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Highlands & Strathspeys |
| Title |
Page |
Fiddler |
Notes |
| Canamine Highland, The |
107 |
SD |
Mick Brown: Probably an older version of Untitled
Highland p155b.
Nigel Gatherer: This is a version of the Scottish stratshpey
Alister McAlister (KerrMM/Ryan) or Alasdair Mac Alasdair
(Athole Collection). It's in DMI as Little Katie
Kearney, and Altan play it as CC's
Highland.
Philippe Varlet: Other Irish titles: The Glen (or Glin)
Cottage Polka, Alistair MacAllister, St Patrick Was a Gentleman,
and McAllister's Fling. |
| Cat That Kittled In Jamie's Wig, The |
79 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is an adaptation from the Scottish strathspey
Miss Lyall or alternatively Miss Grant of Laggan
which is the basis of the reel Mooney's Reel (John's name)
or more popularly in Ireland Paddy Ryan's Dream.
Mick Brown: As far as I can make out there are two separate
tunes in the Scotttish repertoire called Miss Lyall, a
strathspey and a reel. The Cat that Kittled in Jamie's Wig
is related to the strathspey, and Paddy Ryan's Dream/Mooney's
Favourite is related to the reel. I'm not totally convinced
the two Scottish tunes are related?
Nigel Gatherer: No, the two Miss Lyalls are not the same
tune, but they're very often played together.
Recordings: JD, Taisce - The Celebrated Recordings (Gael Linn, 1978)
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| King George IV Highland |
173 |
F&MB |
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| Ewe With the Crooked Horn, The |
79 |
JD |
Mick Brown: This title is used in SW Donegal for both this
highland and Untitled Highland, (p174a). There are
similarities in structure. One of Doherty's versions of The
Heather Breeze may be related also. |
| Irish Highland, The |
108 |
SD |
Mick Brown: I don't think this is a highland in the strictest
sense. It is possibly related to the tune the Dohertys
played for the dance 'The Corn Riggs' (as recorded by
Mickey Doherty on 'The Gravel Walks'). The rhythm would
seem appropriate for that dance. |
Ladies of Gormond, The
(Highland) |
80 |
JD |
Mick Brown: This highland was associated with Teelin. |
| Lass of Killecrankie Highland, The |
247b |
JL |
Mick Brown: This highland is not unlike some of the
versions of Dulaman na Buinne Buidhe found in
Donegal. |
| Neil Gow's Strathspey |
191 |
DOD |
Nigel Gatherer: This is a Scots tune called The Lass o' Corrie's
Mill, and nothing to do with Niel Gow as far as I know. |
| Neilie Boyle's Highland |
191 |
DOD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is the regular title for it in Donegal. It
is the common Scottish Strathspey The Devil in the Kitchen. |
Tartan on the Heather
(Stratshpey) |
80 |
JD |
Mick Brown: James Byrne recorded a Glencolmcille version of this
highland on 'The Brass Fiddle'. A version similar to Doherty's was
also associated with Frank Cassidy.
Nigel Gatherer: This is very like the Scots strathspey The Miller o'
Drone, known elsewhere in Ireland as The Miller of
Draughin (or Drohan) and in the US as Grey Eagle.
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| Teelin Highland, The |
80 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Aka Tom Tailor's Highland and is attributed
to Johnnie Cassidy - Frank's older brother - as composer.
Mick Brown: Tom "Tailor" was a Teelin man with surname
Donegan. He would not go onto the floor at dances until this tune
was played. |
| Teelin Highland, The |
173 |
F&MB |
Mick Brown: Aka Tom Tailors Highland. |
| Twenty One Highland, The |
81 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Composed by Paddy McDyer of Kilraine (between
Ardara and Glenties) in 1921.
Mick Brown: There is a simple old highland (D) played in
Glencolmcille which is quite similar to this. Perhaps it is an
older tune refashioned? |
| Untitled Highland |
62 |
JD |
Larry Sanger: Another tune called The King of the Pipers.
Paul de Grae: In CRE II 45. |
| Untitled Highland |
81b |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Known throughout Donegal as John Simi's (the
latter being John's family nickname) Highland.
Mick Brown: A version of this highland was played in Glencolmcille
(as recorded by James Byrne on 'The Fiddle Music of Donegal
Vol. II'). Micheal Carr played it in A. A quite different version
of this tune is played in West/Northwest Donegal. |
| Untitled Highland |
81c |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is a version of the Scottish strathspey
Niel Gow's Wife which can be found played by Danny
O'Donnell in its original Scottish key as another Untitled
on page 194.
Nigel Gatherer: This is the Scottish strathspey Niel Gow's
Wife by Duncan McIntyre (also claimed for Niel Gow),
known elsewhere in Ireland as The Watchmaker (DMI755). |
| Untitled Highland |
82a |
JD |
Mick Brown: This highland was played in Glencolmcille in the
keys of D and G. In D, the first part is essentially the same
as Untitled Highland, p109a. |
| Untitled Highland |
82b |
JD |
Philippe Varlet: Aka Gurren's Castle.
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is the Scottish Miss Drummond of
Perth and is commonly called The Sinking of the Titanic
or The Titanic Highland here in Donegal.
Philippe Varlet: Aka Gurren's Castle.
Nigel Gatherer: I think there's some confusion here: in AC1p1,
there is Banríon na Beltane - a version of the
Scots tune Devil In the Kitchen - a different tune than
this Untitled Highland which Caoimhín says is
The Titanic Reel. They surely can't both be? |
| Untitled Highland |
82c |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is the same as The Ladies of Gormond
Highland which appears on the top of p80; both are
versions of the Scottish strathspey Miss Rose in
Kerr's Collection. |
| Untitled Highland |
83a |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is in fact the reel The Mermaid of
Mullaghmore (see CRE II 134). Tommy Peoples has also
recorded it as as JD's Reel I think on 'The
Iron Man' recording.
Paul de Grae: Mermaid of Mullaghmore/Maid(s) of
Mullagh(more)/JD's* (CRE II 134; CRE III 149);
compare Plaid Mantle (DMI 663; MOI 1426).
Mick Brown: I always heard this as a reel. The tune title
always referred to a "Maid" rather than a
"Mermaid", even though the associated story was
about a Mermaid. |
| Untitled Highland |
108 |
SD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: The Scottish Cameron's Got His Wife Again
which is very regularly played in west Donegal.
Mick Brown: I don't think this is related to Cameron's Got his
Wife Again? The second part is a variant of the first part,
and not the one usually played in West (in G) and SW (in D)
Donegal.
Nigel Gatherer: Nothing like the Cameron's Got His Wife
Again that I play (see KMM1p10). |
| Untitled Highland |
109 |
SD |
Philippe Varlet: All the Way to Galway (related to reel).
Mick Brown: The first part of this tune is the same as
that of Untitled Highland, p82a.
Nigel Gatherer: This is known in Scotland under many titles
including Big Kirsty (KMM1p12), Coirsdan Mhor or
Miss Stewart Bun Rannoch. |
| Untitled Highland |
155a |
CC |
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| Untitled Highland |
155b |
CC |
Larry Sanger: Altan also calls this simply CC's
but it looks like it's nearly the same tune as The Canamine
Highland (p107).
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: The Canamine and Con's untitled highland on
the middle of page 155 are versions of the first part of
Alister McAlister.
Nigel Gatherer: Compare Little Katie Kearney in DMI. |
| Untitled Highland |
155c |
CC |
Larry Sanger: This is also called The Low Highland.
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is Con's Low Highland by which he
meant the first part is played on the lower strings. It is
more commonly known as Padai Bhilli na Ropai's Highland
after the famous Padai Bhilli na Ropai O'Boyle of Kiltyfanad,
Glencolmille whose fiddle Con inherited and now is owned by
Billy O'Connor who secured it originally for Con. The tune is
a version of the Scottish Miss Stewart of Grantully
which, in fact, forms the basis of the well known reel in
Ireland as The Green Groves of Erin. When the latter
reel is being played in its normal setting, try playing this
highland setting at reel speed and you will find yourself
"reversing" (playing in octaves) with the other
players. |
| Untitled Highland |
174a |
F&MB |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: The Scottish The Ewe With the Crooked
Horn which appears earlier in the text in its reel
version.
Mick Brown: This tune is related to The Marquis of Huntley
composed by William Marshall. Played as a reel in the South
(CRE II, 145). The title is also used for another highland of
similar structure (see p79b). The Scottish tune The Ewe with
the Crooked Horn is a different tune. |
| Untitled Highland |
174b |
F&MB |
Larry Sanger: The Brown Sailed Boat played as a
strathspey in a slightly different version on 'Ceol
Aduaidh'.
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: John's The Brown Sailed Boat derives
from the Scottish Peter Baillie's Strathspey taking
its title from the renowned Scottish fiddler. |
| Untitled Strathspey |
109 |
SD |
Mick Brown: This is a version of the Scottish strathspey
The Miller O' Hirn, composed by James Scott Skinner. It
was played in a different version in SW Donegal, in the key of
A. These days it is often called Jimmy Lyon's Highland.
Interestingly, some of the older players in Glencolmcille
played the first bar similarly to SD.
Nigel Gatherer: This is Skinner's Miller o' Hirn. |
| Untitled Strathspey |
192a |
DOD |
Ted Hastings: This is Glengarry's Dirk See KMM2
where it appears in the key of A major. It can also be found
in the Athole Collection and The Simon Fraser Collection. |
| Untitled Strathspey |
192b |
DOD |
Ted Hastings: This is The Duchess' Slippers See KMM2.
Mick Brown: This is a version of the Scottish strathspey
The Duchess of Athole's Slipper, composed by Niel Gow.
Both parts are not unlike the second part of one of
Mick Carr's highlands (recorded by James Byrne on 'The Road
to Glenlough'). |
| Untitled Strathspey |
192c |
DOD |
Mick Brown: JD apparently played this as a highland.
It was lilted/whistled to me by someone who remembered John
playing it. Overall it is not unlike The Templehouse Reel
in structure, but there are also similarities with the first
two parts of The Roscommon Reel (CRE, 202).
Nigel Gatherer: This is a strathspey by James Scott Skinner
[biog] called
The Oracle, named after Fife fiddler W C Honeyman.
There are not many tunes in F sharp minor. |
| Untitled Strathspey |
193 |
DOD |
Nigel Gatherer: Sounds like another of Scott Skinner's
strathspeys, possibly Garden's Strathspey? |
| Untitled Strathspey |
194 |
DOD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Niel Gow's Wife again - see another
appearance above.
Nigel Gatherer: Niel Gow's Wife by Duncan McIntyre, aka
The Watchmaker (DMI). |
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Hornpipes |
| Title |
Page |
Fiddler |
Notes |
Atlantic Roar, The
(Hornpipe) |
83 |
JD |
Mick Brown: This tune is attributed to Anthony O'Helferty
(from Lifford, but spent much time in Glencolmcille - he was
married to a sister of John Mhosai). However, there is at
least one similar hornpipe in today's southern repertoire.
Frank Cassidy had a wonderful version of this tune. Burke and
Daly recorded Frank's version on 'Eavesdropper'.
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Translated as Tuam na Fairraige. The composition of this tune has been credited to
both John Mosai MacFionnlaigh and Anthony Halferty. Halferty
called the tune The Flowers of Loughros. |
| Broken Bridge Hornpipe, The |
194 |
DOD |
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| Dr Peter's Hornpipe |
194 |
DOD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Named after stepdancer, Dr Peter Carr of
Killybegs. It is commonly called The Glengesh Hornpipe
a name which Danny gave to Jimmy Lyons of Teelin who
subsequently recorded it under that title for Seamus Ennis. |
Kildare Fancy
(Hornpipe) |
245 |
PT |
Nigel Gatherer: Aka The Dundee Hornpipe (MM) and The
Union Hornpipe. |
| Untitled Hornpipe |
246b |
PT |
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| Untitled Hornpipe |
246c |
PT |
Mick Brown: This tune is often called The Friendly Visit
in SW Donegal, and is related to Tamoney's Hornpipe,
which is in Ryan's/Cole's. There are several related tunes in
the southern repertoire. |
| Untitled Hornpipe |
247a |
PT |
Sally Somers: I've heard that this tune is called Peter
Wyper's Hornpipe, after the well-known Tyrone button
accordion player. The hornpipe appears on James Kelly's
recording with Zan McLeod, 'The Ring Sessions', as a Gan
Ainm.
Nigel Gatherer: I don't know a Peter Wyper who was a
"...well-known Tyrone button accordion player".
Peter Wyper of the Wyper Brothers fame, came from Lanarkshire
(Scotland) and played melodeon. This hornpipe is found -
untitled - on one of Peter Wyper's 78s from 1910. |
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Marches, Barndances, Polkas, Set Pieces, Mazurkas |
| Title |
Page |
Fiddler |
Notes |
| Brass Band March |
156 |
CC |
Nigel Gatherer: This was recorded by The Boys of the Lough on
'Welcoming Paddy Home' as The Teelin March. |
| Brian Boru's March |
175 |
F&MB |
Mick Brown: The first, and to a lesser extent, third
part of this march are similar to an old jig that was played
in Glencolmcille. The tune was recorded by Roisin McGrory and
Damian Harrigan on 'The Fiddle Music of Donegal Vol. II'. |
By the Fort How Sad Was I
(March) |
245 |
JM |
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| Francie Welsh's Barndance |
92 |
JD |
Nigel Gatherer: I fancy I recognise this as something from the
78rpm era in my collection. I'll search for it. |
| Gallacher's March |
85 |
JD |
Larry Sanger: Better known as Hiudaí Gallagher's, and
also called Murphy's Delight.
Mick Brown: This title is associated elsewhere with the jig
The Creel of Turf (CRE II, 52). |
| Gallacher's March |
175 |
F&MB |
See notes above. |
| Gander's Strut, The |
246 |
PT |
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| Ghost of Bunglass |
91 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is more commonly known as Taibhse Chonaill
(English translation = Conall's Ghost).
Mick Brown: Played exactly like this by some players in
Glencolmcille, and also in a slightly different highland
version sometimes called Casey's Pig (as recorded by
Roisin McGrory and Damian Harrigan on 'The Fiddle Music of
Donegal Vol. II'). CC's Taibhse Chonaill (D)
is the same tune. |
Grania's Welcome Home
(March, Jig and Reel) |
86 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Translation of Failte Romhat in do Bhaile a'
Ghrainne.
Mick Brown: The Jig part of this piece is in O'Neill's as
Johnny the Jumper (DMI, 297). |
| Hunt of the Hound and the Hare, The |
95 |
JD |
Mick Brown: The Jig part of this piece is in O'Neill's (DMI, 254).
Nigel Gatherer: The first strain is The Hare Among the Corn,
probably Scottish. |
| King Billy's March |
110 |
SD |
Nigel Gatherer: Found in DMI as The Victor's Return
and recorded by De Danann as Mac's Fancy, but stems
from a Scottish march, Lord MacDonald's March to Harlaw. |
Kitty In the Lane
(Barndance) |
93 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Compare the second part of CC's Jig
(p151) and you'll see they are variations in 4/4 and 6/8 time.
Mick Brown: The rhythm of this tune is not that normally
associated with a barndance. The tune was played for the last
part of the quadrille. John played the related jig also, but
as far as I know associated it with CC. The title
Kitty in the Lane is usually reserved for a reel. |
| Lord Mayo |
96 |
JD |
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| March of the Meeatoiteen Bull |
87 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: Sometimes called Miss Thornton's.
Mick Brown: Not Miss Thornton's; that title is usually given
to another reel (see CRE II, 172). |
| Mazurka |
94 |
JD |
Philippe Varlet: Francie Walsh's Mazurka. |
| Mazurka |
177 |
F&MB |
Larry Sanger: The Kilcar Mazurka. Played beautifully on
'The Brass Fiddle'. |
| Paddy's Rambles Through the Park |
96 |
JD |
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| Paps of Glencoe, The |
87 |
JD |
Nigel Gatherer: A Scottish pipe march. |
| Pipe March |
178 |
F&MB |
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Untitled Barndance |
91 |
JD |
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| Untitled Barndance |
92 |
JD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is actually a highland and known throughout
Donegal as A Sheamuis Bhig a bhfuil Ocras Ort? (Are you
hungry little Seamus?) and appears in Cole's/Ryan as
The Roving Bachelor
Mick Brown: The rhythm of this tune is not that normally
associated with a barndance. |
| Untitled Barndance |
109 |
SD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is Connolly's Barndance.
Mick Brown: JD played the first part of this
barndance in G. |
| Untitled Barndance |
110 |
SD |
Caoimhín Mac Aoidh: This is Coleman's Mrs Kenny's Barndance!!!
Nigel Gatherer: This is Woodland Flowers by Scots
composer Felix Burns. |
| Untitled March |
88a |
JD |
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| Untitled March |
88b |
JD |
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| Untitled March |
110 |
SD |
Mick Brown: Incorrectly transcribed. The group of four
quavers given before the first bar is the actual start of the
tune. Possibly a version of The Paps of Glencoe (p87). |
| Untitled Polka |
247 |
PT |
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