CHARLEY THE PRAYERMASTER (Cormac Na Paidireaca). AKA and see "Cowboy's Jig." Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. Charley Murphy/Cormac na bPaidreacha or 'Charley the Prayermaster' was a professional piper "who had a regular outdoor pitch at Tralibane Bridge, a few hundred yards from the O'Neill home" (Craolan). O'Neill (1915 ed.), 1987; No. 168, pg. 93. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 35. O'Neill (1850), 1979; No. 862, pg. 160. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 122, pg. 35.
T:Charley the Prayermaster
L:1/8
M:6/8
S:O'Neill - 1001 Gems (122)
K:G
A|GED G2A|Bee dBA|GED GAB|cBA BGE|GED|G2A|Bee dBA|GED G2A|BGG G2:|
|:d|e2d e2d|efe edB|d2B d2B|dge dBG|e2d e2f|gfe dBA|GED G2A|BGG G2:|
CORMAC NA PAIDIREACA. AKA and see "Charley the Prayermaster."
COW-BOYS'S (JIG), THE [1]. AKA and see "Charley the Prayermaster." American (originally Irish), Jig. G Major (Cole, O'Neill, Phillips): A Major (Songer). Standard. AABB. Sources for notated versions: Rodney Miller (Antrim, N.H.) [Phillips]; George Penk (Portland, Oregon) who learned it from Alasdair Fraser's album [Songer]. Cole (1001), 1940; pg. 55. O'Neill (1850), 1979; pg. 160 (appears as "Charley the Prayermaster"). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 363. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 56 (appears as "Cowboy Jig"). SG155, Alasdair Fraser - "The Road North." Tartan Tapes CDTT1004, Alasdair Fraser - "Heat the Hoose" (1998).