The Fiddler’s
Companion
© 1996-2010 Andrew Kuntz
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Notation
Note: The tunes below are recorded in what
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SMACHDAOIN CRÓN, AN (The Plug of Tobacco). AKA and see “The Brown Mallet,” The
Little Brown Mallet.” Irish, Air (2/4 time,
“Lively”). G Major. Standard tuning. AABA. Source for notated version:
the 1861 manscript collection of James Goodman, a
SMAIRG A CHUIRADH
SPIOCAIRE. See "The Miser."
SMALADH NA COINNLE (Snuffing the Candle).
Canadian, Reel.
SMALL BLACK ROSE, THE (Roisin Dubh). AKA and see "Roisin Dubh [1]."
SMALL COALS. AKA and see "Small Coals
and Ready Money."
SMALL COALS AND LITTLE
MONEY. AKA and see "Small Coals and Ready Money."
SMALL COALS AND READY
MONEY. AKA ‑ "Small
Coals," "Small Coals and Little Money." AKA and see “Sleepy Maggie [2],” “To the Quick.” English, Reel. England,
Northumberland. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AABB. “Small coals” c. 1860-90,
variant of ‘small beer’, meaning weak, inferior (Partridge, Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional
English, 1961). The melody is a version of the Irish tune “Sleepy Maggie,”
here transposed to A dorian, probably to fit the range of the pipes, in
particular Northumbrian small-pipes. ‘Ready money’ is money in hand. The
“Sleepy Maggie” title appears in the music manuscript copybook of Lionel
Winship (actually as “Sleepy Meggy”). “Small Coals and Ready Money” appears in
Henry Robson's list of popular Northumbrian song and dance tunes ("The
Northern Minstrel's Budget"), which he published c. 1800. Bruce &
Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy),
1882; pg. 165. Cato (Northumbrian Choice),
1997. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes),
1984; pg. 180 (appears as "Small Coals"). Front
Hall FHR‑08, Alistair Anderson ‑ "Traditional Tunes" (1976).
Lough 007CD, Boys of the Lough – “The West of
X:1
T:Small Coals an’ Little Money
T:Small Coals and Ready Money
L:1/8
M:C
S:Bruce & Stokoe – Northumbrian
Minstrelsy (1882)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ador
e2 cA eA B/c/d|e2 cA dG B/c/d|e2 cA eA B/c/d|edge dG B/c/d:|
|:eAcA
eA B/c/d|eAcA dG B/c/d|eAcA eA B/c/d|edge dG B/c/d:|
SMALL COALS FOR
NAILERS. Scottish, Reel. E Minor. Standard
tuning. AABB (Honeyman, Williamson): AABB’ (Kerr). "...a nailer was slang
in the 18th century for the final word in an argument, anything of
exceptionally high quality, one who made an arrest, an extortionist or a thief.
In the last sense the title would mean 'slim pickings for thieves" (Williamson,
1976). Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and
Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 14. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 4; No. 103, pg. 13 (appears as “Sma’ Coals for Nailers”).
Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and
Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 54. Olympic 6151,
The Angus Strathspey and Reel Society ‑
"Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music" (1978).
X:1
T:Small Coals for Nailers
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Honeyman – Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor (1898)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
F|E2 EF G2 GB|(AB)AG (FE)DF|E2 EF G2
GB|(ef)e^d e2 e:|
||B|e2 ef g2 fe|(de0fg
(af)df|({f}e^d)ef (ga)gf|(ef)e^d e2 eB|(e^d)ef ({a}gf)ge|
=defg afdf|~G2bg ~f2 af|(ef)e^d e2
e||
SMALL HILLS OF OFFALY, THE. AKA – “The Little Hills of Offaly.” Irish,
Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by button accordion player Paddy
O’Brien (originally from Offaly). Source for notated version: the recording by
O’Brien and Kelly [Black]. Black (Music’s
the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 165, pg. 87. Shanachie
29015, Paddy O'Brien & James Kelly ‑ "Is it yourself?"
(1979). Shanachie 34014, James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule –
“Traditional Music of
X:1
T: Small Hills of Offaly
S: J.Kelly - P.O'Brien
Q: 350
R: reel
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: D
d2 Af dBAF | (3ABA EA cege | d2 Af dBAF | EFGE BEGE |
d2 Af dBAF | (3ABA EA cege | d2 Af dBAF | EAGE D2 Ac :|
d3 f a2 af | egfd cAeA | d3 f a2 af | egfd cAGA |
defg
a3 f | egfd cAGA | cded cAGA | FDGE FD D2 :|
SMALL IS MY
INCLINATION TO SLEEP. AKA ‑ "'S beag mo shunnd
ris a' chadal". Scottish, Slow Air (3/4 time). E Minor. Standard tuning.
ABC. "The words to this air are to be found in most compilations of Gaelic
songs; the melody, as sung by the editor's father, is highly worthy of English
words" (Fraser). Fraser (The Airs
and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1874;
No. 75, pg. 27.
X:1
T:Small is my inclination to Sleep
T:’S beag mo shunnd ris a’ chadal
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
S:Fraser Collection
(1874)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
g>a|b2 b2 a>g|f2 dz g>f|e2d2e2|G2Ez d>e|g2 ez B>A|e2 d2 B>A|G3 z||
G>A|B2B2 B>A|B2 ez d>c|B2G2 A>G|F2Ez e>f|g2 g2 f>e|e2
B2 B>^A|
B3z||G>A|B2 B2 B>A|B2ez d>c|B2 G2 A>G|F2Ez
g>a|b2b2a>g|b2g2 f>e|e3 z||
SMALL PIN CUSHION, THE. AKA and see "Haste to the Wedding [1]."
Scottish. Oswald’s title for the famous “Haste” tune. The only version of
"Haste to the Wedding" appearing in Scottish collections that Bayard
(1981) could find. Oswald (Caledonian
Pocket Companion), 1780?, vol. 2, pg. 94.
SMALL TAILOR'S WIFE. See "A Bhean a Bha Aig an Tailler Chaol," "Lady Madelina Sinclair."
SMALLPIPES. AKA – “A Selection for the Smallpipes.” English, Jig. England,
Northumberland. G Major. Standard. AABB’CCDDEEFFGGHHII’. Composed by Robert Whinham
(1814-1893), a musician, teacher, composer, dancing master and fiddler
originally from Morpeth, Northumberland. A theme and variations for the
Northumbrian smallpipes. Source for notated version: an unattributed 19th
century manuscript in the Beamish Museum [Dixon]. Dixon (Remember Me), 1995; pg. 52.
SMART’S FANCY.
English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). E Flat Major. Standard tuning.
AABA. Published in Charles and Samuel Thompson’s third country dance collection
(London, 1773). It was entered, as were other tunes from the Thompson’s
collection, in the 1788 commonplace book of Norwich, Conn., fiddlers John and
William Pitt Turner. Thompson (Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite
Country Dances, vol. 3), 1773; No. 17.
X:1
T:Smart’s Fancy
M:2/4
L:1/8
N:Play AABA.
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:Eb
(ed).e.B|(AG).F.E|(AG).F.E|(DC).B,.A,|(G,E).D.A|(Gc).B.E|(AG).F.E|F2 B,2|
(ede).B|(AG).F.E|(AG).F.E|(DC).B,.A,|(G,E)(DA)|(Gc).B.E|G2
“tr”F2|E4:||
(EG).B.e|g2 fe|f2 ed|cB=AB|=AG^FG|cdef|gedc|{B}=A2 GF|
(b=a).b.f|(ed).c.B|(ed).c.B|(=AG).F.E|(DB)(=Ae)|(dg).f.e|(dc).B.=A|B2
B,2||
SMASH. AKA and see “The Champion
[2]," “Coleman’s Cross [4]."
Irish?, American?; Jig. The tune was recorded in 1916 by a Brooklyn resident of
German ancestry, accordionist John J. “Dutch” Kimmel, who recorded mostly Irish
tunes for Edison in the early 20th century. It can also be heard on early 78
RPM recordings by the Flanagan Brothers, Eddie Herborn, Paddy Killoran and
others, according to Philippe Varlet. Mulligan LUN
002, The Bothy Band‑ "The Bothy Band '75” (appears as “Coleman’s
Cross”).
SMASH THE WINDOWS [1] (Bris Na Fuinneogide/Fuinneoga). AKA and see "Jelly Jig" (American), "Roaring Jelly," "Smash the Windlass" (Shetland). Irish,
English, Shetland, Canadian, American; Single Jig or Slide (12/8 time).
Shetland, Island of Whalsay. USA, New England. Canada, Prince Edward Island. D
Major. Standard tuning. AB (Kershaw): AAB (Miller & Perron, Moylan,
O'Neill/1850, 1001 & 1915): AA'B (Phillips): AABB (Ashman, Johnson, Kerr,
Levey, Perlman): AABB' (Begin, Mulvihill). The melody, an exceptional jig tune,
has been solidly absorbed into the core repertoire of several genres. British
sources seem to predate all others, with the earliest appearance of the melody
in John Fife’s manuscript copybook, compiled between 1780 and 1804. Fife was a
fiddler, perhaps from Perthshire, although it appears he may have gone to sea
for part of the time period covered by his manuscript. A rather anonymous
collection of dance figures (Contra Dances) dating from about 1800 also
includes a dance with this title [American Antiquarian Society]. The
first printing appears to be in W.M. Cahusac’s Annual Collection of Twenty
Four Favorite Country Dances for the Year 1809 (London), “with directions
for each dance; as they are Performed at Court, Bath, and all Public
Assemblies.” However, an American publication of around the same time, G.
Graupner’s Collection of Country Dances and Cotillions (Boston, Mass.,
c. 1808-1811), also contains the tune. American flute player R.B. Washburn, who
compiled his tune and dance collection from 1616-1820, included it in his
manuscript copybook. Martin Mulvihill gives this tune as an accompaniment for
the dance The Haymakers’ Jig. Sources for notated versions: a c. 1837-1840 MS
by Shropshire musician John Moore [Ashman]; the melody is contained in the
Joseph Kershaw manuscript—Kershaw was a fiddler who lived in Slackcote,
Saddleworth, North West England, in the 19th century, and his
manuscript dates from around 1820 onwards [Kershaw]; the 1823-26 music mss of
papermaker and musician Joshua Gibbons (1778-1871, of Tealby, near Market
Rasen, Lincolnshire Wolds) [Sumner]; Danny Gardella [Phillips]; accordion
player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border)
[Moylan]; Carl & Jackie Webster (Cardigan, Central Kings County, Prince
Edward Island) [Perlman]; Dawson Girdwood (Perth, Ottawa Valley, Ontario)
[Begin]; from the playing of piper Séamus Ennis (Dublin), who learned them from
his father, a piper taught by Nicholas Markey who in turn had been taught by
the renowned piper and pipemaker Billy Taylor of Drogheda and later
Philadelphia [Breathnach]. Allan's Irish
Fiddler, No. 35, pg. 9. Ashman (The
Ironbridge Hornpipe), 1991; No. 60a, pg. 23. Begin (Fiddle Music from the Ottawa Valley: Dawson Girdwood), 1985; No.
39, pg. 51. Breathnach (Ceol V, No.
2), 1982. Breathnach (The Man and His
Music), 1997; No. 4, pg. 72. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 259. Cahusac (Twenty Four Favorite Country Dances
for the Year 1809), 1809; No. 14. Cole (1000
Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 59. Gow (Repository).
Gow (Beauties), 1819. Jarman (Old Time Fiddlin' Tunes); No. or pg. 11.
S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 6:
Jigs), 1982 (revised 1989, 2001); pg. 7. The Joseph Kershaw Manuscript,
1993; No. 24. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book),
vol. 1, 1951; No. 82, pg. 40. Kerr (Merry
Melodies); Vol. 1 pg. 40. Kerr (Merry
Melodies), vol. 4; No. 192, pg. 22. Levey (Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection), 1873; No. 77,
pg. 35. Lowe (A Collection of Reels &
Strathspeys), 1844. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 11. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 223, pgs.
128-129. Mulvihill (1st
Collection), 1986; No. 45, pg. 128. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 211, pg. 113. O'Neill (Krassen),
1976; pg. 47. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 965, pg. 179. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 386, pg. 78.
Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince
Edward Island), 1996; pg. 137. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 43. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 380. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg.
107 (appears as "Roaring Jelly"). Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 88. Silberberg (Tunes I Learned at Tractor
Tavern), 2002; pg. 146. Sumner (
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:Smash the Windows [1]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Levey – Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd
Collection (1873)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
|: A, | DED (F2A) | (d2f) ecA | G2B F2A | (E2F) GFE | DED (F2A) |
(d2f) ecA | Bgf edc | d3 d2:: f | (a2f) (f2d) | (A2a) agf | g2e e2c |
A2g gfe | f2d g2e | a2f (g/a/b)g | (f/g/a)f edc | d3 d2 :|
X:2
T:Smash the Windows
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:WM Cahusac – Annual Collection of Twenty Four Favourite Country Dances, No. 14 (London)
N:”With proper Directions to each Dance as they are performed at
N:Court, Bath, and all Public Assemblies.”
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:Eb
E|B,2E G2B|e2g fdB|c2e A2c|B2c BGE|B,2E G2B|e2g fdB|gbg afd|e2 z z2:|
|:g/a/|b2g e2B|B2g bag|a2f d2B|B2f agf|g2e a2f|b2g c’2a|gbg afd|e2z z2:||
SMASH THE WINDOWS [2] (Bris Na Fuinneogide). Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard
tuning. AB (O’Neill): AA’BB’ (Miller). The tune is perhaps a fling. It has a
general melodic contour suggestive of the famous jig “Smash the Windows” [1].
Miller (Fiddler’s Throne), 2004; No.
248, pg. 150. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 129. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1382, pg. 257. Green Linnet SIF 1016, The Irish Tradition (with fiddler
Brendan Mulvihill) – “The Corner House” (1978). Ossian OSS CD 130, Sliabh Notes
– “Along Blackwater’s Banks” (2002. Learned by Dónal Murphy in a session in
Miltown Malbay during Willie Week, 2001).
See also listings at: Jane
Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s
Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Smash the Windows [2]
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
D2FD FAA2 | defd edAF | GE~E2 FEDF |
EA,~A,2 DFEF | D2FD FAA2 | defd edAe |\
fd~d2 gfed |1 fage d2AF :|2 fage
d2fg |: afdf ~g3a | bagb afdf | g2ge cdef |\
g2gb agfe | faeg fd~d2 | fa~a2 gfeg |
fd~d2 gfed |1 fage d2fg :|2 fage d2AF||\
SMASH THE WINDOWS [3].
English, Air (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; pg. 161.
X:1
T:Smash the Windows [3]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Howe – 1000 Jigs and Reels (c. 1867)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
D2 FA | d2 eA | G2F2 | EFGE | D2 FA
| dfeg | fgec | d2d2 :|
|: affd | A2af | geec | G2ge | fdge
| afbg | fgec | d2d2 :|
SMÉID I LEATAOGH Í. AKA and see “Wink Her Aside.”
SMÉIDEADH NA MEIDHRE
MAISÍ. AKA and see “The Lovely Lassie Winking.”
SMELL OF THE BOG, THE. AKA – “Scent of the Bog.” Irish, Hornpipe. G
Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune is traceable, according to David Taylor
(1992), to the great Co. Mayo/New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955). Source
for notated version: accordion player Joe Burke [Taylor/Tweed]. Bulmer &
Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol.
2, No. 51.
SMEORACH CHLAINN
DOMHNUILL. AKA and see "The Minstrel of the MacDonalds."
SMILE AMERICA. AKA and see “Rule, Britannia.”
SMILE OF NANCY BARLOW, THE (Smigead Anna Ni Barlaig). Irish, Air (6/8 time,
"lively"). G Minor. Standard tuning. AB (O'Neill/1915): ABC
(O'Neill/1850). Source for notated version: piper and flute player John Ennis,
Chicago policeman and sometimes journalist, originally from Kildare [O’Neill].
O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music),
1915/1987; No. 33, pg. 25. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1903/1979; No. 297, pg. 52.
X:1
T:Smile of Nancy Barlow, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 297
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:”Lively”
R:Air
K:Gmin
G/F/|D2G G2A|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2F
D2c|d2f c2d|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2G G2||
c|d2d d2B|c3 f2A|G2A B2A|GF2 D2C|D2G
G2A|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2G G2 G/F/||
D2G G2A|F3 FGA|B2G A2F|G2F D2c|d2f
c2d|B3 A2G|F2A c2A|G2G G2||
SMILES AND TEARS OF
ERIN, THE (Gol agus Gáire
na hÉireann).
AKA and see “The Crooked Road to
Dublin.” Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. Source for notated
version: accordionist Sonny Brogan (County Sligo/Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach].
Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 101,
pg. 43. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie
Clancy), 1983; 81 (appears as untitled reel).
SMILING BILLY. Northumbrian. One of the "missing tunes" from William
Vickers' 1770 Northumbrian dance-tune manuscript.
SMILING BRIDE, THE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning. One part
(Black): AA’BB’. Composed by County Leitrim fiddler and pianist Charlie Lennon for the band De
Dannan as part of a 1986 collection of tunes entitled "An Island
Wedding." The starting chord is an ‘A’ Major chord, the dominant of the
key. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 17, pg. 9. Green Linnet SIF3040, De Dannan -
"Ballroom" (1987).
X:1
T: Smiling Bride
C: C. Lennon
S: De Danann
Z: transcribed by B.Black
Q: 350
R: jig
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: D
E3 FDD | FEE cde | dcA GEA, | CDE GAG |
E3 FDD | FEE cde | dcA GEC | EDC DAF |
E3 FDD | FEE cde | dcA GED | CDE GAB |
cAG EFG | FdF GFG | AdB cAG | EDC D2 g |
fgf fdA | fda agf | efe ecA | cde gag |
fgf fda | fda afd | Bef gab | aec d2 e |
fag fdA | daa agf | e2 e ecA | cde g3 |
gfa
baf | fge dAF | GAB Ace | dgf ecA | d6 ||
SMILING DICKES
HORNPIPE [1].
English, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. From the music
manuscript copybook of John Burks, dated 1821. Unfortunately, nothing is known
of Burks, although he may have been from the north of
X:1
T:Smiling Dickes Hornpipe [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:John Burks music manuscript
copybook, dated 1821
K:D
(3ABc|dAdA FDFA|Bdce dcBA|Gcdc
BAGF|E2 e2e2 (3ABc|
dAdA FDFA|Bdce dcBA|Bcdc
cgec|d2d2d2:|
|:fg|afdf gece|dcdB AFDF|GFGA
BAGF|E2e2e2 de|
fdfd AFAd|gege cAce|dcdc
Bgec|d2d2d2:|
SMILING DICKY'S
HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see "Pretty Dick's Hornpipe."
English, Hornpipe. England, Yorkshire. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A
different tune than “Smiling Dickes Hornpipe [1].” Source for notated version:
an MS collection by fiddler Lawrence Leadley, 1827-1897 (Helperby,
SMILING DICKY'S JIG. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The
melody appears in the 1770 music manuscript copybook of Northumbrian musician
William Vickers, about whom unfortunately little is known. Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part 2; No. 360.
X:1
T:Smiling Dickky’s Jigg [sic]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:William Vickers music manuscript
copybook, pg. 99 (1770)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|d2f ecA|(B/c/d)B AFD|G2B AFD|EEE
E2A|d2f ecA|
(B/c/d)B AFD|G2B AFA|DDD D2::g|faf
ege|faf ege|
faf ecA|EEE E2 (f/g/)|afa geg|fdf
ecA|B>cd e>fg|fdd d2:||
SMILING KATTIE. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds earliest appearance of the tune in
print in Robert Ross's 1780 collection
(pg. 11).
SMILING POLLY. AKA and see "The Twin
Sisters [4]," "The Keel Row."
English, Country Dance and Air (2/4 time). F Major (Chappell): D Major (Kidson,
Thompson). Standard tuning. AB (Chappell): AABB (Kidson, Thompson). Ralph
Rinzler traces the Old‑Time tune "Bile Them Cabbage Down" to
this tune (though I think Kidson's "The
Wedding Ring [3]" just as easily could be another of probably many
similar source tunes), which appeared in print in 1765 in Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country
Dances (vol. 2) and/or Thompson's Dances
for 1763. Kidson (1890) points out the similarity of this tune with
"Yorkshire Lad," "The Dumb Glutton" and the more famous
"Keel Row."
***
As I came thro’ Sandgate, thro’ Sandgate, thro’ Sandgate,
As I came thro’ Sandgate, I heard a lassie sing:
O weel may the keel row, the keel row, the keel row,
O weel may the kell row, that my laddie’s in.
***
There is an American connection,
however, for “Smiling Polly” can be found in the 1794 music manuscript copybook
of Micah Hawkins (1777-1825), a New Yorker who played flute, piano and violin
and who composed musical theatre. Hawkins was the uncle and one of the musical
influences of Long Island painter William Sydney Mount, who himself was a
fiddler who frequently depicted fiddlers in his paintings. Chappell (Popular Music of the Olden Time), vol.
2, 1859; pg. 185. Kidson (Old English
Country Dances), 1890; pg. 18. Thompson (Compleat Collection of
200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2), 1765; No. 129.
X:1
T:Smiling Polly
T:Keel Row
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Chappell – Popular Music of the Olden Time (1859)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
B|A>F FA|B2 GB|A>F FA|G>E
C>B|A>F FA|B2 GB|A>F G>E|F3||B|
A<c cv|d2 c>B|A2 FA|GE
C>B|A<c cf|d2 cB|A<F G>E|F3||
X:2
T:Smiling Polly
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:Frank Kidson – Old English Country Dances (1890)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
[D2A2f2] df|g2 eg|[D2A2f2]
df|e/d/c/B/ A2|[D/2A/2f/2 df|g2 eg|
fa Ac|d2D2::FDAF|dA g2|fe/d/
cd|e/d/c/B/ A2|FDAF|dA g2|fg/a/ Ac|d2D2:|
X:3
T:Smiling Polly
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:Thompson’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 2 (London, 1765)
Z:Transcribed and edited by Flynn Titford-Mock, 2007
Z:abc’s:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
[D2A2f2] df|g2 eg|[D2A2f2] df|e/d/c/B/ A2|[D2A2f2] df|g2 eg|fa Ac|d2 D2:|
|:FDAF|dA
g2|fed cd|e/d/c/B/ A2|FDAF|dA g2|fg/a/ Ac|d2D2:||
SMILING SUSAN. AKA and see “Old Torn Petticoat.” Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB. O’Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 227.
X:1
T:Smiling Susan
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Capt. F. O'Neill
Z:Paul Kinder
R:Reel
K:A Dorian
AB|cABG AGEF|G2 Bc dBGB|cABG AGED|EAAB A2:|
AB|cdef g2 ef|gage dBGB|cdef gfed|eaab a3 B|
cdef
g2 ef|gage dBGB|cABG AGED|EAAB A2||
SMIRKING
***
Oh! Wae is me poor Walley cry’d…
***
X:1
T:Smirking
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
S:The late 18th century
copybook manuscript of Henry Livingston
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D Minor
FG | A3c (Ac)AG | F2 (ED) D2 dD |
A3G (AB)cA | d2 GA G2 FG |
A2 A/B/c BAGF | G2A2f3e | d3c AcGA |
d2 D>F D2 AB |
c3d c2BA | f2c2c2 fe | d3e fefg |
agfe d3c/B/ | A2f2 cAGF |
G2A2f3e | d2 cB AcGA | d2 D>F D2
||
SMITH O’COUSTER’S FANCY. Shetland. Composed by the late
Shetland fiddler, composer, collector and teacher Tom Anderson in honor of
another Shetland fiddler, Magnie Smith.
SMITH OF KILLIECHASSIE, THE. Scottish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AAB
(Athole, Martin): AA'BBCCDD (Skye). Originally a pipe tune, although popular in
fiddle versions. MacDonald (The Skye
Collection), 1887; pg. 81. Martin (Traditional
Scottish Fiddling), 2002; pg. 89. Stewart-Robertson
(The Athole Collection), 1884; pg.
41. Klub Records CDLDL1284, Fred Morrison – “The Sound
of the Sun” (1999). Klub Records CDLDL 1231, Tannas – “Ru-Ra” (1995).
See also listing at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources |
X:1
T:Smith of Killiechassie, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The
Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
A/A/A AB e2 e^c|d2 dg B/B/B BG|A/A/A AB e2 e^c|de dB A/A/A AG:|
g2
^fg aefd|g2 gb B/B/B ~BG|gg ^fg aefd|gedB A/A/A AG||
SMITH'S A GALLANT
FIREMAN, THE. AKA and see "Carrick's/Carrack's
Reel/Rant," “More Luck to Us,”
“Riley’s Favorite.” Scottish,
Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Kerr, Martin, Skinner): AAB (Skye):
ABCD (Hardie). Bill Hardie (1986) remarks the title refers to the days when the
village blacksmith would serve the populace not only by his trade, but would be
called upon to extinguish fires in the event of an emergency. From "J.
Scott Skinner's Set" notes Skinner (1843-1927)
himself in The Scottish Violinist,
while Bill Hardie (1986) styles it "After Charles Hardie's Set." A
Northumbrian version is known under the title “Sir John Fenwick.” Hardie (Caledonian Companion), 1986; pg. 15.
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 3,
No. 1, pg. 4. MacDonald (The Skye Collection),
1887; pg. 44. Martin (Traditional
Scottish Fiddling). 2002; pg. 126. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist, with variation), pg. 16. Rounder 7001, Joe Cormier ‑ "Scottish Violin
Music from Cape Breton Island" (1974). “The Caledonian Companion” (1975).
X:1
T:Smith’s a Gallant Fireman, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:MacDonald – Skye Collection (1887)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F | D3F A/A/A A>F | A>Bd>A
F/F/F F<D | E2 E>F B/B/B BA | d>fe>d B/B/B B2 |
D3F A/A/A A>F | A>Bd>A
F/F/F FD | G>BG>B F>AF>A | E>DE>F B/B/B B :|
c | d2 d>f d/d/d d>A |
B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D | e3f e/e/e e>f | g>fe>d B/B/B B<e |
d2 d>f d/d/d d>A |
B>Ad>A F/F/F F>D | G>BG>B F>AF>A | E>DE>F B/B/B B ||
SMITH'S BREAKDOWN. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA,
Tennessee. G Major. Standard tuning. AB. The
Devil's Box, pg. 71. Bluebird 6711‑B (78
RPM), Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, 1937.
SMITH’S BURN, THE. AKA and see “Allt a’ Ghobhainn.”
SMITH'S DELIGHT. AKA and see "Belle of Lexington," "Belle Election," “The Hauling Home,” "Kitty's Wedding [1]," "Smith's Reel." American, Irish; Reel. D Major.
Standard tuning. AABB. See notes for “Smith’s Reel” and “Kitty’s Wedding” for
more. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940;
pg. 19. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol.
2; No. 241, pg. 27. Ryan’s Mammoth
Collection, 1883; pg. 43. Atlantica Music 02 77657
50222 36, Brenda Stubbert - “
X:1
T:Smith’s Delight
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
{g}.f/.e/ | .dB/d/ .AF/A/ | {c}.B/.A/(F/A/) .D{F}.E/.D/ | B,/D/A,/D/ D/F/B/F/ | A/A/D/F/ E{g}.f/.e/ |
.dB/d/ .AF/A/ | {c}.B/.A/(F/A/) .D{F}.E/.D/ | B,/D/A,/D/ D/F/B/A/ | F/A/E/A/ D :: (f/g/) |
a/f/e/d/ b/a/f/d/ | A/d/f/d/ .e/(d/B/d/) | D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/e/ | f/a/d/f/ .e/(f/g/) | a/f/e/d/ b/a/f/d/ |
A/d/f/d/ .e/(d/B/d/) | D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/f/ | .e/(A/c/).e/ d :|
SMITH'S FAVOURITE. AKA and see "Cooney's Hornpipe," “The Friendly Visit,” “Tamony’s Hornpipe.” AKA – “Smith’s Hornpipe
[1].” Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 79, pg. 20. Taylor (Traditional Irish
Music: Karen Tweed’s Irish Choice), 1994; pg. 42 (learned from Allan’s
Irish Fiddler).
SMITH'S HORNPIPE [1]. AKA and see "Cooney's
Hornpipe," “The Friendly Visit,”
“Smith’s Favourite,” “Tamony’s Hornpipe.”
Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 384, pg. 183.
X:1
T:Smith’s Hornpipe [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D | (3G/B/G/ D/>F/
G/>B/d/>B/ | (3c/e/c/ A/>B/ c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>d/
e/>c/A/>G/ | F/>G/A/>B/ c/>AF/>D/ |
(3B/d/B/ D/>F/ G/>B/d/>B/ |
(3c/e/c/ A/>B c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>G/ F/>A/d/>c/ | BGG ::
B/c/ |
(3d/g/d/ B/d/ G/>B/d/>g/ |
(3e/g/e/ c/>e/ A/>c/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>d/ e/>c/A/>G/ |
F/>G/A/>B/c/>A/F/>D/ |
(3G/B/G/ D/>F/ G/>B/d/>B/ |
(3c/e/c/ A/>B/ c/>d/e/>f/ | g/>d/B/>G/ F/>A/d/>c/ | BGG :|
SMITH'S HORNPIPE [2]. AKA and see “Babbit’s.” Scottish,
Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 92. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 325, pg. 36.
X:1
T:Smith’s Hornpipe [2]
M:C
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Kerr’s Merry Melodies (vol. 2, No. 325)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A2 | dcdA Bcde | gfed cBAG | FAdf
gfed | e2A2A2(Bc) | dAeA fAgA |
aAbA dcBA | dfeg faeg | f2d2d2 :: f2
| agfe dfga | b2e2e2d2 | cAeA fAed |
c2A2A2(Bc) | dAeA fAgA | aAbA dcBA |
dfeg faeg | f2d2d2 :|
SMITH'S HORNPIPE [3]. American, Hornpipe. B Flat Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 92. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg.
126.
X:1
T:Smith’s Hornpipe [3]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
F | .B(g/f/) e/d/c/B/ | A/B/c/d/ e/F/G/A/
\ B/A/c/B/ d/c/e/d/ | f/g/e/c/ B/A/G/F/ |
.B(g/f/) e/d/c/B/ | A/B/c/B/
A/G/F/E/ | D/B/E/B/ F/B/G/B/ | A/g/f/A/ B :|
|: F | DF/F/ B/F/d/B/ | EG/G/
c/G/e/c/ | d/B/g/f/ e/d/c/B/ | .A/(f/=e/f/) e/c/A/F/ |
D/F/F/ B/F/d/B/ | EG/G/ cA/e/c/ |
d/f/B/d/ c/g/e/c/ | A/F/G/A/ B :||
X:2
T:Smith’s Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Cyril Stinnet (northwest Missouri)
S:MSOTFA Annual, vol. 14, Fall 1996,
p. 5
K:Bb
(3FGA|Bdgf edcA|BdcB AFGA|BdcB
dBed|cf=ec fcAc|
Bdgf edcA|BdcB AGFE|DBEB FBGB|Afcf
B2:|
|:FE|D2 FA BFdB|E2GB cGec|degf|edcB|Af=ef
_ecAF|
D2FA BFdB|E2 GB|cGec|degf edcB|AFGA
B2:||
SMITH'S RAG. Old‑Time, Country Rag. G Major ('A' and 'B' parts) & C Major
('C' part). Standard tuning. AA'BB'C. Composed by Tennessee's Fiddlin' Arthur
Smith and recorded by him in 1940. Source for notated version: Arthur Smith
[Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 133. County
546‑547, "Fiddlin Arthur Smith and His Dixieliners" (1978).
Caney Mountain Records CEP 211 (extended play LP, privately issued), Lonnie
Robertson (Mo.), c. 1965‑66.
SMITH'S REEL. AKA and see "Belle of
Lexington," "Belle Election"
(John Patterson’s title), “The Hauling Home,”
"Kitty's Wedding [1],"
“Mrs. Smith’s Reel,” "Smith's Delight." American, Canadian;
Breakdown or Reel. USA, New England. Canada, Prince Edward Island. USA; Texas,
Nebraska, New England. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A widely disseminated
tune in North America, probably originating from its printing in Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection (1883). It is heard in a variety of styles from swing to
Maritime. It is well-known among Irish musicians as the hornpipe “Kitty’s
Wedding,” one of the most popular in the repertoire, however, it may or may not
be Irish in origin. Irish versions date only back to O’Neill’s Music of Ireland (1903), and there are
several melodies in the O’Neill collections that derive from American printed
sources.
X:1
T:Smith’s Reel
M:C|
L:1/8
S:Bruce Molsky, based on the 1935
recording by Bob Wills
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
fg | afbf afde | fafd edBc | dedB
ABde | fafd e2 fg |
afbf afde | fafd edBc | dedB ABde |
fdec d2 :|
|: [GA][A2A2][AA] [A2A2][A2A2] |
BABc BA[FA][DA] |
[A2A2] [AA][AA] ABde | fedf ed B2 |
[D4A4][DA] [D2A2] [DA] |
BABc BAFD | E A2 d Bde(f | f)dec d4
:|
X:2
T:Smith’s
Reel
T:Kitty’s
Wedding
L:1/8
M:C|
K:D
fe|d2 Bd A2
FA|BA FA D2 ED|B,D A,D DF BF|AF DF E2 fe|
d2 Bd A2
FA|BA FA D2 ED|BD A,D DF BF|AF EF D2:|
|:fg|af ed
ba fd|Ad fd ed Bd|DF Ad FA de|fa df e2 fg|
af ed ba
fd|Ad fd ed Bd|DF Ad FA df|eA Bc d2:||
X:3
T:Smith’s
Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
B:George Saunders - New and
Scientific Self-Instructing School for the Violin (Providence, R.I., 1847,
No. 39)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s
Companion
K:D
{g}(f/e/)|dB/d/
AF/A/\{c}(B/A/) (F/A/) D {F}(E/D/)|B,/D/A,/D/ (D/F/)(B/F)|A/A/ D/F/ E
{g}(f/e/)|
dB/d/
AF/A/|{c}(B/A/) (F/A/) D {F}(E/D/)|B,/D/A,/D/ (D/F/)(B/A/)|F/A/E/A/ D:|
|:(f/g/)|a/f/e/d/
b/a/f/d/|A/d/f/d/ .e/(d/B/d/)|D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/e/|f/a/d/f/ e(f/g/)|
a/f/e/d/
b/a/f/d/|A/d/f/d/ .e/(d/B/d/)|D/F/A/d/ F/A/d/f/|.(e/A/c/.e/) d:||
SMITH'S WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. Bluebird 5896‑A
(78 RPM), Arthur Smith with the Delmore Brothers, 1935. Voyager 340, Jim Herd -
"Old Time Ozark Fiddling."
SMOCKFIELD LANE. English, Jig. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
Seattle (William Vickers), 1987, Part
2; No. 372.
SMOKE ABOVE THE CLOUDS. AKA and see "Smoke Behind the
Clouds." Old‑Time, Breakdown. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
"A popular piece from the Chattanooga/Georgia border area" (Kerry
Blech). See also the related "Walking
in My Sleep." Source for notated version: Jess Moore [Phillips].
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), 1994; pg. 225.
SMOKE BEHIND THE
CLOUDS. AKA and see "Smoke Above the Clouds." Old‑Time,
Breakdown. USA; Ky., Tenn. A "genuine regional favorite of southeastern
Tenn. fiddlers, showing up in the repertoires of Lowe Stokes, Bob Douglas, and
even a black string band from the north end of the (Tenn./Ky. Cumberland)
valley headed by John Lusk" (Charles Wolfe, The Devil's Box, Dec. 1981, vol. 15, #4, pg. 55). Gennett 3077 & SVT 4011 (78 RPM's), Jess Young Band
(Chattanooga, Tenn.), 1924.
SMOKEY MOKES. Old‑Time, Two‑Step. USA; Missouri, Nebraska. C Major ('A'
and 'B' parts), F Major ('C' part). Standard tuning. ABC. The tune was composed
in 1899 by Tim-Pan-Alley composer Abe Holzman, described as a two-step and
cakewalk. There were lyrics in dialect. This cakewalk was a favourite of the
John Phillip Souza band. Source for notated version: Pat Scott (Dixon,
Missouri) [Christeson]. R.P. Christeson (Old
Time Fiddlers’ Repertory, vol. 2), 1984; pg. 122‑123.
SMOKY CHIMNEY, THE (An Deatacan Toiteac).
AKA and see “The Ivy Leaf Reel [1].” Irish,
Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. An early recording of the tune was
made in New York in 1934 by William McElligott, an accordion player from
Newcastle West, County Limerick, who lived most of his life in the United
States. The tune also appears in Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection (1883) under the title “The Ivy Leaf,” credited to Zeke
Backus, who may have blackface minstrel connections. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976;
pg. 182. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1979; No. 1635, pg. 304. Spin CD1001,
Eoghan O’Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae - “The Smoky Chimney” (1996.
Learned from the playing of Sliabh Luachra, Co. Kerry, fiddler Padraig
O’Keeffe. O’Keeffe added two parts to the tune as found in O’Neill. Maire
O’Keeffe {in liner notes to the album} reports that O’Keeffe himself may have
composed the third part, while the fourth part is the ‘B’ part of a six-part
tune called “Kitty O’Neill’s Champion,” found in Ryan’s
Mammoth/Cole’s 1000).
X:1
T:The Smoky Chimney
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:hornpipe
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
K:D
(3ABc | d3 e fdAF | GFGA BG E2 | ef (3gfe cABc | defe ADFA |
dcde fdAF | GFGA BG E2 | ef (3gfe cABc | dAfe d2 :||
||: de | fefg afdf | gfga bgeg | fgaf defe | (3efe (3dcB A2 Ae |
fefg afdf | gfga bgeg | afge (3fed ec |1 Agfe d2 :|| 2 Agfe def^g |
||: a2 ^g2 a3 f | fe^df e2 c2 | B2 A2 B2 ^G | 1 EB^GB A (3ef^g :||2 EB^GB A3 B ||
||:
c2 a2 c2 Ac | d2 b2 B3 c | def^g agaf | edcBc AB |
SMOKEY HORNPIPE. AKA – “Smoky Hornpipe.” American, Hornpipe. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Jeff Titon (2001) says the high
part of the tune is related to “Texas
Quickstep [1]”/”Rachel.” Source for
notated versions: Clyde Davenport (Monticello, Wayne County, Ky., 1990)
[Phillips, Titon]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 225. Titon (Old Time Kentucky
Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 150, pg. 175. Berea
College Appalachian Center AC002, Clyde Davenport – “Puncheon Camps” (1992).
SMOKY HOUSE [1], THE (An Teac Toiteac/Smuiteamail). AKA and see “Johnny’s Wedding,” “Whatever You Please.” Irish, Reel. A
Dorian. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music
of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1504, pg. 278. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems),
1907/1986; No. 725, pg. 127.
X:1
T:Smoky House, The [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No.
725
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Amin
AB | cAeA cAeA | BGGA BcdB | cAeA
cAeA | dBGB A2 AB | cAeA cAeA |
BGGA BcdB | cBAB cde^f | gedB A2 ||
ab | c’bag age^f | gedc BGGb | c’bag aged |
(3e^fg ab a2 ab | c’ba^f gbaf | gedc
BG G2 | ABcd
SMOKEY HOUSE [2], THE. AKA and see “Dark Haired Lass,” “Dark Haired Girl [2].” Irish, Reel.
SMOKEY LUM, THE. Scottish. Green Linnet
GLCD 1081, The Tannahill Weavers – “Dancing Feet.”
SMOKY MOUNTAIN. Old‑Time, Breakdown. C Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Ford (Traditional Music in
X:1
T:Smoky Mountain
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ford – Traditional Music in
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
(GF)|EGce g2 (GE)|FAcf a2 (ba)|gecB
cege|f2d2d2 (GF)|
EGce g2 (GE)|FAcf a2 (ba)|gecB cdec|d2 [E2c2][E2c2]:|
|:(fg)|a2 Acfa (ba)|gGce g2
(ag)|fGBd bafd|cBcd e2 (fg)|
aAcf a2 (ba)|gGce g2 (ag)|^fgba
g=fed|e2 [E2c2][E2c2]:|
SMOKEY MOUNTAIN RAG. Old-Time. F Major. County 2705, Kenny Baker -
"Master Fiddler."
SMOKY MOUNTAIN
SCHOTTISCHE. American, Schottische. D Major ('A'
part), G Major ('B' part), & A Major ('C' part). Standard tuning. ABBC.
Ford (Traditional Music in America),
1940; pg. 158.
X:1
T:Smoky Mountain Schottische
M:C
L:1/8
R:Schottische
S:Ford – Traditional Music in
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(FG)|A.f
c.e dA FA|(B2e2) e3.d|c.a B.g A.f c.e|d2F2A2 (FG)|
A.f c.e d.A
F.A|(c2B2) B3.B|c.a B.g A.f c.e|[F2d2][A2f2][F2d2]z2||
K:G
|:(B3c)
edBG|(DG) (FG) (3EGB (dc)|E3E Fd .^c.d|(=cA) (3FED E2D2|
(B3c)
edBG|(DG) (FG) (3EGB (dc)|E3G .F.d .^c.d|.=c.A .E.F G2z2:|
K:A
E3F ECA,C|ECEA
c3c|e3B d3G|BAGB A2z2|
E3F
ECA,C|ECEA c3c|cBGE CEGB|A2A2A2||
SMOKEY MOUNTAIN WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. Recorded by the Roane County Ramblers (Tenn.),
1929, but unissued.
SMOKEY ROW. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Ky. Gennett
6588 (78 RPM), Doc Roberts.
SMÓLACH
SA SCEACH, AN. See “Thrush in the Bush.”
SMÓLACH SA STOIRM, AN (The Thrush in the Storm). AKA and see “The Thrush in the Storm.”
SMOLANACH. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning. AAB (Kerr): AABB' (Athole).
Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No.
114, pg. 14. Stewart-Robertson (The
Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 25.
X:1
T:Smolanach
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
f|eAcA eA c2|fBBc fBBa|eAcA eAca|cAAB cAA:|
a|fefa
fecd|fBBc FBBa|1 fefa feca|cAAB cAA:|2 fefa eaca|cAAB cAA||
SMOOTH HILL WHERE THE DARK WOMAN
LIVES, THE.
See “Réidh Chnoc Mná Duibhe.”
SMUGGLERS, DA. AKA ‑ "The Smugglers From Holland." Shetland, Jig. E
Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. "Learned from the late Peter Fraser who
sometimes called it 'The Smugglers From Holland'. This would probably relate to
the days when Gin and Tobacco were smuggled in from Holland" (Anderson).
Anderson (Ringing Strings), 1983; pg.
91.
SMUGGLER'S REEL, THE. AKA and see “Irish
Hautboy,” “Lisdoonvarna Reel,”
“Primrose Girl [1],” “Rose in the Garden [1],” “Tadhg a Run.” American, Reel. A Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes),
1940; pg. 51. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection,
1883; pg.
X:1
T:Smuggler’s Reel, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
A|E/F/A/B/ .c(e/c/)|B/A/B/c/
B/A/F/A/|E/F/A/B/ .c(f/e/)|e/d/B/G/ A/A/A/F/|
E/F/A/B/ .c(e/c/)|B/A/B/c/
B/A/F/A/|E/F/A/B/ .cf|e/d/B/c/ A:|
|:c/e/e/f/ e/c/A/c/|B/A/B/c/
B/A/F/A/|c/e/e/f/ e/c/A/c/|B/A/B/c/ Az|
c/e/e/f/ e/c/A/c/|B/A/B/c/
B/A/F/A/|E/F/A/B/ .cf|1 e/d/B/c/ Az:|2 e/d/B/c/ A||
SNACK. Irish. The tune is attributed by Goodman to the famous 18th
century uilleann piper Walker ‘Piper’ Jackson, of the townland of Lisdaun,
parish of Ballingarry, Aughrim, County Limerick. Goodman collection, vol. IV, pgs. 3-4.
SNAIM A' PHOSAIDH. AKA and see "The Nuptial Knot."
SNAKE, THE. AKA and see "Jack Maguire's," "Sherlock's Fancy." Irish, Reel.
SNAKE BAKED A HOE CAKE. Old-Time, Song. The title song from
Jody Stecher’s debut album, c. mid-1970’s. A hoecake or johnnycake is a food
item that dates to the early 1700’s and is thought to be a precursor of the
modern pancake. The ingridients were cornmeal, salt and either boiling water or
cold milk. In modern times johnnycakes are also made with eggs, oil or melted
butter and leavening (e.g. baking powder). Some bake these in the oven rather
than on a griddle, more like traditional cornbread. An old rhyme and singing
game called “Snake Baked a Hoecake” has various creatures appearing.
***
Snake bake a hoecake,
And lef' a frog to mind it
Frog went away, an'
De lizard come and find it.
SNAKE CHAPMAN’S TUNE. AKA and see “Go Home with the
Girls in the Morning.” Old-Time, Breakdown. D Minor. Standard or ADad tuning.
According to Kerry Blech, Chapman learned the tune from the radio from a Bob
Wills recording for which he had no name (it was “Home with the Girls in
the Morning”). Chapman played it in both tunings, although apparently
preferred to play it in standard tuning.
SNAKE DANCER, THE. Canadian, Reel. Canada, Cape Breton. F Major.
Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Cape Breton fiddler and composer Dan R.
MacDonald (1911-1976). Cameron (Trip to
Windsor), 1994; pg. 34.
SNAKE RIVER REEL. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major. Standard tuning. AB. Composed by Peter
Lippincott of St. Louis, Missouri, a musician and dance caller. Source for
notated version: Stephanie Prausnitz [Silberberg]. Silberberg (Tunes I
Learned at Tractor Tavern), 2002; pg. 146. Marimac
9054, The Ill-Mo Boys - "Fine As Frog Hair" (1992). Dan Levenson –
“Light of the Moon.” Boiled Buzzards – “Eat at Joes.”
SNAKEWINDER. AKA and see “Jimmy Ossington,”
“No Corn on Tigert/Tygart [2]."
Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The tune
was in the repertoire of Kentucky fiddler Buddy Thomas, who attributed it to
his mentor, Morris Allen, the ultimate source for the tune. The unusual title
may have to do with the word ‘winder’, a Kentucky term for a set of dance steps
that uses a winding series of movements (see “Damon’s Winder”). Source for
notated version: Greg Canote [Phillips]; Roger Cooper (Garrison, Lewis County,
Ky., 1993) [Titon]. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 25. Titon (Old Time Kentucky
Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 151, pg. 176. Berea
College Appalachian Center AC007, Roger Cooper – “Snakewinder” (1993). Rounder
CD0380, Roger Cooper (Lewis County, Ky.) - “Going Back to Old Kentucky” (1996).
SNAP FINGER. Old‑Time, Breakdown. Played by T.V. Tyson (Hogansville, Ga.) in a
1913 Atlanta, Ga. fiddlers' contest.
SNAPPIN' BUG. American, Reel. USA, southwestern Pa. D Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Bayard (1981) believes this tune to have been inspired by a commonly known hymn
tune (beginning "There is a happy land, far, far away"). Source for
notated version: Homer Edinger (elderly fiddler from Armstrong County, Pa.,
1954) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the
Fiddle), 1981; No. 385, pg. 368.
SNAPPING JIG. AKA and see "The
Saratoga Hornpipe [3]," "Queer's
Hornpipe" (
SNEACHTA CASGA. AKA and see “Easter Snow.”
SNEACHTA NA CASGA. AKA and see “Easter Snow.”
SNEEKY PEET. American, Country Rag. USA, Mo. Composed by Charles Johnson of Kansas
City, c. 1900.
SNEEM POLKA, THE. AKA and see “Knocknabower Polka [2]."
Irish, Polka. Recorded under this title by Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy in New
York on a Celtic label 78 RPM.
SNIDER'S JIG. Old‑Time. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozark
Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph,
published in 1954.
SNORING (MRS.) GOBEIL (La Ronfleuse Gobeil). AKA and see “Ronfleuse Gobeil>.” French Canadian,
Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. ABBCCAABB. See also related 'B' part of "The Maid Behind the Bar [1]."
Source for notated version: Jean Carignan (Montreal, Canada) [Brody]. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1993; pg. 260. Folkways FG 3531, Jean Carignan‑ "Old Time Fiddle
Tunes" (1968). Front Hall FHR‑024, Fennig's All‑Star String
Band ‑ "Fennigmania" (1981). Legacy 120, Jean Carignan‑
"French Canadian Fiddle Songs" (appears as "Ronfleuse
Gobeil"). Philo 2001, "Jean Carignan" (learned from French‑Canadian
fiddler Willy Ringuette or Three Rivers, Quebec). Rounder 7002, Graham Townsend‑
"Le Violin/ The Fiddle" (appears as "Ronfleuse Gobeil").
Voyager 320‑S, Frank Ferrel‑ "Fiddle Tunes."
X:1
T:Snoring Mrs. Gobeil
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Reel
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f/ | af/d/ A/d/f/a/ | g/e/c/e/
f/d/d/f/ | af/d/ A/d/f/a/ | g/e/c/A/ d>f | af/d/ A/d/f/a/ |
g/e/c/e/ f/d/d/f/ | af/d/ A/d/f/a/ |
g/e/c/e/ d> || B | Af {g}f/e/f/d/ | Bg {a}g/f/g |
Ac e/c/e/c/ | d/c/d/e/ f/a/f/d/ | Af
{g}f/e/f/d/ | Bg {a}g/f/g | Ac e/c/e/c/ |
e/d/d/c/ d> |: d | f/a/a/b/
a/f/d/e/ | f/d/a/d/ f/d/d/f/ | e/f/g/a/ b/g/e/f/ | (3g/f/e/b/e/ g/e/e/g/ |
f/a/{b}a/f/ {b}a/f/d/e/ | f/d/a/d/
f/a/f/d/ | B/c/B/A/ B/c/d/e/ | f/d/e/c/ (dd/) :|
SNOUTS AND EARS. Scottish, March or Polka. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB.
X:1
T:Snouts and Ears
S:As played by Jimmy Blue on an LP
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:2/4
K:A
e | aA A>B | ce ab/a/ | ge e/f/g/a/ | be ef/g/ | a/g/f/e/ dc | Be
e/f/e/d/ | cA BA/B/ | cA A :|
B | cA A>B | ce ef/e/ | dB B>c | da a/f/e/d/ | cA A>B | ce ef/e/ | dB
a/f/e/d/ | cA A :|
SNOUTS AND EARS OF
AMERICA, THE. American, Reel. USA, Pennsylvania.
D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Bayard (1944) knew of only this version of the
tune but noted that it was possible it was a derivative of the familiar jig
"The Irish Washerwoman"
recast in 4/4 time, and with the order of parts reversed. Editorializing, he
thought it made a distinct improvement on the suspected original melody.
Breathnach (1976) also noted the similarity. Source for notated version: Mrs.
Sarah Armstrong, 1943 (Derry, Pennsylvania) [Bayard]. Bayard (Hill Country Tunes), 1944; No. 58.
SNOW DEER. American, Canadian; Two‑Step or Polka (2/4
time). USA; Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina. G Major (Johnson,
Phillips): D Major. Standard tuning. AB (Johnson): AA'BB' (Phillips). In the
repertory of Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner, who said it was a
"pioneer song of long ago." In actuality it was a Tin-Pan-Alley song
by Percy Wenrich who composed it around the end of the first decade of the
twentieth century, during the craze for ethnic American Indian songs. Johnson
(1986) says it is a popular tune with Michigan fiddlers, and indeed from its
tin-pan-alley beginnings it entered traditional North American fiddle
repertoire. Most older Pennsylvania fiddlers know and play the tune, according
to Robert Buckingham, “always in harmony if there are two or more fiddlers.” It
was in the repertoire of Sandhills/Cape Fear, North Carolina, regional fiddler
Lauchlin Shaw, though it was uncharacteristic of most of his repertoire of
reels and waltzes. Also in repertoire of New Brunswick, Canada, fiddler Ned
Landry. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician's No. 7: Michigan Tunes), vol. 7, 1986‑87;
pg. 5. Phillips (Traditional American
Fiddle Tunes), vol. 2, 1995; pg. 132. Ruth (Pioneer
Western Folk Tunes), 1948; No. 72, pg. 26. RCA LCP
1001, Ned Landry and his New Brunswick Lumberjacks ‑ "Bowing the
Strings with Ned Landry." Ruffwater Stringband ‑ "Michigan
Winter."
X:1
T:Snow Deer
L:1/8
M:C
S: Viola
“Mom” Ruth – Pioneer Western Folk Tunes
(1948)
K:G
D2G2A2||B2 B^A B2 B^A|B2G2F2G2|A2 A^G A2A^G|\
A2G2F2E2|D4(A4|A2)GG F2E2|D4 (B4|B2)D2G2A2|\
B2 B^A B2B^A|B2G2F2G2|A2A^G A2A^G|A2G2F2E2|\
D4(A4|A2)GG A2B2|(G4 G3)G||A2B2c4|E6G2|F2E2D4|B8|\
B3c B2A2|A2^G2A4|A3B A2G2|G2F2G2G2|A2B2c4|E6G2|\
F2E2D4|B8|B3c B2A2|A2^G2A2c2|B2A2(G4|G2)||
SNOW DOVE. Old‑Time. Traditional. Philo 1023, Jay
Ungar & Lyn Hardy ‑ "Songs, Ballads & Fiddle Tunes"
(1975. Learned from Bill Vanaver).
SNOW ON THE BEN. Scottish. Ian Hardie
– “Breath of Fresher Air.”
SNOW ON THE HILLS, THE (An Sneace/Sneactad Air/Ar na Cnuicib). Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen). O'Neill
(Krassen), 1976; pg. 115. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
19031979; No. 1306, pg. 245. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 19071986; No. 569, pg. 105.
X:1
T:Snow on the Hills, The
R:Reel
S:O'Neill – Dance Music of
Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No.
569
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
G2 dG BGdG|GABd cAFA|G2 dG Bcde|fdcB
cAFA|
G2 dG BG dG|GABd cAFA|GABc dfeg|fdcA
GABc||
||dgga bgaf|dggf d2 cA|dgga
bgag|fdcB GABc|
dgga bgag|dggf defg|abag fgfe|defd
cAFA||
SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN. AKA and see “Lady
Montgomery [3]."
SNOW
ON THE ROOF. Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard
tuning. AABB. Composed by Falmouth, Massachusetts, writer and musician Bill
Black. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing),
1996; No. 139.
X:1
T: Snow on the Roof
C: © B. Black
Q: 350
R: reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
A | GABd g2 gf | eBBc dBAF | EGFD EB B2 | dBAF DFAF |
GABd gfga | beef gfef | gedf eBBd | edBA G3 :|
d | edeg abbg | abbg agef | gedf eBBA | GEFD EDB,D |
EDEG
ABBd | edeg ab (3bab | gbbg faaf | edBA G3 :|
SNOW ON VALAFIELD. English, Reel. A Dorian (‘A’ part) & A Mixolydian (‘B’ part).
Standard tuning. AABB. Composed by the English collector, composer and teacher
Pat Shuldham-Shaw. The Pat Shaw
Collection: Book 5--Dance Melodies. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg.
SNOW SHOES, THE. See "The
Snowshoes [3]."
SNOW STORM, THE (An Seignean Sneacta). Irish, Air (4/4 time). G
Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850
Melodies), 1979; No. 493, pg. 86.
X:1
T:Snow Storm, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 493
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D2 | G3A B2 AG | F>GAB c2 Bc |
d>e=fe dcA^F | G3F D2 (3DEF |
~G3A B2 AG | F>GAB c2 Bc | d>e=fd cA^FA | G4 G2 || Bc |
dcde =f2 ef | dggf g2 de | =f2 ag fedB | {d}cBAG F2 (3DEF |
~G3 A B2 AG | F>GAB c2 Bc | d>e=fd cA^FA | G4 G2 ||
SNOW THAT MELTS THE
SOONEST, THE. AKA and see “January Snows.” English, Air. The tune is
from Newcastle. MOO 009, Horslips – “Drive the Cold
Winter Away.” Dick Gaughin.
SNOWBIRD [1]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Georgia. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning.
AAB. Rosenbaum (1989) notes there are several old Appalachian fiddle tunes
called "Snowbird" or "Snowbird on the Ashbank." Source for
notated version: blind fiddler Uncle Joe Swanson (Towns County, Georgia) via
Ross Brown (Towns County, Georgia) [Rosenbaum]. Rosenbaum (Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia),
1989; pg. 22.
SNOWBIRD [2]. AKA and see "Snowbird on
the Ashbank [1]."
SNOWBIRD [3]. Old-Time, Breakdown. D Major.
From Kentucky fiddler Bruce Greene, who obtained it from Tennessee fiddler
Sammy Dyer. Bruce Green – “Fiddler’s Dozen.” Bruce
Green – “Vintage Fiddle Tunes.”
SNOWBIRD [4]. Old-Time, Breakdown. USA, North Carolina. G Major (?). Standard tuning.
A crooked tune in the repertoire of fiddler Bascom Lamar Lunsford, who recorded
it for the Library of Congress (AFS 1839 A1) in 1935. Lunsford is heard on the
recording surmising that the tune was named after the Snowbird Creek, in
western North Carolina (there is also a Snowbird Mountain and a Snowbird Gap in
the state). Kerry Blech says the tune beards “a striking resemblance in some
places to a tune Kenny Baker recorded, called ‘Coker Creek.’”
SNOWBIRD ON THE ASHBANK [1]. AKA and see "Snowbird [2]," "Georgia Snowbird." Old‑Time,
Breakdown. USA: West Virginia, Virginia, western North Carolina, Alabama,
Arkansas, Arizona. G Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AABB (Brody, Phillips).
A snowbird is a junco. There are several, apparently unrelated, tunes with this
title. Arizona fiddler Kenner C. Kartchner said: "A jumping bow in the
second change is popular as it emulates a misguided snowbird flitting in an ash
bank, thinking it's snow" (Shumway). The title appears in a list of
traditional Ozark Mountain fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist
Vance Randolph, published in 1954. It was listed as one of the standard tunes
in a square dance fiddler's repertoire by A.B. Moore in his History of Alabama, 1934 (Cauthen,
1990). In the repertoire of fiddler Osey Helton, western North Carolina. There
are several tunes with the title "Snowbird" or "Snowbird on the
Ashbank;" the Oscar Wright/Fuzzy Mountain version is similar to "Paddy on the Turnpike."
Sources for notated versions: Fuzzy Mountain String Band (Durham, N.C.)
[Brody]; John Hartford [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler’s
Fakebook), 1983; pg. 261. Phillips (Traditional
American Fiddle Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 225. Arhoolie
5018, Uncle John Patterson (Ga.). Rounder 0035, Fuzzy Mountain String Band‑
"Summer Oaks and Porch" (1973. Learned from Oscar Wright, Princeton,
W.Va.). Rounder 0089, Oscar and Eugene Wright‑ "Old‑Time
Fiddle and Guitar Music from West Virginia" (learned from "One‑Eyed
Jim Bell, from over in Virginia, over on John's Creek.").
SNOWBIRD IN/ON THE
ASHBANK [2]. AKA - "Snowbird in the
Ashes." Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Missouri. A Major. AEac# tuning.
AA'BB'C. The ‘B’ part is unusual in that it consists of sliding or shaking the
bow along the fingerboard, as can be viewed in The Films of Bess Lomax Hawes.
This “Snowbird” tune seems unique to the Collins family. Drew Beisswenger
(2008) points to similarities between the ‘A’ parts of this melody and “Horse
and Buggy-O,” while Dave Reiner writes that “Dry and Dusty” may have
similarities. Source for notated versions: W.S. (Willie) Collins via his son,
Earl Collins (the family is from Missouri/Oklahoma) [Beisswenger & McCann,
Reiner & Anick]. Beisswenger & McCann (Ozark Fiddle Music),
2008; pg. 177. Reiner & Anick (Old
Time Fiddling Across America), 1989; pg. 125. Briar
BR 4204, Earl Collins ‑ "That's Earl: Collins Family Fiddling."
Voyager 309, Benny & Jerry Thomasson - "The Weiser Reunion"
(1993).
SNOWBIRD IN THE
ASHBANK [3]. Old-Time,
Breakdown. USA, Kentucky. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated
version: John Masters (Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., 1978), who had the tune
from African-American fiddler Jim Booker [Titon]. Titon (Old Time Kentucky
Fiddle Tunes), 2001; No. 152, pg. 177. Rounder
0377, John Masters (et al) – “Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky, vol. 2;
Along the Kentucky River” (1997).
SNOWBIRD IN THE ASHES. AKA and see "Snowbird
in/on the Ashbank [2]."
SNOWDROP. Old-Time, Composed by Kirk McGee, recorded by him and his brother Sam.
SNOWFLAKE BREAKDOWN. See "Snowflake Reel." Composed
by Wally Traugott.
SNOWFLAKE HORNPIPE. American, New England; Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 115.
Miller & Perron (New England
Fiddler’s Repertoire), 1983; No. 136. Ryan’s
Mammoth Collection, 1883; pg. 154.
X:1
T:Snowflake Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
K:A
E2|A2AG Ac ec|BA Bc Bc dc|Bc de fg af|ea gf ed cB|
A2AG Ac ec|BA Bc de fg|ag ae fd BG|A2a2A2:|
|:cd|ef ed ce ag|fe dc de fg|ag fe dc BA|Ge BG Ec d^d|
ef ed ce ag|fe
dc de fg|ag ae fd BG|A2c2A2:|
SNOWFLAKE REEL. AKA ‑ "Snowflake Breakdown." Canadian, American,
Bluegrass; Breakdown and Reel (irregular measures in both parts). USA; New
England, northern New York, Missouri. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB
(Phillips): AABB' (Bohrer/Kibler). Composed by Canadian fiddler Wally Traugott
(sometimes Trougott), this Canadian reel has had some currency with American
fiddlers, particularly along the Canadian border and in the Mid-West
(Missouri). The B Flat chord in the accompaniment to the ‘B’ part often is the
bane of unwary guitarists! Little is known about Trougott although he may have
been at one time a fiddler for Capitol Records in Los Angeles, later removing
to Las Vegas. Source for notated version: learned by fiddler Vic Kibler
(Hamilton County, N.Y.) from a recording by Wally Trougatt [Bohrer/Kibler].
Bohrer (Vic Kibler), 1992; No. 16,
pg. 16. Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook),
1983; pg. 261. Hinds/Hébert (Grumbling
Old Woman), 1981; pg. 19 (appears as "Snowflake Breakdown").
Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle
Tunes), vol. 1, 1994; pg. 226. Welling (Welling’s
Hartford Tunebook), 1976; pg. 16. Kicking Mule
209, Andy Cahan‑ "Melodic Clawhammer Banjo.” Adelphi 2004, Delaware
Water Gap‑ "String Band Music.” Arc FH2 (K-Tel), Anonymous Fiddler -
"25 Old Tyme Fiddle Hits." Arc 565, Carl Elliott - "Down East
Dancing." Banff RBS 1123, Jerry Robicahaud ‑ "16 Great Fiddle
Tunes by 16 Great Fiddlers.” County 772, Bobby Hicks‑ "Texas
Crapshooter.” F&W Records 6, Fireside String Band‑‑"Square
Dance Tunes for a Yankee Caller.” GRT 210, Ward Allen - "Maple Leaf
Hoedown.” MCA 162, Tommy Jackson‑ "Square Dances Without Calls.”
Nashville 2015, Wally Traugott - "Fiddlin' Country Style." Rounder
0060, Brother Oswald and Charlie Collins‑ "Oz and Charlie.” Rounder
0216, John McCutcheon ‑ "Step by Step" (1986. Appears as
"Snowflake Breakdown").
SNOWSHOERS’ MARCH. See “Marche des Raquetteurs [1] and [2].”
SNOWSHOER'S REEL [1]. Canadian, New England; Reel. F Major. Standard tuning. AABB (Messer,
Miller & Perron): AA'BB' (Phillips). Lisa Ornstein finds this tune a
variant of O’Neill’s “The Blue Garters,”
perhaps via
X:1
T:Snowshoer’s Reel [1]
M:C|
L:1/8
K:F
f2cf a2gf|eceg bgeg|f2cf a2gf|edcB AFF2|f2cf a2gf|
eceg bgeg|f2cf a2gf|edcB AFF2:|
|:AFcF AFGA|Bcdc BAGB|AFcF AFGA|BdcB AFF2|
AFcF
AFGA|Bcdc BAGB|AFcF AFGA|BdcB AFF2:|
SNOWSHOER [2], THE (Les Raquetteurs). French-Canadian, Reel. B Flat Major
('A' part) & G Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning. AA'B. No relation to
"Snow Shoers/Snowshoer's Reel" [1]. Learned by French-Canadian
fiddler Omer Marcoux (Concord, N.H.) from a recording in Québec. Miskoe &
Paul (Omer Marcoux), 1994; pg. 4.
SNOWSHOES [1]. Old‑Time, Bluegrass; Breakdown. USA. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABB. Source for notated version: Blaine Sprouse (Brody). Brody (Fiddler’s Fakebook), 1983; pg. 262. Voyager 319‑S, Ace Sewell‑ "Southwest
Fiddlin.'" Rounder 0117, "Blaine Sprouse."
SNOWSHOES [2]. Old‑Time, Breakdown. USA, Virginia. D Major. Standard tuning.
AABB'CC. Related to version #1. See also the related "Spotted Pony
[1]" (Missouri version). The third section in Phillips' version can be
used as an alternative to the 'A' section. Source for notated version: Cecil
Johnson & John Ashby (1915-1979, north Va.) [Phillips]. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), vol.
1, 1994; pg. 226. County 773, John Ashby‑
"Fiddling by the Hearth."
SNOWSHOES [3]. AKA and see "Snow Shoes." Canadian,
Reel. F Major. Standard tuning.
SNOWSTORM. Old-Time, Breakdown. USW, Kentucky. The late Darley Fulks, the source,
was from Wolfe County, Kentucky. Rounder CD 0377,
Darley Fulks (et al) – “Traditional Fiddle Music of Kentucky Vol. II.” Rounder Heritage Series 1166-11592-2, Darley Fulks (et al) –
“The Art of Traditonal Fiddle” (2001).
SNOWY-BREASTED
PEARL [1]. AKA and see "Pearl of the White Breast [2]."
Irish, Air (4/4 time). E Flat Major (O'Neill): D Major (Ó Canainn). Standard
tuning. One part (Ó Canainn): AB (O’Neill). Ó Canainn (Traditional Slow Airs of Ireland), 1995; No. 38, pg. 36. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 87,
pg. 50. Viva
W103, Sean McGuire – “Irish Jigs and Reels” (c. 1960’s, a reissue of “Sean
Maguire Plays,” the first recording of McGuire that Josephine Keegan
accompanied on piano).
X:1
T:Snowy Breasted Pearl, The [1]
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E_
Bc/d/ | e>d c>B e3c | B>G
=FE F2 G_A | B2 GE AG {G}F>E | E6 Bc/d/ |
e>d cB d2 Gc | B>G FE F2 GA |
B>B G2 AG {G}F>E | E2E2E2 || B>A |
GBce d3d | ed {d}c>B B2zB | cdeg
fedc | B6 Bc/d/ | e>d cB e2 Gc |
BG F>E F2 GA | B2 GE AG {G}F>E
| E6 ||
SNOWY BREASTED PEARL
[2]. AKA and see "Boys of Wexford." New England,
County Dance Tune or March (4/4 time). A Major (Laufman, Miller & Perron,
Sweet). Standard tuning. AB. The title is also a Christian Science hymn,
"Heavenward: 'I love Thy way of freedom, Lord,'" according to Dudley
Laufman (1973). Laufman (Okay, Let's Try
a Contra, Men on the Right, Ladies on the Left, Up and Down the Hall),
1973; pg. 5. Miller & Perron (New
England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 64. Sweet (Fifler’s Delight), 1965; pg.79. Front Hall
01, Bill Spence and Fennigs All‑Stars‑‑"The Hammered
Dulcimer" (appears as "Boys of Wexford").
X:1
T:Snowy Breasted Pearl [2]
M:C
L:1/8
K:A
|:E2|A3B AG FE|e3f e2d2|c2 A>B cB AG|F6 G2|A3B AG FE| e3f e2d2|
c2 A>B cB AG|A6 :: e2|f2d2a2f2|e2d2c2e2|d2c2B2A2|F6G2| A3B AG FE|
e3f e2d2 | c2 A>B cB AG | A6 :|
SNOWY BREASTED PEARL
[3], THE (Pearla na
m-Brollac Baine).
AKA ‑ "Pearla Na‑M‑Brollac Baine." AKA and see
"Open Thy Casement,
Lady Bright." Irish, Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning. AB.
Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O’Neill, a fiddler
originally from County Down and Francis O’Neill’s collaborator [O’Neill].
O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies),
1979; No. 512, pg. 89.
X:1
T:Snowy Breasted Pearl, The [3]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Moderate”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 512
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/e/f/|g4 ge|d3 cBA|G4 BG|A2 EDEG|G4
cA|c2d2 ea|g4 f/g/a|g2 fe d2|e2 BABd|e4||
d/e/f|g4 f/g/a|g2 gfed|e2G2 B/c/d|d4
d/e/f|g2 f/g/a ge|d3 cBA|G4 BG|A2 EDEG|G4||
SNOWY HILL, THE. American, Jig or Quadrille. USA, southwestern
Pa. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Source for notated version: Emery Martin
(elderly fiddler from Dunbar, Pa., 1946) [Bayard]. Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 471, pg. 445.
SNOWY MONDAY. English, March (6/8 time) or Jig. England, Northumberland. D Major.
Standard tuning. A modern composition by Northumbrian fiddler Willie Taylor
(1916-2000), very well known among Northumbrian musicians.
X:1
T:Snowy Monday
M:6/8
L:1/8
C:Willie Taylor
S:Willie Taylor
R:Jig
A:
N:The dotted notation of this tune
can in no way convey the rhythm
N:that Willy used to play it in
Z:Johnny Adams – Village Music
Project
K:D
A|F>GA D2F|A>dd
f>dd|G>AB A>dd|A>gf e2A|F>GA D2F|
A>dd f>dd|G>AB Age|1
f>dd d2A:|2 f>dd d2 f/g/||a>fd f>ed|
b>GB d>cB|A>BA d>ef|agf
e2 f/g/|a>fd f>ed|B>GB d>cB|
A>BA age|fdd d2 f/g/|a>fd
f>ed|B>GB d>cB|A>BA A>dd|
Agf e2A|F>GA D2F|A>dd
f>dd|G>AB Age|f>dd d2||
SNOWY PATH, THE. Irish, Slip Jig. D Major. Standard tuning.
AA’BB’. The tune was composed by guitarist Mark Kelly of the group Altan and
dedicated to Dublin whistle player Donncha O’Brien. The late Mr. O’Brien was
confined to a wheelchair for much of his life, a fact that diminished his music
not in the least. Kelly played on O’Brien’s CD. Green
Linnet GLCD 1117, Altan – “Harvest Storm.”
X:1
T:Snowy Path, The
C:Mark Kelly
R:slip jig
D:Altan: Harvest Storm
Z:id:hn-slipjig-24
Z:transcribed by henrik.norbeck@mailbox.swipnet.se
L:1/8
M:9/8
K:D
F2A B2F A2F|G2B d2e dBG|F2A B2F
A2F|1 E2D E2F GFE:|2 E2D E2F GAB||
|:c3 c2e d2c|B2G B2c d2e|1 f3 f2e
d2B|A2G F2G A2B:|2 d2A B2F A2F|E2D E2F GFE||
SNOWY ROAD TO MICK’S. Irish, Slide (12/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning. AABB’. Composed by
Falmouth, Massachusetts, musician and writer Bill Black. Black (Music’s the Very Best Thing), 1996; No.
19, pg. 10.
X:1
T: Snowy Road to Mick's
C: © B.Black
Q: 425
R: slide
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
K: D
A | d2 d Bcd A2 F E2 F | A2 F E2 B A2 F D2 A |
d2 d Bcd A2 F E2 F | ABA GFE D3 D2 :|
A | Bcd ede f2 g a3 | bag agf e2 c A2 A |
Bcd
ede f2 g a3 |1 bag fec d3 d2 :|2 gfe ABc d3 d2 ||
SNUFF BOX.
English, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning. AABB. The melody appears in the
music manuscript copybook of fiddler John Burks, dated 1821, attributed to
“W.M.” (photocopy in ed. possession).
X:1
T:Snuff Box
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:John Burks’ music manuscript
copybook, dated 1821
N:”By W.M.”
K:D
A|d2 fd AFDc|d2 fd egfe|d2 fd
AFDF|GEFD CE E2:|
G|FDAD BDAD|FE/D/ FE/D/ CEEG|FDAF
BDAD|
FE/D/ FE/D/ A,DDG|FE/D/ FE/D/
CEEG|FAdf ecdB|AFGE FD D3||
SNUFF WIFE, THE. Scottish. A traditional bagpipe tune.
***
Richard Waitt. “The Hen Wife” (1706). The woman is wearing a ‘kertch’ or
‘breid’ worn by Scottish women in the 17th and 18th
centuries, and is holding a snuff horn and snuff spoon.
***
Flying Fish FF‑250, The Battlefield Band ‑ "Home is Where the Van Is" (1981). Green Linnet GLCD 1171, Simon Thoumire Three – “March, Strathspey, and Surreal.”
SNUFFING THE CANDLE.
See “Smaladh Na Coinnle.”
SNUG IN A/THE BLANKET (Go Dlut Annsa Susad/t-Susa). AKA and see “Cailleach a Shúsa,” "Collough a thusa," "Hag in the Blanket." Irish,
Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB (S. Johnson): AABBCC (McNulty,
O’Neill). The tonality is interesting: both parts spend much time in ‘D’
mixolydian, resolving to a G Major at the end of each. See also O’Farrell’s
version under the title “Calloch a Theusa.” S. Johnson (The Kitchen Musician No. 6: Jigs), 1982 (revised 1989, 2001); pg.
12. McNulty (Dance Music of
See also listings at: Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An
Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info |
X:1
T:Snug in the Blanket
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 138
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|:A2B cBc|EFE c2A|B2G AFD|GAG BAG|A2B
cBc|EFE c2A|BdB cAF|G3 BAG:|
|:FGA Afd|Afd Afd|FGA Afd|EFG
GFE|FGA Afd|Afd ABc|BdB cAF|G3 BAG:|
|:FGA AFD|DED AFD|FGA AFD|GAG
BAG|FGA AFD|DED ABc|BdB cAF|G3 BAG:|
SNUG IN THE CORNER.
Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning. AAB. Treoir.
X: 1
T: Snug in the Corner
S: "Treoir" 32/2
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
Z: Transcribed by Bill Black
K: G
DEGB A2 GB | dBAc B2 GE | DEGB ABGB | dBAc BG G2
:|
dgeg dg (3gfg | dedB cA (3AGA | dgeg dg (3gfg |
dedc BG (3GFG |
dgeg
dg (3gfg | dedB cA (3AGA | d^cdg edef | g2 af gedB ||
SNUG LITTLE GIRL FROM
BANSHA, THE. Irish, Air (6/8 time,
"lively"). G
Major/Mixolydian. Standard tuning. AB. "Bears a close resemblance to Ag an
mboithrin buidhe of Petrie (Ancient Music of Ireland). There was a song to this
air, the subject of which was 'The Snug Little Girl', but I have not been able
to procure a copy of it. A 'snug little girl' is one who has a snug comfortable
fortune. Bansha, a well known village in Tipperary at the mouth of the Glen of
Aherlow" (Joyce). Joyce (Old Irish
Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 176, pgs. 88‑89.
X:1
T:Snug little girl from Bansah, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Lively”
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|D>EF GAG|FGA B2c|ded dcA|G3F2D|D>EF GAG|FGA
B2c|d>e=f/d/ dcA|
G3G2||A|cde =f2f|ggg g>=fd/e/|=fdd/c/ dcA|G3F2D|DEF
GAG|FGA B2c|
de=f dcA|G3G2||
SNYDER WALTZ. Old‑Time, Waltz. USA, Mo. Marimac 9017,
Vesta Johnson (Mo.) ‑ "Down Home Rag."
SNYDER'S CLOCK. American. The first part in an international strain which appears in
"Pretty Baby," "National Schottische," "Military Schottische," "Russische Polka." Adam, 1927; No. 21.
SNYDER'S JIG. AKA and see "Fred
Wilson's Clog," "Harvest Home
[1]," "Cincinnati
Hornpipe [1]," "Zig‑Zag
Hornpipe/Clog," "Ruby Lip,"
"Cliff Hornpipe," "Kildare Fancy," "Cork Hornpipe [1]," "Standard Hornpipe," "Dundee Hornpipe," "Higgins' Hornpipe," "Kephart's Clog" (Pa.). A local southwestern
Pa. for the tune, though usually known there as "Freddie Wilson's
Clog/Hornpipe."
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