ALL THE GO. AKA and see "Jenny's Chickens," "Sleepy Maggie." Irish, Scottish; Reel. B Minor. Standard. AB. "All the Go" is two parts of the Irish melody "Jenny's Chickens," and is known in Scotland as "Sleepy Maggie." Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 35.
DROWSY/DROUSY/DROWSIE MAGGIE [1] (Mairgreadin Taimeac/Suantac). AKA and see "Sleepy Maggie," "Sleeping Maggie," "Sleepy Moggie," "Pegg in the Settle." Irish, Reel. Ireland; Counties Donegal, Sligo. E Dorian or E Minor ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard. AB (Cranitch, Feldman & O'Doherty/Byrne, Flaherty, Mulvihill, O'Neill/1850 & 1001, Spandaro, Tubridy): AAB (Kennedy, Roche & Raven): ABB' (Feldman & O'Doherty/Doherty, O'Neill/Krassen): AABB (Brody, Phillips): AABB' (Sweet): AA'BB' (Reiner): AA'BC (Songer): ABCE (Breathnach). A very common reel, the basic form of which is known to most Irish traditional musicians. There is a version of "Drowsy Maggie" particular to County Donegal, where, again, it is a popular reel. A third part to the tune is sometimes played that was first recorded in 1938 by Frank O'Higgins (see abc's below). Liz Carroll, in the notes to her album "A Friend Indeed," says the same third part was composed by the famous accordion player Joe Cooley, but in view of the fact that he would have been 14 at the time of O'Higgins' recording, this seems unlikely. Breathnach's source, Michael "The Master" McDermott (d. 1947), a schoolteacher and fiddler from Pomeroy and Carrigmore, County Tyrone, had two additional parts than the usual two-part setting; the first was similar to O'Higgins, while the fourth is a variation on the third. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Peter Horan (b. 1926, Kilavil, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; "from my mother" [Mulvihill]; fiddler John Doherty (1895-1980, County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty]; fiddler Peter Turbit [Feldman & O'Doherty]; fiddlers Francie and Mickey Byrne (County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty]; from the mid-20th century collection of Michael 'Master' McDermott, who got his tunes from local musicians [Breathnach]. Breathnach (CRE IV), 1996; No. 143, pg. 70. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 91. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; pg. 86. Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 68. Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pgs. 162 & 235. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 70. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1954; pg. 15. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 48, pg. 13. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 136. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1425, pg. 264. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 662, pg. 118. Phillips (Fiddlecase Tunebook), 1989; pg. 16. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 178. Reiner (Anthology of Fiddle Styles) 1977; pg. 51. Roche Collection, 1982; Vol. 1, pg. 64, No. 163. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 66 (third part from the Massachusetts contradance band The Fourgone Conclusions). Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1969; pg. 18. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964/1981; pg.43. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, Book Two), 1999; pg. 23. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 62 (appears as "Sleepy Maggie"). Claddagh CC14, Cheiftains- "Cheiftains 4" (1973). Columbia C33397, Dave Bromberg - "Midnight on the Water" (part of "Yankee's Revenge" medley). Front Hall Records FHR029, Fourgone Conclusions - "Contra Dance Music from Western Massachusetts." Green Linnett GLCD 1117, Altan - "Harvest Storm" (1992. A Donegal version learned from the playing of Con Cassidy, James Byrne and John Doherty). June Appal JA 028, Wry Staw - "From Earth to Heaven" (1978). Maggie's Music MM107, "Music in the Great Hall" (1992). Shanachie 29008, Frankie Gavin- "Traditional Music of Ireland." Shanachie 79024, "Chieftains 4" (1983). Transatlantic 337, Dave Swarbrick- "Swarbrick." Dave Bromberg- "Midnight on the Water" (fifth tune in 'Yankee's Revenge Medley).
X:1
T:Drowsy Maggie
R:Reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:E Dorian
"Em"E2BE dEBE|"Em"E2BE "D"AFDF|"Em"E2BE dEBE|1 "Em"BABc "D"dAFD:|2 "Em"BABc "D"dAFA||"D"d2fd "A"c2ec|"D"defg afge|1 "D"d2fd "A"c2ec|
"G"BABc "D"dAFA:|"D"afge fdec|"G"BABc "D"dAFD||
X:2
T:Drowsy Maggie
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:County Clare setting.
K:D
~E2BE ~E2BE |~E2BE AFDF | ~E2BE GBdB | AFDE FE{G}ED ::\
fedB A4 | fedB AFD2 | e3f gfec | dBAG FDD2 :|
X:3
T:Drowsy Maggie, 3rd part
S:Liz Carroll, A Friend Indeed B 4b
L:1/8
M:C|
Z:Transcribed by Jerome Colburn
K:EDor
dBfB dBfB | A2 eA fAeA | dBfB dBfB | def^g aecf |\
dBfB dBfB | A2 eA fAeA | EGBe aece | d2 ce dAFD |]
X:4
T:Drowsy Maggie, 3rd part
S:Frank O'Higgins
L:1/8
M:C|
Z:Transcribed by Philippe Varlet
K:A
dBfB dBfB | cAeA cAeA | dBfB dBfB | defg aecA |
dBfB dBfB | cAeA cAeA | (3Bcd (3efg aecA | ~B3 c dAFD ||
X:5
T:Drowsy Maggie
S:Michael (Master) McDermott, Tyrone
B:Ceol Rince na hE/ireann 4, Breathnach/Small
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Transcribed by Paul de Grae
R:reel
K:EDor
~E2 BE dEBE|~E2 Bc dAFD|~E2 BE dEBB|BABc dAFD|
~E2 BE dEBE|~E2 Bc dAFD|~E2 BE dEBB|BABc dAFA||
d2 fd c2 ec|d2 fd fa{b}af|d2 fd c2 ec|BABc dAFA|
d2 fd c2 ec|d2 fd fa {b}a2|(3bag af {a}gfed|BABc dAFA||
dBfB dBfB|cAeA cAeA|dBfB ~B2 fB|defg aecA|
dBfB ~B2 fB|cAeA cAeA|(3Bcd (3efg aecA|~B2 Bc dAFA||
dff{gf}e dfBf|ce e2 {fe}ceAe|dff{gf}e defg|a{ba}gfg aece|
dff{gf}e dfBf|ce e2 {fe}ceAe|afge fded|B{cB}ABc dAFD||
JENNY'S CHICKENS. AKA and see "Sleepy Maggie." Irish, Reel. B Minor. Standard. AABBCC (Mallinson): AABB'CC' (Fiddler Mag.). Popularized by the great Irish-American (County Sligo/New York) fiddler Michael Coleman whose setting has become a classic. Daniel Michael Collins (1977) opines the reel has potential for boredom due to the number of repeated phrases; only by use of ornaments does it stay interesting. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1974, Vol. 2, No. 18. Fiddler Magazine, Spring 1994; pg. 21. Mallinson (Essential), 1995; No. 13, pg. 5. BM-91, Buddy MacMaster - "Glencoe Hall." Green Linnet SIF-1110, James Kelly - "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). Shanachie 29009, "Andy McGann and Paul Brady."
JENNY'S RAMBLES. AKA and see "Sleepy Maggie."
LOUGH ISLAND CASTLE. AKA - "Lough Isle Castle." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. A popular reel in County Donegal whose parent tune Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) identifies as the Scottish reel "Sleepy Maggie." See also the variants "Sean sa Cheo" and "Tullaghan Lassies."
MAIRGREADIN CODALTAC. AKA and see "Sleepy Maggie."
O ARE YE SLEEPIN', MAGGIE. See "Sleepy Maggie."
SEÁN SA CEO/CHEO (Jack/John in the Fog). AKA and see "Jack in the Fog," "John in the Mist," "Jack and Jill," "Chancy Cheory." Irish, Reel. Ireland, Counties Sligo, Donegal. A Mixolydian. ABC. A popular reel in County Donegal. See also the variants "Tullaghan Lassies" and "Lough Isle Castle." Several writers have mentioned "Sean sa Ceo's" relatedness to "Jenny's Chikens" and the Scottish reel parent-tune "Sleepy Maggie." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) states it was long in the repertoires of Donegal fiddlers Neilly Boyle (who said he had it from his mother) and the Doherty brothers, who said it was an old family tune. Never-the-less, it has been attributed by others to County Mayo/New York fiddler John McGrath (1900-1955). Mac Aoidh further elucidates that "Séan sa Cheo," or 'Jack in the Fog', is a reference to the enchantment of mortals who sometimes become disoriented while walking fairy paths, sometimes finding themselves lost in a deep mist. The solution, for those who know such things, is to turn your jacket inside out and put it back on again, which breaks the spell. The tune has become popular with Northside, Cape Breton, fiddlers after being popularized by Johnny Wilmot and is currently being played by Robert and Brenda Stubbert. Source for notated version: accordion player Joe Fallon (b. 1935, Collooney, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol. 1, No. 32. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 101. Green Linnet SIF-1110, Liz Carroll - "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). Rounder RO7023, Natalie MacMaster - "No Boundaries" (1996. Learned from Cheticamp, Cape Breton, fiddler Arthur Muise, who had it from the Stubbert family). Shaskeen Records OS-360, Andy McGann, Felix Dolan & Joe Burke - "A Tribute to Michael Coleman" (c. 1965).
T:Séan sa Cheo
T:John in the Fog
T:Séan in the Fog
R:reel
H:Also played in Gmix
N:Similar to #303. See also #519
D:Vinnie Kilduff
D:Paul McGrattan: The Frost Is All Over
D:Laurence Nugent
Z:id:hn-reel-313
M:C|
K:Amix
(3Bcd|e2df eABd|~e3c d2BA|Beed eggd|(3Bcd ge dG (3Bcd|
e2df eA (3Bcd|~e3c d2Ba|beed eggd|(3Bcd ge dG (3Bcd||
cA~A2 cA (3Bcd|cA~A2 dG (3Bcd|cA~A2 EAcA|(3Bcd gd BG
(3Bcd|cA~A2 cA (3Bcd|cA~A2 d3d|cA~A2 eA~A2|(3Bcd ge defg||
|:a2c'a bac'a|~a2c'a ~e3f|1 g2bg agbg|~g2bg efge:|2 ~g3b agef|feed ed||
SLEEPING MAGGIE. AKA and see "Sleepy Maggie," "Sleeping Moggy."
SLEEPY MAGGY/MAGGIE (Mairgreadin Codluigteac/Codaltac). AKA and see "All the go," "Drowsy Maggie," "Jenny's Chickens," "Malcolm's Wedding," "Sleeping Moggy." Scottish (originally), Irish, English; Reel. B Minor. Standard. AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AAB (Gow, Hunter, Skye): AABB (Athole, Kerr/Vol. 3): AABBCC (Kennedy, Kerr/Vol. 4, Raven, Williamson): AABBAACC' (Cranford/Fitzgerald): AABBCCDD (Cole). The earliest record of the tune is in David Young's Duke of Perth Manuscript (also known as the Drummond Castle MS), from 1734, predating John Glen's (1891) earliest finding of the printing in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (pg. 48). It also appears in Oswald's Caledonian Pocket Companion, bk. 10, c. 1760. The tune is sometimes mistakenly called "Drowsy Maggie," due to the similarity of titles, however, "Drowsy Maggie" is usually the name for a different tune, popular in Irish tradition. Further confusing the issue, "Sleepy Maggie" is found in Ireland under its original title, as well as in the variants "Lough Isle Castle," "Seán sa Cheo" and "Tullaghan Lassies." Paul Cranford (1997) remarks there is a strathspey setting of the tune in Capt. Simon Fraser's unpublished works called "Malcolm's Wedding." Cape Breton fiddlers Johnny Wilmot, The Five MacDOnalds and Ashley MacIsaac have recorded the melody. See also the song "O Are Ye Sleepin', Maggie" (words credited to Robert Tannahill). Sources for notated versions: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]; fiddler Peter Turbit [Feldman & O'Doherty]. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 19. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 113, pg. 46. Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 240. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 38. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 220 (arranged by James Hunter). Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1951; pg. 20 (appears as "Sleeping Moggy"). Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 3; No. 34, pg. 6. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 4; No. 164, pg. 19. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg 62. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 135. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1424, pg. 264. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 661, pg. 118. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 161 (appears as "Sleeping Moggy"). Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Colleciton), 1884; pg. 130. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 62. Breton Books and Records BOC 1HO, Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald - "Classic Cuts" (reissue of Celtic Records CX 17). Celestial Entertainment CECS001, Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton) - "In Jig Time!" (1995). Celtic CXS 17, Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald - "Canada's Outstanding Scottish Fiddler." Culburnie COL 113D, Aladair Fraser & Tony McManus - "Return to Kintail" (1999). Green Linnet SIF 3037, Silly Wizard - "Golden, Golden" (1985). Shanachie Shan-79017, John & Phil Cunningham - "Against the Storm" (1980).
X:1
T:Sleepy Maggy
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Reel
B:The Athole Collection
K:B Minor
g|:f2Bb fBde|f2Ba eAce|f2Bb fBde|f^gaf eAce:|
|:fBdB fBde|fBdB eAce|fBdB fBde|f^gaf eAce:|
Conclusion:
fBbB aBgB|f^gaf eAce|
X:2
T:Sleepy Maggy
L:1/8
M:C|
S:McGlashan - Reels (pg. 35)
K:D
e|f2 de fBde|f2 df eAce|f2 de fBde|f^gaf eAce|f2 Bb fBde|f2 Bb eAce|
f2 Bb fBde|f/e/f/^g/ af eA c||e|fBdB fBde|fBdB eAce|fBdB fBde|
f^gaf eAce|fB d/B/A/B/ fBde|fB d/B/A/B/ eAce|fB d/B/A/B/ fBde|
f/e/f/^g/ af eA c||e|f2 Bb Bfde|f2 db aAce|f2 Bb Bfde|fbaf eAce|
f2 Bb bbde|f2 Bb bbde|f2 Bb bbde|f/e/f/^g/ f/g/a/f/ eA c||e|fBbB fBde|
fBbB aAce|fBbB fBde|fbaf eAce|fBbB fBde|fBbB aAce|gBbB aB^gB|
fB^gB aAce||
TULLAGHAN LASSIES. Irish,Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. See also the variants "Lough Isle Castle" and "Sean sa Cheo." Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) identifies the parent of all these tunes to be the Scottish reel "Sleepy Maggie," and relates that Simon (Ballinamore) Doherty (of the great musical Doherty family of Donegal) remarked that the melody came from the piping tradition of the many members of his family. Mac Aoidh finds further evidence for the tune's piping sources in Brendan Breathnach's 1965 field recording of other members of the Doherty family, fiddlers John and Mickey, in which Mickey droned an accompaniment employing double stops and trills while John played the melody; an imitation of the pipe sound. This style was repeated in the playing of the tune by Donegal fiddlers Francie Dearg and Mickey Ban O'Byrne, while fiddler Neillidh Boyle confirmed that the piece had piping origins.