. 74. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes), 1999; No. 42, pg. 10. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 184.

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T:Mad Moll [1]

M:9/8

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S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)

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E|A>Bc AFF AFF|A>Bc AFF G2E|A>Bc AFF AFF|G>AB BcB G2:|

|:E|A>Bc ecc ecc|A>Bc ecc e2B|A>Bc ecc ecc|G>AB BcB G2||

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T:Mad Moll  [1]

M:9/4

L:1/8

N:The ‘f’ note in measure two of the 2nd strain can be played sharp.

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:C

A2|c3d e2 c2-A2 A2 c2-A2 A2|c3de2 c2-A2 B4F2|c3de2 c2-A2 A2 c2-A2 A2|B3cd2 d3ed2 B6G2||

c3de2 g2-e2 e2 g2-e2 e2|c3de2 g2-e2e2 f4d2|c3de2 g2-e2 e2 g2-e2 e2|B3cd2 d3ed2 B4G2||

 

MAD MOLL [2]. AKA and see "Ride a Mile." Irish, Slip Jig.

 

MAD MOLL [3]. English, Dance Tune (9/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is contained in the 19th century Joseph Kershaw Manuscript. Kershaw was a fiddle player who lived in the remote area of Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England, who compiled his manuscript from 1820 onwards, according to Jamie Knowles. The Joseph Kershaw Manuscript, 1993; No. 45.

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T:Mad Moll [3]

M:9/8

L:1/8

S:Joseph Kershaw MS

K:D

fgf ecA AcA | fgf ecA d2e | fgf ecA AcA | fga gfe d3 :|

|: fga agf gfe | fga agf g3e | fga agf gfe | fgf ecA d3 :|

                               
MAD MOLL OF THE CHESHIRE HUNTS. English, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The tune was collected by Cecil Sharp from John Locke of Leominster, Herefordshire. Sharp made cylinder recordings of Locke, described as a “gipsy fiddler” in 1909. It is still played as a vehicle for a morris dance (the Titterstone Clee) nowadays. Kirkpatrick & Harris (Ocus Pocus). 
X:1
T:Mad Moll of the Cheshire Hunts
R:Hornpipe
S:John Locke (1909).
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
((3DEF) | G2 g>f e>dc>B | A>Bc>A B2 A2 | G2 g>f e>dc>B | d>cA>F G2 ((3DEF) |
G2 g>f e>dc>B | A>Bc>A B2 A2 | e2 d2 c2 B2 | c>AF>A G4 ||
D>GB>G D>GB>G | D>GB>d c2 A2 | D>FA>F D>FA>F | D>FA>c B2 G2 | 
D>GB>G D>GB>G | D>GB>d c2 A2 | e2 d2 c2 B2 | c>AF>A G2 ||

                       


MAD ROBIN. English, Country Dance Tune and Air (4/4 time). F Major (Chappell): B Flat Major (Barnes, Sharp). Standard tuning. AB (Chappell): AABB (Sharp): AA'BB' (Barnes). This once‑popular melody appears earliest in Playford's Dancing Master (1686 and all later additions); and the ballads operas Polly (1728), The Lover's Opera (1729), and The Stage Mutineers (1733), among others. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), Vol. 2, 1859; pg. 56. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 68.

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T:Mad Robin

M:C

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:B_

|: (f2 d4) (g2 | f2 B4) (c2 | d2 ed c2B2 | cBAG F4) |

(f2B4) (g2 | f2B4) (c2 | d2 ed c3 B | B6) :: f2 | b3a g2f2 |

g2 d4 (=e2 | d2g g3^f | g6) f2 | (f2 e4) (d2 | f2d4) (cB | A2G2c3B | B6) :|

 

MAD TOM. AKA and see "Gray's Inn Maske," "Poor Tom," "New Mad Tom of Bedlam."

 

MADAINN CHIUIN CHEITEIN. AKA and see "Sweet May Morning."

 

MADAME BAPTISTE, TIREZ-MOI PAS. See "Madame Bosco."

 


MADAM BLAIR'S REEL. See “Blair Drummond.”

 

MADAM(E) BONAPARTE (Banflait Bonapart). AKA and see "Bonaparte's Advance." Irish, Set Dance (4/4 time). G Major (Johnson, Moylan, Mulvihill, O'Neill/Krassen, Welling, Williamson): A Major (O'Neill/1915). Standard tuning. AABB (most versions): AABB'CC (Williamson). The tune is named in honor of Bonaparte's wife, the Empress Josephine, probably reflecting the Irish sympathy with powerful Catholic France and the hope that Napoleon might at some point aid the cause of Irish independence. According to Donal Hickey (Stone Mad for Music, 1999), “Madame Bonaparte” was associated with James Gandsey, ‘the Killarney Minstrel’, who died in 1857 at the age of 90. Gandsey survives in folk memory in the Sliabh Luachra region and some facts are clearly remembered.  The son of a soldier in Ross Castle and a native Killarney mother, Gandsey was almost completely blinded in infancy by smallpox. He became known as Lord Headley’s Piper and contributed several tunes to the regional repertoire, including as well “Jackson’s Morning Brush” and “The Fox Chase.” He is buried in Muckross Abbey, Killarney, where a plaque has been erected in his memory. See also the related “Mike Sullivan’s Hornpipe [1].” Sources for notated versions: piper Finbar Furey (Ireland) [Williamson]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra), recorded at Ballydesmond, February, 1973 [Moylan]. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 93, pg. 163. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 61 (appears as untitled hornpipe). Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 5: Mostly Irish Airs), 1985 (revised 2000); pg. 14. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 22, pg. 13. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 5, pg. 110. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 221. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 399, pg. 191. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 962, pg. 165. Welling (Welling’s Hartford Collection), 1976; pg. 23. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 87. Extra 1077, "Finbar Furey Traditional Irish Pipe Music." F&W Records 5, Canterbury Dance Orchestra‑‑"Mistwold." Folkways FTS 31098, Ken Perlman ‑ "Clawhammer Banjo and Fingerstyle Guitar Solos." Island ILPS9432, The Chieftains - "Bonaparte's Retreat" (1976).

See also listings at:

Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources 

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

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T:Madam Bonaparte

M:C

L:1/8

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 962

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

R:Set Dance

K:A

e/d/|c2 cB cecA|d2 dc dfdB|Aceg agaf|e2 ef edcB|

c2 cB cecA|dcde fgaf|ecAc dBGB|A2A2A2:|

|:cB|Aceg agaf|e2 ef edcB|Aceg agaf|e2 ef edcB|ceAe ceAe|

dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAe|GBEB GBEB|ceAe ceAe|dcde fgaf|ecAc dBGB|A2A2A2:|

                       

MADAME BOSCO. Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. A related song is Irene Whitfield's "Madame Baptiste, Tirez-moi Pas." Source for notated version: Shirley Bergeron (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 212-213. Lanor Records LP505 (also LP1000), Shirley & Alphee Bergeron. 

                       

MADAM CASSEY.  AKA and see “Mrs. Casey.” Scottish, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB’. The Gow’s print the tune in their 1788 2nd Collection in a section of country dances fashionable in Edinburgh 1787-88. The late Bruce Olson believe the title was a corruption of “Mrs. Casey” or “Landlady Casey,” from the title of a song by Dublin farce-writer John O’Keefe (1746-1833) in his play Fontainebleu (1783). It was sung by the famous actress and singer Mrs. Kennedy (d. 1793, born Farrell), who played the role of Mrs. Casey, proprietess of the inn the British Lion at Fontainebleau. The song was reprinted in Calliope (London and Edinburgh, 1788). Gow (Second Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels), 1788; pg. 35 (3rd ed.).

X:1

T:Madam Cassey

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Country Dance Tune

B:Gow – 2nd Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, 3rd ed., pg. 25  (orig. 1788)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Emin

A|G2(E “tr”E>)FE|(D2D) D>ED|G2(E “tr”E>)FE|c3 B2A|G2(E “tr”E>)FE|

D2(D D>)ED|G2(E “tr”E>)FE|G3 “tr”B2||:A|”tr”G2A “tr”B2c|d2e “tr”d2B|
”tr”G2A “tr”B2c|d3 “tr”c2d|1 e2zc/ d2 z/B/|c2 z/A/ B2 z/A|G2E “tr”E>FE|

c3 B2:|2 edc dcB|cBA BAB|G2E “tr”E>FE|c3 “tr”B2||

 

MADAM CATALANI'S WALTZ. English, Waltz (3/8 time). England, Shropshire. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Madam Catalani, reports Gordon Ashman, was a famous Italian soprano who starred in the first London performance of Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro." Source for notated version: a c. 1837-1840 MS by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]. Ashman (The Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 65a, pg. 26.

                       

MADAM CATBRIN’S HORNPIPE. English, ‘Old’ Hornpipe (3/2 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. ABCDE. Offord (John of the Greeny Cheshire Way).

X: 01
T:Madam Catbrin's Hornpipe
M:3/2
L:1/8

S:Posted to Tradtunes 01/01/03 by Tony Doyle
B:John of the Greeny Cheshire Way
K:Am
| e2 c4 G2 E4 | D2 d4 a2 g2 f2 | e2 c4 G2 E4 | C2 c4 a2 g2 f2 ||!
| e2 c2 g2 c2 e2 c2 | f2 d4 a2 g2 f2 | e2 c2 g2 c2 e2 c2 | g2 c2 e2 c2 f2 d2 ||!
| e2 c2 g2 c2 e2 c2 | a2 g2 f2 a2 a2 gf | e2 c4 C2 EFGE | C2 c4 a2 g2 f2 ||!
| e2 c2 G2 A2 E2 G2 | D2 d4 ef gfed | e2 c2 G2 A2 E2 G2 | C2 c2 efge defg ||!
| e2 c4 C2 E4 | D2 d4 a2 g2 f2 | e2 c4 C2 EFGE | C2 c4 e2 defg ||!
| e2 c2 g2 c2 efge | f2 d2 a2 d2 fgaf | e2 c2 g2 c2 efge | g2 c2 efge fg af ||!

                       

MADAME COLE. AKA – “Mrs. Cole.” Irish, Air (4/4 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. The air was supposedly composed by the blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) for the wedding of Jean Cole, in County Fermanagh in the year 1719. Carolan described the bride thus: "Striking Jean is my type of woman: pleasant, agreeable, joyful each day, the flower of happiness." Petrie (1855) calls it “one of Carolan’s finest airs.”  Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 716, pg. 180. RCA 09026-61490-2, The Chieftains - "The Celtic Harp" (1993).

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T:Madame Cole

M:C

L:1/8

N:”One of Carolan’s finest airs.” (S/P)

S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 716

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

c2 c/B/A e2e2 | f2 f/e/d e2a2 | g2e2f2e2 | “tr”d2 cd e4 | c>d c2 {c}B2e2 |

c>d c2 {c}B2e2 | A>B A2 ^GA B>A | G2E2E4 | E2A2 A^G AB | c4c4 |

A2d2 dc de | “tr”f4e4 | a2 ed c2e2 | dc BA G2E2 | ed ce dc Bd | c2 “tr”B>A A4 ||

E,D,C,B, A,B,C,D, | E,2E,2 E,4 || c2 Bc A2A2 | AG EG A4 | cB AG Bc d2 | dc BA cd e2 |

e2a2a2g2 | ge dc d3e | dc de de de | a4A4 | cB cd cd cd | g4G4 | e2 dc B2B2 |

dc BA G2E2 | ed ce dc Bd | c2 B>A A4 ||

                       

MADAME CORDÉ’S FROLIC (Pranc Madame Cordé). English. The tune appears in Preston’s Twenty-Four Country Dances (London, 1794), Flying Fish FF70610, Robin Huw Bowen – “Telyn Berseiniol fy Ngwlad/Welsh Music on the Welsh Triple Harp” (1996. Appears blended with “Valenciennes,” also from Preston’s collection).

                       


MADAM CROFTON. See “Mrs. Crofton.” AKA – "Planxty Madam Crofton.”

                       

MADAME DE LENGLÉE. Scottish, March (4/4 time). E Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Scots fiddler-composer J. Scott Skinner. Mme de Lenglee taught dancing with Skinner (who, in addition to his fiddling, was an accomplished dancer and dance teacher). She was also the widow of his brother Alexander’s. Skinner (Harp and Claymore Collection), 1904; pg. 28 (includes variation sets).

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T:Madame de Lenglée

M:C

L:1/8

R:March

C:J. Scott Skinner

N:”Unaffectedly”

Q:112

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:E

B, | E/F/G/A/ BE .c2.A2 | BE A/G/F/E/ DFFG | E/F/G/A/ Be .c2.A2 | B({d}e) A/G/F/B/ GE E :|

|: B | eE e/d/c/B/ .c2.A2 | fF f/e/d/c/ .d2.B2 | eE e/d/c/B/ .c2.A2 | B({d}e) A/G/F/B/ GE E :|

 

MADAME DEL CARO'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see “Del Caro’s Hornpipe.” American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Maria del Caro was a famous dancer of the late 18th, early 19th centuries. The tune was the first published composition of a very young John Field (1782-1837), an Irish pianist and composer, a pupil of Clementi, who spent much of his mature life in Russia. “Del Caro’s Hornpipe”, written when he was aged 15, was published by London publisher Broderip in 1797 (as “Del Caro’s Hornpipe with Variations”).

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John Field (1782-1837)

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Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 113. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 150.

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T:Madame Del Caro’s Hornpipe

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

(.G>.B)(.d>.g) (.f>.e)(.d>.e) | d>cB>A B>c d2 | G>Bd>g f>ed>c | B>AG>F G2G2 |

G>Bd>g f>ed>e | d>cB>A B>c d2 | G>Bd>g f>ed>c | B>AG>F G2G2 ||

G>Bd>g (e/f/g) (e/f/g) | D>FA>c (B/c/d) (B/c/d) | G>Bd>g (e/f/g) (e/f/g) | B>AG>F G2 G2 |

G>Bd>g (e/f/g) (e/f/g) | D>FA>c (B/c/d) (B/c/d) | G>Bd>g (e/f/g) (e/f/g) | B>AG>F G2G2 ||

                       

MADAME EDOUARD. See "Petite ou Grosse."

                       

MADAME ETIENNE. See "Embrasse-moi Encore."

                       

MADAM(E) FREDERICK. AKA and see "Miss Rose, Blackhall,” “The Recovery [2],” “The Royal Recovery." Scottish, Strathspey ("Slow when not danced"). A Major. Standard. AB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), and named after a celebrated dancer of the Edinburgh Opera House who often danced at Gordon Castle, where Marshall was employed. Actually, Marshall's first title for the melody was "The Recovery," but because it was Madam Frederick's favourite tune to dance to, he later changed the title in her honor. Emmerson (1972) records that the danseuse was appearing at the Edinburgh Theatre Royal in 1797 dancing to one of Marshall's strathspeys, and suggests that it was the one later called after her. It was first published by Gow in 1791 (in the 2nd Repository), with no credit to Marshall, and appears first as "Madam Frederick" in Abraham Mackintosh's 2nd Collection. In Robert Petrie's 2nd Collection it appears under the title "Miss Rose, Blackhall." Christine Martin (2002) notes the tune is a popular competition piece among Scottish fiddlers. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 28. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 136. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 15. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 143. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 29. Greentrax CDTRAX 9009, Hector MacAndrew (1903-1980) - “Scottish Tradition 9: The Fiddler and his Art” (1993). “James F. Dickie’s Delights” (1976).

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T:Madam Frederick

M:C

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

S:Marshall – 1822 Collection

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

c|(A,>B,)(C>D) ~(E>F) E<(C|A,>)C E<C E<(A A)>c|A,>B,C>D E>F E<C|

B,>B d/c/B/A/ G<B B>c|A,>B,C>E E>F E<C|A,C E<C E<(A A)>c|ecAE Fdfe|

DcBA G(BB)||c|A<A c>A e<Ac<A|[A,E]>Ac>A f/e/d/c/ Bc|A<A c>A eAcA|

~F>A F/E/D/C/ B,(BB)c|A<A c>A e>Ac>A||[A,E]>Ac>A f/e/d/c/ Bc|

A>c A<E ~F>A F<D|E>DC>B, A,(AA)||

 

MADAME HILLISBERG’S REEL.  English, Reel. A Major. Standard. AABB. Madame Hillisberg was a famous stage dancer of around the turn of the 19th century. In the first chapter of William Makepeace Thackeray’s Vanity Fair, he writes:

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For she could not only sing like a lark, or a Mrs. Billington, and dance like Hillisberg or

Parisot, and embroider beautifully, and spell as well as a Dixonary itself, but she had

such a kindly, smiling, tender, gentle, generous heart of her own, as won the love of

everybody who came near her…

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It is perhaps the same tune as “Mdm. Hillingbury,” ‘recorded’ on the mechanical barrel organ from the polar expedition of Admiral Parry of 1810. In place of a ship’s fiddler (common in those days), Parry introduced a barrel organ on board ship to provide entertainment and a vehicle to which the men could exercise (i.e. by dancing). “Mdm. Hillibury” was one of eight tunes on barrel no. 1. Saydisc SDL234, Parry’s Barrel Organ (vol. 11 in the Golden Age of Mechanical Music).

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T:Madame Hillisberg’s Reel

M:C

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:From Ann Winnington’s music manuscript book (No. 13), c. 1810

N:Winnington was an American, probably a pianist from New York

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

A>Bc>d f>ef>a | e>fa>c’ b>b b2 | A>Bc>e f>ef>a | efab a>a a2 :|

|: e>ca>f e>cB>A | F>EA>c B>B B2 | e>ca>f e>cB>A | E>FA>B A>A A2 |

e>ca>f e>cB>A | F>EA>c B>BB>d | c>eA>c d>ef>g | a>fe>c A>A A2 :|

 

MADAM IF YOU PLEASE (A Bean Uasal Ma's Toil Leat). AKA and see "Girl of the Golden Tresses." Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Flute player Mike Rafferty called the tune “The Rambles of Joe Burke,” after the famous Galway accordion player who used to play the tune. Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 254, pg. 78 (appears as “Rambles of Joe Burke”). O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 944, pg. 161.  Green Linnett GLCD, Seamus Connolly - "Notes From My Mind" (1994). Kells Music 9509, Mike & Mary Rafferty – “The Dangerous Reel” (1996).

X:1

T:Madam If You Please

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 944

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

GF|DGBD G2 FD|GAcd fdge|fdcA dcBG|FDBA GFDC|

DGGF DGBA|GAcd g2 ge|fd (3cBA BGAF|D2G2G2:|

|:Bc|dcde fABg|fdcA d2 de|fedc (3ABc AG|FDBA GFDC|

DGGF GBAG|FGAB cd (3efg|fdce dcBA|G2 GF G2:|

 

MADAME MACDERMOTT ROE. Irish, Planxty. Composed by Turlough O'Carolan.

 

MADAM MAXWELL. AKA and see "Mrs. Maxwell [1]."

 

MADAM McKEENY'S SCOTCH-MEASURE. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB'. Published in 1700 by Henry Playford in a collection of Scottish dance tunes. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 8, pg. 26.

 


MADAM NERUDA. Scottish, Hornpipe. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) in honor of Wilhelmina Neruda (1839‑1911), a celebrated concert violinist of the Victorian era. She became Lady Halle when she married Sir Charles Halle, founder of the famous English orchestra. Skinner recorded the tune in the 1920’s as part of his “Celebrated Hornpipes” medley. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 127. Skinner, The Logie Collection. Flying Fish FF 70572, Frank Ferrel – “Yankee Dreams: Wicked Good Fiddling from New England” (1991). Great Meadow Music GMM 2002, Rodney Miller & David Surette – “New Leaf” (2000).

 

MADAM PARISOTT'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Parisott's," "Whiskey Barrel." American, Hornpipe. The melody appears under the title "Whiskey Barrel" in George P. Knauff's Virginia Reels, volume I (Baltimore, 1839), though appears in mid-nineteenth century collections as "Parisott Hornpipe" or "Madam Parisott's Hornpipe." Madame Parisot was a famous stage dancer of around the turn of the 19th century. In the first chapter of William Makepeace Thackeray’s Vanity Fair, he writes:

***

For she could not only sing like a lark, or a Mrs. Billington, and dance like Hillisberg or

Parisot, and embroider beautifully, and spell as well as a Dixonary itself, but she had

such a kindly, smiling, tender, gentle, generous heart of her own, as won the love of

everybody who came near her…

***

 

MADAME RENAUD. AKA and see "Reel de Madame Renaud/Renault." French-Canadian, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. The tune is related to the Scots melody “Bob of Fettercairn” and the American old-time tune “Dr. Humphrey’s Jig,” finds Lisa Ornstein. Source for notated version: fiddler Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley, Ontario) [Begin]. Begin (Fiddle Music in the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No. 57, pg. 66. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 133, pg. 54. Carlin (Master Collection), 1984; No. 72, pg. 49 (appears as “Reel de Madame Renault”). Cuillerier (Joseph Allard: Cinquante airs traditionnels pour violon), 1992; pg. 11. Victor 263531-b (78 RPM), Joseph Allard.

X:1

T:Reel de Madame Renaud

L:1/8

M:C|

S:Caremelle Begin – from a transcription of Ontario fiddler Dawson Girdwood

K:G

|:G2 (BG) dGBG|DGB>d g2 (f>g)|e(A (3cBA) e(A (3cBA|

(AB)cd (ef)ge|G2 [GB]G [Gd]G[GB]G|DGB>d g2 (f>g)|

a(f (3gfe f>)de>d|1 (AB)cd e>dB>A:|2 (AB)cd e>d(B>d||

|:(3gag fg dgBg|d>gb>a (gf)e>d|e>[Aa][A^g][Aa] e>[Aa][Ag][Aa]|

(ea) ({b/}af) (=g>f)(e>f)|(3gag fg d>gB>g|d>gb>a g2 (3efg|

a>fg>e f>de>d|1 A>Bc>d e>dB>d:|2 A>Bc>d edB>A||

X:2

T:Madame Renaud

C:Joseph Allard

M:2/4

L:1/16

Z:Transcribed by Bruce Osborne

K:G

G2BG dGBG|DGBd g2fg|A2cA eAcA|ABcd efge|!

G2BG dGBG|DGBd g2eg|afge fdec|ABcd BAG2:|!

|:g2fg dgBg|dgba gfed|ea^ga ea^ga|ecaf gfed|!

g2fg dgBg|dgba gfeg|afge fdec|ABcd BAG2:|!

 

MADAME RENAULT'S REEL.  AKA and see "Reel de Madame Renault," "Madame Renaud."

 

MADAM SEFORTH'S SCOTCH-MEASURE. Scottish. Appears in Henry Playford's 1700 collection of Scottish dance tunes.

 

MADAME SOSTAN. AKA and see "Madame Sosthene."

 


MADAME SOSTHENE. AKA - "Valse de Madam Sostan," "Madame Sostan." Cajun, Waltz. A Major. Standard tuning. AA' (Greenblatt): AA(Vocal)AABB(Vocal)AABB. The song was recorded by the famous Cajun accordionist Joseph Falcon and his wife Cleoma Breaux. Source for notated version: Reggie Matte [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 214-215. Greenblatt (Cajun Fiddle Book), 1985; pg. 14. 

 

MADAM SYLVAIN. AKA and see “Radford Hornpipe.” Scottish, Hornpipe. E Flat. Standard tuning. AB. The tune appears as “Radford Hornpipe” in the Ellis Knowles Manuscript, selection of tunes collected c. 1845-48 probably in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 43.

 

MADAME TRENCH. AKA and see "Fanny Power."

 

MADAME VANONI. Scottish, Shetlands; Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner, who noted that she was “A famous Danseuse, & Serio Singer.” Tom Anderson (1978) says the tune has been a favorite with Shetland fiddlers for over half a century. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 131. Skinner (The Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 137. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 45. Folktrax 069, “The De’il Among the Tailors: Fiddling in North-East Scotland” (rec. 1955). Folktrax 074, John Doherty – “The Pedlar’s Pack.” Greentrax CDTRAX144, Willie Hunter & Violet Tulloch – “The Willie Hunter Sessions.” Topic 12TS379, Aly Bain & Tom Anderson ‑ "Shetland Folk Fiddling, vol. 2" (1978). Topic 12TS422, Boys of the Lough – “Open Road” (1983. Released in U.S. on Flying Fish FF310). 

X:1

T:Madame Vanoni

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

C:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927)

S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Bb

F | .B.c.d.e | =e/>f/g/>a/ b=E | .F.G.A.B | c/>d/e/=e/ .f.A | (BB) Ad | (GG) (FF) ({E/F/}E>)(D/E/>)(G/ |

F/>)(B/A/>)(c | BB,2 :: (F/>E/) | (D/>B/)f/>B/ (3D/B/f/ (3.f/B/.D/ | (E/>B/).g/>.B/ (3E/B/g/ (3.g/.B/.E/ |

(=E/>c/).g/.c/ (3E/c/g/ (3.g/.c/.E/ | (F/>c/).a/>.c/ (3F/c/a/ (3.a/.c/.F/ | (^F/>c/).a/>.c/ (3F/c/a/ (3.a/.c/.F/ |

(3G/d/B/ (3.b/.d/.G/ (3E/B/g/ (3.g/.B/.E/ | fF fF | B/z/ B,2 :|

 

MADAME YOUNG. AKA and see "Kolinda." Cajun, Two-Step (4/4 time). USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. AA(Vocal)BA(Vocal)B(Vocal)B(Vocal)B. The song is similar to Oran "Doc" Guidry's and Leroy "Happy Fats" LeBlanc's "Allons Danser Colinda," but has a different turn, or 'B' part. Source for notated version: fiddler Dennis McGee (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 209-211. Old Timey Records OT-114, Dennis McGee.

 

MADCAP, THE. AKA and see “Airgead Réalach,” "Sixpenny Money." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. ABB (Darley & McCall): AABB (McGuire & Keegan). Sources for notated versions: piper Denis Delaney (Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland) [Darley & McCall]; Leo Ginley [McGuire & Keegan]. Darley & McCall (The Darley & McCall Collection of Traditional Irish Music), 1914; No. 27, pg. 11. ]. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 21, pg. 6. Green Linnet GLCD 1000, Séamus Ennis – “Forty Years of Irish Piping” (1997).

X:1

T:Madcap, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:D

FAA FAA | BAA FEF | DFA A2B | def e2d | FAA FAA |

BAA FEF | DFA A2B | def e2d :: faf gag | fed ecA | faf gag |

 afd e2d | faf gag | afd ecA | AFA A2B | def e2d :|

                   

MADHADH NA BPLANDIE. Irish. A tune popular in 1779 from its mention in an account by Berringer of a "cake" dance (where the prize was a cake) he participated in while in Connacht.

                   

MADE IN IRELAND. AKA and see “Tenpenny Bit [1].” Irish, Jig. A Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Harding’s All Round Collection, 1905; No. 195, pg. 61.

X:1

T:Made in Ireland

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Harding’s All Round Collection (1905), No. 195

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A Minor

e2A eAA|BGA Bcd|e2A eAA|de^f gdB|e2A eAA|BGA Bcd|

e2^f gdB|cAB cBA::e^ga eaa|e^fg egg|e^ga eaa|de^f gdB|

e^ga eaa|e^fg egg|de^f gdB|cA,B, cB,A,:|

                   


MADELEINE. Cajun, Two-Step. USA, Louisiana. A Major. Standard tuning. One part. The original recording of the song was by Adam Hebert. Source for notated version: the Balfa Brothers (La.) [Francois]. Francois (Yé Yaille, Chère!), 1990; pgs. 216-217. Flying Fish 102, New Lost City Ramblers ‑ "20 Years/Concert Performances" (1978. Learned from the Balfa Brothers). Swallow LP 6019, The Balfa Brothers. Swallow Records 6065, Adam Hebert.

                   


MADGE ("FAREWELL TO SCOTLAND"). AKA ‑ "Farewell to Scotland." Scottish, Song Air (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning. One part. Composed by J. Scott Skinner to words by William Martin. Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1992; pg. 95. Skinner, The Logie Collection. Skinner, The Scottish Violinist.

                   

MADHAIR SPEA (The Source of Spey). Scottish, Strathspey. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. According to Captain Simon Fraser (in whose collection the tune appears) the melody was probably written by Lachlan McPherson of Strathmashy, who lived near the source of the famous fast‑flowing Highland river. Neil (1991) reports the 96 mile long Spey rises in Badenoch, some 16 miles south of Fort Augustus, and drains 1300 square miles of Scottish countryside. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 127, pg. 166.

 

MADISON’S WHIM. English? The tune appears in John Carr’s First Book of Cotillions (1801). Maggie’s Music MMCD216, Hesperus - “Early American Roots” (1997).

 

MADRAI SAN EORNA, NA. Irish, Single Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 3, pg. 33.

 

MADRI AMEASG NA DTOM, NA. AKA and see "The Dogs Among(st) the Bushes."

 

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