BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
Tunes from "Music's the Very Best Thing" Volumes I and II

Tunes A to F

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Folder 41 Index
- alfa list
- tunes by type
- key to D: field numbers

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General Instructions for ITTL ABC files

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X:41001
T:ACCORD JIG
C:Joe Derrane
D:(10)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig
K:G
B,BA GFG|BGg eBG|EBA G2B|AFD FED|
B,GF EFG|BAB dBd|Bge dBG|AFD E3:|
gfg aga|bgf efg|fef gfg|afe dAF|
GFG ABd|egf e2d|edB dBG|AFD E3:|

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X:41002
T:AGGIE WHYTE'S (reel) 
S:Mike/Mary Rafferty
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
fage d2Bd|ADFD EFGB|AGAB =cABd|eA Bd efge :|
f2 df afdf|f2 df efge|f2 df afdf|eA Bd efge :|
"^coda"Hd4z4|]
%
%I transcribed this from the playing of Mike and Mary Rafferty
%didn't note which recording - sorry). I'm not sure of its ultimate
%source but it might be a composition of Galway fiddler Paddy Kelly.
%Aggie Whyte - also a Galway fiddler  - spent many years in New York. 
%She passed away in the 1960's.

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X:41003
T:ALICE'S REEL 
C:Frankie Gavin
D:(11)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
%
K:Bm % source key = Em
A|Bdfd edBA|B2dB ABFA|Bdfd e2fa|b2af edBA|
Bdfd edBA|B2dB ABFG|AFEF ABce|fdec dBB :|
c|d2AF Adfd|e2BG Bgfe|d2AF Adfd|egfe dBBc|
d2AF Adfd|e2BG Bgfe|d2AF Adfd|1 "thru"egfe dBB:|
[2 "^coda"egfe dBBA|HB4z4|]

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X:41004
T:ANDERSON'S (reel - Ador)
D:(7)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
aged BGG2|BGdG eGdG|aged BGG2|BddB ABce|
aged BG G2|BGdG eGdG|aged BG G2|BddB A2 ae||
eaaf g3 d|egaf gfed|eaaf g2 ba|gede BAAa|
eaaf g3 d|egaf gfga|bgaf gedg|eBdB A4|]

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X:41005
T:ANDY DUFFY'S JIG
C:Jerry O'Sullivan
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
GED DEG|dge dBG|c2A BAG|AGE E2D|
GED DEG|dge dBG|c2 A BdB|AGF GBd :|
g3  GBd|g3  edB|c2 A BAG|AGE E2 D|
[1 g3 GBd|g3 edB|c2 A BdB|AGF GBd :|
[2 GED DEG|dge dBG|c2 A BdB|AGE G3-|G6|]
%
%This tune was named by piper Jerry O'Sullivan for his grandfather, 
%a native of Killasser near Swinford (Co. Mayo) who passed away in 1981. 
%As far as I know, this is Jerry's initial attempt at tune composing!

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X:41006
T:ANDY MCGANN'S #1 (reel) 
C:Lad O'Beirne 
S:Andy McGann
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
gf|eccB cGEG|FEDC B,DGF|EFGE FAdc|Bg^fg agfg|
eccB cGEG|FEDC B,DGF|EF (3GFE FAdc|Bg^fg eccB||
c2 gc ecgc|c2 ag ^fgdB|c2 gc ecgc|BG G2 BcdB|
c2 gc ecgc|c2 ag ^fgdB|cgg2 egg2|1 "thru"ag^fa g4:|
[2 "^coda"ag^fa g2dB|Hc8|]
%
%This is Andy's version of a Lad O'Beirne tune (which Lad as usual 
%didn't name). Andy told me that this tune and "Humors of Scarriff" 
%were on a tape he sent to some musicians in the UK sometime in the 
%1960's. They christened the two unfamiliar tunes "Andy McGann's #1 
%and #2". ("Humors of Scarriff" is actually in O'Neill's 1001 but 
%evidently the UK lads weren't familiar with it.) I added the 2nd
%ending to part 2 in case the tune is played as a "stand-alone"
%(i.e. not going directly into "Scarriff").

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X:41007
T:ANN DRONEY'S (reel) 
C:Ann Droney Kirrane
D:(12)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
F|Adcd B2dB|A2FD EGFE|D2FA d3c|Beed cABd|
Adcd fedc|A2 FD EGFE|DEFA dedB|AFEF D3 :|
e|faaf bfaf|gfed Bdde|fdad bdad|bafe d3 e|
fdad bdad|gfed Bcde|fgfe dedB|AFEF D3 :|

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X:41008
T:ANTRIM ROSE (reel)
C:Paddy O'Brien (Offaly)
D:(7)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
de|fdd2 edBd|Add2 AdBd|fdd2 edBd|Adgf e2 de|
fdd2 edBd|Add2 AdBd|eaaf gfeg|fedB A2 :|
cd|e3 f edBd|e2df efgf|egfd edBd|Addc d2 cd|
e3f edBd|e2df efgf|eaaf gfeg|1 "thru"fedB A2 :|
[2 "^coda"fedB Acec|Hd4z4|]
%
%This is an original composition of box player Paddy O'Brien (the 
%living one from Co. Offaly and not the departed one from Co. 
%Tipperary!). A version appears in "Ceol Rince na hEireann" 
%(#183147) 2nd ending to 2nd part is mine.

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X:41009
T:APRIL'S FOOL (jig) 
C:Jimmy Keane  
C:© Cappal Beag Music
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:jig
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|GAB GAB|E2E E2D|GAB dBd|edB AGE|
GAB GAB|E2E E2D|BeB dBA|BGF G2 :|
A|Bdd dBd|egg gab|age dBG|BdB AGE|
[1 Bdd dBd|egg gab|age dBA|BAF G2 :|
[2 GAB GAB|E2E E2D|BeB dBA|BGF G3|]
%
%A composition of Chicago box player Jimmy Keane and a very popular 
%tune via the efforts of folks like Liz Carroll. I was introduced to 
%it by NY piper Jerry O'Sullivan.

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X:41010
T:ASHMOLEAN HOUSE (reel) 
C:Tommy Gunn (Belfast) 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
AFF2 EDB,A,|D2FD FAA2|defd efdB|AFDE FEE2|
AFF2 EDB,A,|D2 FD FAAB|ABde dBAF|A,CEG FD D2 :|
defg a3 b|afdf eBB2|defg a3 b|afdf e3 f|
fdd2 Add2|edBd egfe|dBAF A3F|A,CEG FD D2 :|
%
%Belfast fiddler Tommy Gunn composed this. My version descends from 
%Martin Mulvihill via the Kelly brothers to Jerry O'Sullivan. Breathnach 
%also has a version in CRE 4 (#184200)

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X:41011 
T:AUGHACASHEL REEL 
C:Josephine Keegan
D:(13)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
GE|DEGA BGG2|AGBG AGEG|DEGA Bdef|gedB AGEG|
DEGA BGG2|AcBG AGEG|Bded Bdge|dBAB G2 :|
Bd|gBB2 GABd|eBdB G3B|A3B AEE2|cABG ABcd|
g2ga bgaf|gedB AGEG|DEGA Bdge|dBAB G2 :|

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X:41012
T:AUNT MARY & DAD'S POLKA 
D:(5)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:polka
K:D
FA d>e|fe e/f/e/d/|cA ce|d>c BA|
FA d>e|fe e/f/e/d/|cA ce|d2 d2 :|
A2 AB/c/|d/c/B/A/ FD|GB A/F/D/E/|FE E2|
A2 AB/c/|d/c/B/A/ FD|GB AD/E/|FE D2 :|

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X:41013
T:BACK TO GWEEDORE (reel) 
S:Dave Abe (DC)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
A|BcdB GABG|AD FD dcBA|BcdB GABG|ADFA G3 :|
A|B3 d gdBd|cBce agfe|fgaf defd|ed^ce d2 ef|
gfed eg a2|agfe dcBA|BcdB GABG|ADFA G3 :|
%
This tune and "Dave's Donegal Rambles" come courtesy of Dave Abe, a 
%fiddler who lives in the Baltimore-Washington area. I first met Dave 
%early in the 1980's when he was taking advantage of a fellowship that 
%involved collecting traditional fiddle tunes in Ireland. Being a serious 
%young scholar, he actually did what he was supposed to do, i.e. collect 
%tunes. This one was included on one of the dozens of tapes he recorded. 
%I provided the clever names to both (he said proudly).

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X:41014
T:BALLYCARROLL JIG
C:Conor McCarthy
D:(14)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:jig
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:F 
B|cAG F2A|BGF E2C|cAG F2A|FGd cAB|
cAG F2A|BGF E2C|DB,D CcB|AFE F2 :|
c|fcA F2F|GBd GBd|fcA F2F|EGC EGC|
fcA F2F|GBd GBd|DB,D CcB|AFE F2 :

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X:41015
T:BALLYGAR HERMITAGE (jig) 
C:Joe (Fr. Francis) Kelly
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
%R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Gm
"^I"A|BAG FDC|DGG DGG|BAG ABc|d^cd gd=c|
BAG FDC|DGG GAB|AGF DCA,-|A,G,G, G,2 :|
|"^II":A|BGd BGd|BAB dcB|AFc fcB|AFA cBA|
BGd BGd|BAB dcB|1 AFA cBc|AG^F G2:|
[2 AGF DCA,-|A,G,G, G,2||:[K:G]"^III"B|dgg dgg|gfg bag|
c=ff c=ff|cBc ag=f|dgg dgg|gfg bag|
afd cAF|AGF G2 :|
%
%This a classy three-part jig composed by Joe Kelly (now Father Francis 
%Kelly). I liked it for years and finally prevailed on Joe's brother 
%Willie to write it out for me!

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X:41016
T:BALLYGOUGHLIN JIG
C:Martin Mulvihill
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A/G/|FEF GE=C|Ddc Ade|fed cAG|FAF GE=C|
FEF GFG|Adc d2 e|fed cAG|Adc d2 :|
A|def gfg|aba ged|fef gfg|agf g2 e|
fef gfg|afd cAG|FEF GFG|Adc d2 :|

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X:41017
T:BANJO MAN (reel)
C:Joe Derrane
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
P:ABA
%play_flatten_parts
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
P:A
|:d|g2 bg efge|dBGB AGEF|GEDB, DEGA|BedB A2Bd|
gbag efge|dBGB AGEF|GEDE GABG|AGEF G3 :|
P:B
AB|cABG ABcd|eage dged|cedc BdcB|ABcA BGEG|
c2Bc ABcd|eage dged|c2Bc AGEG|EDCB, "_DC"A,3:|
%
%
%Composed by Joe Derrane and dedicated to his banjo-playing brother 
%George. The A-minor second part seems to require a return to part 1 
%(I don't recall if that's how Joe plays it on the CD). Also note 
%that Joe plays a tag at the end of the cut that goes WAY out of the 
%range of 99.8 of instruments, so I have omitted it. 

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X:41018
T:BANKS HORNPIPE
C:? Parazotti
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
%
L:1/8
K:Eb 
D|E2 G2 G2BE|D2 F2 F2FD|A,2 c2 c2 de|\
=ABcB _AGFE|
G,2 B2 B2 cd|A,2 c2 c2 de|DEFG AFDF|E2 G2 E2 :|
gf|g2 e2 e2g2|f2 d2 d2 f2|e2 c2 c2 fe|\
dcB=A B2 B,2|
DBfB DBfB|EBeB EBeB|=ABcd ecAc|B=ABc B_AGF|
EGBG eBFE|DFBF dFED|CEGE cBAG|FGFE DCB,A,|
G,EBE G,EBE|A,EcE A,EcE|DEFG AFDF|E2 G2 E2 :|
%
%
%This is one of the "classic" hornpipes that have entered the Irish
%%repertoire (via Coleman and Seán Maguire) from the Scots fiddling
%%tradition exemplified by Scott Skinner. According to some sources,
%%the actual composer of this tune was a Mr. (or Signore) Parazzotti,
%%but a search turns up no additional information on him. The original
%%Eb setting is consistent with Scots fiddling but since it makes a
%%really neat tune inaccessible to roughly 98.7 of Irish musicians, I
%%suggest transposing it - with apologies to the good Signore - to the more
%%civilized key of G. 

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X:41019
T:BARN OWL (jig)
C:Paddy Fahey (as "gan ainm")
D:(15)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:D
A|DFA dfe|dcA GFG|AFD =cBc|ed^c AcA|
DFA dfe|dcA GFG|AdB cAG|E2D D2 :|
A|d2 e fed|c2 A A2 B|=cBc edc|B2 G GAB|
d2 e fed|c2 A EFG|AdB cAG|E2D D2 :|
%
%I first heard this tune on the "Live in Palma" CD (Dervish 1997,
%tune 3 in Killavil Set). Following in the honored tradition of folks 
%like Francis O'Neill and Breandan Breathnach, I christened this otherwise 
%nameless jig after a pub in the James' Gate area of Dublin where I played 
%some tunes many years ago. I understand the poor old Barn Owl has 
%since disappeared, a victim of "urban renewal". Other folks have put 
%names to this tune (e.g. "Tom Fleming's") but I still like mine the best!

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X:41020
T:BARR NA CUILE (reel) 
C:Neilidh Mulligan (Dublin)
D:(13)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:D
AG|FA A2 Bdde|f2 df ef d2|FA A2 GBdg|fdef d2 :|
de|f2 af g2 bg|faaf e2d2|faaf gabg|fdef d2 :|
%
%This tune seems to be in the key of E (?!) on the CD but it's very 
%unlikely that a piper like Mr. Mulligan would compose a tune in that 
%key (unless he had an E chanter on his pipes - is there such a thing?)

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X:41021
T:BARREL RAFFERTY'S JIG 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Am
D|E2A AGE|A2B c2E|EDE G^FG|A2A GED|
E2 A AGE|A2 B c2 d|ege dBG|A3 A2 :|
d|e2 a aga|b2 a g2 f|ede g2 g|a2 e ged|
e2 a aga|b2 a g2 e|age dBG|A3 A2 :|
%
%This tune is from Mike Rafferty (RIP). "Barrel" was the nickname of 
%Mike's flute-playing father, who was blessed with a supply of breath 
%that would fill a barrel!

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X:41022
T:BARREL RAFFERTY'S REEL 
D:(16)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A|D2ED FAAB|d2 fe dB B2|AF F2 DF A2|BFAF EAFE|
D2 ED FAAB|d2 fe dB B2|AF F2 D2 AF|EGFE D3 :|
A|df f2 dfaf|g2bf affe|dBBA Bcde|fdgf e2 de|
faaf g2bf|affe dB B2|AFF2 D2 AF|EGFE D3 :|
%
%Other names are "McDermott's Reel", "Josie McDermott's", 
%"Master McDermott's", etc. "Barrel" was Mike Rafferty's dad, 
%like his son a renowned flute player.

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X:41023
T:BELLES OF TIPPERARY (reel)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
D2FD FAAB|d2 fe dBBA|B2 AF ABde|fafd fe e2|
D2FD FAAB|d2 fe dBBA|B2 AF ABdB|FAEG FD D2 :|
agab afdf|gfed cdef|g2 gf gbag|faaf egfe|
dB B2 AF F2|DF F2 ABde|fedc dBAF|A2ag fdd2 :|
%
%When MVBT-1 was published in 1995, this was a relatively unknown
%tune, at least as far as printed collections were concerned. I haven't 
%found it anywhere else in the meantime. This is the New York Sligo version 
%from Andy McGann and Brian Conway. (It also goes by the name of "The New 
%Policeman", which isn't really helpful because there's an unrelated tune 
%by the same name. So what else is new?)

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X:41024
T:BIG RED (reel) 
T:Danny's Favorite 
C:Philippe Varlet (DC)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
%R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
L:Am
AG|EA A2 dcAc|egga gece|d2 ad edad|d2 ad EdcG|
Acec dcAc|egga gece|d2 ad ecge|1 dcBG A2 :|
[2 dcBG ABcd|:ea-a2 fgac'|geed c3 d|egga gecd|
eddc BdGd|ea-a2 fgac'|geed cGcd|egc'b agec|
[1 dcBG ABcd :|2 dcBG A4|]
%
%A welcome contribution to MVBT-1 by DC musician/composer 
%Philippe Varlet. I've tranposed it to a more familar key.

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X:41025
T:BIG SNUG'S REEL
C:John Whelan
Z:ABC/arr. BB
%Named for one of John's students.
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
f2 ed f2 ed|BdAd BdAd|f2 ed f2 ed|BABc dAFA|
f2 ed f2 ed|BdAd BdAd|f2 ed f2 ed|BABc dAFE||
FA A2 FADd|cA A2 EFGE|FA A2 FADd|cded cAGE|
FD D2 A,DFA|GE E2 =CEGE|FD D2 A,DFA|Bded cAGE :|
"^coda" HD4z4|]

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X:41026
T:BILL COLLINS' (jig)
T:Dan Collins' Father's
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160 
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|ded BAB|def a2 a|baf ede|fdB BAB|
ded BAB|def a2 a|baf ede|fdc d2 :|
e|faa faa|afe f2 f|aba f2 e|dBA BAB|
ded BAB|def a2 a|baf ede|fdc d2 :|
%
%The first person I ever heard play this tune - in the Eagle Tavern, 
%I believe - was New York fiddler Dan Collins. De Danann got the tune 
%from Dan. I have seen it in other collections since MVBT-1 was published 
%in 1995, occasionally with different names. Dan himself was the one who 
%called it "Dan Collins' Father's Jig", which is the name I used in MVBT-1, 
%but "Bill Collins'" is a lot easier. Regardless of the name, it remains 
%one of my favorite jigs. (This also has other names.)

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X:41027
T:BILL LAMEY'S (jig)
D:(17)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
K:Am
E|ABG A2B|edg edB|ABA G2B|d2e dBG|
ABG A2B|edg edB|Acg edG|ABA A2 :|
e|a2e e^fg|a2e edB|ABA G2B|d2e dBG|
a2e e^fg|a2e edB| Acg edG|ABA A2 :|
%
%Named for the great Cape Breton fiddler. I don't know if he composed 
%it or not.

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X:41028
T:BILLY CAPLES' (reel) 
S:Mike Reynolds
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
e|dG G2 cBce|dGGA GEDE|GFGA BABc|dega bage|
dG G2 cBce|dGGA GEDE|GFGA dcde|dggf g3 :|
e|g2 bg efge|dBGB AGED|g2 bg egdg|eaab agef|
e2 ge cdec|dBGB AGED|GFGA BABc|dggf g3 :|
%
%Billy Caples was a Boston box player who, like Joe Derrane, was a 
%graduate of the prestigious Berklee School of Music. Billy had a great 
%influence on the next generation of players including Mike Reynolds 
%and his brother Larry Jr., two of Boston's finest musicians. Billy's 
%parents were from Fermoy (Co. Cork). He was an active performer and 
%teacher till the time of his death in 1986 and was a founding member 
%of the Boston branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann. This tune is from 
%the aforementioned Mike Reynolds; I'm not sure if Billy actually composed 
%it.

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X:41029
T:BOB LE SUEUR'S FANCY (jig) 
C:Kirk Lynch (St.Louis)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Dmix
ded cAG|A3 BGE|D3 DEG|A3 cAG|
ded cAG|A3 BGE|D3 AGE|FGA D3 :|
ded fed|cAG c2 d|ded cAG|F3 AFD|
ded fed|cAG c2 d|fed cAG|FGA D3 :|
%
%A contribution of piper Kirk Lynch to MVBT-1. I don't know 
%who Bob Le Sueur is but he probably doesn't know who I am either.

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X:41030
T:BOB'S GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS (reel)
C:John Whelan 
D:(19)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gdor 
GA|BG G2 BGdc|BGAF CFAF|BG G2 DGBc|dcde fdcA|
BG G2 fdcA|FA A2 cAFA|BGAF GFEC|DGGF G2 :|
GA|dg g2 fgag|fd d2 cAFA|BG G2 BGde|fefa gfag|
fd d2 agfd|cf f2 dcBA|BGAF GFEC|DGGF G2 :|
%
%At one time I knew the story behind this title, but I can't recall it
%right now!

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X:41031
T:BOBBY CASEY'S JIG 
D:(9)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:jig
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
e|ged B2A|BGE G2A|BdB ABA|GBd e2f|
ged B2A|BGE G2A|BdB ABc|BGF G2 :|
z|def g3|eaa a3|bag e2d|e2g egg|
def g3|afd e2g|edB A2A|AGF G2 :|

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X:41032
T:BOG CARROT (reel)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
D|FAdA BdAd|BdAF E2 DE|FAdA BdAd|BdAF E2 D :|
e|f2 fe defg|afdf e2 de|f2 fe dfef|dBAF E2 D :|
e|afdf afdf|ge=ce gece|afdf afdf|ge^ce d3e|
afdf afdf|ge=ce gece|afge fdec|dBAF D4|]
%
%According to Andrew Kuntz' tunesearch site, this is a version of a 
%Scots tune called "Captain Francis Wemyss" to which Jackie Daly added 
%a third part (not included in this setting) before renaming it "The 
%Bog Carrot". There's a slide version of this tune called "The Game Cock" 
%in CRE4 (tunefolder 184).

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X:41033
T:BONNY CATHERINE (reel) 
C:B. Tonra (Boston)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
P:I
df f2 edBc|dfed BFDE|F3 E DEFD|E2 DF ED B,2|
df f2 edBc|dfed BFDE|F3 E DFBd|efde fd d2 :|
P:II
f3 e defg|adfa dfec|f3 e dfaf|defd edeg|
f3 e defg|adfa dfec|dBcA BcdB|e2de fd d2 :|
P:III
defd egfg|afeg f3 e|dcBA BAFA|BdAF DEFD|
defd egfg|afeg f3 e|dcBA BAFA|E2DE FD D2 :|
%
%Brendan Tonra composed this tune on the birth of Catherine Marie Joyce, 
%Joe and Karin's daughter, back in December of 1990. 

%%%

X:41034
T:BOOGIE REEL
C:John Nolan (NY)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
FE|DEFA dcdA|BAFB AFEF|DEFA dfec|dBAF EGFE|
DEFA dcde|fd d2 BAFA|e2 ef gece|dAFA d2 :|
cd|eA A2 EA A2|ecef g2 fe|fd d2 Ad d2|fgaf d2 cd|
Be e2 Beed|cdef g2 fg|afdf gece|dAFA d2 :|
%
%New York box player John Nolan composed this great tune a number of 
%years ago. I first heard it played by Billy McComiskey as a double with 
%his own reel "The Controversial", which appears elsewhere in this collection. 
%They're a pair of mighty tunes that go very well together.

%%%

X:41035
T:BOWELS OF THE EARTH (jig)
C:Peter Fitzgerald 
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
%R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C 
A|GcB G2 A|B2 c dcB|AGG FDD|EDE DEF|
GcB G2 A|B2 c dcB|GBd fdd|1 dBG F2 :|2 dBG c2||
d|edc BGG|FGA G2 A|GEE C2 E|FDD D2 G|
ECE DGA|BGE F2 D|GBd fdd|dBG c2 :|

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X:41036
T:BOWLING GREEN (reel)
D:D: (17)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
%R:reel
M:C
K:Cmix 
G,2|CccG ECCE|DBBF DB,B,D|CccG ECCE|e2 d2 c3D|
EGcG ECCE|DBBF DB,B,D|CccG ECCE|e2 d2 c2|]
EF|GECE G3E|FDB,D F2 EF|GECD EFGE|GFDB, C2 EF|
GECE G3E|FDB,D F2 ED|CEDF EGFA|GEFD C4|]
%
%Boston banjo player Jimmy Kelly (RIP) got this tune from Cape Breton 
%fiddler Bill Lamey. Jimmy plays it in C on the  recording, which is 
%great for a CGDA-tuned banjo but not so great for anything else. For 
%that reason I suggest transposing it to D.

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X:41037
T:BRANCH LINE POLKA
D:(8)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:polka
K:G
g/e/|dG BG|FG A>e|dG Bd|g2 f>e|
dG BG|FG A>e|ed cA|G3 :|
g/a/|bg/g/ af/f/|gf ed|bg/g/ af/f/|g3 a|
bg/g/ af/f/|gf ed|Bd ef|g3 :|

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X:41038
T:BREAKFAST WITH JERRY (jig) 
C:Joe Derrane
D:(18)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:jig
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
K:D
AFA dAF|A^GB AFD|GEE =cEE|GAG GFE|
FED EFG|Ad=c A2G|FED EAG|EDC D3 :|
fdd dcd|ade fed|e^de Beg|bge gfe|
faf gfe|dcA =cGE|FED EAG|FDC D3 :|
%
%Composed by Joe in memory of fiddler Jerry Holland. Joe was nice enough 
%to supply me a copy of the manuscript (always helpful with any of his 
%tunes!)

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X:41039
T:BRIDGE OF PORTUMNA (reel) 
C:M. Mulhaire
D:D: (3)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
%R:reel
K:A 
P:I
ed|c2 ec dcBA|EAAG A3 B|cA A2 eA A2|B=G G2 DGBd|
c2 ec dcBA|EAAG A3 B|cAeA aAeA|Bd=GB d2||
P:II
cd|e2 ae beae|e2 ae d2 cd|B=g g2 bg g2|edBc d2 cd|
e2 ae beae|e2 ae d2 cd|B=g g2 bg g2|edBc d2||
P:III
ed|ceAc eAce|aeca ecae|fedc dcBA|GABc dfed|
ceAc eAce|aeca ecae|fedc dfaf|ecdB HA4|]

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X:41040
T:BRIDGET FLYNN'S (reel) 
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
FA|BE E2 DEFA|BE E2 D2 FA|BE E2 BAFA|ABAF E2 FA|
BE E2 DEFA|BE E2 D2 FA|BE E2 BAFA|ABAF E2 :|
FA|Beed e2 -ed|Bdef gfed|Bdd^c d4|B^cdB ADFA|
Beed e2 ed|Bdef gfef|g4 f3 d|1B^cdB A2 :|
[2 B^cdB A2GF|E4z4|]

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X:41041
T:BROADSTONE REEL
C:John Whelan 
D:(19)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gm 
GA|BGAF GFDC|DGGF GFDC|B,GBd fdcB|AFF=E F2 dc|
BGAF GFDC|DGGF G2 GA|BDD2 BDD2|dcBA G2 :|
GA|BGAd dcBA|Gggf gfdc|BGdc BAGF|DGGF G2 GA|
Bdfd gfdc|BdcB AF F2|BGgf dc c2|dcBA G2 :|
%
%Box virtuoso John Whelan's tune is named for a pub - probably long 
%gone - on 205th Street in Upper Manhattan. (I did a few totally 
%unmemorable gigs there myself.) John said that Dublin banjo player 
%Mick Kenny helped with the composing of this tune. (Taking it a step
%up to Am would probably make it a lot easier to play.)

%%%

X:41042
T:BUDDY FUREY'S (polka)
S:M. Mulvihill
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:A 
e/d/|cA A/B/c/A/|dB Be/d/|cA A/B/c/A/|Be e>d|
cA A/B/c/A/|dB Be/d/|cA/c/ B[Ee]|A2 A :|
B|ce ee|f>g a/f/e/d/|ce ec|B>c d/c/B/A/|
ce ee|f>g a/f/e/d/|cA/c/ B[Ee]|A2 A :|

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X:41043 
T:BUNRATTY BOYS (slide)
D:(20)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
e3 efe d2 f a2 f|e3 efe d2 c B2 A|
e3 efe d2 f a2 f| efe f2 e d3 d3:|
A2 a f2 a A2 a f2 a|efe f2 e d2 c B2 A|
A2 a f2 a A2 a f2 a|efe f2 e d3 d3 :|
%
%This tune is called "Nellie Mahony's" in JOL (#31165). The 
%Bunratty was the famous (? infamous) Bronx trad music pub during 
%the 1970's. It's long gone but its memory will endure forever!

%%%

X:41044
T:BUTTERFLY REEL
C:Billy McComiskey
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
B3A GEE2|EBEB dBAd|BdBA GABe|dBAd BEE2 :|
BDef gefA|BDge dBAd|BDef g3a|bage dBAd :|
"^coda"bage dBAd|He4z4|]
%
%I'm presuming the original ABC of this was posted on the IRTRAD 
%mailing list. Sorry I didn't make a note of who posted it! This 
%is an original Billy McComiskey composition; it's related only 
%in name to my least favorite slip jig.

%%%

X:41045
T:CAPTAIN'S WHISKERS (march)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=100
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:march
K:G
G>A|Bdg>f g2 fe|dBB>A B2 GA|Bdce dBAB|A2 A>B A2 GA|
Bdg>f g2 fe|dBB>A B2 GA|Bdce dBAF|G2 G>F G2 :|
f>g|afd>^c d2 ga|bge>d e2 ga|bgaf ged>B|A2 A>B A2 GA|
Bdg>f g2 fe|dBB>A B2 GA|Bdce dBAF|G2 G>F G2 :|
%
%A march that's played with "Shane O'Neill's" (q.v.) by the Connacht 
%Ceili Band (Boston mid-60's) (recording on Tune Vault). This tune is 
%also called "Officer on Guard" and  "I Won't Be a Nun" (?)

%%%

X:41046
T:CARL'S COUCH (reel)
C:Johnny Harling (Chicago)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
D|EBAF G2 eB|B2 GB FBeB|dF F2 D2 dB|AF F2 DFAF|
EBAF G2 eB|B2 GB FBeB|dF F2 DFdB|AF F2 E3 :|
f|g3 f gB B2|GB B2 dBeB|f3 e fA A2|fgaf gfef|
g3 f gB B2|GB B2 dBeB|f3 e defe|dBAF E3 :|
%
%Mr. Harling is a whistle player and composer of great tunes who hails
%from Chicago. Most trad players are familiar with his fine jig "Dusty
%Windowsill". He was kind enough to send some other gems to me for
%inclusion in MVBT-1. 

%%%

X:41047
T:CARMEL'S BIRTHDAY (reel) 
C:Peter Fitzgerald 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Amix
ed|: c2 AE FAEC|ACEC FCEC|A,B,CE A2 cA|G2 eG dGed|
c2 AE FAEC|AC C2 FCEC|A,CEF EGBd|1 BdBG A^GAB :|\
[2 cecA A2||
ae|e2 defa|gedB cAGE|A2 ED CECA,|G,2 EG, DG,EG|
AE E2 GABG|AECA G,B,DE|^GBEF DGBd|BdBG A2:|
%
%Peter Fitzgerald is a Baltimore-area banjo player who contributed some
%of his tasty tunes for MVBT-1.

%%%

X:41048
T:CASEY'S PIG (fling) 
T:Jim Conway's 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
G2 GD EDGD|GBdB A2 A2|G2 GD EDGD|EGDB, A,2 G,2 :|
gabg d2 d2|gabg e4|gbeg dgBg|AGAB G2 G2 :|
%
%Good friend and master fiddler Brian Conway is the source of this 
%tune. He called it "Jim Conway's" after his father, and as such 
%it appeared in MVBT-1. I have since discovered this alternate name 
%- there are probably others!

%%%

X:41049 
T:CASSERLY SISTERS (reel)
C:Mary Coogan 2002
Z:ABC/arr. BB
D:(6)
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:Dm
dcAG FGAB|c2 ec gcec|dcAG FGAB|cAGE FD D2|
dcAG FGAB|c2 ec gcec|DFAc dcAG|FDEC D4 :|
A,DFD B,DFA|GE E2 BAGE|A,DFD B,DFB|AGFE FEDC|
A,DFD B,DFA|GE E2 BAGE|A,DFA dcAF|DFEC D4 :|
%
%Mary is Joanie Madden's long-time cohort (charter member I believe)
%and multi-instrumentalist in "Cherish the Ladies". The sisters are 
%Mary's mom (Celia) and aunt (Gloria).

%%%

X:41050 
T:CAT RAMBLES TO THE CHILD'S SAUCEPAN (slide)
D:(20)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|d2e f2a baf a2f|e2A cBA e2A cBA|
d2e f2a baf a2f|e2A cBA d3 d2 :|
A|d2e f2e dcd B3|g2A cBA e2A cBA|
d2e f2e dcd B2e|g2A cBA d3 d2 :|
%
%An "upside-down" key-of-D version of the well-known session tune
%"Brosna Slide". This is the name Johnny Cronin and his Kerry pals 
%used to give to any tune whose real name they didn't know or recall 
%(or didn't care to reveal!)

%%%

X:41051
T:CAT'S MEOW (jig)
C:Joanie Madden
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
D|FAd fef|afe dBA|BdB BAF|dAF E2 E|
FAd fef|afe dBA|Bde fdB|AFE D2 :|
e|fdB AFA|DFA d2 e|gef ged|ced cBA|
fdB AFA|DFA d2 e|gec age|edc d2 :|
d|FAd fef|agf agf|Ace g2 g|gfe gfe|
fef gfg|aga bag|1 faa gec|"thru"edc d2 :|
[2 fdB gec|dAF HD3|]
%
%A fine jig composed (and - wait for it - actually named!) 
%by Joanie, who need no introduction to lovers of ITM. It's 
%been recorded by Jerry O'Sullivan and others.

%%%

X:41052 
T:CAT'S RAMBLES (jig)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:D
D|FAF EFE|DFA dAG|FAF EDE|F2E DFA|
B2 d A2 d|F2 A AFD|FAF EDE|F2E D2 :|
E|DFA ded|ABF AFD|DFA d2 c|Bcd ecA|
Aff d2 e|fdf ecA|FAF EDE|F2E D2 :|
%
%Transcribed from the CD "The Dance Music of Ireland" (Jack 
%Coen and others). Note that rambling cats have a way of getting 
%their names on otherwise nameless tunes!

%%%

X:41053
T:CATHLEEN HEHIR'S (jig)  
D:D: "De Danann" [1975]
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%Spelled "Kathleen" elsewhere
Q:1/4=160
%R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
P:I
A|dcd e2d|c2E EFG|BcB BAG|F2D DFA|
dcd e2 d|c2 E EFG|ABA GFE|D3-D2 :|
P:II
E|F2 A dcd|c2 B G3|ABA GFE|B2 A F3|
DFA dcd|c2 B G2 F|EFG ABc :|d3-d2 :|
P:III
A|dcd d2 e|f2 d A3|fgf fed|c2 d ecA|
dcd d2 e|f2 d A2 F|EFG ABc|d3-d2 :|
P:IV
e|a2 f d2 d|Adf agf|g2 e c2 c|Ace gfe|
a2 f d2 d|Adf agf|gec ABc|d3-d2 :|
%%%

X:41054
T:CATTY NELL'S #1 (jig) 
D:(5)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:D
A|DED FEF|ABc d2A|B2B BAF|AFE E2A|
DED FEF|ABc d2A|BdB AFE|FDD D2 :|
A|B2B BAF|AFA d2A|BdB A2F|AFE EFA|
B2B BAF|ABc def|edB AFE|FDD D2 :|
%
%This and a healthy number of other juicy tunes are taken from the
%playing of Mayo melodeon maestro Alan Morrisroe. "Catty Nell" (who 
%I presume was %christened Catherine or Kathleen Elizabeth) was a 
%Mayo musician who supplied many rare tunes to Morrisroe. I don't 
%think I know her last name however!

%%%

X:41055
T:CATTY NELL'S #2 (jig) 
D:(5)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
E|D2A, DFA|BdB ABA|DFA BAF|E3-E2E|
DFA BAB|ABA ABc|dcB AGF|GFE D2 :|
e|d2c BAB|ABA DFA|d2c BAF|E3-E2e|
d2c B3|AdB ABc|dcB AGF|GFE D2 :|

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X:41056
T:CATTY NELL'S #4 (jig) 
D:(5)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
e|fef def|gfg e2g|fdc def|ecB A2e|
fef def|gfg e2g|fdB ABd|e3 d2 :|
B|Add dcd|fdc d2A|B2A Bcd|ecB A2e|
f3 ede|fef d2e|fdB ABd|e3 d2 :|

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X:41057
T:CATTY NELL'S #5 (jig) 
T:Flogging Your Top
D:(5)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
F|ABA ABc|dfd A2G|FEF DFA|GFG EFG|
ABA ABc|dfd A2A|Bcd efe|d3 d2 :|
e|f2f fed|efe A2e|f2f fed|efe a3|
f2f fed|efe A2A|Bcd efe|d3 d2 :|

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X:41058
T:CATTY NELL'S #6 (jig)
D:(5)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
R:jig
K:D
B|A2D FED|FAA BdB|ADD FED|EFG E2B|
A2D FED|FAA BdB|AGF GFE|DFD D2 :|
F|A2D B2D|A2F FED|A2D B2D|AFD E2F|
DFA B2d|AFF FED|DEF G2B|ADD D2 :|

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X:41059
T:CELIA'S FANCY (reel) 
C:Mary Coogan
D:(6)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:Am
EA A2 cBAc|BAGB ABcd|ea a2 gedB|c2 Bc AGED|
EA A2 cBAc|dcAG ABcd|ea a2 gedB|AcBG A4 :|
e^fge a3b|agea gedB|cBcd eaae|dBGB AGED|
ea a2 ba a2|agea gedB|cBcd eage|dBGB A4 :|
%
%The Celia in question was Jim's wife, Mary's mom.

%%%

X:41060
T:CHAMPION HORNPIPE
D:(21)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=140
%Lowering to G would probably be a great idea - unless you're
%a Scots fiddle player, then by all means stay in Bb!
M:4/4
%
L:1/8
R:hornpipe
K:Bb 
%swing .25
de|f=efg f_edc|BABc dBFD|EGce DFBd|c2BG F2 de|
f=efg f_edc|BABc dBFD|EGce dcBA|B2 d2 B2 :|
AB|cf=ef afef|dg^fg bgfg|dbca BgAf|Gg^fg =f2 AB|
cf=ef afef|dg^fg bgfg|dbca BgAe|feca b2 :|

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X:41061
T:CLAUDY'S FANCY (reel) 
C:P. Fitzgerald 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
F|GEEF GE E2|AB B2 A2 BG|D3 A BGED|FD D2 DFGA|
GEEF GE E2|AB B2 A2 BG|E2 BE dEBd|1 dBcA dAB :|
[2 dBcA BEE|:e|dBcA G3 e|dBcA GBdG|FDAD FADA|
Adfg feed|dBcA G3 e|dBcA GBde|fedB AGFE|
[1 "thru"ADEG FDD :|2 "^coda"ADEG GEHE2|]
%
%Composed in honor of Peter's flute-playing friend 
%Dr. Frank Claudy.

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X:41062
T:COLEMAN'S CROSS (reel) 
D:"Kathleen Collins" (1976)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
D:(22)
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
edBA GFGE|DEGB AE E2|GEDB, DEGA|BABd efgf|
edBA GFGE|DEGB AE E2|GEDB, DEGA|Bdgf e2 ef||
g2 gf gfed|Bdef edBd|gbaf gfed|Bdgf e2 ef|
g2 ge f2 fd|eafd edBd|dBAF GFGA|BABd efgd|\
"^coda"He4z4|]

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X:41063
T:CON MULLANE'S (reel) 
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
DFAd BABc|d2 cA BE E2|DFAd BABc|d2 AG FD D2|
DFAd BABc|d2 cA BE E2|DFAd BABc|d2 AG FDFA||
d2 fd edfd|d2 cA BE E2|d2 fd edfd|dBAG FDFA|
d2 fd edfd|d2 cA BE E2|gfed edBc|dBAG FD HD2|]
 
%%%

X:41064
T:CONLON'S (jig) 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
S:Dé Danann
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
A|d2B AFA|BdB AFA|def ede|faf edB|
d2 B AFA|BdB AFA|def ede|fdd d2 :|
e|fdf afa|b3 afe|dff ede|faf ecA|
[1 def afa|b3 afe|def ede|fdd d2 :|
[2 d2B AFA|BdB AFA|def ede|fdd Hd3|]
%
%A happy tune named for P.J. Conlon, well-known 1920's melodeon player. 
%Conlon was born in Galway but spent most of his life (and all his 
%recording career) in New York.

%%%

X:41065
T:CONSPIRACY REEL
C:Joanie Madden
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
g2 ag fdcA|GAAG DEED|g2 ag fdcA|BdcA AG G2|
g2 ag fdcA|GAAG DEED|DEGA B2 ge|dBAc BG G2 :|
dg g2 ag g2|aged BG G2|dg g2 ag g2|abag fd d2|
dg g2 ag g2|abag f3 g|a2 ge fdeg|fdcA AG G2 :|
%
%This is another of Joanie's tunes that was actually given a name at birth!

%%%

X:41066
T:CONTROVERSIAL REEL  
C:B. McComiskey
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GA|B3e dBAG|gfgb a2ge|d2Bd gedB|A2BG AGEG|
B3 e dBAG|gfgb a2 ge|d2 Bd gedB|GBAF G2 :|
GA|B3 d A2 BA|GEDE GABd|gaba gedB|A2 BG AGEG|
B3 d A2 BA|GEDE GABd|gaba gedB|GBAF G2 :|
%
%Billy is a Brooklyn native who has lived many years in the 
%Baltimore area. He is a first-class box player and composer with
%many recordings to his credit. Billy has received the 2016 National 
%Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship for his efforts 
%on behalf of Irish music.

%%%

X:41067
T:COROFIN SLIDE
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:G
D|D2E G2A B3 BAB|c2B c2B A3-A2 G|
D2E G2A B2A B2d|edB dBA G3-G2 :|
B|ded B2c ded B2c|ded BAG E3-E2 B|
ded BAB ded B2d|edB dBA G3-G2 :|
%
%A nice Clare single jig (courtesy of Jimmy Hogan RIP) with 
%a Kerry feeling to it. The name is my own contribution.

%%%

X:41068
T:CREHAN'S GANDER (jig) 
C:Bobby Casey
D:(23)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=130
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig 
K:G
P:I
D|GBd dcB|A2E E2G|FEF DEF|G2D D2D|
GBd dcB|A2E E2G|FEF DEF|G3 G2 :|
P:II
D|GFG GBd|GBd G2F|EDE c2B|ABG FED|
GFG GBd|GBd G2F|EDE F2A|G3 G2 :|
P:III
B|d^cd e2B|d3 d2c|BAB c2A|B3 B2c|
d2A AFA|d2A A3|GBG FGF|EFE D2A|
d2d d^cd|e3 d2c|B2B BAB|c3 B2c|
d2B e2B|d2B G2B|dcB cBA|G3 HG3|]
%
%This is a composition of Clare fiddler Bobby Casey and named for 
%another Clare fiddler, Junior Crehan. As played by Pat Reddan, it's 
%basically a set dance.

%%%

X:41069
T:CRICKET HORNPIPE
C:Johnny Harling (Chicago)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Bm 
%swing .25
F|Bd FD B2 FA|B2 dB cBAF|G3 A BA (3GFA|
^AcdB dcB=A|Bd FD B2 FA|B2 dB cBAF|GFED EFGB|
[1 ^ABcA B3 :|2 ^ABcA Bcd |:e|f3 g fede|fedc BAFA|
^ABcA dcBd|cB^AG F3 D|E3 F GABd|cB^AB c2 ^A/=A/G/F/|
Bf^ef dcBG|1 FBB^A Bcd :|2 FBB^A B4|]
%
%This tune - not for the faint of heart - is intended, according to 
%the composer, to imitate the happy chirpings of the eponymous insect!
%(Not sure how a whistle player gets those accidentals into a tune -
%must take a lot of "half-holeing".)

%%%

X:41070
T:CROSS IN THE WOOD (reel)
C:Martin Mulvihill
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
dc|BE E2 B2 AF|DF F2 DFAd|BE E2 BdAF|DFAF E2 d^c|
BE E2 B2 AF|DF F2 ADFA|B3 d BAFA|BdAF E2 :|
cd|e2 ge e2 ge|df f2 afdf|e2 ge e2 ge|dBAF E2Bd|
e2 ge e2 ge|df f2 afdf|g3e fafe|dBAF E2 :|

%%%

X:41071
T:CROTON DAM REEL
C:Joanie Madden
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
d2fe dBB2|AFF2 DFF2|dffe defg|afeg fBBA|
d2 fe dB B2|AF F2 AB d2|f2 ec dBAF|GAEA D4 :|
a2 af ge e2|fedf eAGA|abaf g2 ag|faeg fd d2|
a2 af ge e2|fedf eAGA|Bdef geag|faef d4 :|
%
%Joanie Madden has composed a lot of very nice tunes, but occasionally 
%she forgets to name them (or she changes names and forgets to tell 
%everybody). Not this one! (In case you're interested - and who wouldn't be? 
%- the Croton Dam is part of New York City's water supply system. It's 
%located not far from Joanie's home town in Westchester County.)

%%%

X:41072
T:CUILIN HOUSE (reel)
C:J. O'Sullivan
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
DFAF dBAF|DFAF BFAF|DFAF dBAF|GBFB E3F|
DFAF dBAF|DFAF BFAF|GE E2 FD D2|EA, A,2 EFGE :|
af f2 bf f2|afef eB B2|af f2 bf f2|ebfb e3b|
af f2 bf f2|afef eB B2|dfaf bfaf|egfe d4 :|
%
%Piper Jerry O'Sullivan is our friend of long standing who is a 
%composer as well as instrumentalist. This particular tune is named 
%for a place in Dublin that he recalls fondly. Some of Jerry's other 
%tunes are in this file as well.

%%%

X:41073 
T:CUZ TEAHAN'S SLOW REEL 
C:Terry Teahan
Z:David Dahl via IRTRAD
D:"The Windy Gap" (L. Nugent 2000)
Q:1/4=160
M:4/4
R:reel
L:1/8
K:G
E|D3E G3A|ABdB AGed|e2 dB GABe|d2 BG A2GE|
DB,DE G3 A|ABdB AGed|e2 dB GABe|d2AB G3 :|
e|dBde g2fe|dBAG EGGA|B2 AD BAAD|BAAG EGGe|
dBde g2fe|dBAG EGGA|B2 AD BAAG|BdAB G3 :|
%
%Terry "Cuz" Teahan, Kerry box player and long-time resident
%of Chicago. Responsible for many great tunes!

%%%

X:41074
T:D. G. LYNCH'S (reel) 
C:Kirk Lynch (KC)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
e|dcAG A3B|GEFG AFDE|F3G AGAB|gedc AFGA|
dcAG A3 B|GEFG AFDE|F3 G AGAB|Addc d3 :|
e|fedf ecAB|=cABG AFDE|F3 G AGAB|gedc AFGA|
[1 fddf ecAB|=cABG AFDE|F3 G AGAB|Addc d3 :|
[2 dcAG A3 B|GEFG AFDE|F3 G AGAB|Addc Hd4|]
%
%Kirk Lynch, composer of this nice reel, was a piper who lived and 
%worked in the Kansas City area. He passed away in 2025. The tune 
%is named for his father.

%%%

X:41075
T:DANCING AT THE CROSSROADS (jig) 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
A|BAB G2D|GAG G2A|BAB GAB|A2B cBA|
BAB G2 D|GAG GBc|d3 dcB|A2B cB :|
A|B2 d ded|ded ded|B2 d d^cd|e2 f g3|
B2 d ded|ded def|gfe dBG|1 "thru"A2B cB :|
[2 "^coda"A2B cBA|HG6||
%
%This tune is from Brian Conway but I don't know much about its history. 
%I always thought it had kind of a Kerry feel to it!

%%%

X:41076
T:DANCING RAT (jig)
C:P. Reddan
D:(23)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig
K:Em
B,|EGA BdB|egf edB|Add d^cd|BAG FED|
EGA BAB|dAG FED|CEG cBc|dAF E2 :|
A|Bef gfe|d^cd AFD|efg ede|fdf e2f|
g2b afd|Bdg fdA|cBA ceg|dAF E2 :|
%
%Pat Reddan is a Clare box player and composer. I took the liberty 
%of making a few changes to make the tune smoother and less "angular" 
%for those of us who aren't box players. The source version is below 
%so you can give it a try.
%
%source version
%B,|EGB GBe|Bgd edB|Add BdA|BAF EDB,|
%EGB GBE|dAG FAd|CGE ceg|dAF E2 :|
%A|Bef gfe|dAF FDB,|efd ede|fdf e2f|
%g2b afd|Bdg fdA|CEG ceg|dAF E2 :|

%%%

X:41077
T:DAVE'S DONEGAL RAMBLES (reel)
S:Dave Abe (DC)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
E|F3A AFDE|F2EG FDDE|F3A AFDE|F2 EF D3 :|
A|d3 A FGAB|A2 dA Bdec|d3 A FGAB|AFGE FDD :|

%%%

X:41078
T:DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS (polka)
C:Mike Dugger (KC)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:G
P:I
c|dB GB|c/B/A GD|E/F/G AG|FG AB|
dB GB|c/B/A GD|E/F/G AF|G2 G :|
P:II
c|BA B/c/d|fd gd|ef/g/ af|gf ed|
BA B/c/d|fd gd|ef/g/ af|1 g2 g :|
[2 g2 a|:"^III"g|a/g/f g/f/e|ge dB|c/B/A B/A/G|
AF DA|dB GB|c/B/A GD|E/F/G AF|G2 G :|
%
%Mike Dugger is a fiddler / box player from the Kansas City area
%who I first met when he came East with a group called "Scartaglen"
%in the late 1980's. He was a regular at Séamus Connolly's "Celtic
%Roots" gatherings in Boston in the 1990's too.

%%%

X:41079 
T:DECLAN PAYNE'S JIG 
T:Enniscorthy Jig #1
D:"The Killavil Sessions"
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig
K:G
D|GFG DGB|d^ce dBG|ABA EAB|cAF DFA|
GFG DGB|d^ce dBG|cBc dcA|AGF G2 :|
e|gfg eaf|gdB GBd|A^ce a2g|faf def|
gfg eaf|gdB GBd|cBc dcA|AGF G2 :|
%
%Transcribed from a tape someone kindly provided me (Ed Kane?)

%%%

X:41080
T:DENIS ENRIGHT'S (slide)
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:slide
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
Bcd A2 F A3 A3|B2 F A2 F E3 E3|
Bcd A2 F A3 A3|dcB A2 F D3-D3 :|
f2 e d2 f a3 a2 f|g2 f e2 f g3 g2 e|
f2 e d2 f a3 a3|efg f2 e d3-d3 :|

%%%

X:41081 
T:DERMOT GROGAN'S (jig)
D:(25)
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:D
c|dAF AFE|DFD EDB,|A,B,D EDE|FEE E2A|
dAF AFE|DFD EDB,|A,B,D EAG|FDD D2 :|
G|ABc def|ede fdB|Adf edB|ABd e2f|
edB BAF|EFD EDB,| A,B,D EDE|FDD D2 :|
%
%Dermot Grogan was a fine musician - flute and box - who came to the 
%New York area from Mayo some years back and quickly became a part of 
%the session scene. He eventually returned to Ireland, where he passed 
%away in February of 2006.

%%%

X:41082
T:DERVISH (reel)
C:Johnny Harling (Chicago)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
f|gedB dG G2|BGdG BG G2|edBA GE E2|DEGB A3 g|
gedB dG G2|BGdG BG G2|DGBd g3 e|dBAB G3 :|
F|G3 B dGBd|eGdG edBA|G3 B dGBd|edBG A3 B|
G3 B dGBd|eGdG eggf|g3 e dBeg|dBAB G3 :|

%%%

X:41083
T:DINNY DELANEY'S (reel) 
S:Mike Rafferty
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
ABAG EF G2|A2 AB cded|ABAG EF G2|aged cAdc|
ABAG EF G2|A2 AB cded|ABAG EF G2|aged cA A2||
egdg egdc|BG G2 Bc d2|edeg e2 ab|aged cA A2|
ag e2 aged|cA A2 EF G2|AGAB cdea|g2 ea gedB||\
"^coda"HA4z4|]
%
%A tune from Mike Rafferty, named for a piper and local character from 
%Mike's home town of Ballinakill (of which there are more than one in 
%Ireland - this one is near Loughrea in East Galway).

%%%

X:41084
T:DOCTOR FRANK (jig) 
C:P. Fitzgerald 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
Bgd edB|AGA EGA|BdA ABd|ega bga|
bgd edB|AGA EGA|BAE GAB|AGE G3 :|
gab egf|gdB AFD|EGA Bde|fde def|
gab egf|gdB AFD|Bdf caf|dba g3 :|
%
%Composed in honor of Peter's flute-playing friend Dr. Frank Claudy.

%%%

X:41085
T:DOMINIC ROONEY'S (jig) 
D:Mike/Mary Rafferty
Z:ABC/arr. BB
D:?
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
AFA AdB|AFA D3|ABd g2 e|fdB BAF|
AFA AdB|AFA D2 f|g2 e fed|edB BAF :|
Adf a3|abf a3|Adf a2 f|gfe fdB|
Adf a3|abf a3|g2 e fed|edB BAF :|
"^coda"Hd3z3|]
%
%Dominic Rooney was a box player from Leitrim who was living in New 
%Jersey at the time Mike Rafferty got the tune from him. It probably 
%has other names.

%%%

X:41086
T:DONEGAL TRAVELLER (reel)
D:(25)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
%This tune is also played in A.
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
d2FA DAFA|d2fd Beec|d2FA DAFA|gbag fddc|
d2 FA DAFA|d2 fd ce a2|bgaf gefd|ceag fd d2||
a^gab afdf|abaf ge e2|ad d2 Addf|gbag fdde|
a^gab afdf|abaf geef|gbag fagf|egfe fdHd2|]

%%%

X:41087
T:DRONEY'S DRUMMERS (jig) 
D:(12)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
R:jig
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:D
E|FED d2B|dcd efg|fed BAG|FAF GFE|
FED d2 B|dcd efg|fed BAF|ABc d2 :|
B|dAA dAA|dAA AGF|EGG EGG|EGG GFE|
F3 GAG|FED EAG|FED BAG|ABc d2 :|
%
%This is titled "Three Little Drummers" on the recording but since 
%it doesn't seem related to other tunes of that name, I took the liberty 
%of trying to differentiate the title a little. It's in G on the recording 
%but I've transposed it down to eliminate the high C's.

%%%

X:41088
T:DRUNKEN LANDLADY (reel)
D:(26)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Edor
A|BE E2 BAFA|BE E2 BAFA|ABAF D2 FD|FAAd BAFA|
BE E2 BAFA|BE E2 BAFA|A2 Bc dfec|dBAF E3 :|
A|Beed e2 de|f2 df efdB|ABAF D2 FD|FAAd BAFA|
Beed e2 de|f2 df efdB|A2 Bc dfec|dBAF E3 :|

%%%

X:41089
T:DUIDIN REEL
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
dcBA FEFA|dcde fgfe|dcBA FEFA|BdcA B2 Bc|
dcBA FEFA|dcde fgfe|dcBA FEFA|BdcA Bcde||
fdBc dcde|fabf afea|fdBc dcde|fbaf e2 de|
fdBc dcde|fabf afea|bf f2 af f2|\
"^coda"bfaf edcA|
%
%This tune is from New York fiddler Tony de Marco. It resembles a number 
%of other tunes in its B minor/D major shape, but it has enough good 
%qualities of its own to keep it interesting. Dan Collins says this tune 
%was composed by New York fiddler/teacher John McGrath (d. 1955). A 
%"duidin" (doo-JEEN) is a small pipe (tobacco type).

%%%

X:41090
T:DUSTY WINDOWSILL (jig)
C:Johnny Harling (Chicago)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:jig
Q:1/4=160
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:Ador
P:I
E|A2B cBA|e2d edB|G2G EFG|DEG EFG|
A2 B cBA|e2 d efg|age dBG|ABA A2 :|
P:II
e|aba age|dBd g2 g|eaa age|dBG AGE|
DEG DGG|EAA ABc|Bed BAG|ABA A2 :|
P:III
E|AAA g>f-f|AAA gfe|GGG e>d-d|GAG edB|
AAA g>f-f|AAA efg|age dBG|ABA A2 :|
%
%One of Johnny's best-known tunes, a session standard in most places. 
%The nice syncopation in part 3 is a little tough to capture accurately
%in ABC. This is also known as "Nancy Harling's", among other names.

%%%

X:41091
T:EEL IN THE SINK (reel)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
R:reel
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
ag|e2AB cdec|d2BG dGBd|e2 AB cdef|gedB BAag|
e2 AB cdec|d2 BG dGBd|e2 AB cdef|gedB BA A2|]
a2 ea aged|Bd ef g2 fg|a2 ea agab|gedB BA A2|
a2 ea aged|Bd ef g2 fg|afge fdef|gedB BA A2|]
%
%This tune, from a Mike Reynolds manuscript, was in MVBT-1 as "The New 
%Reel". After publication I discovered several other names for it, of 
%which "The Eel in the Sink" seems to be the best known ("Hills of Kesh" 
%and "Irishman's Blackthorn" are two others.) Unfortunately I don't 
%know much about its history. It is however in CRE-3 as "Cnocain na Ceise" 
%("Hills of Kesh" in Irish). [Note: eels may look icky but they make lovely 
%pets and can be taught many useless tricks.]

%%%

X:41092
T:ELEANOR NEARY'S (hornpipe) 
R:hornpipe
Z:ABC/arr. BB
D:(27)
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:A
%swing .25
AB|cBcd cBAG|FEFG AGAB|cBAc fecA|BcAF E2 AB|
cBcd cBAG|FEFG Aagf|ecdB cABG|A2 GB A2 :|
ED|CA,CE FDFA|BGEG AGAB|cBAc fedc|BAGF E2 ED|
CA,CE FDFA|GBEG Aagf|ecdB cABG|A2 GB A2 :|
%
%A pleasant hornpipe of recent vintage that I transcribed from 
%De Danann's "Ballroom" (1987). Eleanor (Neary) Kane was a pianist from 
%the Chicago area who passed away in 1993. Ed Reavy's reel "Eleanor 
%Kane's" is named for the same lady.

%%%

X:41096
T:ELLEN WYNNE'S (reel) 
T:"Martin Wynne's #4"
C:Martin Wynne
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GA|BGAG EDB,E|DEGB AEGF|EB,DB, G,A,B,D|EAAB c2 dc|
BGAG EDB,E|DEGB AEGF|EB,DB, G,A,B,D|EAAc BG :|
GA|BcdB c2 dc|BGDG EAAc|BddB dega|bgag fgaf|
bgfg aegf|eBdB GABd|eBdB cBAG|1 "thru"EGAc BG :|
[2 "^coda"EGAc BcAF|HG4z4|]
%
%I got this tune and a few others in this collection directly from 
%Martin. As usual he had no names for any of them. but he agreed 
%to my suggestion to name it after his mother. Despite the composer's 
%approval, however, no one else seems to have picked up on this idea. 
%Oh well... (Note: Because the low texture of the original makes it 
%unplayable for many trad instruments, I've added a version in D below.)
%
%P:version in D
%K:Dmaj
%de|fded BAFB|ABdf eBdc|BFAF DEFA|Beef g2 ag|
%fded BAFB|ABdf eBdc|BFAF DEFA|Beeg fd :|
%de|fgaf g2 ag|fdAd Beeg|faaf ABde|fded cdec|
%fdd2 eBdc|bfaf defa|bfaf gfed|1 "thru"Bdeg fd :|\
%[2 "^coda"Bdeg fgec|Hd4z4|]

%%%

X:41097
T:EMERALD ROOM (reel)
S:Colm Gannon
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A|dA A2 BAGF|GABd cABc|dfed cABc|dfec d3 A|
dA A2 BAGF|GABd cABc|dfed cABc|dfec d3 :|
G|Adfd Adfd|g2 gf edcB|Acec Acec|f2 fe dcBc|
Adfd Adfd|g2 gf edcB|a2 af gfed|cdec d3 :|
%
%I don't know much about this reel except that I taped it (!!!) in the early 
%1990's from the box playing of Colm Gannon. He had no name for it but 
%thought it might be a Martin O'Connor tune. I named it for the Emerald 
%Room in a local hotel, which is where I first heard Colm playing it 
%during a session thirty or so years ago. (The Gannons are from Connemara;
%Colm, his dad Seán, and his late brother Seán jr. are all box players).

%%%

X:41098
T:EMO UNIVERSITY (reel)
C:J. O'Sullivan
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
d|Bdgd egdB|cAFA G3A|BGdG eGdG|EAAG A3d|
Bdgd egdB|cAFA G3 A|BGAG EGDG|DEGA BG G :|
d|gd d2 a3 f|gedc BG G2|ceae c3 b|abge d2 de|
gd d2 a3 f|gedc BG G2|ceae cbag|fgaf g3 :|
%
%This is a Jerry O'Sullivan original. As you drive along the main 
%road between Dublin and Portlaoise, you'll pass close to a little town 
%called Emo. Jerry's grandmother hailed from there, and she liked to 
%refer to the ancient national school she attended there as a wee girl 
%early in the 1900's as "the University".

%%%

X:41099 
T:FAIR ROSCOMMON (polka) 
D:(6)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
%An E minor version of "Tralee Jail".
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:polka
K:Em
BE EF/A/|BA FA|BE EF/E/|D>A FA|
BE EF/A/|BA FA|AF dF|E2 E2 :|
Be ed/e/|fe dA|Be ef|d2 ^cd|
Be ed/e/|fe dA|AF AF|E2 E2 :|

%%%

X:41100
T:FAIRHAIRED CHILD (reel)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
A3G FGAB|=c2dc BGGB|ABAG FAdg|fdec Addc|
A3D EGAB|=c2dc BGGB|ABAG FAde|fdec Add||
e|f2 df e2 de|f2 df ec A2|f2 df efde|fdec Adde|
f2 df e2 de|f2 df ecA^G|A2Bd efge|afge Hd4|]
%
%From Maureen Glynn Connolly (RIP). See note to 41306.

%%%

X:41101 
T:FAIRY'S WHISPER (jig)
C:P. Reddan
D:(23)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=160
L:1/8
M:6/8
R:jig
K:Em
D|Egf edf|GFG AFD|EDE GFG|EGe dAF|
Egf edf|GFG AFD|GFG Adc|BGF E2 :|
B|e2f gfe|edb afd|efg gfe|fdB BAB|
d^cd e=cA|BAd cAF|GFG Adc|BGF E2 :|

%%%

X:41102 
T:FAREWELL TO ERIN (reel)
D:"De Danann 1975"
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
R:reel
M:4/4
%
K:D
D2FD FAA2|fedf edBc|dBAF GFGB|AFF2 EDB,C|
D2FD FAA2|fedf edBc|dBAF GFGB|AFF2 EDD2 :|
defg afdf|g2fg edBc|defg afdf|gfed e3A|
defg afdf|g2fg edBc|dBAF GFGB|AFF2 EDD2 :|
%
%This is the De Danann setting of a tune that shares a name 
%and a key but not much else with reels in other collections.
%Details would fill up more space than I want to give them!

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X:41103 
T:FAREWELL TO EYRECOURT (reel)
C:Martin Mulhaire
D:(3)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Edor
A,|B,EED EFGA|BE E2 B,EGE|D2 CE DEFG|AD D2 dBAF|
GEED EFGA|Beed efgf|efed BAFA|BEED E3 :|
A|Beed efga|bagf egfe|dcdB ADFA|dcdf afgf|
e2 df efga|bagf egfe|d2 fe dBAd|BdAF E3 :|
%
%Martin's home town in Galway.

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X:41104
T:FAREWELL TO OULD DECENCY (reel) 
D:(7)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
d2BG AGEG|EGBG A2Bc|d2BG AGAB|dBAG EGGB|
d2 BG AGEG|EGBG A2 Bc|d2 BG AGAB|dBAG EGGD||
G3 B d2 Bd|eaag ef g2|G3 B d2 Bc|dega bgg2|
G3 B d2 Bd|eaag ef g2|bgg2 ageg|dgbg agef||
"^coda"Hg4z4||

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X:41105
T:FEEDING THE BIRDS (reel) 
C:Mike Rafferty
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
F|DGGA B2ag|efdc AGGF|DGGA B2ag|edcA G3F|
DGGA B2 ag|efdc AGGF|DGGA B2 ag|edcA G3 :|
e|fgag fdde|f3 d cABg|fgag fdd^c|dgfa gfga|
b2 af gfde|f3 d cAGF|DGGA B2 ag|fdcA G3 :|
%
%I got this from Willie Kelly, who told me (I think) that Mike 
%had composed it.

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X:41106
T:FINBAR DWYER'S (reel) 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
D|EA,CA, EA,CA,|G,3A, B,A,B,D|EA,CE ABAG|EB,DB, A,2AG|
EAAG EDGE|DB,ED B,A,B,D|EA,CE A3 G|EB,DB, A,3 :|
D|EA A2 EAAF|G2 dG eGdG|EA A2 EAef|ecBA GAEA|
EA A2 fAeA|EAec d2 ed|c3 A Bd BA|GEDB, A,3 :|
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P:setting in Dm
K:Ddor
G|ADFD ADFD|C3 D EDEG|ADFA dedc|AEGE D2 dc|
Addc AGcA|GEAG EDEG|ADFA d3 c|AEGE D3 :|
G|Ad d2 AddB|c2 gc acgc|Ad d2 Adab|afed cdAd|
Ad d2 bdad|Adaf g2 ag|f3 d eg ed|cAGE D3 :|
%
%Another tune courtesy of Willie Kelly. Finbar is one of the musical 
%Dwyer brothers from West Cork, and a fine performer on a number of 
%instruments. According to Dan Collins, Finbar plays left-handed on 
%a right-handed fiddle. I'm still trying to figure out how he does it, 
%but it doesn't sound easy! (Note: the Dm setting is for instruments 
%- right- or left-handed one - that can't reach the lower notes in the 
%original.) 

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X:41107
T:FIVE MILE CHASE (reel)
T:Four Hand Reel
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
G2BG dGBG|FADA FADA|G2BG dGBG|egfa gedB|
G2 BG dGBG|FADA FADA|G2 BG dGBG|egfa g4||
gdBd edBd|gabg agef|gdBd edBd|egaf g3 f|
gabg efge|dedc BGBd|e2 eg edBd|egfa gedB|]
"^coda"HG4z4|]
%
%I included this in MVBT-1 because I wasn't aware at that time that 
%it was in O'Neill's 1001 as "The Four Hand Reel". I never had the 
%turn of this correct until Michael Tubridy wrote it out on a napkin 
%for me at a ceili in Dublin many years ago!

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X:41108
T:FLAGS OF DUBLIN (reel)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
B|A2FA BcdB|A2FD EB,B,2|A2FA Bcde|fdec d2dB|
A2 FA BcdB|A2FD EB,B,2|A2 FA Bcde|fdec d3||
A|dcdf edef|gefd edBA|dcdf edef|gece d2 dA|
dcdf edef|gefd edBA|A2 FA Bcde|fdec d4|]
%
%I transcribed this from a recording of piper Seamus Ennis. I could 
%swear I heard the low B you see notated in measures 2 and 6. Jerry 
%O'Sullivan says that's not possible because the pipes can't play that 
%low. I'll take his word for it, but I still think I heard a low B!

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X:41109
T:FLANAGANS' BANSHEE (reel)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
GA|B2BA BAGA|BAGE D2DE|G2FG A2GA|BddB A2 GA|
B2 BA BAGA|BAGE D2 DE|G2 FG A2 GA|BGGF G2 :|
GA|BddB d2 Bd|egge g2 ge|d2 ge dBGA|BAAG A2 GA|
BddB d2 Bd|egge g2 ge|d2 ge dBAc|BGGF G2 :|
%
%As the name implies, this tune was transcribed from a Flanagan 
%Brothers recording (complete with spooky sound effects.) On the 
%recording this is titled simply "Banshee". I added "Flanagans'" 
%to distinguish it from the better-known "Banshee" (aka "McMahon's"). 
%I think it's also known as "The Howling Banshee". Great tune in any 
%case!

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X:41110
T:FLEMING'S (reel) 
T:John Brosnan's
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
AG|EA A2 EABd|egdB cBAG|EG G2 DGBG|DGBG dGBG|
EA A2 EABd|egdB cBAG|e2 de ceBe|EAAG A2 :|
Bd|eA A2 eABd|eaaf ge d2|eAA2 eAge|d2 BG DG B2|
eA A2 eABd|e2 af gedB|e2 de ceBe|EAAG A2 :|
%
%A neat reel from Kerry box player Tom Fleming via Chicago fiddler 
%Liz Carroll. I got this version from piper Jerry O'Sullivan. (John 
%Brosnan of the alternate title is another Kerry box player. I'm not 
%sure if either Fleming or Brosnan actually composed this.)

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X:41111
T:FLUTE LESSON (reel)
C:Peter Fitzgerald 
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
gee2 gedg|edcA GEFA|G2dG eGdG|decA Bdef|
ge e2 gedg|edcA GE E2|e2 dc edcA|G2 BG EA G2||
agea fged|e2 dc AEFA|G2 dG eGdG|GABd efge|
agea fged|e2 dc A3 d|e2 dc A2 cA|G3D EAHA2|]

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X:41112
T:FLY BY NIGHT HORNPIPE
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
%R:hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
M:4/4
L:1/8
%swing .25
K:Eb
Bd|eB B2 GEB,A,|G,B, (3EGB eB=AB|ABGB FBEB|DECE B,2 Bd|
e B3 GEB,A,|G,B, (3EGB eB=AB|cAEC A,Edc|(3BcB (3AGF E2 :|
|:GB|c2 GF E C3|G,CEG cBdc|B2 FE D B,3|=A,B,DF =ABcd|
e B3 GEB,A,|G,B, (3EGB eB=AB|cAEC A,Edc|(3BcB (3AGF E2 :|
%
%Like "The Banks" (#41018) this is one of the "classic" flat-key Scots hornpipes. 
%There are two unrelated tunes with the same name (I have the other version 
%in the ITTL GSTC folder). This is Brian Conway's setting. I suggest transposing
%his Eb version up to G to make this fine tune more accessible to non-fiddlers.

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X:41113
T:FLYNN'S (hornpipe) 
D:(1)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
%swing .25
D|EAAB c2 d2|eg ed Bc d2|eAAc BAGB|AGEF GE D2|
EAAB c2 d2|eg ed Bc d2|eAAc BAGE|A4-A3 :|
d|ea a2 e2 d2|ea a2 e2 d2|eAAc BAGB|AGEF GE D2|
EAAB c2 d2|eg ed Bc d2|eAAc BAGE|A4-A3 :|

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X:41114
T:FOLLOW ME DOWN TO GALWAY (reel) 
Q:1/4=180
M:4/4
R:reel
L:1/8
K:Am
A2 BG A2 Bd|e2 dg eAAD|G2 GD G2 AB|cABA GEDE|
A2 BG A2 Bd|egdg eaae|gedB c2 Bd|egdB BA A2||
abae abae|gaba gede|g2 gd g2 Bd|gaba ge d2|
abae abae|gaba gede|gedB c2 Bd|egdB BA HA2|]
%
%From "The Old Fireside Music" (Mike & Mary Rafferty 1998). 
%Original ABC posted to IRTRAD by Nigel Gatherer.

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X:41115
T:FRANK ROCHE'S FAVOURITE (hornpipe) 
D:"Stoney Steps" (Matt Molloy 1987)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
M:C
%simplified version
P:ABA
%play_flatten_parts
L:1/8
R:hornpipe
K:G
%swing .25
P:A
G2 GB AG E2|cBce dBd<g|B2 Bd cABG|EGFA G2AD|
G2 GB AG E2|cBce dBd<g|B2 Bd cABG|EGFA G4||
P:B
dgBg dgBg|gbaf e2 e2|gbaf gedB|cedf gcBG|
dgBg dgBg|gbaf e2 e2|gbaf gedB|cedf gc"_DC"BA||
%
%From Matt Molloy's "Stoney Steps" (1987). This tune is in the Roche 
%Collection volume 2 (ITTL tunefolder 54/542) as "John Roche's 
%Favorite". Matt plays this at a set-dance speed with heavy strathspey 
%accents. Below I have provided a "florid" version for those players 
%who would like to try their hands at duplicating Matt's version. 
%(I have however omitted the "cut time" (e.g. A>B, C>D)] in the
%transcription.)
%
%P: source version:
%z2|G2 GB AG E2|cBce dBd<g|B2 Bd (3cBA (3BAG|eg (3FGA G2 (3AFD|
%G2 GB AG E2|cBce dBd<g|B2 Bd (3cBA (3BAG|eg (3FGA G4||
%dgBg dgBg|(3gab (3agf e2 e2|(3gab (3agf (3gfe (3dcB|\
%(3cde (3def (3gdc (3BAG|
%dgBg dgBg|(3gab (3agf e2 e2|(3gab (3agf (3gfe (3dcB|\
%(3cde (3def (3gdc (3BcA|G8|]

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X:41116 
T:FRED FLYNN'S (reel) 
D:(23)
Q:1/4=180
L:1/8
M:4/4
R:reel
K:G
ge|dGBG AEGE|DGGA BGAG|EA A2 EABA|Bdef gfge|
dGBG AEEG|DGGA BdAG|cBcd edge|dBAc BG :|
GA|BGGD G2 FG|BGdG eGdG|Be e2 BeGA|Beed BdAd|
dGBG AEEG|DGGA BdAG|cBcd edge|1 "thru"dBAc BG :|
[2 "^coda"dBAc BGGA|HG4z4|]
%
%A few folks have pointed out that the correct name is probably "Fred 
%Finn's" and not "Fred Flynn's", but "Flynn's" is the way it appears in 
%Pat Reddan's liner notes.

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X:41117
T:FROM GALWAY TO DUBLIN (hornpipe) 
%aka The First Sign of Light, Listowel
D:(20)
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=150
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
%swing .25
B,D|E3F EDB,D|GFGB A2GA|Bdgf edBA|GEEF D2B,D|
E3 F EDB,D|GFGB A2 GA|Bdgf edBA|GEED E2 :|
Bd|efed BdBA|GAB^c d2 Bd|e3 d B3 A|GEEF D2 B,D|
E3 F EDB,D|GFGB A2 GA|Bdgf edBA|GEED E2 :|
%
%This nice hornpipe has other names ("Listowel Hornpipe", "Bonaparte 
%Crossing the Rhine," probably others). The Cronin/Burke version (as
%"First Sign of Light") is on Tune Vault.

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X:41118
T:FROM MILTOWN TO PORTUMNA (reel) 
C:Joanie Madden
Z:ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Ador
EAA2 BAA2|BABd c2 BA|G2 GF GABc|dBeB dBAG|
EAA2 BAA2|BABd c2 BA|G2 GF GABd|eg dBBA A2 :|
agef g2 ed|BG G2 bc d2|agef g2 ed|eaag a3g|
agef g2 ed|BG G2 bc d2|EAA2 GABd|egdB BAA2 :|
%
%A Joanie Madden "gan ainm". I supplied the name on the basis of her 
%mother's and father's home town (Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, and Portumna, 
%Co. Galway respectively). Hey, I do the best I can!

%%%