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X:1
T: the Auld Grey Cat [Em]
R: reel
O: Kerr c.1880
B: Kerr's Merry Melodies, v.1 p.28 c.1880
B: Roaring Jelly Coll.
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
F:http://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/program/MM_Reels.abc 2024-06-01 211519 UT
K: Edor
B2 \
| "Em"{^d}e2e2 E3F | GFGA BABc | "D"{c}d2d2 D3E | FAdB AFED | "Em"{^d}e2e2 E3F |
| GFGA BABc | "D"{c}dcBA "B7"BAGF | "Em"E4 e2 :: ed | "Em"B2e2 e3d | Bdef gfed |
| "D"A2d2 d3B | ABde fedf | "Em"e2B2 "D"g2B2 | "C"a2B2 "B7"b3a | "Am"gfed "B7"BAB^d | "Em"e6 :|
X:1
T: the Devil's Dream
O: Scotland c.1790
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: A
(3efg |\
"A"agae agae | agae fedc | "Bm"dfBf dfBf | dfba "E7"gefg | "A"agae agae |
agae fedc | "D"defd "A"ecBA | "E7"E2G2 "A"A2 :: ed | "A"ceAe ceAe | ceag fedc |
"Bm"dfBf dfBf | dfba "E7"gfed | "A"ceAe ceAe | ceag fedc | "D"defd "A"ecBA | "E7"E2G2 "A"A2 :|
X:1
T: Father Kelly's Reel
T: Father Kelley's Reel
T: the Rossmore Jetty
C: Father PJ (Patrick Joseph) Kelly (1925/9/16-2006)
O: Ireland
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
R: reel
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
GA \
| "G"B2GB "C"AGEG | "D7"DGGF "G"GABd | "Am"c2AB cBAG | "D7"FGAG FDDA | "G"B2GB "C"AGEG |
| "D7"DGGF "G"GABd | "C"cdef "(G)"gedc | "D7"BGAF "G"G2 :: Bc | "G"d2Bd gdBd | d2Bd gdBd |
| "C(Am)"e2ce agfe | "D7"defg agfe | "G"d2Bd gdBd | d2Bd gdBd | "Am"cBAc "G"BAGB | "D7"AGFA "G"G2 :|
X:1
T: Fisher's Hornpipe
O: James Fishar 1778
R: hornpipe, reel
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
(3A/B/c/ \
| "D"dAFD "G"GBAG | "D"FDFD "G"GBAG | "D"FDFD "A7(C)"GEGE | "D"FDFD "A7"EABc | "D"dAFD "G"GBAG |
| "D"FDFD "G"GBAG | "D"FGAB "A7"cdec | "D"d2d2 d2 :: cd | "A"ecAc egfe | "D"fdAd fagf |
| "A"ecAc efgf | "E7"edcB "A"A2A2 | "G"BGDG BdcB | "D"AFDF AFdA | "G"BdcB "A7"AGFE | "D"D2[d2D2] [d2D2] :|
X:1
T: the King of the Fairies
R: march, hornpipe
%T: King William or Orange
%T: Bonny Charlie
O: Ireland, Scotland
Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
S: handwritten MS by John Chambers (1970s)
M: 2/4
L: 1/16
K: Edor
B,2 |\
"Em"EDEF GFGA | B2B2 G3A | "Em"B2E2 EFGE | "D"FGFE "(Bm)"D2B,2 |\
"Em"EDEF GFGA | BAGB "D"d3=c | "Em"B2E2 "D"GFED | "Em"E6 :|
d2 |\
"Em"e2e2 "Bm"Bdef | "Em"gagf e3f | "Em"e2B2 BABc | "D"dedc "(Bm)"BcdB |\
"Em"e2B2 "Bm"Bdef | "Em"gagf efed | "Em"Bdeg "D"fedf | "Em"e6 ||
ef |\
"G"g3e "D"f3d | "G"edBc "D"d3e | "D"dBAF "G"GABc | "D"dBAF GFED |\
"Em"B,2E2 EFGA | B2e2 edef | e2B2 "D"BAGF | "Em"E6 |]
X:1
T: Largo's Fairy Dance [D]
T: the Fairy Reel
T: Old Molly Hare
C: Nathaniel Gow
O: 1809
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
L: 1/8
M: C|
N: Many versions from all over the British Isles and North America.
N: Nath. Gow (variations by Skinner)
N: H&C 88
N: OTDT p.71
N: BSFC I-24 and III-16 and IV-5 and V-5
N: Hunter 219
N: Fairy Dance in Skye 57
N: Bain 7 (he thinks it's trad Shetland)
N: Varella 78
N: Gow 268 but C
D: Fiddlers 3+2 tape A6
K: D
de \
|: "D"f2fd f2fd | f2fd "A7"cAeA | "D"f2fd "G"gfed | "A7"cABc "D"defg :|
|: "D"a2af "G"b2ba | "Em"g2ge "A7"a2ag | "D"f2fd "G"gfed |1 "A7"cABc "D"defg :|2 "A7"cABc "D"d2 |]
X:1
T: Maid Behind the Bar
T: Judy's Reel
M: C|
N: From the Roaring Jelly collection, reformatted.
R: reel
K: D
|:\
"D"FAAB AFED | FAAB ABde | "Bm"fBBA Bcde | f2ef "A"edBA | "D"FAAB AFED |
FAAB ABde | "Bm"fBBA "G"BcdB | "A"AFEF "D"D4 :: "D"fgab afde | fdad bdfd |
"Em"efga bgef | "A"gebe geeg | "D"fgaf bfaf | defd efde | "Bm"fBBA "G"BcdB | "A"AFEF "D"D4 :|
X:1
T: the Mason's Apron
O: Ross 1780
N: In most old collections.
B: Robert Ross "A Choice Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances", 1780 as "The Mason Laddie"
B: Gow "Complete Repository", Part 2, 1802; pgs. 24-25
R: reel
M: C|
L: 1/8
Z: 1996 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
K: A
ed | "A"c2A2 ABAF | EFAB dcBA | "Bm"d2B2 BcBA | Bcde "E7"gfed || "A"c2A2 ABAF |
| "A"EFAB dcBA | "D"Bcde fefa | "E7"edcB "A"A2 :: ed | "A"cAeA fAeA | cAeA fedc |
| "Bm"dBfB gBfB | dBfB "E7"gfed || "A"cAeA fAeA | cAeA fedc | "D"Bcde fefa | "E7"edcB "A"A2 :|
X:1
T: Off to California
T: the Whiskey Hornpipe
R: hornpipe, reel
N: Similar to Green Fields of America and Old Mother Flanigan
Z: 1997 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
D{E}F |\
"G"G2GB "D7"AFED | "G"GBdg "C"e2"D7"d{e}f |\
"G"g2gd "Em"edBG |1,3"Am"ABAG "D7"E2 :|2,4 "D7"ABAF "G"G2 :|
|: d{e}f |\
"Em"gfeg "D"fedf | "Em"edef edB2 |\
"G"gfgd "Em"edBG | "Am"ABAG "D7"E2D{E}F |
y4y2 | \
"G"~G2GB "D7"AFED | "G"GBdg "C"e2"D7"d{e}f |\
"G"gfgd "Em"edBG | "D7"ABAF "G"G2 :|
X:1
T: the Reconciliation
T: the Olive Branch Hornpipe
%T: Humphrey's Reel
%T: Crannciuil Umfrei
O: Ryans 1883
R: reel
B: O'Neill's 1850 (hornpipe)
B: Ryan’s "Mammoth Collection", 1883, titled “The Olive Branch”
D: Matt Molloy & Sean Keane: Contentment is Wealth.
Z: id:hn-reel-95
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: A
|: "A"A2 c{B}A eAfA | eAfA "E7"ecBc | "A"A2 c{B}A eAfA | "(E)"ecBc "E7"AFEF | "A"A2 c{B}A eAfA |
| eAfA "E7"ecBc | "A"ABAF EAcf | "E7"ecBc "A"A4 :: "A"A2{B}ce a3f | "E7"efed cdcB |
| "A"A2{B}ce a3g | "Bm"fbba "E7"gefg | "A"a2ae faec | "Bm"dBcA "E7"BAFG | "A"ABAF EAcf | "E7"ecBc "A"A4 :|
X:1
T: the Red-Haired Boy
T: the Little Beggar Man
O: Scotland 1762
B: McGibbon, Scots Tunes, book III, 1762; p.70
B: James Gillespie Manuscript of Perth, 1768
B: c.1776-1778 music copybook of fifer Thomas Nixon Jr. [1] (1762-1842), of Framingham, Connecticut
M: C|
L: 1/8
Z: Mary Lou Knack (Roaring Jelly collection)
R: reel
K: AMix
GF \
| "A"E2A2 ABcd | e2ec "D"d2cd | "A"e2A2 ABcA | "G"B2EF G2GF | "A"E2A2 ABcd |
| e2ec "D"d2cd | "A"e2a2 "E7"aged | "A"c2A2 A2 :: ef | "G"g2ef g2ef | gfec "D"d2cd |
| "A"e2A2 ABcA | "G"B2EF G2GF | "A"E2A2 ABcd | e2ec "D"d2cd | "A"e2a2 "E7"aged | "A"c2A2 A2 :|
X:1
T: Ships Are Sailing
B: New England Fiddler's Repertoire (Randy Miller et al)
B: O'Neill's "1001"
N: arr. T. Traub 11-19-2002
R: Reel
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
ed |\
"Em"Beed BcdB | "D"ADF{E}D ADFD | "Em"E2{D}EF GFGA |\
[1,3 "Am"Beef gf :|[2,4 "B"Bee^d "Em"e2 :|
|: ef |\
"Em"gfga bgeg | "D"fefg afdf |\
[1,3 "Em"gfga bgeg | "D"afdf e2 :|\
[2,4 "G"g2bg "D"f2af | "Bm"edef "Em"e2 :|
X:1
T: The Star of Munster
C:anon.
O:Ireland
B:Francis O'Neill: "The Dance Music of Ireland" (1907) no. 495
R:Reel
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
M:C
L:1/8
K:Ador
|: "Am"c2Ac "G"B2GB | "Am"AGEF "G"GED2 | "Am"EAAB cBcd | eaaf "G"gfed || "Am"c2Ac "G"BAGB |
| "Am"AGEF "G"GED2 | "Am"EAAB cded | cA"G"BG "Am"A2z2 :: "Am"eaab ageg | agbg agef | "G"g2ga gfef |
| g2af gfed || "Am"eaab ageg | agbg agef | "G"g2ge "Am"a2ae | "G"b2ba "(E7)"gfed :|
X:1
T: Staten Island Hornpipe
O: Aird 1782
B: RSCDS 47-7
R: hornpipe, reel
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: There are Staten Islands in Scotland and Argentina, as well as in the USA.
N: Cole p.97
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
|: AG | "D"FDFG A2A2 | dfed dcBA | "G"B2GB "D"A2FA | "A7"G2E2 E2AG | "D"FDFG A2A2 |
| dfed dcBA | d2d2 "A7"efge | "D"f2d2 d2 :: fg | "D"a2fa "A7"g2eg | "D"f2df "A7"ecA2 |
| "C"=c2c2 efge | "C"=c2c2 efge | "D"a2fa "A7"g2eg | "D"f2df "A7"ecA2 | "D"d2d2 "A7"efge | "D"f2d2 d2 :|
X:1
T: Tam Lin [Am]
%T: the Howling Wind
%T: the Glasgow Reel
C: Davey Arthur?
R: reel
S: Elke Baker's version
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Am
(D \
| "Am"~E2)AE cEAE \
| "F"~F2AF cFAF \
| "G"~G2BG dGBd \
|1 "Am"cBAG "G"AGE \
:|2 "G" cBAG "Am"A3 |]
(^g \
| "Am"a)ged c2A(^g \
| "Am"a)ged c2A(^f \
| "G"~g2)dg Bgd^f \
| ~g2dg Bgd |]
(^g \
| "Am"a)ged c2A(^g \
| a)ged c2AG \
| "F"FEFG AGAB \
| "G"cBAG "Am"A3 |]
X:1
T: Tam Lin [Dm]
%T: the Howling Wind
%T: the Glasgow Reel
C: Davey Arthur
O: 1989?
S: Elke Baker's version
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: Dm
(B, |\
"Dm"~A,2) DA, FA,DA, | "Bb"~B,2 DB, FB,DB, | "C"~C2 EC GCEG | "Dm"FEDC "C"DCA,G, || "Dm"~A,2 DA, FA,DA, |
"Bb"~B,2 DB, FB,DB, | "C"~C2 EC GCEG | "C"FEDC "Dm"D3 :: (^c | "Dm"d)cAG F2D(^c | "Dm"d)cAG F2D(=B |
"C"~c2)Gc EcG(=B | ~c2)Gc EcG(^c || "Dm"d)cAG F2D(^c | d)cAG F2DC | "Bb"B,A,B,C DCDE | "C"FEDC "Dm"D3 :|
X:1
T: Teetotaler's Reel
T: Temperance Reel
O: Trad
R: reel
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
B: Celebrate Fifty Years of Dancing with the Boston Branch RSCDS (2000)
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
"D7"D2 | "G"G2GF GABc | dBeB dBAG | "Em"BEED EFGA | "(Am)"BGAF "D7"GFED | "G"G2GF GABc |
| dBeB dBAG | "Em"BEED EFGA | "D7"BGAF "G"G2 |[| B2 | "Em"Beed e3f | "Em"geaf "A7"gfed |
| "D"Add^c d3e | fdaf "Bm"gfed | "Em"Beed e3f | "Em"geaf gfed | "Em"BEED EFGA | "D7"BGAF "G"G2 |]
X:2
T: Toss the Feathers
M: C|
L: 1/8
R: reel
D: Silly Wizard "Live Wizardry" CD
Z: 2006 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
K:EDor
|: "Em"EB~B2 dB~B2 | EBBA "D"FDFA | "Em"BE~E2 B2Bc |1"D"defe dBAF :|2 "D"defe dBA2 |
|| "Em"Beed ~e2de | "D"fede "Em"fe~e2 | (3gfe be (3gfe be | "D"fede "Em"ge~e2 |
| "Em"Beed ~e2de | "D"faaf "Em"~a2 fa | "G"b2bf "D"a2af | "Em"egfe "D"dBAF |]
X:18
T: Whiskey Before Breakfast
M: C|
R: reel
K: D
|: "D"A,B,DE D2FG | AFBF A2EF | "G"G2BG "D"F2AF |1,3 "A7"EDEF EDB,A, :|2,4 "A"EDEF "D"D4 :|
|: "D"A2d2 d2Bc | dcdA BAFA | "Em"e4 e2ef | gfed "A7"cABc |
| "D"d2fd "A"c2ec | "G"BABd "D"BAFD | "G"G2BG "D"F2AF | "A7"EDEF "D"D2 z2 :|
X:1
T: the Wind That Shakes the Barley
R: reel
O: c.1800
N: May be an Irish variant of Largo's Fairy Dance Reel (Nathaniel Gow 1809)
B: Henry Robson's "The Northern Minstrel's Budget", c.1800
B: Joshua Gibbons (Lincolnshire) private MS c.1825
B: Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pg. 41
B: Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 89
B: MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 35
B: RSCDS 21-8(II) (in A)
Z: John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: D
|: "D"A2AB AFED | "G"B2BA B2d2 | "D"A2AB AFED |1 "G"gfed "A7"B2d2 :|2 "G"gfed "A7"Bcde |]
|: "D"f2fd "G"g2ge | "D"f2fd "A7"ecBA |1 "D"f2fd "G"g2ge | "D"afed "A7"Bcde :|2 "D"defg "Bm"afba | "Em"gfed "A7"BcdB |]