BANKS OF THE ILEN, THE. AKA and see "Banks of the Ilen," "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Caledonean Hunt," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "Crockett's Honeymoon," "D. Dick's Favourite," "Fahy's Reel" [4], "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "The Lumberjack," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Irish, Reel or Hornpipe. D Major. Standard. AABB. O'Neill prints the tune as a hornpipe, though it is most often heard now-a-days as a reel. It is known in the Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork/Kerry border as "Seanbhean na gCartaí" or "Tom Billy's." Rendered as a double jig, the tune appears under the title "Humours of Drinagh." O'Neill (1915 ed.), 1987; No. 334, pg. 165. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 90 (reel). O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1592, pg. 295 (hornpipe). O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 837, pg. 144. Paddy Taylor - "The Boy in the Gap" (reel version). Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford - "The Star Above the Garter." Shanachie 79044, Tommy Peoples - "The Iron Man."
T:Banks of the Ilen
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Hornpipe
S:O'Neill - 1001 Gems (837)
K:D
AG|FDFA d2 fe|d2 fd ecAG|FDFA d2 fd|ecAF GBAG|
FDFA d2 fe|d2 fd ecAG|FDFA d2 fd|ecAF G2:|
|:de|f2 fd g2 ge|abag fdde|f2 fd g2 ge|abaf g2 fg|abaf gage|
fgfd ecAG|FDFA defd|ecAF G2:|
BARRACK STREET BOYS, THE. AKA and see "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Caledonean Hunt," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "The Lumberjack," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge."
BRAES OF TULLYMET, THE. AKA and see "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Scottish, Strathspey or Highland Schottische. G Minor/Dorian (Alburger, Gow, Honeyman, Kerr/Vol. 2, Skye, Williamson): E Minor (Kerr Vol 1). Standard. AAB (Athole, Cranford, Gow, Honeyman, Hunter, Kerr, Skye): AABB (Williamson): AABB' (Kerr, Vol. 2): ABCDEFF (McGlashan). The braes, or hillsides, referred to in the title lie in Perthshire. Robert Petrie (1767-1830) is often credited with the composition of this tune, though he himself did not claim it. Alburger (1983), doubting the ascription, notes that it was published before his birth. Petrie was born in Kirkmichael in Perthshire, where he garnered the local reputation as a profligate and fiddler (a not uncommon combination). As a young man he won either a prized silver bow in a fiddle contest at Edinburgh or a cup at a competition in Aberdeen in 1822, or both. He published four collections of reels and strathspeys and country dances between 1790 and 1796. "It is an interesting aside that (Petrie's birthplace) Kirkmichael was famous for the number of its ghosts, spirits, and fairies. Many places with the word "michael" in the name were so noted, probably because the early Christians were in the habit of building churches to that saint on the site of the confluence of ancient druidical lines of force. These were called "ley lines" or "dragon lines," and St. Michael was often represented with his foot on a dragon's neck. The Spauldings, the lairds of Ashintully at Kirkmichael, died out entirely from the effects of a death curse put upon them by a tinker they had hanged for trespassing" (Williamson, 1976). Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearence of the tune in print in Neil Stewart's 1761 collection (pg. 64), and another early printing is in McGlashan's 1780 Collection. The Braes of Tulliemet is the name of a Scottish country dance from Selkirkshire, one of the fifteen or so either wholly or in part in strathspey tempo (Flett, 1964). Source for notated version: Winston Fitzgerald (1914-1987, Cape Breton) [Cranford]. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 36, pgs. 59-60. Cranford (Winston Fitzgerald), 1997; No. 159, pg. 63. Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; pg. 8. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; pg. 26. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 167. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 2, pg. 19 (Highland Schottische, appears as "Braes of Tulimet"). Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 2; No. 210, pg. 23. McGlashan (Collection of Strathspey Reels), c. 1780/81; pg. 29. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; pg. 134. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; pg. 185. Williamson (English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1976; pg. 64 (appears as "Braes of Tullimet"). Greentrax CDTRAX 9009, John 'Dancie' Reid (1869-1942) - "Scottish Tradition 9: The Fiddler and his Art" (1993). Rounder RO7023, Natalie MacMaster - "No Boundaries" (1996).
T:Braes of Tullymet, The
L:1/8
M:C
R:Strathspey
B:The Athole Collection
K:G Minor
c|A<d d>c d>c d<f|A>Fc>F d>Fc>F|A<d d>c d>cd>g|f>d cB/A/ G2G:|
d|g>d g<b g>d g<b|f>c f<a f>c f<a|g>d g<b g>d g<b|f>d cB/A/ g2 g>d|
g>dg>b dg/a/ b>g|f>c f<a cf/g/ a>f|g<d d>=e f>ga>g|f>d d/c/B/A/ G2G
BRIDES AWAY. AKA and see "Banks of the Ilen," "The Barrack Street Boys," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides Away," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "Girl From the Country," "Ha'Penny Reel," "The Honeymoon," "I Saw Her," "Kelly's Reel," "Knit the Pocky," "Lumberjack's Reel," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "My Love in is America," "My Love is in the House," "Rooney's Reel," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge."
CHEESE IT! AKA and see "The Barrack Street Boys," "The Bride to bed," "Brides Away," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "The Honeymoon," "Kelly's Reel," "Knit the Pocky," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Miss Wilson," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." American?, Reel. D Major. Standard. ABBA. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 30.
CORNEY IS COMING ("Tá Crotuir Ag Teacd" or "Tá Cornaí ag Teacht). AKA and see "The Barrack St. Boys," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "Brides Away," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Crawford's Reel," "The Honeymoon," "I Saw Her," "Kelly's Reel," "Knit the Pocky," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Miss Wilson," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge," "Tom Fitzmaurice's Reel." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AB (O'Neill): AA'B (Breathnach, Mitchell). Goodman gives the tune as "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed" and "My Love is in America." Joyce has it as "Brides Away" and "My Love is in the House." Breathnach (1985) says the tune was first printed by Bremner as "Knit the Pocky" in his Collection of Scots Reels (1751-61). Source for notated versions: piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, West Clare, Ireland) [Breathnach, Mitchell]. Breathnach (CRE III), 1985; No. 173, pg. 79. Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 8, pg. 33. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1548, pg. 286. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 762, pg. 133. Claddagh 4CC 32, Willie Clancy - "The Pipering of Willie Clancy, Vol. 1" (1980).
T:Corney is Coming
L:1/8
M:C|
R:Reel
S:O'Neill - 1001 Gems (762)
K:D
c|Addc defd|cAGF EFGE|Dddc defa|gece fdec|Addc defd|
cAGF EFGE|Dddc defa|gecd edd||c|defg afdB|cdef gecA|
defg agfa|gecd eddf|afdf afdf|gece gfge|defg abaf|gecd edd||
CRAWFORD'S REEL [1]. AKA and see "The Barrack St. Boys," "The Bride to Bed," "Bride to Bed," "Brides Away," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "The Honeymoon," "I Saw Her," "Kelly's Reel," "Knit the Pocky," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Miss Wilson," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge."
HONEYMOON (REEL), THE [5] (Cor Mi Na Bpog). AKA and see "The Barrack Street Boys," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides Away," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "Girl From the Country," "Ha'Penny Reel," "I Saw Her," "Kelly's Reel," "Knit the Pocky," "Lumberjack's Reel," "The Maid Who Left the Country," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Miss Wilson," "My Love in is America," "My Love is in the House," "Rooney's Reel," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Irish (originally), Canadian; Reel. Ireland, County Sligo. Canada, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard. AB (Flaherty, O'Neill): AABB (Perlman). Ken Perlman (1996) notes that this tune was widely played on PEI in from around 1920 to 1950. An alternate PEI title, from south Kings County, is "The Lumberjack's Reel." American old-time musicians know it as "Crockett's Honeymoon." Sources for notated versions: flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry, Co. Sligo) [Flaherty]; Archie Stewart (b. 1917, Milltown Cross, south Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; pg. 170. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 791, pg. 137. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 67. Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, Billy Clifford - "The Rushy Mountain" (1994. A reissue CD of Topic recordings from Sliabh Luachra musicians).
T:The Maid Who Left The County
T:The Honeymoon Reel
R:reel
P:1
M:4/4
L:1/8
Z:Tacey Deyrup
Q:100
K:G
dc|BG~G2 DG~G2|Bded gedc|BG~G2 DG~G2|BedB A2dc|
BG~G2 DG~G2|Bded ~g3a|bgaf gfed|gedB A2dc|
BG~G2 DG~G2|Bded gedc|BG~G2 DG~G2|BedB A2dc|
BG~G2 DG~G2|Bded ~g3a|bgaf gfed|gedB A2Bd|
~e3f edBA|Bdef gedc|BG~G2 DG~G2|BedB A2Bd|
~e3f edBA|Bdef ~g3a|bgaf gfed|gedB A2Bd|
~e3f edBA|Bdef gedc|BG~G2 DG~G2|BedB A2Bd|
~e3f edBA|Bdef ~g3a|bgaf gfed|gedB A3||
I SAW HER. AKA and see "Six Mile Bridge," "The Honeymoon," "Crawford's Reel," "Kelly's Reel," "Miss Wilson," "The Barrack St. Boys," "Cheese It," "Shannon Breeze," "Merry Bits of Timber," "The British Naggon," "Knit the Pocky," "My Love is in the House," "Brides Away," "My Love is in America," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "Corney is Coming."
KELLY'S REEL. AKA and see "Banks of the Ilen," "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Caledonean Hunt," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "The Lumberjack," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Irish, Reel.
KNIT THE POCKY. AKA and see "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Scottish, Reel. D Minor. Standard. AAB. John Glen (1891) finds the earliest printing of the tune in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection (pg. 84). 'Pocky' commonly refers to a bag (esp. a beggar's bag for collecting meal), a hat or a hood, and has been used to mean a fishing net. According to Chamber's Scots Dictionary, knit was sometimes used to mean 'overfill' or 'burst', thus the title may mean 'burst the bag'. Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), Vol. 1, 1891; pg. 20.
T:Knit the Pocky
L:1/8
M:C|
S:Glen Collection
K:D Minor
D(dd)^c defd|cBAG FGEC|D(dd)^c d>ef>g|ed^ce d/d/d d2:|
defg afdg|e>dcg ecge|defg afdg|ecge d/d/d d2|defg a>fdg|
e>dcg ecge|defg afgf|ecge d/d/d d2||
MERRY BITS OF TIMBER. AKA and see "Corney is Coming," "My Love in in America," "My Love is in the House," "Knit the Pocky," "Cheese It," "I Saw Her," "The Honeymoon," "Six Mile Bridge," "Crawford's Reel," "Kelly's Reel," "Miss Wilson," "The Barrack St. Boys," "Shannon Breeze," "The British Naggon," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed."
MISS WILSON. AKA and see "Kelly's Reel," "Crawford's Reel," "The Honeymoon," "Six Mile Bridge," "The Barrack St. Boys," "I Saw Her," "Cheese It," "Shannon Breeze," "Merry Bits of Timber," "The British Naggon," "Knit the Pocky," "My Love is in the House," "Brides Away," "My Love is in America," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "Corney is Coming."
MISS GRANT OF GRANT [1]. AKA and see "Banks of the Ilen," "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Caledonean Hunt," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "The Lumberjack," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Scottish. Glen (1891) finds the earliest appearance of a tune by this name in print in Cumming's 1780 collection (pg. 16).
MY LOVE IS IN AMERICA ("Tá Mo Gradsa Ann America," "Tá mo Ghrá I Meiriceá," "Tá Mo Muirnin in America" or "I Meiriceá atá mo Ghrá-sa"). AKA and see "Dandy Apron," "Jenny Lind's Reel," "Corney is Coming," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "My Love is in the House," "The Honeymoon," "Six Mile Bridge," "Crawford's Reel," "Kelly's Reel," "Miss Wilson," "The Barrack St. Boys," "I Saw Her," "Cheese It," "Shannon Breeze," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Knit the Pocky," "The British Naggon." Irish, Reel. D Major (Allan, Cole, Kerr, Roche): D Mixolydian (O'Neill): D Mixolydian {'A' part} & D Major {'B' part} (Breathnach, Mitchell, Taylor). Standard. AB (Allan, Mitchell, O'Neill, Roche): AAB (Kerr): AABB (Breathnach, Cole, Taylor). Philippe Varlet finds the earliest printing of the tune to be in Levey's 2nd collection (1873), set as a hornpipe. A similar melody is "The Colliers' Reel." O'Sullivan (1983) notes a curious relationship with another reel called "The Dunmore Lasses;" they are nearly mirror images of each other, save one is transposed down one step though in the same key signature. The tune is popular among uilleann pipers who like to slide up to the beginning f sharp note. Sources for notated versions: piper Seamus Ennis, 1959 (Dublin, Ireland) [Breathnach]; piper Willie Clancy (1918-1973, Miltown Malbay, west Clare) [Mitchell]. Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 48, pg. 12. Breathnach (CRE II), 1976; No. 271, pg. 140. Cole (1001 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; pg. 10. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 10, pg. 35. Levey (The Dance Music of Ireland), 2nd Collection (listed as a hornpipe). Mitchell (Dance Music of Willie Clancy), 1993; No. 83, pgs. 76-77. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 119. O'Neill (1850), 1903/1979; No. 1327, pg. 248. O'Neill (1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 586, pg. 107. Roche Collection, 1982, Vol. 1; No. 160, pg. 63. Taylor (Crossroads Dance), 1992; No. 22, pg. 17. Claddagh 4CC 32, Willie Clancy - "The Pipering of Willie Clancy, Vol. 1" (1980). Gael-Linn CEF 045, "Paddy Keenan" (1975). Green Linnet SIF-1110, "My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival" (1991). Shaskeen - "My Love is in America." Green Linnett GLCD 1181, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - "The Lonesome Touch" (1997).
T:My Love is in America
S:Paul O'Shaughnessy
Z:Juergen.Gier@post.rwth-aachen.de
M:C|
L:1/8
K:DDor
A,DDE|FEFG (3AcA Gc|Addc AddE|FEFG ABcA|GcAG FDEC|\
A,DDE ^FGAB|Add^c de^fg|(3ag^f ge fdAF|1GcAG FDEC:|2GcAG ^FDDg|:\
K:D
fd (3efg faec|Addc Adda|fd (3efg fdAF|G=cAG FDDg|\
fd (3efg faec|Addc defg|(3agf ge fdAF|1G=cAG FDDg:|2G=cAG =FDEC|]
MY LOVE IS IN THE HOUSE [1]. AKA and see "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Caledonean Hunt," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "The Lumberjack," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AAB. The first strain is shared with "The Caledonian Hunt." Source for notated version: "...copied from (a) very old well-written manuscript lent to me in 1873 by Mr. J. O'Sullivan, of Bruff, Co. Limerick" [Joyce]. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Song), 1909; No. 230, pgs. 111-112.
T:My Love is in the House [1]
L:1/8
M:C
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music
K:D
FAdA BdAF|GBAF GE E2|FAdA BdAF|GBAG FD D2:|
dfaf bgaf|dfaf ge e2|d/e/f/g/af bgaf|dfag fd d2|dfaf bgaf|
d/e/f/g/af geeg|fafd ecAF|GBAG FD D2||
SHANNON BREEZE [2]. AKA and see "The Banks of the Ilen," "The Barrack St. Boys," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "Brides Away," "The British Naggon," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "The Honeymoon," "I Saw Her," "Kelly's Reel," "Knit the Pocky," "The Lumberjack," "Merry Bits of Timber," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Six Mile Bridge."
SIX MILE BRIDGE. AKA and see "Banks of the Ilen," "The Barrack St. Boys," "Birnie-boozle," "Braes of Tullymet," "Brides Away," "The Bride to Bed," "Brides to Bed," "The British Naggon," "Caledonean Hunt," "Cheese It," "Corney is Coming," "Crawford's Reel," "D. Dick's Favourite," "The Honeymoon," "I saw her," "Kelly's Reel," "The Lumberjack," "Miss Grant of Grant," "Miss Wilson," "Merry Bits of Timber," "My Love is in America," "My Love is in the House," "Shannon Breeze," "Six Mile Bridge." Irish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AABB. Kerr (Merry Melodies), Vol. 1; No. 15, pg. 35.
SPINNIN' WHEEL, THE [1]. Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard. AAB. Composed by J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) and published in his Logie Collection. Skinner (The Scottish Violinist), pg. 3. Altan - "Runaway Sunday" (from Donegal fiddler John Doherty who played it in a medley he called "Flood on the Holm" which included the tunes "The Brides Reel" and "The Auld Wheel").