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MAE NHW'N D'WEDYD. AKA and see "For
Llanover Reel." Welsh, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). D Dorian/Minor. Standard
tuning. AB. Collected by Mr. H.O. Hughes,
MAEBH GHEAL. AKA and see "O White Maive."
MAEDB NI MUILLEOIR. AKA and see "Maude Miller
[1]."
MAEVE’S MAZURKA. Irish, Mazurka (3/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed in 1990
by
X:1
T: Maeve's Mazurka
C: © B. Black
Q: 300
R: waltz
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: A
D | E2 AB cB | A2 a2 f2 | e2 c3 A | B2 c4 |
E2 AB cB | A2 a2 f2 | ef ec BA | BA F4 |
E2 AB cB | A2 a2 f2 | e2 c3 A | B2 c4 |
E2 Ac A2 | ^D2 Ac A2 | D2 GB e2 | A4-A :|
e | ab ag fe | fg fe ce | ag fe ce | f4 c2 |
ec B3 e | c2 B2 A2 | F2 ^D2 F2 | B4 e2 |
ab ag fe | fg fe ce | ag fe ce | fe cB A2 |
E2
Ac A2 | ^D2 Ac A2 | D2 GB e2 | A4-A :|
MAEVE’S REEL. AKA and see “The Stage Reel.” Irish,
Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
MAGAIRE GREANNMAR, AN. AKA and see "The Jolly Joker."
MAGE ON A CREE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning. AA.
The tune appears published earliest in Playford's English Dancing Master (1651). Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Fleming‑Williams (English Dance Airs; Popular Selection, Book
1), 1965; pg. 10. Raven (English
Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 24 & 38. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1994; pg. 15.
X:1
T:Mage on a Cree
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
z | (B>cd/=e/ f2)(c | A2F c2)A |
(B>cd) (d>cd) | (B>AG d2)(G |
B>cd/=e/ f2)(c | A2F c2)(A |
B>cd) (=e>fg) | (^f>=ef) g2 :|
MAGGEES WEAM CAW. English.
MAGGIE [1]. English, Strathspey. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; pg.
18. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes),
1984; pg. 176.
MAGGIE [2]. AKA and see “When
You and I were Young, Maggie.” Old‑Time. G Major. Standard tuning.
ABCBABCB. A version of James Austin Butterfield’s (1837-1891) popular song
“When You and I were Young, Maggie” (lyrics by George Washington Johnson) . In
repertoire of
MAGGIE AND JIGGS TWO
STEP. Canadian, Two-Step. A Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by
X:1
T:Maggie and
Jiggs
C:Ward Allen
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed
by Bruce Osborne
K:A
a>f|e2A2
c<A (3Bcd|e2A>B A2a>f|e2A2 c<AA>d|c2B>A B2a>f|
e2A2
c<AA2|d2f>e f<aa>f|e>fe>c B>ce>d|c2A2 A2:|
|:(3efg|a2e>d
c<e (3efg|a2e2 e2 (3efg|a2e>d c<ee>f|=g2d>c d2 (3ef^g|
a2e>d c<e (3ABc|d2f>e
f<aa>f|e>fe>c B>ce>d|c2A2 A2:|
MAGGIE BROWN'S
FAVORITE. AKA ‑ "Maggie
Brown," "Margrett
Brown's Favorite," “Margaret Brown’s Favorite,” "Miss
Brown's," “Miss Brown’s
Fancy [2],” “Miss Margaret
Brown (Now Lady Camden),” “Peggy Browne,”
"Planxty Browne,"
"Planxty Maggie Brown."
Irish, English, American; Single Jig or Set Dance.
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording
Index Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Maggie Brown’s Favorite
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
dBG GAB|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|G2G G2g|dBG Bcd|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|GBA G3:|/
[|ga|bgb afd|efg gfe|dBg dBG|AFD Dga|bgb afd|efg gfe|faf gc^c|d3 de=f|ece dBd|
cac BgB|Ace cBG|FAF DEF|GAB EFG|ABc def|gdB cAF|G3 g2g|]
X:2
T:Maggie Brown's
S:Mike Rafferty
R:set piece / single jig
Z:Lesl
M:6/8
K:G
gge||dBG GAB|cBc E2B|AFD DEF|GAF G2e|
dBG GAB|cBc E2B|AFD DEF|GAF G2a||
|:bgb afd|efg gfe|dBe dBG|AFd d2a|
bgb afd|efg gfe|(3fga f ge^c|d3 def|
e^ce dBd|cAc BGB|A2e dBG|(3FGA F DEF|
G2G EFG|ABc def|gdB cAF|1 G~G2 G2a:|2 G~G2 G2e||
"repeat from beginning and use this as last ending:"
|GBd G3||
X:3
T:Miss Margret Brown’s Favorite
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:Gow – Third Collection of Niel Gow’s Reels, pg. 29 (1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g|dBG
“tr”G>AB|E2E “tr”E2c|AFD DEF|G2G “tr”G2g|dBG B>cd|E2E “tr”E2c|
AFD DEF|”tr”G3
G2:||g/a/|bgb afd|efg ({f/g/a/}g>)fe|DBg dBG|AFD D2g/a/|
bgb afd|efg
{a}gfe|(fa).f (ge).^c|d2d “tr”ce=f|(ec).e (dB).d|(ca).c (Bg).B|
(Ac)e
dBG|FAF DEF|G>AB EFG|ABc def|(gd)B (cA).F|”tr”G3 G2||
MAGGIE CAMERON. Scottish, (Pipe) Strathspey. A Major (Hunter): A Mixolydian (Martin,
Skinner). Standard tuning. AB (Hunter, Skinner): ABCD (Martin). A fiddle
arrangement of a pipe tune. Jack Campin finds that it was earlier called "Willie Roy's Loomhouse,” and that
a related reel goes by the title "The Old Men at the Loom."
The latter is quite a bit simpler and, presumably, he says, is a still earlier
version. Pipe settings appear in the Scots
Guards Standard Settings of Pipe Tunes and Donald McPhedran’s collection
(pg. 6), but it is an often-printed tune appearing in at least a dozen other
pipe collections. J. Scott Skinner, in Harp and Claymore (1904), directs: “Give
one bow to each bar, as a rule—pressing hard with the fingers, and taking care
not to omit the grace notes.” Source for notated version: Arthur S. Robertson
(Shetland) [Hunter]. Hunter (Fiddle Music
of Scotland), 1988; No. 139. Martin (Ceol
na Fidhle), vol. 3, 1988; pg. 17. Skinner (Harp and Claymore), 1904; pg. 115. Olympic
6151, Arthur S. Robertson ‑ "Scottish Traditional Fiffle Music"
(1978).
See also listings at: Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle
Recording Index Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Maggie Cameron
C:trad. pipe tune, composite fiddle setting (KED)
R:Strathspey
A:Cape Breton
N:Transcribed by Kate Dunlay (dungreen@total.net)
M:C
L:1/16
Q:1/4=160
F:http://www.interlog.com/~torocelt/setotm_archive.abc 2003-02-04
05:09:01 UT
K:A mixolydian
(uef3)|ve4 (cA3) ce3c3A|e3cA3c (ce3)(ef3)|e4 (cA3) ce3c3A|d3BG3B (Bd3)(df3)|
e4 (cA3) ce3c3A|e3cA3c e4 ((3a2g2f2)|e3Ac3A ((3c2d2e2) (c3A)|d3BG3B
(Bd3)(df3)||
vea3c3a e3ac3a|((3g2f2e2) ua3uc (ce3) (ef3)|ea3c3a e3fg3e|((3d2c2B2) ug3uB
(Bd3)(df3)|
ea3c3a e3ac3a|((3g2f2e2) ua3uc e4 ((3e2f2g2)|((3a2g2f2) (g3e) ((3f2e2d2)
(e3c)|((3d2c2B2) ug3uB (Bd3)(df3)||
ve4 (c3e) AAA2 (c3e)|AAA2 (c3e) AAA2 ((3a2g2f2)|e4 (c3e) AAA2 (c3e)|((3d2c2B2)
ug3uB (Bd3)(df3)|
e4 (c3e) AAA2 (c3e)|AAA2 (c3e) AAA2 ((3a2g2f2)|e3Ac3A ((3c2d2e2) (c3A)|((3d2c2B2)
ug3uB (Bd3)(df3)||
vea3a3g f3eab3|a3fe3d ((3c2d2e2) (ef3)|ea3a3g f3ea3c|((3d2c2B2) ug3uB
(Bd3)(df3)|
ea3a3g f3eab3|a3fe3d ((3c2d2e2) ((3e2f2g2)|((3a2g2f2) (g3e) ((3f2e2d2)
(e3c)|((3d2c2B2) ug3uB (Bd3)(df3)|]
MAGGIE GREY. AKA – “Margaret Grey,” “Meg Grey.” Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky.
E Minor ('A' part), A Mixolydian ('B' part) & G Major ('C' part). Standard
tuning. AABBCC (Titon): AABB'BB'CC (Phillips). See related tune "Cattle in the Cane [1]".
Mark Wilson writes that source George Hawkins fashioned the tune from a banjo
player’s tune he heard when he was a boy. Hawkins was a friend and fiddling
buddy of John W. Summers, notes Joel Shimberg. There is a possibility that the
third part did not originally go to the tune, according to Kerry Blech, but
rather became attached after “floating” from another tune. He points out that
Hawkins, while he always did play the third part, would not play it in order,
but would rather insert it into the sequence of parts seemingly at will.
Sources for notated versions: Kerry Blech (Seattle, Washington) [Phillips];
George Hawkins (Bethel, Bath County, Kentucky) [Titon]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes),
1994; pg. 148. Titon (Old-Time Kentucky Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 98, pg.
127. Leatherwood (cassette), Bruce Greene – “Vintage
Fiddle Tunes” (1987). Rounder 0376, George Hawkins – “Traditional Fiddle Music
of Kentucky, vol. 1; Up the Ohio and Licking Rivers (1997). Rounder 0380, Roger
Cooper – “Goin’ Back to Kentucky” (1997).
MAGGIE IN THE WOOD(S). AKA - “If I Had Maggie in the Woods,” “Maggie in the Corner.” AKA and
see "An bhFaca Tú Mo
Shéamaisín" (Did You See My Seámaisín?). Irish, Polka. Ireland, West
Kerry. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Taylor): AABB (Mac Amhlaoibh & Durham,
Sweet): AABB' (Sullivan): AA’BB’ (Tubridy). The tune was popularized by the
Chieftains. Words set to the tune go variously:
***
If I had Maggie in the woods,
I’d do her all the good I could;
I’d keep her there till morning.
and:
If I had Maggie in the wood
I know she would, I know she could;
Nothing else would do her good
So early in the morning.
***
Source for notated version: set
dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Mac
Amhlaoibh & Durham (An Pota Stoir:
Ceol Seite Corca Duibn/The Set Dance Music of West Kerry), No. 6, pg. 14.
O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion
Instructor), 1949. Sullivan (Session
Tunes), vol. 2; No. 15, pg. 7. Sweet (Fifer’s
Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 57. Taylor (Music
for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 34. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 9. Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD
40126, Two Fiddles – “Choose Your
Partners!: Contra Dance & Square Dance Music of New Hampshire” (1999).
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Maggie in the Woods
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
D|:GD G>A|Be e>e|dB
B/A/G/A/|BA AD|GD G>A|
Be e>e|dB AB/A/|1 G2 GD:|2 G2
G>d||
|:g>f ed|ef g>e|dB B/A/G/A/|BA
Ad|g(3f/g/f/ ed|
ef g>e|dB AB/A/|2 G2 Gd:|2 G2G2||
MAGGIE LAIDIR. AKA and see "Maggie Lauder."
MAGGIE LAUDER. AKA and see "Maggie Laidir," "Moggy Lawther." Scottish, Irish, English; Polka or Highland Schottische. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Miller & Perron, Raven): AABB (Aird): AABBCCDDEE (O’Farrell): AABBCCDDEEFFGGHH (Colclough). The Scottish dialect title means "strong Maggie" and dates from the mid‑17th century when new words were adapted to the tune by John O'Neachtan about the year 1676. Grattan Flood (1906) traces reports of the tune back to 1696 when it was sung by Irish actor Thomas Dogget in his comedy called A Country Wake (who must have liked it for he used it again in 1711 for another play, Hob, or the Country Wake, a variant which appeared in Drury Lane that year) [Ed.: Flood, it must be said, is renowned for his inaccuracies and his scholarship must always be taken with a grain of salt]. Having found a home in the ballad opera genre, the melody was utilized again in the Quaker's Opera in 1728, by Charles Coffey in 1729 in his Beggar's Wedding (both under the title "Moggy Lawther"), and was mentioned by Allan Ramsay in his ballad opera The Gentle Shepherd in 1725. A Scottish version appeared in 1729 in Craigs. A rare, late text of Forbes of Disblair's "Maggie Lauder" variations appears in Perthshireman James Gillespie's 1768 MS. (where it is listed as "Moggie Lawther"). "Maggie Lauder" has also long been known in the north of Britain.
***
The nation of Ireland has often been portrayed euphemistically, personified similar to Uncle Sam for America or John Bull for England. "Strong Maggie" is a euphemism for Ireland, states Hardiman, who published the air in 1831 based on an unknown 1706 transcription. This may be so, however, the 17th century lyric (which Chappell (1859) and Emmerson {1972} attributes to Francis Sempill or Semple of Beltrees) tells of a Scottish piper and his serendipitous meeting with a merry dancer in Fife, and may be enjoyed at face value:
***
For I’m a piper by my
trade
My name is Rob the
Ranter,
The lasses loup as
they were daft
When I blaw my chanter.
***
Later:
***
Then to his bags he flew wi'speed,
About the drone he twisted;
Meg up and wallop'd o'er the green,
For brawly could she frisk it.
Weel done, quoth he, play up, quoth she,
Weel bob'd, quoth Rob the Ranter,
'Tis worth my while to play indeed,
When I hae sic a dancer.
***
Aird (Selections),
vol. II, 1782; No. 128, pg. 47. Colclough (Tutor
for the Irish Union Pipes), c. 1830; pg. 18 (appears as “Maggie Lawder with
Var.”). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol.
3; No. 201, pg. 23. McGibbon (Scots Tunes, Book 1), c. 1762; pgs.
16-17 (appears as “Magie Lawder”). Miller & Perron (101
Polkas), 1978; No. 31. O’Farrell (National
Irish Music for the Union Pipes), 1804; pgs. 42-43 (appears as “Maggie
Lawder with New Variations).
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Maggy Lawder
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Aird, Vol. II (1782)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d>edf d>edf | e>f g/f/e/d/ c2 (e>f/2g/4) | fddA dedf | ab a/b/a/g/ f2a2 |
g>agb f>gfa | e>f (g/f/)(e/d/) c2e2 | (d/c/)(B/A/) (B/A/)(G/F/) G/F/E/D/ Eg |
(f/g/a) ef d2D2 :: (f/g/a) dg f/g/a/f/ d>f | e>f (g/f/)(e/d/) c2e2 | (f/g/a) dg (f/g/a) df |
a>b a/b/a/g/ f2a2 | (g/f/g/a/) gb (f/e/f/g/) fa | e>f g/f/e/d/ c2e2 |
(d/c/B/A/) (B/A/G/F/) (G/F/E/D/) E>g | (f/g/a) e>f d2D2 :|
X:2
T:Magie
Lawder
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:”Brisk”
S:McGibbon
– Scots Tunes, Book 1 (c. 1762)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d>edf
d>edf | e>f g/f/e/d/ “tr”c2 (e>f/2g/4) | fddd d>edf | a>b
a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 | g>agb f>gfa | e>f (g/f/)(e/d/) “tr”c2e2 |
(d/c/)”tr”(B/A/)
(B/A/)(G/F/) (G/F/)”tr”(E/D/) Eg | (f/g/a) “tr”e>f d2 D2 :: (f/g/a) dg
f/g/a/f/ d>f | e>f (g/f/)(e/d/) “tr”c2e2 |
(f/g/a) dg
(f/g/a) d>f | a>b a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 | “tr”(g/f/g/a/ g)b “tr”(f/e/f/g/ f)a
| e>f g/f/e/d/ “tr”c2e2 |
d/c/B/A/
B/A/G/F/ G/F/E/D/ E>g | (f/g/a) “tr”e>f d2 D2 :: D>EDg a/g/f/e/ df |
e>f g/f/e/d/ “tr”c2e2 | D>EDg (f/g/a/)f/ d/e/f/g/ |
a/g/a/b/
a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 | (g/d/)(b/d) (g/d/)(b/d/) (f/d/)(a/d/) (f/d/)(a/f/) | e>f
g/f/e/d/ “tr”c2e2 | (d/c/)(B/A/) (B/A/)(G/F/) (G/F/)(E/D/) E>g |
(f/g/a)
e>f d2 D2 :: (f/g/a/)f/ d/A/e/g/ (f/g/a/)f/ d/A/d/f/ | e(e/f/) (g/f/)(e/d/)
“tr”c2e2 | (f/g/a/)f/ d/A/e/g/ (f/g/a/)f/ d/e/f/g/ |
a/(d’/c’/b/)
(a/g/f/)g/ “tr”f2a2 | g b2 a/g/ f a2 g/f/ | e>f (g/f/)(e/d/) “tr”c2e2 |
(d/c/)(B/A/) (B/A/)(G/F/) (G/F/)(E/D/) E>g |
(f/g/a)
e>f d2 D2 :: f/a/d/f/ A/d/F/A/ D>EDf | e>f g/f/e/d/ “tr”c2
(e>f2g/4) | f/a/d/f/ A/d/F/A/ D>EDf | a>b a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 |
(g/b/)(b/d’)
(d’b)”tr”(aa/g/) | (f/a/)(a/d’/) d’(a/g/f/) | (e/g/f/)a/ (g/f/)(e/d/) “tr”c2e2
| (d/c/)(B/A/) ( B/A/)(G/F/) (G/F/)(E/D/) E>g |
(f/g/a)
“tr”e>f d2 D2 :: D/F/A/d/ A/d/f/a/ d/f/a/d’/ d>f | (e/f/g/)f/ e/(d/c/d/)
“tr”c2e2 | D/F/A/d/ A/d/f/a/ d/f/a/d’/ d/e/f/g/ |
(a/g/a/)b/
a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 | b/g/d/B/ G>b a/f/d/A/ F>a | e>f (g/f/)(e/d/)
“tr”c2e2 | (d/c/)(B/A/) (B/A/)(G/F/) (G/F/)(E/D/) E>g |
(f/g/a)
“tr”e>f d2 D2 :: d>e df/g/ a/g/f/e/ d/e/f/d/ | eE g/f/e/d/ “tr”c2
(e>f/2g/4) | f/(d/c/d/) (d/c/d/)d/ d/A/B /c/ d/e/f/g/ |
“tr”(a/g/a/)b/
a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 | b/g/d/B/ G/d/g/b/ a/f/d/A/ F/d/f/a/ | e>f g/f/e/d/
“tr”c2e2 | (d/c/)(B/A/) (B /A/)(G/F/) (G/F/)(E/D/) E>g |
(f/g/a)
“tr”e>f d2 D2 :: f/a/d/f/ A/d/F/A/ D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | (e/f/e/f/) (g/f/e/d/)
“tr”c2 (e>f/2g/4) | f/a/d/f/ A/d/F/A/ D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ |
”tr”(a/g/a/)b/ a/b/a/g/ “tr”f2a2 | b/(g/d/g/) (b/g/)(d’/b/) a/(f/d/f/)
(a/f/)(d’/f/) | (e/f/)(e/f/) (g/f/)(e/d/) “tr”c2e2 |
(3d/c/B/
(3c/B/A/ (3B/A/G/ (3A/G/F/ (3G/F/E/ (3F/E/D/ E>g | (f/g/a/)f/ (e/f/g/)e/ d2
D2 :|
MAGGIE MAWHINNEY'S JIG. Canadian, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by Bill Cormier.
Source for notated version: Eleanor Townsend (Ontario, Canada) [Hinds].
Hinds/Hebert (Grumbling Old Woman),
1981; pg. 26. Marathon MMS76048, Eleanor Townsend ‑
"Mrs. Country Fiddle."
MAGGIE O' HAM. Shetland. A Major tuning. AEae. Tom Anderson (1978) says the melody was
probably used as an alternative tune for "Shaalds O' Foula"/"Foula Shaalds" for the dance of that
name. Topic 12TS379, Aly Bain & Tom Anderson ‑
"Shetland Folk Fiddling, Vol. 2" (1978).
MAGGIE
PICKENS/PICKIE/PIGGY. AKA and see “The Lea Rig(ges),” “Nancy Wants Her Own
Share,” "Whistle
Over/O'er (the Lave O't)." Irish, Set Dance (2/4 time, though note in
Allen's says "Single Jig Time"), Fling or Highland. Ireland, County
Donegal. A Major (Allan’s, Sullivan): G Major (Tubridy). Standard tuning
(fiddle). AB (Tubridy): ABB' (Allan’s): AABB’ (Sullivan). Flood (1906)
identifies “Maggie Pickens” as a Donegal pipe‑melody popular in the late
17th century. He asserts it was "cribbed" by the Scotch between the
years 1715 and 1740 and adapted to a song called "Whistle o'er the lave
o't"‑‑"so indelicate that it had to be rewritten by
Robert Burns in 1790." Other writers believe the Scottish tune is the
original, and “Maggie” is the derivative. Supporting this viewpoint, Caoimhin
Mac Aoidh (1994) states that older Donegal players believed it to be of
Scottish origin arising from the “Whistle” tune, and he himself doubts the
veracity of Flood’s assertion for Donegal provenance. Teelin, County Donegal,
fiddler Con Cassidy remembers playing “Maggie Pickie” for dances when he was
young:
***
...oh, they had their special reels. I once saw two people dance
the ‘Maggie Pickie’--the tongs would be laid out on the floor
and opened out a bit. The dancer could go right over it and the
secret was not to touch the tongs at all. It was wonderful how
it could be done.
***
Reg Hall (1995) describes “Maggie
Pickens” as an Ulster country-house couple dance, as well as a tune. Donegal
fiddler Vincent Campbell also remembered the dance, described as a set dance
and hornpipe, from house-dances in kitchens when he was young (Blooming Meadows, 1998, pg. 49). In modern times it has been one of the most
common highlands played in Ireland (Caoimhin Mac Aoidh). The melody was used by
the Irish Volunteers (presumably those in the rebellion of 1798) as a marching
tune (see “Nancy Wants Her Own Share”). Variants are “Lucy Farr’s Fling” and perhaps the
single jig “Whole Chicken in
the Soup.” Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 114, p. 29. Sullivan (Session Tunes) , vol. 3; No. 23, p. 9.
Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book
Two), 1999; p. 11. Green Linnet SIF 3010, Kevin
Burke - “Promenade” Topic TSCD 602, The Four Provinces Orchestra – “Irish Dance
Music” (1995. A reissue of the original 1928 recording).
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk
Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Maggie Pickie
S:Paul O'Shaughnessy
Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth-aachen.de
M:C|
L:1/8
K:A
AE~E2 ABc2|BAcA BAFB|AE~E2 ABcB|1Aaec
BAcB:|2Aaec (3BeB A2|]\
agfe fec2|dBcA BAF2|agfe feca|ABcA
(3BeB A2|\
agfe fec2|dBcA BAFB|AE~E2 ABcB|Aaec
BAcB|]
X:2
T:Maggie Pickens
B:Allan's Irish Fiddler
R:set dance
N:Single Jig Time (note in book)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:A
A>F E>F|A>B c2|A>c
e>c|B>A F2|A>F E>F|A>B c2|A>c e>c|B2 A2||
f>g a>e|f>e c2|A>c
e>c|B>A F2|1f>g a>e|f>e a2|A>c e>c|B2 A2:|
2A>F E>F|A>B c2|A>c
e>c|B2 A2||
MAGGIE PICKING COCKELS. AKA and see “Jenny Picking
Cockles.” American (?), Reel. D Mixolydian ('A' part) & D Major ('B'
part). Standard tuning. ABB. Related to “Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie,” and
shares melodic material with “The
College Grove(s).”
X:1
T:Maggie Picking Cockels
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Mixolydian
(F/G/) || A/d/d/c/ A/G/E/F/ | G/E/c/e/
d/E/c/e/ | A/d/d/c/ A/G/E/F/ | G/E/c/E/ E/D/F/G/ |
A/d/d/c/ A/E/E/F/ | G/E/c/e/
d/E/c/e/ | A/d/d/c/ A/G/E/F/ | G/E/c/E/ E/D/D ||
K:D
ff/d/ ee/d/ | c/A/A/B/ c/d/e/g/ |
ff/d/ ee/d/ | e/a/g/e/ e/d/d |
ff/d/ ee/d | c/A/A/B/ c>d |
e/d/c/A/ A/G/E/F/ | G/E/c/E/ E/D/D |
MAGGIE SHANLEY'S SLIDE (Sleamhnán Mháiréad Nic Sheanlaoich). Irish, Slide (12/8 time). A
Mixolydian (Breathnach): A Major (Black). Standard tuning. AABB. Maggie Shanley
was a musician from the County Limerick/Kerry border area. Source for notated
version: fiddler Martin Mulvihill (County Limerick/Bronx, NY) [Breathnach].
Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 331, pg. 177. Breathnach (CRÉ
III), 1985; No. 37, pg. 19. Green Linnet Records
SIF 1012, "Martin Mulvihill" (1978).
X:1
T: Maggie Shanley's
S: M. Mulvihill
Q: 375
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: A
A2 B c2 e dcB A2 e | A2 B c2 e f3 e3 |
A2 B c2 e dcB A2 B | c2 e dcB A3-A3 :|
f2 e c2 e dcB A2 A | f2 e c2 e f3 e3 |
f2
e c2 e dcB A2 A | c2 e dcB A3-A3 :|
MAGGIE'S APRON. Scottish, Reel. G Minor/Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB'. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 188, pg.
22.
X:1
T:Maggie’s Apron
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 188 (c. 1880’s)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G Minor
d2 Bc (dB)GB|d2 B Bc (dB)GB|c2 AB
(cA)FA|cdcB Af=ef:|
|:(dg)g^f g2 ga|bag^f gdBG|1 (Af)f=e
f2 fg|agf=e fcAF:|2 Bdce dgfe|dcBA G/G/G G2||
MAGGIE’S PANCAKES. AKA and see “Rainbow Tune.” Scottish, Reel. B Minor. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Scottish fiddler Stuart Morrison. Green
Linnet GLCD 1081, The Tannahill Weavers – “Dancing Feet.”
X:1
T: Maggie's Pancakes
M: 2/2
L: 1/8
R: Reel
C: Stuart Morison
D: Tannahill Weavers, "Dancing Feet"
K: Bm
fB~B2 fgfe|dB~B2 GBdB|cAAd AAec|AfdB
ecAe|
fB~B2 fgfe|dB~B2 GBdB|cABc ABce|afec
B2de:|
|:~f2dB GBdB|caec dB~B2|~f2dB
GBdB|caec Bcde|
fd~d2 fgfe|dB~B2 GBdB|cAdA eAce|afec
B2de:|
MAGGIE’S TOCHER. Scottish, Jig (9/8 time). A Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Kennedy (Fiddler’s Tune-Book: Slip Jigs and Waltzes),
1999; No. 43, pg. 10.
MAGGIE’S WALTZ SQUARE. English, Waltz. A Minor.
Standard tuning. AB. A dance and tune of the same name composed by Colin Hume
in 2002. Barnes (English Country Dance
Tunes, vol. 2), 2005; pg. 79.
MAGGIE'S WAME IS FU' I
TROW. See "Maggy's Weame..."
MAGGINI WALTZ. Canadian, Waltz (9/8 time). G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B'
part). Standard tuning. A'BA"A"'B'A"". Composed by Arthur
Lindstrom in 1975. Maggini was one of the old Italian master violin makers.
Sources for notated versions: Arthur Lindstrom and Max Sexsmith (Prince George,
British Columbia) [Gibbons].Gibbons (As
It Comes: Folk Fiddling From Prince George, British Columbia), 1982; No. 7,
pgs. 20‑21 and No. 14, pgs. 31‑32.
MAGGOTS IN THE SHEEP
HIDE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. "A notable feature of this dance air is its short
three‑note prelude, which is never played except at the very start, and
is left out of all subsequent repetitions. Preludes of an unvarying sort are
quite unusual in our traditional music" (Bayard). Source for notated
version: Mrs. Sarah Armstrong, (near) Derry, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1943
[Bayard]. Bayard (Hill Country Tunes),
1944; No. 62.
MAGGY'S FOOT. English. Alistair Anderson says the tune describes a farmer's ride home
from market on a lame horse, "one, two, three, clunk!" Front Hall Records FHR‑08, Alistair Anderson ‑
"Traditional Tunes" (1976).
MAGGY'S
WEAME IS FU I TROW. AKA and see "Duncan Davi(d)son," "Gentle Ann," "Handy Andy's Highland Fling,"
"Ye'll Aye Be Welcome
Back Again." Scottish, Country Dance Tune (cut time). D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. A risqué title from the early 18th century;
'wame'= womb. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of the tune in
print in Robert Bremner's 1757
collection (pg. 85). Aird (Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs), vol. II, c.
1786; No. 11, pg. 4. Bremner (Scots
Reels), c. 1757; pg. 85. Wilson
(Companion to the Ballroom), 1840;
pg. 55.
X:1
T:Maggy’s Wame is fu I true
T:Maggy’s Weame is Fu I Trow
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Aird, vol. II (c. 1786)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
B | ADFD ADFB | ADFA E/E/E GB | ADFD ABde | g>dg>e d/d/d d :|
|:
A | defd geaf | gefd e/e/e eB | defd eBdA | BAdF D/D/D D :|
MAGH LUIRG. AKA and see "The Plains of
Boyle."
MAGH SEOLA. Irish, Air. Composed by uilleann piper Gerard Fahy from Ballinkill, who
named it after the site of an ancient battle in the west of Ireland. Green Linnet SIF 1139, “Eileen Ivers” (1994).
MAGHERA
MOUNTAIN. Irish, Reel. G Dorian. Standard
tuning. AABB’. Composed by Clare fiddler Martin Hayes; the first tune he
composed, at the age of thirteen. Named for the hill in back of his family’s
house in East Clare. Some similarities to “Dan Breen’s Reel.” Martin Connolly – “The Fort of Kincora.”
X:1
T:
M:C|
L:1/8
C:Martin Hayes
R:Reel
K:G dor
d2 cA BGGF|DGGF GABc|d2 cA BGGB|AFcF
dFcF|
d2 cA BGGF|DGGF GBAG|FGAc
fcAc|1B/c/B AB GABc:|2B/c/B AB GBAG|:
FGAc f2ef|g2 ga gfef|ecgc acgc|ecgc
acgc|
BGGF G3B|AFFE F2 GA|Bdgd fdcd |1BdAB
GBAG:|2 BdAB GABc|
MAGHO SNAPS, THE. Irish,
Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Mick Hoy (Co.
Fermanagh) [Miller, Treoir]. Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No. 71,
pg. 53. Treoir, vol. 17, No. 3, 1985.
MAGIC FLUTE. Scottish, Hornpipe. F Major (Kerr): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning.
AABB. According to Lisa Ornstein, the melody was adapted from Mozart’s Opera Die Zauberflute (The Magic Flute), and is the melody Papageno plays on his magic
bells. Lisa says: “Like a number of themes from this most popular opera,
Paganeo’s magic bells melody (often referred to as “the glockenspiel tune”
because of the instrument which leads the melody in the opera) has, over the
past 200+ years, been adapted and scored from everything from music boxes to
piano solos” (FIDDLE-L, Aug. 12, 2006). Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 333, pg. 37. Miller (Fiddler’s
Throne), 2004; No. 197, pg. 124. Philo 2001, "Jean Carignan" (learned from Joseph
Allard in four parts).
X:1
T:Magic Flute
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 2, No. 333
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
(cB) | A2f2 afcA | BBdg b2 (BA) |
G2e2 gece | fafa fdcB | A2 cf (af)cA | B2 dg (bg)dB |
Ac f2 GB e2 | f2a2f2 :: c2 | AFCF
AFAd | c2B4B2 | GECE GEGc | B2A4 AB |
cAFC FAcA | Bcde fdcB | Acf2 GBe2 |
f2a2f2 :|
MAGIC FOOT. American, Barndance. G Major. Standard tuning. ABB’CDD. Composed by
American guitar and mandolin player Russ Barenberg. Mary
Staunton – “Bright Early Mornings.”
X:1
T:Magic Foot
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Russ Barenberg
S: Mary Staunton, "Bright Early Mornings"
Z:Jack Gilder
R:barndance
K:G
G2Bd ddBd|ddBd cAFA|G2Bd ddBd|cAFA G3F|!
G2Bd ddBd|ddBd cAFA|G2Bd ddBd|cAFA GBdc||!
|:BGdG BdBG|EGcG FAdc|BGdG BdBG|1AddB G2dc:|2AddB G2 gb||!
ad~d2 Add(d|d2)~d2 Adgb|ad~d2 Adde|dBAF G2gb|!
ad~d2 Add(d|d2)~d2 Adgb|ad~d2 Adde|d2(d2 d)BAF||!
|:G2Bd ~d2BG|FGFD A,DFA|GBdB FGFD|A,DFA G3F:||!
MAGICK LANTHERN.
English, Jig. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to
Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London,
1773). Bailey’s Universal Etymological English Dictionary (1724) gives
that a magick lanthern is “a little Optick Machine, by means of which are
represented on a Wall, in an obscure Place, many hideous Shapes, which are
taken to be an Effect of Magick by those that are ignorant of the Device.”
Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol.
3), 1773; No. 72.
X:1
T:Magick Lanthern, The
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:A
A2c
B2d|c2e A2c|ced cBA|GBA GFE|A2c B2d|c2f e2a|gfe Bc^d|e3 E3:|
|:e2c e2c|d2B d2B|c2A c2A|GBA GFE|e2c e2c|d2B d2f|edc BAG|A3 [A,3A3]:||
MAGIC MIST, THE (An Ceó Draoigheachta). Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Minor.
Standard tuning. AAB. The words to this allegorical Jacobite song appear in
O’Daly’s Poets and Poetry of Munster. P.W. Joyce says of his source,
Alice Kenny:
***
I cannot
forbear recalling the circumstances under which I obtained this
air. I
had often heard of old Alice Kenny, who was at this time about 70
years of
age, as a noted singer in her time; and I set out one day to visit
her.
When I arrived at her house, her grandchildren told me she was up
somewhere
on the neighbouring hill; so I and my companion set out in
search
of her; and we found her on the very top, pulling heath to cook
her supper.
We sat down by a turf-rick, and there for two hours, she
delighted
me and delighted herself, with her inexhaustible store of
Irish
airs and songs of all kinds,--love songs, keens, lullabies, execution
songs
&c. I took down several, and left her, determined to renew my
visit at
the first opportunity. But no opportunity came; and I have never
seen
poor old Alice from that day to this.
***
Source for
notated version: noted “in the summer of 1853, from the singing of Alice Kenny,
an old woman living in the parish of Glenroe, in the county Limerick” [Joyce].
Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867;
pg. 25. Joyce (Ancient Irish Music),
1873/1890; No. 40, pgs. 42-43.
X:1
T:An Ceó
Draoigheachta
T:Magic
Mist, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Joyce – Ancient
Irish Music (1890)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:G
GA | B2 cA B>A | A2 GE D^C | D2E2 GA | B2 cA B>A |
A>G E2E2 | E4 :| EF | GA B^c d2 | e2 BA GA | B2B2 B^c |
d2d2d2 | e2 B>A GE | G4 (3B^cd | e2 d>B AG | A2 GE D^C |
D2E2 GA | B2 cA B>A | A>G E2E2 | E4 ||
MAGIC SLIPPER [1], THE. AKA and see “Dan
Galbey’s,” "Donegal Boys,"
“The Groves of Mt. Talbot,”
"I Wish I Never Saw You,"
"Maud(e) Millar [2],” “The Montua,” “Morrison’s (Reel) [2],” “Mrs. Smullen’s,” "My Love is Fair and Handsome
[1]," "Paddy
McFadden’s [1]." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune is
related to O’Neill’s (DMI 480) “Maude Miller.” The second strain is similar to
"Katy Hill [1]." Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 30.
X:1
T:Magic Slipper, The [1]
T:My Love is Fair and Handsome [1]
R:Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
g/e/|d/B/A/B/ G/F/E/F/|GB/G/
d/G/B/e/|d/B/A/B/ G/F/E/D/|B/e/e/^d/ e/f/g/e/|
d/B/A/B/ G/F/E/F/|GB/G/
d/G/B/e/|d/B/A/B/ G/F/E/D/|B/e/e/^d/ e/f/g/e/:|
|:d/e/g/a/ b/g/a/b/|g/d/B/d/
g/d/B/g/|d/e/g/a/ b/g/a/b/|g/a/f/g/ e/f/g/e/|d/e/g/a/ b/a/g/f/|
g/f/e/f/ g>a|b/a/g/f/
g/f/e/d/|e/g/f/a/ e/f/g/e/:|
MAGIC SLIPPER [2], THE. Irish,
Polka. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune was recorded by fiddler James
Morrison in 1936, paired with “The
Little Diamond [2].” Mallinson (100
Polkas), 1997; No. 36, pg. 14. Taylor (Crossroads
Dance), 1992; No. 60, pg. 46. Columbia (78 RPM),
James Morrison & Band (Co. Sligo/New York) {1936}. Shaskeen - "The
Mouse Behind the Door," "Shaskeen Live."
X:1
T:Magic Slipper, The [2]
R:Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
Af Af | ed A2 | B/c/d ef | ag g2 | Bg Bg | gf f>f | ed cB | Aa a2 :||
|: DF d>d | cB B/A/B | E/F/G/A/
B>c | BA A/B/A | DF d>d |
cB B/A/B | g/f/e Bc | ed d2 :|
MAGIC VIOLIN REEL. Canadian, Reel. Point Records P‑229,
Larry Joy ‑ "Canadian Jigs and Reels."
MAGNETIC REEL. AKA and see “Sean
Maguire(’s Reel)_[1].”
MAGNIE O' DA DAEKS. Shetland, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. "Written in 1970 to
Tom (Anderson's) friend Magnus Halcrow who stays at Dykes (Daeks),
Fladdabister, and was a founder member and a regular attender at the 40
fiddlers meetings" (Anderson). Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg. 23.
MAGNOLIA ONE-STEP. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Mississippi. G Major. Standard tuning.
ABCDD. The tune was recorded by the Nations Brothers in the 78 RPM era. Kerry
Blech concludes that Stacy Phillips is mistaken in listing Willie Narmour as
the source for the tune, as the title does not appear on Narmour’s discography.
The only older recording of “Magnolia One-Step” is from the Nations Brothers,
and it may be that the tune in Phillips’ book is from a mislabled tape. Source
for notated version: W.T. Narmour (Miss.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 149. Global Village C‑302, Proto
Pep Steppers ‑ "New York City's 1st Annual String Band Contest,
November 1984."
MAGNOLIA REEL. New England, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. One part (Burchenal): AB
(Coles). Burchenal (American Country
Dances, vol. 1), 1918; pg. 4 (appears as "The Haymakers" [1]).
Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg.
34. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883;
pg. 59.
X:1
T:Magnolia Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | (G>.B) (d/e/)d/B/ | (d/e/)d/B/ (d/c/)B/A/ | (G>.B) (d/e/)d/B/ | A/c/f/e/ d/c/B/A/ |
(G>.B) (d/e/)d/B/ | (d/e/)d/B/ (d/c/)A/F/ | G g2 (g | g)[Af][Bg] || e/f/ |
(g/e/)b/e/ (g/e/)b/e/ | (f/e/)^d/f/ e/B/e/f/ | (g/e/)b/e/ (g/e/)b/e/ | (f/e/)^d/f/ e/B/e/f/ |
(g/e/)b/e/ (g/e/)b/e/ | (f/e/)^d/f/ e/B/e/f/ | (g/e/)b/e/ (g/e/)b/e/ | (f/e/)^d/f/ e ||
MAGNOLIA WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. C Major. Standard tuning. One part. Stacy Phillips
notes the piece is also played starting on the 'g' above middle 'c' as well as
two 'g' notes above middle 'c'. Source for notated version: Wil Gilmer with the
Leake County Revelers [Phillips]. Marimac 9110, The
Cherokee Ramblers ‑ "It'll Never Happen Again: Old Time String
Bands, vol. 1" (orig. rec. 1935).
MAGNUS. Scottish, Slow Air (4/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning. One part. “A
very old air,” notes Morison. Morison (Highland
Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2), c. 1882; No. 17, pg. 9.
X:1
T:Magnus
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Slow”
S:Morison – Highland Airs and Quicksteps, vol. 2, No. 17 (c. 1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E Minor
E>E G2 BA/B/ A2 | BA/G/ F>E
{E}F4 | D>D E>E F>A E>F | AG/F/ E>D D4 ||
MAGOR O'FLASHETYS R(eel). See "Major O'Flashety's Reel."
MAGOWAN'S JIG (Port Mic-Gabain). Irish, Slip Jig. C Major. Standard tuning.
AAB. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 87. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1168, pg. 220.
X:1
T:Magowan’s Jig
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1168
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
c>AG GEC DEG | c>AG GEC D2E |
c>AG GEC DEG | cAc GEG A2c :|
|| c>eg gea gec | c>eg gec d2e
| c>eg gea gec | cBA GEC E2G |
c>eg gea gec | ceg gea e2g | agf
gfe dcB | cAc GEG A2c ||
MAGPIE. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, North Carolina (Piedmont region). G
Major. Standard tuning. AB (Silberberg): AABB (Brody, Kaufman). Collected by
Eric Olson, Bobbie and Tommy Thompson in 1968 (and earlier by Alan Jabbour)
from fiddle/banjo duo Harlan and Lonnie Coble (Guilford County, N.C.).
Similarly, Tom Carter collected a D Major version from Piedmont fiddler Earl
Shatterly. The ‘A’ part of the tune is quite similar to that of “Evan’s Hornpipe.” Source for notated version:
Ruthie Dornfeld [Silberberg]. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 181. Kaufman (Beginning
Old Time Fiddle), 1977; pg. 51. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 96. June Appal 028, Wry Straw ‑
"From Earth to Heaven" (1978). Rounder 0010, "Fuzzy Mountain
String Band" (1972). The Cedar Point String Band (Frank George, David
O’Dell, Bob Roark).
MAGPIE IN THE TREE. Irish, Jig. Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford – “In Good Company”
(2001. Appears as part of “Brian
O’Lynn”). Martin Connolly & Maureen Glynn Connolly – “The Fort of Kincora.”
MAGPIE'S NEST, THE (Nead an
Pigead). Irish,
Reel. D Major. Standard. AAB (Roche): AA'B (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB
(Moylan): AA'BB' (O'Neill/Krassen). Source for notated version: accordion
player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border)
[Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary),
1994; No. 258, pg. 148. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 126. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 1365, pg. 254. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 618, pg. 112.
Roche Collection, 1982, vol. 1; No.
176, pg. 68.
X:1
T:Magpie’s Nest, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 618
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
Ad{e}dA BAFA|dAFA GFED|FAAB AFEF|1
ABde fe e2:|2 ABde fd d2||
a2 {b}af g2 {a}ge|f2 fd ec A2|a2
{B}ag fedB|ABde fe e2|a2 fa g2 eg|
f2 df ecAF|G2 BG F2 AF|ABde fd d2||
MAGUINNIS' DELIGHT. Irish, New England; Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AB (Miller &
Perron): AABB (Cole). The melody is a variant of the “Pretty Peggy” tune family,
including “Clydeside Lassies,” “Ladies’ Delight,” and “Humors of Westport,” Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 42. Miller
& Perron (New England Fiddler’s
Repertoire), 1983; No. 72. Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 69.
X:1
T:Maguinnis’ Delight
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
K:F
[|FA cF dF cF|AF cF B2 (3dcB|AF cF dF cF|BG GA B2 (3dcB|
AF cF dF cF|AF cF B2 (3dcB|Ac fa gf cA|BA GA Bc de|]
[|f2 fe fc Ac|f2 fe (3fga ge|f2 fe fc Ac|BG GA Bc de|f2 fe fc Ac|
f2
eg fg ag|2 fe fc Ac|BG GA B4|]
MAGUIRE'S (JIG) [1]. Irish, Double Jig. G Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 19.
MAGUIRE’S (JIG) [2]. Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s
[Taylor]. Taylor (Music for the Sets:
Blue Book), 1995; pg. 29.
MAGUIRE'S DREAM. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 11.
MAGUIRE’S FIDDLE. AKA and see “O’Donnell’s
Hornpipe.” New York/County Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran recorded the tune
on a 1936 78 RPM in a medley with “O’Donnell’s Hornpipe,” although some
confusion exists because the tune names were reversed on the label. Copley Records EP9-20 (45
RPM), Paddy O’Brien (195?).
MAGUIRE'S KICK (Speac Mag-Uidir). AKA and see “The Rolling Wave(s) [1].” Irish,
Single Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABC (O'Neill/1850): AABB'
(O'Neill/Krassen). According to Petrie the tune was played as a march during
the 1798 Rebellion in Ireland. See also the related “Limerick Lass.” O'Neill (Krassen), 1976;
pg. 65. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1071, pg. 202. O'Neill (Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986;
No. 389, pg. 78.
X:1
T:Maguire’s Kick
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Single Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 389
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d/A/|F2E EDE|F2D DCD|F2E EFA|d2e
fdA|F2E EDE|F2D DCD|F2E EDE|B3d2:|
|:A|ABd e2f|d2B A2F|ABd e2f|d3 B2A|ABd
ede|fdB BAF|AFE EFA|d3 fedA||
F2E EDE|F2D DCD|F2E EFA|d2e fdB|F2E
EDE|F2D D2F|A>FD DFA|B3 d2||
MAGUIRE'S LAMENTATION (Cuma Mic Guidhir). Irish, Air (3/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard
tuning. AB. O'Sullivan (1983) remarks the Maguries were at one time a powerful
clan of Fermanagh in Ulster, until the confiscation of James I, though since
there are no words extent it is difficult to discern exactly which Maguire is
honored in this elegy. Source for notated version: the Irish collector Edward
Bunting noted the melody from one C. Martin, Harper, Virginia, County Cavan.
O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 36, pgs. 57-58.
MAGUIRE'S MARCH [1], THE. Irish, March (2/4). G Major. Standard tuning.
AB. Joyce notes that A.P. Graves song “The March of the Maguire” is set to a
different air. Source for notated version: “From Mr. Charles Morris of
Enniskillen, 1880” [Joyce]. Joyce (Old
Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 206; pg. 102.
X:1
T:Maguire’s March, The [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/c/|BG GA/B/|cA Ad/c/|BG GA/G/|A=F
Fd/c/|BG GA/B/|cA Ad/c/|BG/B/ AF/A/|G3||
d/c/|Bd de/f/|gd d>c|BG
GB/d/|c/B/A/G/ FD|Bd de/f/|gd ec|BG/B/ AF/A/|G3||
MAGUIRE'S MARCH [2], THE. Irish, March (6/8 time). D Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Tubridy (Irish Traditional
Music, Vol. 1), 1999; pg. 6.
X:1
T:Maguire’s March, The [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:March
K:D
A|F2E EDE|F2D DED|F2E EFA|d2e fdA|
F2E EDE|F2D D2A|AFE EFA|B3d2:|
|:A|ABd e2f|d2c B2A|ABd e2f|d3
B2A|ABd ede fdB BAF|
AFE EFA|d2e fdA|F2E EDE|F2D DED|F2E
EFA|d2e fdA|
F2E EDE|F2D D2A|AFE EFA|B3 d2:|
MAGUIRE’S (REEL). AKA and see “The Ashplant [2],"
“Coleman’s (Reel) [2]," “Denis Murphy’s Favourite,” “Jim Kelly’s [2]."
MHAIGHDEAN MHARA (The Mermaid). Culburnie COL 113D, Aladair Fraser
& Tony McManus – “Return to Kintail” (1999).
MAHER’S JIG. Irish, Jig. G Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Joe Keegan, a flute player
from the Co. Laois side of Portartington, father of pianist and fiddler
Josephine Keegan [McGuire & Keegan]. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, Vol. 1), 1975;
No. 10, pg. 3.
MAHONE BAY. Canadian, Jig. Canada, Cape Breton. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Composed by Robert Joudrey. Mahone Bay is located a round the famous
shipbuilding town of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia.
X:1
T:
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:100
S:(from the playing of Natalie
MacMaster)
D:Natalie MacMaster, "A
Compliation",1996, Warner Music Canada CD 1656
Z:W. Armstrong, Jan-98
K:G
G,2B, D2G|B2B BAG|A,2B, C2E|
A2A cBA|D2F A2d|f2f gfe|ded cBA|
[1BGE D3:|[2 BGE G3 |:
gdB G2B|D3 D3|gdB G2B|A3 A2B |cBA
DFA|f2f gfe|
[1 ded cBA|BGED2z:|[2 dcd fef| agf
g3|]
MAHONING
REEL/SCHOTTISHE, THE. American, Reel or Schottische. USA,
southwestern Pa. C Major. Standard tuning. AA'BB'. Bayard (1981) was not able
to trace the tune, but thought it had "all the earmarks of a
schottische" (pg. 386). Sources for notated versions: 8 southwestern
Pennsylvania fiddlers [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance
to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 406A‑H, pgs. 383‑386.
MAHONEY'S HORNPIPE. AKA and see "Breen's
Hornpipe."
MAHONEY'S REEL. Old‑Time, Reel. USA, Mo. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source
for notated version: Cyril Stinnett (Mo.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes),
1994; pg. 149. CEP 213, Lonnie Robertson (Mo.)
{privately issued extended play record, c. 1965‑66).
MAHONY’S SLIDE. AKA and see “Mick Mahony’s Slide.”
MAHONY’S SLIDE. AKA and see “Nelly Mahony’s
Slide.”
MAHON'S REEL. AKA and see "The Rising Sun [2]," "The
Countess of Lothean's Reel," "The Countess of Louden('s Reel)."
MAIBLE NI CHEALLAIGH. AKA and see "Mable/Mabel
Kelly."
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