DROGHEDA LASSES [2]. AKA and see "Eddie Moloney's," "Mary of the Grove," "Paddy Doorhy's." Irish, Reel. "Drogheda Lasses" was the title used by Mick Gavin. Breathnach (CRE III), 1985; No. 189, pg. 85 (untitled reel).
OAK TREE, THE (An Crann Darach). AKA and see "Mary Hold the Candle Steady While I Shave the Chicken's Lip," "Na Saighean," "The Northern Lights," "The Old Oak Tree." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. D Major ('A' and 'C' parts), B Dorian ('B' part). Standard. AABBCC (Brody): ABBC (Breathnach). A popular reel in County Donegal. Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) lists this as one of the Donegal tunes played with long bowed double stops, reminiscent of piping. A close County Tyrone variation is "The Grand Turk's March," while the Scots reel "Miss Montgomery" is quite similar to the version played by Donegal fiddler John Doherty. Sources for notated versions: Boys of the Lough (Ireland/Shetland) [Brody]: fiddler Tommy Peoples, 1968 (Co. Donnegal and Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE II), 1976; No. 193, pgs. 100-101. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 204. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol. 1, No. 50. CCE CL13, Tommy Peoples. Philo 1026, Boys of the Lough- "Live." Shanachie 29003, Tommy Peoples and Paul Brady- "The High Part of the Road." Green Linnet SIF 3051, Frankie Gavin - "Frankie Goes to Town."
STAR OF MUNSTER, THE ("An Realt Mumain" or "Realt Na Muman"). AKA and see "Birds in the Bushes," "Bright Star of Munster," "The Eight O'Clock Train," "Miss Mary Eva Kelly of "Kitty's Wishes," "Rock of Muff" (?). Irish, Reel. A Dorian (Am). Standard. AB (Joyce, O'Neill/1850 & 1001): ABB (Allan's): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen): AABB (Brody, Mallinson): AABB' (Songer): ABB'CDD' (Mitchell). A star is a euphemism for a beautiful woman. The melody is at least as old as the latter 19th century, for O'Neill (1913) mentions it as one of the first reels learned as a boy by Callinafercy, Kilcoleman, County Kerry fiddler and uilleann piper William F. Hanafin, born in 1875 (who later, in his adolescence, emigrated to Massachusetts). O'Neill himself learned this tune from County Mayo piper James O'Brien, who visited Chicago (where O'Neill worked in the police department) in 1876. O'Neill describes him as "a neat, tasty Irish piper of the Connacht school of close players, and though his Union pipes were small, they were sweet and musical...One of his peculiarities-and an unpleasant one, occasionally-was a habit of stopping the music in order to indulge in conversation. He could not be induced to play a tune in full, when under the influence of stimulants, as his loquacity was uncontrollable, and he never hesitated under such conditions to express a passing sentiment. Amiable and harmless at all times, he died at a comparatively early age in Chicago, a victim to conviviality, his only weakness." "Star of Munster" has proved quite popular as an accompaniment for New England contra dances since the 1970's, and is frequently heard today at Irish sessions. Sources for notated versions: Portumna, Co. Galway; better known as 'Eva', the writer of national ballads in 'The Nation' newspaper, who seems to have had as cultivated a taste for Irish music as for literature. She is now Mrs. Doherty, the widow of the well-known Dr. Kevin Izod Doherty, and is living in hale old age in Australia" (Joyce); piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]; piper Jimmy O'Brien (County Mayo) [O'Neill]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 49, pg. 12. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 265. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 780, pg. 381. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 44, pg. 19. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 64, pgs. 66-67. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 99. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1218, pg. 230. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 495, pg. 94. Roche Collection, 1982, Vol. 1; No. 136, pg. 55. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 190. Front Hall 05, Fennigs All Stars- "Saturday Night in the Provinces." Gael- Linn 068, Maurice Lennon- "An Fihdil." Gael-Linn 069, Seamus Creagh- "An Fhidil Straith II." Green Linnett 1012, Martin Mulvihill- "Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limmerick." Green Linnet GLCD 1127, "Martin Hayes" (1993). Green Linnet GLCD 3009/Mulligan 021, Kevin Burke- "If the Cap Fits" (1978). GTD Heritage Trad. HCD 008, Tommy Peoples - "Traditional Irish Music Played on the Fiddle." Island ILPS 9501, "The Chieftains Live" (1977). Shanachie 29002, "Kathleen Collins." Shanachie 29008, Frankie Gavin- "Traditional Music of Ireland."
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L:1/8
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R:Reel
S:O'Neill - 1001 Gems (495)
K:A Dorian
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TAP ROOM, THE. AKA and see "The Tap House," "In the Tap Room," "Banrion Bhealtaine," "Bhaintreach na Radaireacht," "The Blossom of the New Tree," "Captain Murray's Reel," "Cock your pistol Charlie," "Granshaw Glens," "Hopetoun House," "The Lady's Top Dress," "Lord Edward," "Miss Fargherson's New Reel," "The Mountain Lark," "Polly's Reel," "The Rakes of Abbey," "The Ranting Widow," "Roll out the Barrel," "Scotch Maggie," "The Scotch Bonnet," "A Short Way to Heaven," "Sweet Molly," "Tap the Barrel," "The Youngest Daughter." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Sligo. E Dorian. Standard. AB (Flaherty): AAB (Taylor). "The Tap Room" was first recorded by County Sligo/New York fiddler James Morrison in the 1930's. Taylor (1992) remarks that "The Queen of May" in Breathnach (CRE I) has a second part that "is obviously from the same roots as 'The Tap Room,'" but the 'B' part of O'Neill's "Kitty Losty's Reel" is nearly exactly the same as Taylor's for this tune. See also related tune "Return to Milltown." "The Tap Room" was recorded by James Morrison, and later by Frankie Gavin with De Danann. Sources for notated versions: flute player Sonny McDonagh (b. 1926, Rinnarogue, Bunninadden, County Sligo) [Flaherty]; fiddler Frankie Gavin [Black]. Black (Music's the Very Best Thing), 1996; No. 211, pg. 114. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 120. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 27, pg. 20. Shaskeen - "My Love is in America." Shanachie 79006, Mary Bergin - "Feadog Stain" (originally released by Gael-Linn, 1979).
T: The Tap Room
S: F. Gavin
Q: 350
R: reel
Z:Transcribed by Bill Black
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Edor
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Beef gfed | B2 AF DEFD | Beef gfed | B2 Ac BE E2 |
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