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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]

 

 

 

MULALLY'S (JIG). AKA and see "The Lark on the Strand [1]," "The Stolen Purse [1]," "Paddy Hughes' Jig." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning. AABB. Taylor (Through the Half-Door), 1992; No. 60, pg. 42. Shaskeen - "Atlantic Breeze."

                       

MULBERRY BUSH, THE. AKA and see "Donnybrook Boy" “Friendly Jack,” “Jackson’s Frolic,” “Kitty of Oulart.” English, Jig. E Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune appears in Haywood and Newton’s Country Dances (1929). See note for “Jackson’s Frolic.” Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 118.

X:1

T:Mulberry Bush, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

K:D

F/G/|A2D FED|A2D FED|B2G A2F|EFE EFG | A2D FED | A2D FED | B2G A2F | DED D2 :|

|:c|dcd efg|fed cBA|BdB AGF|E2E E2A|dcd efg | fed cBA | BdB AFA | D2D D2 :|

                       

MULBERRY GAP. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA; eastern Ky., Gilmer County Georgia. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. In the repertoire of Sam Avery and Sam Green, eastern Ky. Chesley Chancey's version is a banjo setting of a tune "handed down as a fiddle piece in his family". Rosenbaum (Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia), 1989; p. 171.

                       

MULBERRY GARDEN, THE. English, Country Dance Tune (6/8 time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The melody dates to 1670 when it appears in Playford’s English Dancing Master as a longways dance, “for as many as will.” The mulberry is not native to the British Isles, but rather was an import from Asia. Nevertheless, it has a long history in England, and it is considered probably that it was introduced by the Romans, who imported it from Italy for the soldiers’ use (the mulberry was apparently considered much more savory then than now). It is definitely known that mulberry trees were cultivated on the island since the early part of the 16th century, especially those of Syon House, Brentford, said to have been introduced from Persia in 1548. Mulberry cultivation was given a huge boost in 1608 by King James I, who was anxious to further the silk industry by introducing the culture of the silkworm into Britain, in imitation of China where the silkworm feeds on mulberry leaves. He not only issued an edict encouraging the cultivation of mulberry trees but he also planted largely himself, and directed payments to:

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Master William Stallinge of the sum of £935 for the charge of 4 acres

of land taken in for His Majesty’s use, near to his Palace of Westminster,

for the planting of Mulberry trees, together with the charge of walling,

leveling, and planting thereof with Mulberry trees.

 

 

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It is this same plantation that became the Mulberry Garden referred to by period dramatists, and which may be the subject of Playford’s title. Sir Charles Sedley, for example, wrote his play The Mulberry Garden in 1668, just prior to Playford’s publication of the tune. The site of the garden is on the private grounds of Buckingham Palace, and one lone tree yet exists from James’s planting so long ago.

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Unfortunately, the King’s scheme for a silk industry in Britain came to naught, being undone by a simple yet fatal mistake. The silkworm eats the leaves of the white mulberry, and the tree imported to nourish the royal plan was the black mulberry, entirely inedible to the insect. The lasting effect of the plan, however, was to render planting the mulberry fashionable in imitation of the royal garden, “and there is scarcely an old garden or gentleman’s seat throughout the country, which can be traced back to the 17th century, in which a Mulberry tree is not to be found.”  Shakespeare had a famous mulberry tree, said to have been taken from the garden of James I, and planted in his own garden at New Place, Stratford-on-Avon, in 1609.

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Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909; p. 67. Dorian 90238, The Baltimore Consort – “A Trip to Killburn.”

X:1

T:Mulberry Garden, The

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Dmin

(A | d2e) fcA | (GAF c2)A | d2e fd2 | (a3 a2) (A | d2e) fcA |

(GAF c2) A | d2e fd2 | (a3 a2) || a | bag a2e | fd2 g2a |

efg fed | (^c3 c2) B | A G2 F2E | D d2 ^c2d | eAf e2d | (d3 d2) ||

                       

MULBERRY TREE WALTZ. See "La Branche du Murier".

                       

MULBERRY WALTZ. Cajun, Waltz. See also "La Branche du Murier" (Mulberry Tree Waltz). Aldus Roger and Ambrose Thibodeaux have both issued versions of this tune on record.

                       

MULCAHY’S. AKA and see “Ballylander’s Reel,” “Long Chase,” “The Mountain Rose,” “Mulvihill’s (Reel) [3]," “On the Sly,” “The Reel of Bogie,” “The Reel of Boggey,” “The Stile of Ballylanders,” “The Style of Ballylanders.” Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB’. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; p. 16.

                       

MULCHARD'S DREAM. AKA and see "Will you go & marry Kettle". Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of this tune in print in Angus Cumming's 1780 manuscript (pg. 17).


                       

MULDOON'S FAVORITE. AKA and see “The Maid of Argyle’s.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Curiously, the nearly identical “Maid of Argyle’s” is printed but a few pages away in Ryan’s/Cole’s. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 39. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 66. White’s Unique Collection, 1896; No. 59, p. 11.

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T:Muldoon’s Favorite

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:White’s Unique Collection (1896), No. 59

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

g2 dc B2 AG | (FG)(AB) c.A.Af | (gd)(ec) B2 (AG) | (DF)(Ac) (BG) G2 |

g2 dc B2 AG | (FG)(AB) .c.A.A.f | (gd)(ec) B2 (AG) | (DF)(Ac) (BG) G2 ||

DGBG AGBG | ADBG (cA)(Ac) | (Bd)(ef) .g.e.d.c | B/d/A/c/ (B/G/)(G/B/) |

D/G/B/G/ A/G/B/G/|D/G/B/G/ (c/A/)(A/c/)|(B/d/)(e/f/) .g.e.d.c |(B/d/)(A/c/) (B/G/) G2 ||

                       

MULE SONG, THE. American, Jig. USA, southwestern Pa. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BBCC'. The third part is supposed to imitated the bucking or braying of a mule. Source for notated version: Walter Neal (Armstrong County, Pa., 1952) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 593, p. 521.

                       

MULHAIRE’S NO. 4. A different tune than “Mulhaire’s Reel.”

 

MULHAIRE'S NO. 9. AKA and see “Martin Mulhaire's No. 9."

                          

MULHAIRE’S REEL.  AKA and see "The Golden Keyboard [1]," "Joe Cooley's Reel [2]," "McGann's,” "Reynold's Reel," "The Rough Road," "The Sailor's Farewell,” “Sailor’s Return [2]."  Irish, Reel.

                       

MULHAIRE'S (REEL) [2]. AKA – and see “Martin Mulhaire's No. 9." Irish, Reel. D Major.

 

MULHAIRE’S REEL (3).  AKA and see “Grandpa Tommy’s Céilí Band.”

                                                                          

MULKEEN'S (REEL). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). Seems to be a version of “Mulqueen’s.” AA'BB'. Taylor (Where’s the Crack), 1989; p. 12.

                       

MULL FAIR, THE (Am Faighir Muileach).  See note for “Lad with/wi’ the Plaidie.”

 

MULL RANT, THE. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 128.

X:1

T:Mull Rant, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Strathspey

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

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

D>EG>E A/A/A A2|D>EG>A =c/c/c c>e|d<Bg<B A/A/A A>B|G>AB>G E2D2:|

g>ag>e a>ga>b|g>ag>e g<d d>e|g>ag>e a>ga>b|g<b e>f g2 f>e|

d>Bg>B A/A/A A2|D>EG>A =c/c/c c>e|d>Bg>B A/A/A A>B|G>AB>G E2D2||

                       

MULLAC BOTAIR CORCAIGE. AKA and see "The Top of Cork Road [1]."

                       

MULLACH AN ÁTHA BHUÍ. Irish, Air. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997).

                       

MULLACH SCRINE. AKA and see "The Hill of Skreen" (Co. Sligo).

                       

MULLACREW REEL, THE. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997).

                       

MULLAGHCURRY REEL, THE. The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997).

                       

MULLEN’S FANCY. See “Mullin’s Fancy.”

                       

MULLEOIR FAOI DHEANNACH, AN. AKA and see "The Dusty Miller{s} [7]," "Benny's Jig," "The Dusty Mills."

                       

MULLEOIR LUAITREAC, AN. AKA and see "The Dusty Miller{s} [7]."

                       

MULLIN COURT. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R. MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to Windsor), 1994; pg. 17.

                       

MULLIN D(H)U, THE (The Dark Mill). AKA and see "Muileann Dubh (The Black Mill)."

                       

MULLINAVAT REEL. Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 191, pg. 52.


                       

MULLINAX. Old‑Time. USA, Ga. Identified as a Georgia tune in an article in the Atlanta Journel, 2/19/1914, on the fiddlers' contest going on at the time (Charles Wolfe, The Devil's Box, 6/1/80).

                       

MULLINGAR LEA. AKA and see “The Nine Pint Coggie [1].” Irish, Reel. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB (Miller & Perron): AAB (Vallely). Source for notated version: Kerry fiddler Paddy Cronin, long a resident of Boston, Massachusetts [Miller & Perron]. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 29 (appears as “Paddy Cronin Reel”). Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 91. Vallely (Play 50 Reels with the Armagh Pipers Club), 1982; No. 5, pg. 5. Cló Iar Chonnachta CICD 165, John Wynne & John McEvoy – “Pride of the West” (2007. Learned from fiddler Paddy Carty, Loughrea, Co. Galway).

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Mullingar Lee, The

T:Nine Pint Coggie, The

R:reel

S:Kevin Burke

D:Milestone at the Garden

D:Hugh Gillespie 1937

Z:id:hn-reel-6

Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se

M:C|

L:1/8

K:Gmix

BG~G2 GFDE|F2AF CFAc|BG~G2 DEFE|1 FAdc BGGA:|2 FAdc BG~G2||

|:~g3d Bcde|~f3c ABcd|1 ~g3d BddB|dgga bga^f:|2 ed~d2 DEFE|FAdc BGGA||

                                                  


MULLINGAR RACES [1], THE ("Coimleanga Muilleann No Garad" or "Rásaí an Mhuilinn Chearr"). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850): AABB (Brody, O'Neill/Krassen). Mullingar, a market town in County Westmeath, is some 50 miles from Dublin in an agricultural area. The name Mullingar is derived from the Gaelic “An Muilleann Cearr” and refers to the wry mill or the left-hand wise moving mill, a prominent feature in a legend from the 7th century involving St. Colman of Lynn.  See also the related “Reel of Darragh.” Sources for notated versions: Kathleen Collins [Brody]; fiddler Paddy Killoran (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 107, pg. 54. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 199. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 157 (appears as "Mullinger Races"). O’Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 750, pg. 131. O’Neill (Music of Ireland),), 1992; No. 18, pg. 14.  Mick Conneely – “Selkie” (2001). Great Meadow GMM 2018, Frank Ferrel & Joe Derrane – “Fiddledance” (2004). Green Linnet 1020, Brenden Mulvihill‑ "The Flax in Bloom." Green Linnet 1122, Kevin Burke - "Open House" (1992). Nimbus NI 5320, Proinsias O Maonaigh, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Paula Doohan, Liz Doherty - “Fiddle Sticks: Irish Traditional Music from Donegal” (1991). Outlet 3002, Paddy Cronin‑ "Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin" (1977). Shanachie 29002, "Kathleen Collins." Shanachie 33003, Paddy Killoran ‑ "Paddy Killoran's Back in Town" (1977). Shaskeen - "Atlantic Breeze" & "Shaskeen Live." Tara 2002, Christy Moore ‑ "The Iron Behind the Velvet" (1978. Learned from Irish‑American fiddler Larry Redigan, who died playing on stage on Long Island, New York). John Nolan – “Rake of Reels.”

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Mullingar Races, The [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 750

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A,2|D2 FD EA,A,E|DEFA Bcde|(3fga ec dcdA|(3Bcd AF EGFE|DEFD EA,A,E|

DEFA Bcde|(3fga ec dBAG|FGEF D2||(3ABc|d2 fd adfb|afdf edBc|d2 fd adfd|

Beed egfe|d2 fd adfb|afdf edBc|dgfe dBAG|FGEF D2||

 

MULLINGAR RACES [2], THE (Coimleangaide/Reata Miulleann-Cearr). AKA and see "Bealltaine," “The Butchers of Bristol [2],” "Five Miles From Town [2]" (Pa.), “Geary’s Hornpipe,” “May Day [2],” “The Rover through the Bogs,” “Taylor’s.” Irish, Hornpipe or Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. “Mullingar Races” was popularized by the 1931 recording of Sligo fiddle players Paddy Kiloran and Paddy Sweeney, in New York. The “Bealltaine/May Day” title comes from P.W. Joyce’s Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909), learned from his father in Limerick in the 1840’s and heard again from the playing of Glenmalure, County Wicklow, miners in 1853. O’Neill originally published the tune as a reel. “Rover through the Bogs” is a related tune. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 171. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1588, pg. 294. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 834, pg. 144. Cló Iar-Chonnachta, CICD 148, Mick Conneely – “Selkie” (2001). Tara CD4011, Frankie Gavin – “Fierce Traditional” (2001).

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T:Mullingar Races, The [2]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 834

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D|G/A/B/G/ A/B/c/A/|d/e/f/e/ d/c/B/A/|B/c/B/G/ A/B/A/G/|F/G/A/B/ c/A/F/D/|

G/A/B/G/ A/B/c/A/|d/e/f/e/ d/c/B/A/|Bd c/A/G/F/|E/G/{A}G/F/ G:|

|:(3d/e/f/|ge/g/ fe/d/|g/a/g/e/ f e/d/|d/e/f/g/ a/b/a/g/|fd/d/ d/e/d/c/|B2 B/G/ A/F/D|

B/d/B/G/ A/B/c/A/|d/e/f/d/ c/A/G/F/|D/G/{A}G/F/ G:|

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T:Mullingar Races [2]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:Tommy Peoples – Workshop 7/17/01

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

DGBG ABcA | defa {g/a/} gedc | ~B3d ~c3A | E/F/G AF DEFD |

G2 BG AB{c/d/}cA | B/c/d fa {g/a/}gedc | B2 dB {d}cAFG | {A/B/}A2 G2 G4 :|

|: ~g3a {a}gfde | {g/a/}g2 af gfde | ~f3g afge | Adfe dcAF |

G2 BG AB{c/d/}cA | B/c/d fa {g/a/}gedc | B2 dB {d}cAFG | {A/B/}A2 G2 G4 :|

 

MULLINGAR RACES [3], THE (Coimleangaide Miulleann-Cearr). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Similar to version #3. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1589, pg. 294.

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T:Mullingar Races, The [3]

M:2/4

L:1/8

R:Hornpipe

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1589

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

D | G/A/B/G/ A/B/c/A/ | d/e/f/d/ d/c/B/A/ | B/c/B/G/ A/B/A/G/ |

F/G/A/B/ c/A/F/D/ | G/A/B/G/ A/B/c/A/ | d/e/f/d d/c/B/A/ |

Bd c/A/G/F/ | D/G/{A/}G/F/ G :|

|: (3def | ge/g/ fe/d/ | g/a/g/e/ fe/d/ | d/e/f/g/ a/b/a/g/ | fd/d/ d/e/d/c/ |

BB/G/ A/F/D | B/d/B/G/ A/B/c/A/ | d/e/f/d/ c/A/G/F/ | D/G/{A/}G/F/ G :|

                       

MULLIN'S FANCY. AKA and see “Packie Dolan’s,” “Rising Sun [6],” "The Strawberry Blossom [1]," "Boys of Ballinahinch." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Miller & Perron): AAB (Taylor). Not commonly played or recorded. The tune is a variant of the Scottish melody “Nae (Good) Luck About the House” and as a pipe reel with a Gaelic title that translates as “Over the Isles to America.” The single jig “Christmas Eve [3]” is a setting of the tune in triple time. County Longford fiddler Packie Dolan’s recording of the melody has proved influential. Sources for notated versions: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann in the 1980’s [Taylor]; a 1920’s recording by fiddler Packie Dolan (1904-1932, County Longford & New York) [Miller & Perron]. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 32, No. 7. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 91. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 9 (appears as “Mullen’s Fancy”). Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan - "Ballroom" (1987). Morning Star 45001, Packie Dolan. Shanachie SH 29009, "Andy McGann & Paul Brady" (learned from Katherine Brennan). Shanachie SH 33001, Packie Dolan. Néillidh Mulligan – “The Leitrim Thrush.” (learned from Packie Dolan). Packie Dolan (et al) – “The Wheels of the World.”

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Mullin’s Fancy

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Reel

K:D

af ~f2eB ~B2|~d3e fa {b}a2|f2 df edBe|dBAF (3EFE D2|

dcdf eB ~B2|~d3e fgag|f2df edBe|dBAF (3EFE D2:|

|:fa{b}a^g afdf|afdf afdg|faa^g afdf|gfed (3Bcd ea|

fa{b}a^g afdf|abaf gfga|aggf gfef|g2 {a}gf gbag:|

                       

MULLIN'S FAVORITE [1]. Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 33. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 58.

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T:Mullin’s Favorite [1]

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:A

(e/d/) | cAFA BAFE | cefg a2 (ga) | b2 (ga) fecA | BcBA F2 (ed) |

cAFA BAFE | cefg a2 (ga) | fecA eaec | {c}BABc A2 :: (ec) | e2(ec) ecea |

f2 (fd) fdfb | g2 (ge) bgeg | agfe fecd | e2(ec) ecea | f2(fd) fdfb |

gaba gefg | a2 {b}ag a2 :|

 

MULLIN'S FAVORITE [2] (Rogha Uí Mhaoláin). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard. AA’BB’. Source for notated version: the Keanes’ Céilí Band (Caherlistrane, north County Galway) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 174, pg. 85.

                       

MULLOWNEY’S JIGG. AKA and see “Malowney’s/Maloney’s Wife.”

                       

MULLOY'S REEL (Ríl Uí Mhaolmhuaidh). AKA and see “Malloy’s Favorite.” Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AB. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Tommy Potts (Ireland) [Breathnach]; fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 138, pg. 55. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 77 (appears as “Untitled Reel” at top of page). Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 70.

                       

MULQUEEN’S. AKA and see “Free and Easy [2]," “The Kerry Lasses [4],” “Spinkle Shanks [1],” “The Tinker’s Reel [1].” Irish, Reel. Sometime known as “Mulqueen’s No. 1.” The Mulqueen’s title first appears on De Dannan’s “Song for Ireland.” Sully’s Irish Banjo Book. Green Linnet SIF 1122, Kevin Burke - “Open House” (appears as untitled reel). Ossian OSS 79, Boys of the Lough – “Regrouped.” Sugar Hill SU 1130 De Dannan - “Song for Ireland” (appears in the set “Mulqueen’s Reels”). Jackie Daly (et al) – “Doolin Point” (2002).

                       

MULQUEENEY’S (JIG). AKA and see “Royal Charlie.”

 

MULQUEENY'S HORNPIPE (Cornphíopa Uí Mhaolchaoine). Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB'CC'. Mulqueeny was a musician from Kilfenora, County Clare. Source for notated version: flute player Matt Molloy & fiddler Tommy Peoples (Donegal, Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 211, pg. 97. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol. 4, No. 70. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri CL13, Tommy Peoples.

                       


MULVANEY. Irish?, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Hardings All-Round Collection, 1905; No. 12, pg. 4.

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T:Mulvaney

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:Harding’s All-Round Collection   (1905)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

G | cec AcA | GEG G2A | GAc fed | cec A2B | cec AcA | GEG G2e | geg afd | ecc c2 :|

|: e | gec ceg | eaa age | gec ceg | Bdd def | gec ceg | eaa age | geg fed | ecc c2 :|

                       

MULVEY’S REEL. AKA and see “Our House at Home.” Irish, Reel. The tune appears in the late 19th century collection of Alex Sutherland of County Leitrim under the title “Mulvey’s Reel,” a local name. Another County Leitrim collection from the same era, the Stephen Grier collection, gives the tune under the “Our House at Home” title. Piper William Mulvey inherited the Grier collection after the latter’s death, according to Brian McNamara. Variants of the tune include “Is Trua gan Peata n' Mhaoir agam [1]” (Petrie), “Your Mother’s Fair Pet” (Joyce/Petrie), and “I’m Ready Now” (O’Neill).

                       

MULVIHILL’S HIGHLAND FLING. Irish, Fling. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler Martin Mulvihill (Bronx, NY) [Mulvihill]. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 8, pg. 120.

                       

MULVIHILL’S (JIG). Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AB.

X:1
T:Mulvihill's
R:jig
S:Jennikel Andersson (Nov 13, -01) who got it from a Tola Custy session tape
Z:Jeff Lindqvist
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
d2d AGF|d2d AGF|~E3 GFE|A,CE GFE|
DFA G2B|Adc d2e|f2d g2f|edc dfe|
dcd AGF|dcd AGF|~E3 GFE|A,CE GFE|
DFA GAB|Adc deg|fed cBA|GFE Dde||
fdf a^ga|faf dfd|ece gfg|ege cde|
~f3 ~g3|~a3 bag|fed cBA|GFE Dde|
fdf a^ga|faf dfd|ece gfg|ege cde|
fdf gBg|aAa bag|fed cBA|GFE D3||

                       

MULVIHILL'S (REEL) [1]. See “Charlie Mulvihill’s (Reel) [1].

 

MULVIHILL'S REEL [2]. AKA and see “Derry Craig Wood.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC (Black, Taylor): AA'BB'CC (Alewine). Does not appear to be related to version #1. Galway cleric Father P.J. Kelly composed the tune around 1960 as “Derry Craig Wood.” The last part is shared with “Father Kelly’s (Reel) [1],” originally entitled "The Rossmore Jetty." It is called “Mulvihill’s” due to its having been played at the late accordion player Charlie Mulvihill’s house in the Bronx, with no one remembering the original title. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980’s [Taylor]. Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken’s Lips), 1987; pg. 26. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 188, pg. 99. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 21. Gift 10007, Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey – “Lead the Knave.” Shanachie 79005, De Danann – “Mist Covered Mountain” (appears as “Mulvihill’s). Con Curtin & Edmond Murphy – “Paddy in the Smoke.”

X:1

T: Mulvihill's [2]

S: De Danann

Q: 350

R: reel

Z:Transcribed by Bill Black

M: 4/4

L: 1/8

K: G

GA | BAGE DB,EB, | DB,DG B2 AB | cBAG FD D2 | FEFG A2 GA |

BAGE DB,EB, | DB,DG B2 AB | c2 cB cBAB | cAFD G2 :|

GA | BABd eB (3BBB | eBdB AGED | B,D (3DDD EDB,D | GFGA BA A2 |

BABd eB (3BBB | eBdB AGED | B,D (3DDD EGAB | cAFD G2 :|

zB | d2 Bd gdBd | edBd gdBd | e2 ^ce ae (3eee | afge fde^c |

d2 Bd gdBd | edBd gdBd | c2 cB cBAB | cAFD G2 :|

 

MULVIHILL’S (REEL) [3]. AKA – “Mulvihill’s No. 2.” AKA and see “Ballylander’s Reel,” “The Long Chase,” “The Mountain Rose,” “Mulcahy’s.”

 

MULVIHILL’S (REEL) [4]. AKA and see “Charlie Mulvihill’s Reel [2],” “Speed the Plow [2].”

                       

MUMMER’S MARCH, THE. AKA - “Droghedy March.” Irish, March (6/8 time). A Minor. Standard. AAB. A march from the Christmas mummers who at one time (in Ireland, as in England) went from house to house during the Yule time accompanied by musicians, to entertain and beg small presents, usually food or drink. O’Neill (1913) relates:

***

Each mummer personates an eminent saint, and before the

dance begins, these different characters form themselves into

a circle, and each in his turn steps forward declaring at the same

time his assumed name, country, qualifications and other

circumstances, in a kind of ryhme.

***

See note for “Droghedy March” for more. Source for notated version: Patrick Whelan, Scarawalsh Ballcarney, near Ferns, County of Wexford [O’Neill]. O’Neill (1913), pg. 125. La Lugh (1st album).

X:1

T:Mummers’ or Dreghedy March

M:6/8

L:1/8

S:O’Neill – Irish Minstrels and Musicians (1913)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:Amin

{d/4c/4d/4}c2e {g}d2f | {d/4c/4d/4}c2e {g/4B/4d/4}B2A | {d/4c/4d/4} c2e {g}d2f |

{g}ec{G}A {g/4B/4d/4}B2{G}A :| {g}e>c{G}A {g}A>{e}A{e}A | {g/4/e/4f/4}ecA {g}d2f |

{g}e>c{G}A {g}A>{d}A{e}A | {g/4f/4g/4}fec {B/4d/4}B2{G}A | {g/4e/4f/4}e>c{G}A {g}A>{d}A{e}A |

{g}ec{G}A {g/4B/4d/4}B2A | {g/4e/4f/4}ecA {g}A>ce | {a/4f/4}aec {g/4B/4d/4}B2{G}A |

{g}Ace {a/4g/4}a2e | {g/4f/4g/4}fed {f/4e/4f/4}e2c | {g}Ace {a/4g/4}a2e | {g/4f/4g/4}fec {g/4B/4d/4}B2{G}A |

{g}Ace {a/4g/4}a2e | {g/4f/4g/4}fed {g}efg | {a/4g/4}a2f {g/4f/4}g2e | {g/4f/4g/4}fec {g/4B/4d/4}B2{G}A ||

                       

MUMPING NELLY. Scottish, Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). The melody appears in the Bodleian Manuscript (in the Bodleian Library, Oxford), inscribed "A Collection of the Newest Country Dances Performed in Scotland written at Edinburgh by D.A. Young, M.M. 1740."

                       

MUNCIE'S FAVORITE (Lancashire) CLOG. American (?), Clog. D Major. Standard. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 118. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 157.

X:1

T:Muncie’s Favorite (Lancashire)

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Clog

S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A2 | (F>G)(A>B) (A>^G)(A>^A) | B>cd>e d>cd>e | f>dA>f e>cA>c | (3dfe (3dcB (3Adc (3BAG |
F>GA>B A>^GA>^A | B>cd>e d>cd>e | f>dA>f e>cA>c | d2f2d2 :: (e>f) |

(3gag (3fgf (3efe (3ded | (3cdc (3BcB (3ABA (3GAG | F>Ad>c B>df>e | A2a2 (3gfe (3cAG |

F>GA>B A>^GA>^A | B>cd>e d>cd>e | f>Ad>f e>cA>c | d2f2d2 :|

                       

MUNCY. American, March (6/8). USA, southwestern Pa. C Major. Standard tuning. AB. Bayard (1981) states the tune was probably named for Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He thought it a fife march (even though his source played it on the fiddle), and a member of the rather large group of tune families outlined in his note for "Lan(n)igan's Ball." Source for notated version: Samuel Losch (Juniata County, Pa., 1930's) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 582, pg. 514.

                       

MUNDESSE. English, Country Dance Tune. G Major. Standard tuning. AABCD. Published in Playford’s English Dancing Master (1651). Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 46 (a facsimile copy of Playford’s printing). Sharp (Country Dance Tunes), 1909/1994; pg. 64.

X:1

T:Mundesse

L:1/8

M:2/2

S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes  (1909)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

z2|G2 GG G2A2|B3A G2d2|c3B ABcd|B3A G2G2|A3G A2B2|c3d c2B2|A2G2G2F2|G6:|

||z2|G3A BABc|d3e d2 ef|g2f2 edef|d6 z2|G3A BABc|d3e d2 ef|g2f2 edef|d6||

||f2|g2f2g2e2|d6 ef|g2f2g2e2|d6 e2|f2g2f2g2|d6 c2|B2 AA GFGA|G6||

||G2|B3c d2B2|e3d c2B2|A2G2G2F2|G6 G2|B3c d2B2|e3d c2B2|A2G2G2F2|G6||

                       

MUNGO KELLY (Mungo Ó Ceallaigh). Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated version: fiddler George Rowley/Seoirse Ó Roghallaigh (Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 152, pg. 60.


                       


MUNLOCHY BRIDGE. AKA and see “Gun d’ dhiùlt am bodach fodar dhomh” (The old man refused me fodder), “I’ll Hap Ye in My Plaidie.”  Scottish, Canadian; Strathspey. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning. AB (Perlman): AAB (Cranford/Holland, Martin). Munlochy is a village on the Black Isle, near Inverness, Scotland. The melody is a popular song, fiddle and pipe tune in various versions, in both Scotland and eastern Canada. Gaelic words to the melody are given by John Shaw in liner notes to Topic 12TS354, obtained from Cape Breton storyteller Joe Neil MacNeil. Christine Martin (2002) prints a song version under the title “Gun d’ dhiùlt am bodach fodar dhomh” (The old man refused me fodder), and the melody is also the vehicle for the puirt a beul songs “Dh’ith na coinna maragan” and “”Tha m’inntinn raoir a-nochd ‘s a-raoir.” Cape Breton fiddler, composer, publisher and editor (and lighthouse-keeper) Paul Stewart Cranford finds the strathspey “Sir John Malcolm” (Bremner, Kerr's Fourth Collection) to be a related tune, especially in the ‘A’ part of “Sir John Malcolm” which closely resembles the second part of “Munlochy Bridge.” The melody appears in many pipe manuscripts as well as fiddle volumes, and in fact the first appearance of “Munlochy Bridge” was in piper William Ross’s 1885 collection. Perlman (1996) notes the tune is widely played among fiddlers throughout North-East Kings County, PEI. A variant of “Munlochy Bridge” is “I’ll Hap Ye in My Plaidie.” Source for notated version: Peter Chaisson, Jr. (b. 1942, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 195, pg. 73. MacDonald (Gesto Collection), 1895. Martin (Ceol na Fidhle, vol. 3), 1988; pg. 35. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pgs. 16 & 78. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 188. Ross, Collection of Pipe Music, 1885. Rounder 7006, Theresa MacLellan (unlisted 2nd tune, side one, cut seven). Rounder 7059, Alex Francis MacKay with Gordon MacLean – “Gaelic in the Bow” (2005). Topic 12TS354, Alex Francis MacKay. Rounder 82161-7032-2, Bill Lamey – “From Cape Breton to Boston and Back: Classic House Sessions of Traditional Cape Breton Music 1956-1977” (2000). Wildcat Records WILDCD 101, Ronan Martin – “Ronan Martin” (2008).

See also listings at:

Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index

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

X:1

T:Munlochy Bridge

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Transcribed by Toby Rider

R:Strathspey

K:G

g|:e>dB>A B>GG>B| d>ed>B d2 dg|e>dB>A B>GG>f|1g>ef>d e2 eg|2 g>ef>d e2 ee/2g/2||!

d>eg>a b>ga>b| d<ed>B d2 de|d>eg>a b>ga>b| a>ge>d e2 eg|!

d>eg>a b>ga>b|d<ed>B d2 dg|e>dB>A B>GG>B| g>ef>d e2 e2 ||

                       

MUNRO'S REEL. Canadian, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by Waldo Munro. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 83, pg. 58.

           

MUN’S DELIGHT. English, Country Dance Tune (cut time). C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody is unique to London publishers Charles and Samuel Thompson’s 1757 country dance collection. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1), 1757; No. 64.

X:1

T:Mun’s Delight

M:C|

L:1/8

B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1757)

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

Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:C

g/f/|edeG A/c/B/d/ cd|ef/g/ ag “tr”f2 eg/f/|ecdG|A/c/B/d/ ce|dgBA G3:|

|:d/c/|BG A/c/B/d/ c/e/g/B/ cg/f/|ec d/f/e/g/ f/a/f/^c/ da|(3g/f/e.g (3f/e/d/.f e/{d}c/d/{c}B/ Gf|f/e/d/c/ GB c3:||

           

MUNSTER, THE. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source O’Leary pairs this tune with “Cailleac(h) an Airgid.” Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, November, 1990 [Moylan]. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 174, pg. 100. Claddagh CC5, Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford - “The Star Above the Garter.” Topic 12T312, “Billy Clifford.”

                       

MUNSTER BACON (Bagun Muman). AKA and see “Kitty Got a Clinking Coming to/from the Fair.” Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB (O’Neill): AA’BB’ (Taylor/Tweed). Source for notated version: Siobhán Canny (née Kennedy) of Dundalk, who may have learned it from button accordion player Paddy O’Brien [Taylor/Tweed]. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 340, pg. 71. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 11. CDLDL 1215, Craobh Rua – “The More That’s Said the Less the Better.” Celtic Crossings OWR 0046, Gearóid O hAllmhuráin – “Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond” (1996). Green Linnett GLCD 1087, Seamus Connolly - "Notes From My Mind" (1988). Lochshore CDLDL 1215, Craob Rua - “The More that’s Said the Less the Better” (1992).

X:1

T:Munster Bacon

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 340

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

G|ABA AFD|dfe d2c|BGB dAF|GEE E2G|AFA dcd|BGB e/f/ge|agf ede|fdd d2:|

|:f|afd dfa|bge efg|faf ged|ecA A2G|Fdd cee|dff efg|f/g/af ede|fdd d2:|

                       

MUNSTER BANK. AKA and see “Dan Sweeney’s,” “Johnny Leary’s (Polka) [1],” “Mick Howard’s,” “The Sod of Turf We Took to School,” “Tarrant’s [3].” Irish, Polka. A Major (Mallinson, Taylor): G Major (Tubridy). Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, in the 1980’s [Taylor]. Mallinson (100 Polkas), 1997; No. 52, pg. 20. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; pg. 12. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 10.

X:1

T:Munster Bank, The

M:4/4

L:1/8

R:Polka

Z:Graham Johnson

K:A

|:"A"ABAF E2F2|A2B2 c2e2|"D"f2e2 "A"c2Ac|"D"B2A2 F4|"A"ABAF E2F2|A2B2 c2

e2|"D"f2e2 "A"c2Ac|"E"B2A2 "A"A4:|!|:"A"e2fe c2e2|f2e2 e4|"D"a2af "A"e2c

2|"D"B2A2 F4|"A"ABAF E2F2|A2B2 c2e2|"D"f2e2 "A"c2Ac|"E"B2A2 "A"A2:||

 

MUNSTER BANK [2]. AKA and see “Miss Johnston(‘s) [1].”

                       

MUNSTER BUTTERMILK [1], THE (An Bhláthach Mhuimhneach). AKA and see “Barr na Feirste,” “Behind the Haystack [1],” "Christmas Day in the Morning [3],” “(An) Bhláthach Mhuimhneach,” “Squeeze Your Thighs,” “Take Her or Leave Her.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. ABCC (Moylan): ABCDE (Breathnach): AABBCC (Brody, Kennedy, Kerr). The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997). Sources for notated versions: Boys of the Lough (Ireland/Shetland) [Brody]; fiddler John Cathcart, 1966 (Co. Fermanagh, Ireland) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border), recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, October, 1984  [Moylan]; set dance music recorded at Na Píobairí Uilleann, late 1980’s [Taylor]. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 29, pg. 18. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 199. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 127, pg. 31. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 47, pg. 40. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 137, pg. 80. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Blue Book), 1995; pg. 17. Blarney Castle Records BC‑509, "Best of Irish Dance Music." Mulligan LUN 017, Moloy, Brady, and Peoples. Philo 1026, Boys of the Lough‑ "Live."

X:1

T:Munster Buttermilk [1]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig

B:Kerr – Merry Melodies, vol. 1, pg. 47, No. 40 (c. 1880’s)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

d2e fdB|d2e fdB|AFE EFE|AFE EFA|d2e fdB|d2e fdB|

AFD DFD|AFD DFD::BcB {c}BAF|ABc dcB|AFE EFE|AFE EFA|

BcB BAF|ABc dcB|AFD DFD|AFD DFD::gbg faf|gfe dcB|

AFE EFE|AFE EFA|gbg faf|gfe dcB|AFD DFD|AFD DFD:|

 


MUNSTER BUTTERMILK [2]. AKA and see “Carty’s,” "The Sports of Multyfarnham.” Irish, New England; Double Jig. G Major (Harker/Rafferty, Miller & Perron, Mulvihill, Sullivan, Tubridy): D Major (Flaherty, Mulvihill). Standard tuning. AABB (most versions): AA’BB’ (Tubridy): AABBCC (Miller & Perron/1977). “Munster Buttermilk” has been remarked on as the Sliabh Luachra (Cork/Kerry border region) name for “The Sports of Multyfarnham.” Mulvihill gives his G Major version as an alternate accompaniment for the set dance The Seige of Ennis. Sources for notated versions: flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry, County Sligo) [Flaherty]; Ned Connell (Lixnaw, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]; a c. 1957 recording of Eugene Leddy’s Ceili Band [Miller & Perron]; Seosamh Breathnach [Breathnach]; fiddler Danny O’Donnell (County Donegal) [Feldman & O’Doherty]; accordion player and fiddler John McGrath (d. 1955, New York) [O’Malley]. Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 43, pg. 18. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 16, pg. 131. Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1978; pg. 186 (appears as second “Untitled Double Jig”). Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 174. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 242, pg. 75. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 3. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 29. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 47. Mulivhill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 4, pg. 65. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 25, pg. 124. O’Malley (Luke O’Malley’s Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 86, pg. 43. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3, No. 2, pg. 1. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 33. Claddagh CC5, Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford - "The Star Above the Garter." Green Linnet, Patrick Street – “Corner House.” Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan – “The Whirlwind” (1995. Learned from the playing of Dennis Murphy).

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:Munster Buttermilk [2]

L:1/8

M:6/8

K:G

gfg age|d2B BAB|d2B BAB|dBG G2d|gfg age|d2B BAB|dBG GAB|A3 G3:|

|:d2e g2a|b2b bag|a2a age|gfg age|d2e g2a|b2b bag|age dgb|a3 g3:|

X:2
T:Munster Buttermilk
R:double jig
Z:lesl
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|:d2f edB|BAF FEF|AFE DFA|BAF DFA|
d2f edB|BAF FEF|AFE DEF|1 E~E2 DFA:|2 E~E2 D2B||
|:A~A2 d2e|f2{e}f fed|e2{a}e edB|def edB|
A~A2 d2e|f2{e}f fed|edB Adf|1 e~e2 d2A:|2 e~e2 ABc||

X:3

T:Munster Buttermilk

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:jig

Z:Paul de Grae

K:D

A | def edB | A2 F FEF | AFF DFA | BAF DFA |

def edB | A2 F FEF | BAF DEF | EDC D2 :||

||: B | A2 B d2 e | fgf fed | efe edB | def edB |

A2 B d2 e | faf fed | edB Adf | edc d2 :||

 

MUNSTER BUTTERMILK [3]. AKA and see "Behind the Haystack [2]." Irish, Double Jig. E Minor.

                       

MUNSTER CLOAK, THE (An Fhalaingín Mhuimhneach). Irish, Air (3/4 time). D Major (most versions): G Major (Cranford/Holland). Standard tuning. AABB. Sometimes called “The Spanish Cloak.” There is a (rather unlikely) story (attributed to either Sean O’Riada or Paddy Moloney) that the tune was introduced into Ireland by a shipwrecked survivor of the Spanish Armada in the 16th century. Stuart Eydmann notes that a Spanish composer, Enrique Granados (1867-1916) composed a set of ten Danzas españolas for piano (later orchestrated for guitar and orchestra), of which No. 6 is similar to “The Munster/Spanish Cloak.”  The dance is characterized as a "rondalla Aragonesa which describes the scene of guitars being strummed in the streets and is in the rhythm of the jota, a dance from Aragon and Valencia.” The composer met his end in World War I when his ship was torpedoed in the English Channel, on his return voyage from an American tour. The melody has been characterized as an air, a mazurka, and even a march—although it fits none of the categories clearly. The melody appears as the second half of a tune called “The Bonny Black Irish Maid” in Cooke’s Selection of Twenty-one Original Irish Airs arranged for Pianoforte, Violin or Flute (Dublin, 1793). Similarities also to “Bannocks of Barley Meal” and Burk Thumoth’s (Twelve English and Twelve Irish Airs, 1750) “Tho' for Seven Long Years.” New York writer and Irish trad. musician Don Meade notes the melodic similarity (albeit different rhythm) with the “Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel”/”Trim the Velvet” family of tunes. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 1, No. 80. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 312. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 38. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 5: Mostly Irish Airs), 1985 (revised 2000); pg. 11 (includes harmony part). Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs), 1995; No. 25, pg. 28. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; pg. 3. Claddagh CC02, The Chieftains – “Chieftains” (1964). Flying Fish 217, Barde ‑ "Images" (1978). Nonesuch H-72052, The Fureys – “Irish Pipe Music.” 

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Munster Cloak, The

L:1/8

M:3/4

K:G

G2 GABG|A2 ABcA|G2 GABd|c2A2F2|G2 GABG|A2 ABcA|d2 defd|c2A2F2:|

|:g2gagf|d2g2a2|b2a2g2|f2g2a2|b2a2g2|f2defd|dcAdcA|A2G2G2:|

                       

MUNSTER GIMLET. AKA and see “Plumkum,” "Will You Come Down to Limerick [1]". Irish, Slip Jig. G Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB'. The famed early 20th century Irish-American piper Patsy Twohey/Tuohey called the tune by this title.

***

Kitty come down, come down,

Kitty come down to Limerick.

I knew by the glint in her eye

That she wanted a touch of the gimlet!

***

Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 289, pg. 32.

           

MUNSTER GIRLS. AKA and see “Jolly Banger [2],” “Munster Lass,” “Old Tipperary.”

           


MUNSTER GRASS. Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler and composer Ed Reavy (1898-1988) of County Cavan/Philadelphia. The title (and its companion piece) comes from a line by Yeats: “Full of Munster grass and Connemara skies.” Bain (50 Fiddle Solos), 1989; pg. 36. Reavy (The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy), No. 98, pg. 111. Patty Furlong –“Traditional Irish Music on Button Accordion” (1999).

X:1

T:Muster Grass

R:Hornpipe

C:Ed Reavy

M:4/4

L:1/8

Z:Joe Reavy

N:The other half of Connemara Skies (cf. 99 ).

K:G

B,A, | G,B,DG B2 cB | cAFA G2 FG | A^GAB cBA=G | FGAF D2 Bc |

dBGD G,B,DG | cAFA c2 dc | (3BdB GB ADFG | AGGF G2 :|| Bc |

dggf gedc | BGBD gdcB | Aaa^g aba=g | fbaf gefd | bagf gdBG |

FGAB cbag | fedB cAFG | AGGF G2 :||

                       

MUNSTER (HORNPIPE). Irish, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by fiddler and pianist Josephine Keegan (b. 1935), of Mullaghbawn, south County Armagh. Keegan (The Keegan Tunes), 2002; pg. 70.

                       

MUNSTER JIG [1], THE (Port na Mumhan). Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: fiddler and uilleann piper Stephen Grier (Farnaght, Co. Leitrim), who wrote his manuscripts in the 1880's [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 45, pg. 22.

 

MUNSTER JIG [2], THE. Irish, Jig. Originally from Sliabh Luachra fiddler Pádraig O’Keeffe (b. 1887), who passed it on to his student, Dennis Murphy (d. 1974). Shanachie 79093, Paddy Galckin & Robbie Hannan – “Whirlwind” (1995. Learned from a recording by Dennis Murphy). Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin – “The House in the Glen” (197?).

                       

MUNSTER LASS [1], THE (An Cailin Mumaineac). Irish, Jig or March. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB. See also the related “Seán-Tiobra(i)d Árann.” The ‘A’ part seems distantly related to the ‘B’ part of “Old Tipperary.” Source for notated version: Carl & Jackie Webster (Cardigan, Central Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 55. McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, Vol. 1), 1975; No. 22, pg. 6. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 34. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1838, pg. 245 (listed as a march). Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 145. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 84. (Nelson Music Collection), 1969; pg. 2. Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40126, Rodney Miller – “Choose Your Partners: Contra Dance & Square Dance Music of New Hampshire” (1999). Redeye Records, Ken Perlman – “Northern Banjo.”

X:1

T:Munster Lass [1]

M:6/8

L:1/8

R:Jig or March

K:F

FAc fef | gfe f3 | FAc fed | cBA G2A|FAc fef|gfe fga|

gfe fed | cBA G3 :: b | agf gfe | fcA F2b|agf gBA|

BAB G2b|agf gfe|fed cBA|Bdg Acf|ede f2:|

 

MUNSTER LASS [2]. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCCDDEEFF. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 128, pg. 31.

                       

MUNSTER LASSES. AKA and see “Jolly Banger [2],” “Munster Girls,” “Old Tipperary.”

                       

MUNSTER OUTCRY, THE (Gair Mumaineac). Irish, March (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. One part. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Selections), 1903/1979; No. 1849, pg. 348.

X:1

T:Munster Outcry, The

M:C

L:1/8

R:March

S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1849

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:G

d/e/f/g/|ab ab ab ab|a8|a8|(3bag e2 e/f/g/a/ b2|bc’ bc’ bc’ bc’|b8|b8|b3 a g e3|

ge ag (3bag ag|(34bag a2 b2 c’/b/a/g/|e2 ge ag (3bag|ag (3bag ag g2|z a (3bag e2|

ge ag (3bag ag|(3bag ag b/a/g/e/|e2 ge ag (3bag|ag (3bag ag g2|z a (3bag e4|

ge ag (3bag ag|(3bag ag b/a/g/e/ (3deg|ag g6|ce c2 (3cBA BD|B2 (3BAG AD A2|

(3BAE GD G2 (3GED|AD A2 (3AGE BD|B2 (3BAG BD B2|(3BAG AD A2 (3AGE|

GD G3A (3BAG|E3 zczc|(3BAG Bz B2|(3BAG E2 AzA2|(3BAG E2 B z (3BAG|

z (3A>GE z (3BA>G (3A>GE|G3A (3BAG E2|GE AG (3BAG AG|

B/A/G/E/ (3DEG AG G2|G6||

                       

MUNSTER PIPER, THE. Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABBCC. O’Farrell (National Irish Music for the Union Pipes), 1804; pg. 40.

X:1

T:Munster Piper, The

M:C|

L:1/8

R:Reel

S:O’Farrell – National Music for the Union Pipes (1804)

Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion

K:D

A/B/c/ | dBAG FA d2 | ed cB/A/ BEEF | dBAG FA d2 | edcA dD D :|

|: G | FA AG/F/ GBBG | FA AG/F/ BEEG | FA AG/F/ | GBBG | edcA dD D :|

|: g | fded cB/A/ d2 | ed cB/A/ BE E>g | fded cB/A/ d2 | ed cB/A/ dD D :|

                       

MUNSTER RAKE, THE. AKA and see "The Drunken Gauger [1]," "Girls take care how you marry," “Give Us a Drink of Water [2],” "Just at/in the height of her bloom," “The Noggin of Cream,” "The old woman's consort," "Taim in Arrears," "Taim in Arreir dTigh an Oil," "An Seanduine Coileailte,” "The Silly Old Man [1]," "The Swaggering Jig [1]," "Tiggit along the Room," "Welcome the Piper." Irish, Slip Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: copied from O’Farrell’s Pocket Companion (1804-10) [O’Neill]. Colclough (Tutor for the Irish Union Pipes), c. 1830; pg. 18. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 9, pg. 108. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. IV), c. 1810; pg. 131. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 196.

See also listings at:

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

Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info

X:1

T:Munster Rake, The

M:9/8

L:1/8

S:O'Farrell's Pocket Companion 1804-10

Z:Paul Kinder

K:G

D/2E/2|G/2A/2BG AGE EDE|G/2A/2BG AGE c2 e|dBG AGE EDE|

G/2A/2BG AGE G2:||e|dBG GAG e/2f/2ge|dBG GAG A2 e|

dBG GAG e/2f/2ge|dBG AGE G2 e|dBG GAG e/2f/2ge|

dBG GBG A2 e|dBG gBB AGE|G/2A/2BG AGE G2||

                       

MUNSTER SEANCHAI.  AKA and see “Bill the WeaverI(’s Jig) [1].

 

MUNSTERMAN'S FLATTERY. AKA and see  "B'fhearr liomsa ainnir gan guna," "Come under my Dimity," "Ditherum Doodle," "I'll take a glass with a friend," "Jig an da Thuistiun,” "Late on a Saturday Night," "Mall Rua," "Moll Roe (in the Morning)," "The Night of the Fun [3]," "One Bumper at Parting," "Though late was I plump."

                       

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