BB'S IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
"Music's the Very Best Thing" 1 & 2
Miscellaneous Tunes

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NOTE:
"Coda" is my suggested way of bringing to a conclusion a tune that (1) is circular in construction (2) doesn't end on the tonic note. It's not part of the tune and its use is optional.

folder index

key to D: field sources

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X:41045
T:CAPTAIN'S WHISKERS (march), The 
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
D:D: Connacht Ceili Band (Boston mid-60's) (on Tune Vault)
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  undoubtedly has other names as well.

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X:41122 
T:GLEANN NA mBEANNA (waltz)
D:D: (12)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=180
L:1/4
M:3/4
%R:waltz
K:G
E|D G A|B2c|B3|A3|D F A|c2 B|A3|G3|
D G B|d2 e|d3|c3|B D G|B2 A|G3-|G2 :|
B|d> ^c d|B G D|d> ^c d|B G D|
c> B c|A F D|c> B c|A F D|
d> ^c d|B G D|d> ^c d|B G D|
D F A|c B A|G> A G/F/|G2 :|"last time"HG3|]

The second word is also spelled "Manaigh" or "Manach" and there
is a townland called Glenamanagh not far from the Droneys' home
town of Bellharbour (all Co. Clare). 

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X:41247
T:O'NEILL'S (march)
T:Shane O'Neill's
D:D: Connacht Ceili Band (Boston mid-60's) (on Tune Vault)
Z:Z: ABC/arr. BB
Q:1/4=120
L:1/8
M:4/4
%R:march
K:G
GA|B2 B2 B>A B/c/d |B2 BA B2 AG|Bdge dBAG|A2 AB A2 GA|
B2 B2 B>A B/c/d|B2 BA B2 AG|Bdge dBAB|G2 GF G2:|
d2|g2 fg e2 ag|fefd B3c|d>^cde dBAG|g2 gf g3f|
e2 e/f/g d2 e/f/g|dBAG A2 Bd|efge dBAB|G2 GF G2:|

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