Tunes in the "Music From Ireland" series


("Music From Ireland", 4 vols., compiled by D Bulmer and N Sharpley 1976)

Related ABC notated tunes


Many of these tunes have been contributed by by members of the Irish music mailing list, Irtrad-L . I have left the annotations as they first appeared, apart from changing the "X" index number and occasionally adding the "Z" (transcriptor) reference. If anybody wishes their contributions removed, please email me at gatherer@argonet.co.uk.

X:001
T:Pretty Girls of the Village
T:Michael Anderson's
T:Anderson's
D:Denis Murphy - Music from Sliabh Luachra (RTE, 1995)
Z:Paul de Grae (sullgrae@iol.ie)
R:reel
P:ABB
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
dedB|ABdf efdB|AFDE FE ~E|ABdf efdf|afeg fd ~d2|
|ABdf ~e2 dB|AFDE FE ~E|ABdf efdf|afeg fd d2|
|:fa ~a2 fb ~b2|afef dB ~B2|fa ~a2 fabf|afef [d3f3] e|
fa ~a2 fabf|afdf dB ~B2|~A2 FA ABdf|afeg fd d2:|
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X:002
T:Mountain Road
C:Michael Gorman
R:reel
Z:John Donovan. Additions by Philippe Varlet (philvar@EROLS.COM)
M:C|
K:D
F2AF BFAF|(3FFFAF EFDE|F2AF BFAF|(3GAGFG EDB,D|
F2AF BFAF|(3FFFAF EFDE|FA(3AAA BAFB|ABde f~d3||
dcdB ADFA|~d3e fgfe|~d3B ADFA|(3GFEFD EDB,D|
~d3B ADFA|dcde ~f3e|~d3B ADFA|(3GAGFG EDB,D||
dcde fgfe|d2fd eB(3BBB|d2fd ABdB|(3GFE (3FED EB,B,A|
~d3e fgfe|d2fd e~B3|(3gagfg efdB|ABde fdd2||
DFAF BFAF|DFAF EA,A,2|D3A BAFB|ABde f~d3|
DFAF BFAF|DFAF E~A,3|DA(3AAA BAFB|ABde fdd2||
dcBA BAFB|AFEG FDDE|F2AF BFA2|ABde f~d3|
dcBA BAFB|AF(3FFF EFDE|F2AF BFA2|ABde fdd2||
%5th part repeated slightly differently:
dcBA BAFE|DFEG FDDE|F2AF BFA2|ABde f~d3|
dcBA BAFB|AF(3FFF EFDE|F2AF BFA2|ABde fdd2||
|:fa(3aaa abaf|g2fg edBd|f~a3 afdB|ABde fdd2|
f~a3 abaf|g2fg edBd|F2AF G2BG|ABde fdd2:|
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X:003
T:Maude Millar
S:James Keane
R:reel
E:7
I:speed 350
Z:Gary Chapin (gchapin@CTEL.NET)
M:C|
K:G
gf|edBA GEDE|G2BG dG (3Bcd|eBdB ABGA|Beed e2gf|\
edBA GEDE|G2BG dG (3Bcd|eBdB ABGA|Beed e2:|*
ge|dega bg ~g2|agef gage|dega bg~g2|agef ~g3e|\
dega bg~g2|agef gfga|b2af gfed|Beed e2:|**
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X:004 T:To Limerick We Will Go
B:O'Neill's "Music of Ireland", no. 359
S:Mrs. Fitzgerald
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
G/A/|BdB AGA BGG|BdB AGB A2 G/A/|BdB AGA BGG|
cBA BGE E2||D|
DEG A2 A A2 B|GED G2 G G2 E|DEG A2 A A2 B|B2 A AGE E2||
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X:005
T:Port Singil gan Ainm
B:Music from Ireland, Bulmer & Sharpley, 4:86
Z:Paul de Grae
R:single jig
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:G
G2 B d2 g b2 g d2 B|cBc agf gfe dBA|G2 B d2 g b2 g d2 B|
cBc agf g3 g3:|:g2 b c'2 b a2 e e2 g|f2 a abg f2 d d3|
g2 b c'2 b a2 e e2 g|faf def g3 g3:|
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X:006
T:The Green Cockade
Z:Ron Steed
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:100
K:D
D2FA2d|f2dA2F|GFGe2d|cBA GFE|D2FA2d|f2dA2F|GFGe2d|1 cBc d3:|2 cBc dcd|
|:e2AF2A|f2dA2(f|g2)fe2d|cBA GFE|D2FA2d|f2dA2F|GFGe2d|1 cBc dcd:|2 cBc d3||
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X:007
T:Bucks of Oranmore
S:Oisin MacDiarmada
Z:Shelley Connolly (spootiskerry@HOTMAIL.COM)
R:Reel
O:Ireland
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A2FA (3AAA dB|A2FA BE (3EEE|A2FA (3AAA Bd|egfd ed{e}dB|
A2FA (3AAA dB|A2FA BE (3EEE|DEFG AFAB|defd efdB|]
AD(3DDD ADBD|ADFA BE (3EEE|ADFA (3AAA Bd|egfd efdB|
AD (3DDD ADBD|ADFA BE (3EEE|DEFG AFAB|defd efge|]!
a2fd efdf|a2fd edBd|a2 fd edef|gefd edBd|
a2fd efdf|adfd edBd|faaa agfe|defd eaag|]
f2df efde|fedf edBd|fddd edef|gafg edBd|
f2df efde|fedf edBd|faaa agfe|defd efdB|]
Adfd edfd|Adfd edBd|Adfd edef|gefd edBd|
Adfd edfd|Adfd edBd|faaa agfe|defd AddB|]
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X:008
T:Cooley's Hornpipe (in D)
T:Crowley's Hornpipe?
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:learned from David Kidd
R:Hornpipe
D:Noel Hill and Tony Linnane
Z:Lorna LaVerne
K:D
(3ABc |
dD~D2 B,DA,D | FD(3FGA dA(3FGA | BDGB AFDE | FEED E2(3ABc |
dD~D2 B,DA,D | FD(3FGA dA(3FGA | BGED CEAG | F2 D2 D2(3ABc |
dD~D2 B,DA,D | FD(3FGA dA(3FGA | BDGB AFDE | FEED E2(3ABc |
dD~D2 B,DA,D | FD(3FGA dA(3FGA | BGED CEAG | F2D2 D2DE |]
FEFA BABc | d2fd BdAF | A2(3dcB AFDE | FEED E3G |
FD~D2 ~B,2DB, | ~B,2GB, A,B,D2 | dcdB AF(3GFE | F2D2 D2DE |
FEFA BABc | d2fd BdAF | A2(3dcB AFDE | FEED E3G |
FD~D2 ~B,2DB, | ~B,2GB, A,B,D2 | dcdB AF(3GFE | F2D2 D2 |]
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X:009
T:Cooley's Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
C:Paddy O'Brien (Tipp.)
R:Hornpipe
Z:Cliff Moses
K:G
(3def|gG~G2 EGDC|B,G,B,D GBdg|~e2 ce ~d2 Bd| (3cBA BG ~A2 (3def|
gG~G2 EGDC|B,G,B,D GBdg|ecAG FAdc| ~B2 GF G2:||
GA|BGBd edBd|~g2 bg egdB|~c2 ge dGBd|cBA^G ~A2 dc|
BGDC B,DG=F| ~E2 CE DGBd|gfge dBcA|~B2 GF G2 :||
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X:010
T:Father Kelly's No.1
R:reel
S:P. Haverty
Z:Jeffrey Myers (jmyers@GOUCHER.EDU)
M:C|
L:1/8
K:G
GA|B2 GB AGEG|DGGF GABd|c2AB cBAG|EAAG ABcA|
B2GB AGEG|DGGF GABc|d2 Bd gdBd|cAFA G2:|*
Bc|d2Bd gdBd|d2 Bd gdBd|e2 ce agfe|defg agfe|
d2Bd gdBd|d2 Bd gdBd|c2Ac B2 GB|AGFA G2:|**
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X:011
T:The Glentown Reel
T:Glentown
T:Denis Murphy's?
T:Geoghan's?
D:Dolores Keane & Jimmy Faulkner (as Denis Murphy's?)
B:Bulmer and Sharpley (as Glentown)
B:Dave Mallinson, 100 Evergreen Irish Tunes, a third part inserted
between the two given here
Z:Gordon Turnbull
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
DGBG AGBG | DGBG AGEG | DGBG AGAB | deed B~G3 :|
Bdd^c d2 ef | g2 fg e~A3 | Bdef gfge | dBAc B~G3 :|
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X:012
T:Humours of Kiltyclogher
R:jig
N:Liam's liner notes say that Arty McGlynn inroduced this tune to him
D:Liam O'Flynn: The Piper's Call
Z:Bill Reeder
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmix
B|AGE G2E|cEE EFG|~D3 D2 E|GED D2 B|!
AGE G2 E|cEE EFG|~A3 BGE|~A3 A2:||!
B|c2B c2d|ecA ABc|BAG GAB|dBG GAB|!
c2B c2d|ecA ABc|BAG GAB|~A3 A2:||
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X:013
T:Mick O'Connor's
T:Rafferty's Mustache
M:4/4
L:1/8
B:Bulmer & Sharpley Vol 3 No. 20
B:Book by Willie Kelly, source for Mike Rafferty
R:reel
D:Altan, Horse With a Heart, 1st track, 4th reel (not named)
D: Mike and Mary Rafferty, The Dangerous Reel, 2nd track, 2nd reel
Z:Lorna LaVerne
K:G
|: DEFA G2AG | FDFA d2fa | g2ge fddc | ABcA EFGE |
DEFA G2AG | FDFA defa | g2ge fddB | cAGE FDD2 :|
|: defa g2ag | fdfa egag | fdcA G2FG | ABcA dcAd |
defa g2ag | fdfa egag | fddc ABcA | EFGE FDD2 :|
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X:014
T:Lansdowne Lass, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
D:Altan, Horse With a Heart, 1st track, 4th reel (not named)
Z:Philippe Varlet
K:D
D2FA GEFE|EDFA d2ef|geag efdc|AG~G2 EFGE|
DEFA GEFE|EDFA d2ef|geag ed (3Bcd|1 ed{e}dc dBAF :|2 ed{e}dc d2ag ||
fdfa g2ag|fdfa g2ag|fd=cA BG~G2|ABcA dcAe|
fdfa g2ag|fdfa g2ag|fd=cA BG~G2|1 ABcA d2ag :|2 ABcA dBAF|D4||
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X:015
T:Mulhaire's
B:Music from Ireland, Bulmer & Sharpley, Vol. 4, no. 7
Z:Paul de Grae
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
AG|F2 AF DFAF|G2 BG DGBG|cAec AecA|dcde fdAG|
F2 AF DFAF|GB ~B2 dB ~B2|Ae ~e2 gece|d2 ce d2:||:fg|
a2 fd adfd|adfd edBd|edef gfga|be ~e2 begb|
a2 fd adfd|adfd edBG|FA ~A2 GBdB|AFGE D2:||
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X:016
T:Reel of Rio, The
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Philippe Varlet
K:G
E|DEGA ~B3 d|eg~g2 agea|gede {a}gedB|(3ABc BA GE~E2|
DEGA ~B3 d|eg~g2 agea|gede {a}gedB|(3ABc BA ~G3 :||
B|dg~g2 ag~g2|bg~g2 ed (3Bcd |eB{d}BA GABd|gedB AGEG|
DEGA ~B3 d|eg~g2 agea|gede {a}gedB|(3ABc BA ~G3 :||
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X:017
T:Return to Camden Town
N:Related to The Highlandman played by Altan, and The Highlandman Who Kissed His Granny played by Paddy O'Brien (on 'Stranger At The Gate')
Z:Jeff Lindqvist
R:reel
M:4/4
K:Ador
E2DG EA,~A,2|EDCD EGAB|cBcd edeg|aged cABG|
E2DG EA,~A,2|EDCD EGAB|cBcd edeg|1 aged cA~A2:|2 aged cAAB||
|:c2ec gcec|c2ec dcAB|cBcd edeg|aged cAAB|
c2ec gcec|c2ec dcAB|cBcd edeg|1 aged cAAB:|2 aged cA~A2||
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X:018
T:Dark Girl Dressed in Blue
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:240
R:polka
Z:Philippe Varlet
K:D
FA Ad|Bd A>F|GB AF/A/|(BE) G/F/E/D/|
FA Ad|Bd A>F|GB A/B/A/G/|FD D>E :||
FA A/B/d/e/|f>d ed|Bd AF/A/|(BE) G/F/E/D/|
FA A/B/d/e/|f>d ed|Bd A/B/A/G/|FD D>E :||
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X:019
T:The Millpond
B:Music From Ireland, Bk 4
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
DGG BGG|dGG BGG|DFA DFA|DFA cBA|DGG BGG|
dGG BGG|DFA cBA|AGF G3::dgg bgg|aff gee|A^ce aba|
gag fed|dgg bgg|aff gee|Add fed|cAF G3:|]
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