CASTLECOMER LASSES, THE. AKA and see "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses."
DOWN THE GROVES. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses."
ERIN'S GROVES. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses." Irish, Reel. G Major ('A' part) & A Dorian ('B' part). Standard. AAB. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 725, pg. 361.
GAY FELLOW'S FAVOURITE, THE. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses."
GREEN GROVES OF ERIN [1] ("Tor-Coillte Glais N-Eirinn," "Doiri Glasa na h-Éireann" or "Garráin Ghlasa na hÉireann"). AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses." Irish, Reel or Highland. A Major (Cole, O'Neill/1850): A Mixolydian (Kerr/Vol. 2, Moylan, O'Neill/1915 & 1001): A Dorian (Breathnach, Kerr/Vol. 1, Mallinson, Mitchell, O'Neill/Krassen, Tubridy). Standard. AB (Mitchell, O'Neill/1915 & 1001, Tubridy): AAB (Cole, Kerr. Moylan): AA'B (O'Neill/Krassen): ABB' (Breathnach): AA'BB' (Mallinson). A highland version of this tune was associated with Padai Bhilli na Ropai of Kiltyfanad, southwest Donegal. Breathnach (1976) says the tune was known as "Erin's Groves" and "Down the Groves" in Kerry. "The Green Fields of Erin" is Levey's title and it appears as "The Groves of Erin" in Giblin's collection. Sources for notated versions: piper Felix Doran, 1968 (Co. Kilmanny, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Tom Fleming via accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]. Breathnach (CRE II), 1976; No. 234, pg. 122. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 48. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 13, pg. 35. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2; No. 222, pg. 25. Mallinson (Enduring), 1995; No. 4, pg. 2. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 71, pgs. 70-71. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 303, pgs. 174-175. O'Neill (1915 ed.), 1987; No. 256, pg. 133. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 136. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1429, pg. 265. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 666, pg. 119. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 18. Intrepid Records, Michael Coleman - "The Heyday of Michael Coleman" (1973).
T:Green Groves of Erin, The
L:1/8
M:C|
K:A Dorian
A2 BA eABA|G2 Bd gedB|A2 BA eABA|BGEF GABG|
A2 BA eABA|G2 Bd gedB|A2 Bd edBA|BGEF GABd||
eaag eaag|eg g2 eg g2|eaag eaag|edef ge d2|ea a2 bgag|
egfa g3e|dega bgag|egfa gedB||
LOW HIGHLAND, THE. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses." Irish, Highland. Ireland, County Donegal. A Dorian. Standard. AA'B. The title describes the 'A' part, played on the 'G' string of the fiddle. The Donegal version of the Scottish strathspey "Miss Steward of Grantully," played as a highland. It is associated with Padai Bhilli na Ropai of Kiltyfanad, County Donegal, whose short stay in America left a profound influence on fiddler/composer Ed Reavy of Philadelphia. Source for notated version: fiddler and storyteller Con Cassidy (County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty]. Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 155.
MARY IN THE MALL. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses."
MISS SHAW'S REEL. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses."
MISS STEWART OF GRANTULLY [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard. AAB. A double-tonic tune composed by Niel Gow, in pipe style (range of nine notes, double tonic). Pulver (1992) says it "can be said to represent the quintessence of Scottish dance melodies." Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 70, pgs. 108-109. Carlin (Gow Collection), 1986; No. 156. Gow, First Book of Niel Gow's Reels (2nd ed.), 1801. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 143. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 7. Purser (Scotland's Music), 1992; Ex. 6, pg. 204. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 2.
T:Miss Stewart of Grantully
L:1/8
M:C
S:Strathspey
B:The Athole Collection
K:A
e|AAc>A c/d/e c2|B<=G B>c d/c/B/A/ G>B|AAc>A c/d/e c2|A<ae>f c>AA:|
||g|a>ea>e a/g/f/e/ a>e|=g>dg>d B<=GG>^g|a>ea>e a/g/f/e/ a>e|f>ea>e c>AA>g|
a>ea>e a/g/f/e/ a>e|=g>dg>d B>=GG>B|AAc>A c/d/e c2|A<ae<f c<AA||
MISS STEWART OF GRANTULLY [2]. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland," "The Queenstown Lasses." Scottish, Reel. A Mixolydian. Standard. AAB. A reel version of the strathspey above, composed by Niel Gow. The 'A' parts are the ones particularly shared (i.e. nearly identical) with "The Green Groves of Erin" and "Padai Bhilli." MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 7. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 3.
T:Miss Stewart of Grantully
L:1/8
M:C|
S:Reel
B:The Athole Collection
K:A
e|AAcA eAcA|=GGBG dGB=g|AAcA eAcA|Eaef cAA:|
||B|Aaga eaca|B=gdg B=GGB|Aaga eaca|faef cAAB|
Aaga eaca|B=gdg B=GGB|AAcA dBcA|Ea ef cAA|]
MISS STEWART OF GRANTULLY [3]. Scottish. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Daniel Dow's c. 1775 collection (pg. 2).
PADAÍ BHILLÍ NA RÓPAÍ'S HIGHLAND. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "The Queenstown Lasses."
QUEENSTOWN LASSES, THE. AKA and see "The Castlecomer Lasses," "Down the Groves," "Erin's Groves," "The Gay Fellow's Favourite," "The Good Fluter," "The Green Fields of Erin," "The Green Groves of Erin," "The Groves of Erin," "The Heather Breeze," "The Low Highland," "Mary in the Mall," "Miss Shaw's Reel," "Miss Stewart of Grantully," "Padaí Bhill na Rópaí's Highland."