ALL 'ROUND MY HAT [2]. New England, Waltz. D Major. Standard. One part. Front Hall Records 03, Dudley Laufman - "Swinging on a Gate."
BOBBY SHAFTOE/SHAFTO [1]. English, New England; Polka, Reel or Sword Dance. England, Northumberland. C Major (Karpeles, Peacock): D Major (Brody, Raven): G Major (Miller & Perron {polka}, Raven {sword dance version}): B Flat Major (Stokoe). Standard. AB (Raven & Karpeles {sword dance versions}, Bruce & Stokoe): AAB (Brody): AABB (Miller & Perron): AABBCCDD (Raven): AABBCCDDEEFFGG (Peacock). "Bobby Shaftoe" is better known to recent generations as a nursery rhyme and jump-rope song. There is a morris dance {called "Castlering"} from Lichfield, England, which is performed to an altered version of this tune (tune and dance printed in Raven, pg. 87). The 'B' part of the tune is the same as "Lady's Breast Knot," "Bonny Breast Knot," and, in America, "Jaybird," "Skip to My Lou," and "Daddy Shot a Bear." The sword dance version is from the village of Askham Richard, England (Karpeles).
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Bobby Shaftoe's gaen to sea, Siller buckles on his knee;
He'll come back and marry me, Bonny Boddy Shaftoe.
Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair, Combing down his yellow hair;
He's me awn for ever mair, Bonny Bobby Shaftoe. (Northumbrian, Stokoe & Bruce)
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Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
Silver buckles at his knee:
He'll come back and marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe!
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Bobby Shaftoe's tall and slim,
Always dressed so neat and trim;
The ladies they all look at him,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe!
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Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
Silver buckles at his knee:
He'll come back and marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe! (English, Time Hart)
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Bobby Shaftoe's gone to sea,
With silver buckles on his knee;
He'll come back and marry me,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.
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Bobby Shaftoe's bright and fair,
Combing down his yellow hair,
He's ma' ain for ever mair,
Bonny Bobby Shaftoe.
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Bobby Shaftoe's getten a bairn,
For to dandle in his airm;
In his airm, and on his knee,
Bobby Shaftoe loves me. (Scottish)
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Source for notated version - Dudley Laufman (N.H.) [Brody]. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 50. Bruce & Stokoe (Northumbrian Minstrelsy), 1882; pg. 115. Karpeles & Schofield (A Selection of 100 English Folk Dance Airs), 1951; pg. 32. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), Vol. 1, 1951; No. 52, pg. 26. Miller & Perron (101 Polkas), 1978; No. 100. Peacock (Peacock's Tunes), c. 1805/1980; No. 44, pg. 20. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 161, pg. 87. Front Hall 03, Dudley Laufman- "Swinging on a Gate." Front Hall 010, Fennigs All Stars- "The Hammered Dulcimer Strikes Again."
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DOVER PIER. English, Country Dance Tune (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard. AABB. The tune dates to 1791. The name Dover is derived from one of the many words for water of the Celtic Britons (before the time of the Romans who called the same place Dubris). Julius Caesar landed at Dover in 55 BC. William the conqueror hastened to finish fortifying the castle just after the battle of Hastings in 1066 to consolidate his victory, thought the castle that exists today was build by Henry II in the 1180's. Dover Castle became noted for its royal meetings and romances. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Front Hall 03, Dudley Laufman--"Swinging on a Gate."
DUSTY BOB'S (JIG). AKA and see "Jack's Alive." American, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB'. As "Jack's Alive" the title was first published by Playford. The first strain is a variant of "The Kesh Jig." Philippe Varlet discovered the tune on a 78 RPM recorded in 1938 by Irish accordion player Terry Lane as part of a medley called simply "Quadrilles." The same tune appears in the Fleishmann index of traditional Irish music as "The Miser," from Kane O'Hara's comic opera Midas, London, 1764. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 72. Sannella, Balance and Swing. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 29. Front Hall Records FHR-03, Dudley Laufman--"Swinging on a Gate."
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|: g2g gag | f2f fgf | e2e efg | a2g f2d | g2g gag | f2f fgf |
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JOHNNY'S GONE TO FRANCE [1]. English, New England; Reel. E Aeolian (Em). Standard. AABB. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 149. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1954; pg. 17. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 159. Front Hall 03, Dudley Laufman- "Swinging on a Gate."
KATHERINE BRENNAN'S FAVORITE. AKA and see "Swinging on a Gate." Irish-American, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune, says Andy McGann (who learned it from his fiddle teacher Katherine Brennan), is basically the reel "Swinging on a Gate," slowed and slightly altered. Brennan played it frequently at sessions. Shanachie 29009, "Andy McGann and Paul Brady" (the music is notated in the booklet that comes with the album).
KITTY McGEE/MAGEE (Caitilin Ni Micaeda). AKA and see "Picking Up Sticks." Irish, New England; Jig. D Major (most versions): B Flat Major (Stanford/Petrie). Standard. AB (Stanford/Petrie): AABB (most versions). Sources for notated versions: Janet Foster [Spandaro]; Pete Sutherland with the Arm and Hammer String Band [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 161. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 3. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 72. O'Neill (1850), 1979; No. 716, pg. 133. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 2, 1995; pg. 369. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS). Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; pg. 120. Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 24. Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; No. 513, pg. 130. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1964/1981; pg. 31. F&W Records 6, Fireside String Band- "Square Dance Tunes for a Yankee Caller." "Front Hall 03, Dudley Laufman- "Swinging on a Gate." The Kicking Mule 216, Arm and Hammer String Band- "New England Contra Dance Music."
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L:1/8
M:6/8
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|:d2f agf|e2f g3|f2d e2d|cec A3|aaa g2f|e2f g3|f2d e2c|ddd d2A:|
LASSIE'S FANCY, THE. English?, Jig. D Major (Kennedy, Raven): C Major (Hardings). Standard. AABC (Raven): AABB (Hardings): AABB' (Kennedy). Hardings All Round Collection, 1988; No. 96, pg. 30. Kennedy (Fiddlers Tune Book), Vol. 2, 1954; pg. 39. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 100. Front Hall Records 03, Dudley Laufman--"Swinging on a Gate."
T:Lassie's Fancy, The
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:D
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MOUSE IN THE CUPBOARD, THE. AKA - "Ballai Lios Chearbhaill," "Merry Old Woman," "The Rakes of Newcastle West," "Repeal of the Union," "Tumble the Tinker," "The Walls of Enniscorthy," "The Walls of Liscarroll," "Wollop the Potlid." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard. AABB. See also "Scully Casey's Jig" for a dorian mode variant. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 8, pg. 3. Sweet (Fifer's Delight) 1965/1981; pg. 29. Front Hall Records 03, Dudley Laufman--"Swinging on a Gate."
PETRONELLA. AKA - "Patronella." New England, Canadian, Scottish, English; Reel, Scottish Measure and Country Dance Tune. D Major (Brody, Kennedy, Kerr, Lerwick, Messer, Miller & Perron, Raven, Sweet): G Major (Linscott): F Major (Athole, Emmerson, Gow, Hunter). Standard. AABB. The tune is Scottish in origin, published in Gow's Repository, Part Fourth, 1817. The RSCDS Scottish Country Dance Book (Book
1) also says the tune comes from Nathaniel Gow's Repository, although gives the date of publication as 1820. The accompanying dance is said (in The Ballroom, 1827) to have been introduced by Gow at his Annual Ball, in Edinburgh, that same year. It is linked with a country dance of the same name in Scotland and New England. The dance Petronella seems to have enjoyed remarkable popularity throughout the last three quarters of a century in Scotland, write Flett & Flett (1964), where "it appeas in every ballroom guide published in Scotland from 1823 to 1914, and it was also included in the repertoire of all the dancing-teachers whom we know to have have practised in Scotland within living memory." Likewise it has proved a staple at New England contra dances over the last century. For example, it was danced in August, 1914, as part of a cotillion for the 150th anniversary celebration of the town of Lancaster, New Hampshire, according to a playbill of the period. The tune is similar to "Tink a Tink," an English country dance air of the 18th century. Under a different title the melody is played in County Donegal, Ireland. Sources for notated versions: Lewis Jilson (Bernardstown, Mass.) [Linscott]; Rodney Miller (N.H.) [Phillips]. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 216. Emmerson (Rantin' Pipe and Tremblin' String), 1971; No. 18, pg. 125. Gow (Repository), 1817. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 323. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), Vol. 1, 1951; No. 64, pg. 31. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 1, pg. 22. Lerwick (Kilted Fiddler), 1985; pg. 24. Linscott (Folk Songs of Old New England), 1939; pgs. 103-104. Messer (Anthology of Favorite Fiddle Tunes), 1980; No. 8, pg. 9 (appears as "Patronella"). Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 99. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 183. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; pg. 146. Spandaro (10 Cents a Dance), 1980; pg. 9. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 150. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 45. Welling (Welling's Hartford Tune Book), 1976; pg. 10. Alcazar Dance Series FR 204, Rodney Miller - "New England Chestnuts 2" (1981). F&W Records 3, Dudley Laufman--"Swinging On a Gate." June Appal 003, John McCutcheon - "How Can I Keep from Singing" (1975. Learned from Frank George, Princeton, W.Va.).
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D2fd A2af|ga gf ed cB|A2ec Ag ec|d2f2d2 AG:|
X:2
T:Petronella
L:1/8
M:2/4
R:Country Dances
B:The Athole Collection
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|:fc|Aa/f/ ca/f/|bb/g/ e/c/B/G/|Eg/e/ cb/g/|aa/f/ c/f/c/A/|
Fa/f/ ca/f/|bb/g/ e/c/B/G/|Eg/e/ c/b/g/e/|fff:|
X:3
T:untitled Donegal tune
T:Petronella
S:Maire/ead ni/ Mhaonaigh
N:also played in key of G in octaves
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:transcribed by Paul de Grae
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ROSE BUD/ROSEBUD REEL. AKA - "Mountain Ranger Hornpipe." New England, Old-Time; Reel and Breakdown. USA, Nebraska. B Flat Major. Standard. AABB (Christeson, Cole, Kerr, Page): AA'BB (Phillips). Sources for notated versions: Bob Walters (Burt County, Nebraska) [Christeson]; Becky Miller [Phillips]. R.P. Christeson, 1984; No. 38, pg. 26-27. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 10. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2; pg. 44. Page (Ralph Page Book of Contras), 1969; pg. 21. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 203. Sweet (Fifer's Delight), No. or pg. 48. Front Hall 03, Dudley Laufman--"Swinging on a Gate."
SWINGING ON A GATE. Irish, American; Reel. USA, New England. G Major. Standard. AABB. An Irish reel that has become very popular at New England contra dances, especially when backed with a swing chord progression. See related tune "Katherine Brennan's Favorite." Sources for notated versions: Delaware Water Gap (N.Y.) [Brody]; April Limber [Phillips]; the Bridge Ceili Band [Mulvihill]. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; pg. 272. Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), Vol. 1, No. 53. Laufman (Okay, Let's Try a Contra, Men on the Right, Ladies on the Left, Up and Down the Hall), 1973; pg. 35. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; pg. 16. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddler's Repertoire), 1983; No. 87. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No.. 24, pg. 6 (appears as "Swinging on the Gate"). Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes), Vol. 1, 1994; pg. 237. Sannella, Balance and Swing (CDSS). Sweet (Fifer's Delight), 1965/1981; pg. 71. Folkways FTS 31098, Ken Perlman - "Clawhammer Banjo and Fingerstyle Guitar Solos." Front Hall 05, Fennigs All Stars- "Saturday Night in the Provinces." Front Hall 03, Dudley Laufman- "Swinging on a Gate." Green Linnet 1009, Edire Og Ceili Band- "Irish Music: The Living Tradition." Green Linnet 1021, Father Charles Coen- "Father Charlie." Kicking Mule 205, Delaware Water Gap- "From the Rivers of Babylon to the Land of Jazz" (1979. Learned from Dudley Laufman's Canterbury Dance Orchestra).
T:Swinging on a Gate
L:1/8
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ge dB G2 AB|cA BG AG EG|cA BG AG EG|DG GF G2 d2:|
|:gf ga ba gf|gf ed B2 AG|EA AB cB AG|EA AB cd ef|
gf ga ba gf|gf ed ed Bd|cA BG AG EG|DG GA G4:|
ZEPHYRS AND FLORA. English, New England; Country Dance Tune (4/4 time). G Major. Standard. AABB. The tune appears in Henry Playford's English Dancing Master, Vol. II, 4th Ed., 1713, though Barnes dates it to 1728. Barnes (English Country Dance Tunes), 1986. Johnson (Twenty-Eight Country Dances as Done at the New Boston Fair), Vol. 8, 1988; pg. 10. Front Hall Records 03, Dudley Laufman, "Swinging on a Gate."