Dow

SOME INFO ON NORTHUMBRIAN MUSIC

Northumberland has its own unique musical history and repertoire. It sounds different to both Scottish and English music, and some tunes that used to be played all over Britain and Ireland have survived only in Northumberland. My most recent craze is nine-fours - they're really weird, but they're great fun to play! They're like slowed down slip jigs with elaborate embellishments on the basic melody, but they come out as a sort of pipe march with internal syncopations and an insistent sound achieved by well-placed staccato notes. The only nine-fours on this database at present are a pipes setting of "The Peacock Followed The Hen" in the comments section for that tune
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1145/comments#comment87300
a fiddle setting of "Jockey Lay Up In The Hay Loft", again in the comments section
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1470/comments#comment87328
some pipes settings of "Dorrington Lads"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3426/comments
some pipes settings of "Mitford Galloway"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1757/comments
and my favourite - some pipes settings of "Lairds Of Ryton" aka "Over The Border" http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5974/comments#comment220536

There are quite a few other Northumbrian/Borders tunes that have been submitted by enthusiasts at thesession.org, including some 3/2 hornpipes, which were (and still are) used for the double hornpipe dance. I use the term "Northumbrian/Borders" to mean the general area bordered by South Northumbria (i.e. what is now County Durham), Eastern Cumbria, and the area of the Scottish Lowlands close to the English border. For a lot of the tunes, it is unclear which side of the border they originated from, but it really doesn't matter, since the distinction has been more political than cultural.

As with the Irish repertoire, to talk about "Northumbrian/Borders tunes" as if the tunes have a sort of "pure pedigree" is ridiculous, since in practice the tunes played in sessions there are from all over the place. Irish tunes get juxtaposed with local tunes in sets, a lot of the tunes are Scottish (there is a particular fondness for Shetland tunes), and there are also close links with Scandinavia. At school I remember we used to play quite a lot of tunes from Norway, Sweden and even Finland and the Faroe Islands, and we used to take the boat over to Norway as part of a musical/cultural exchange programme between twin towns. As is the case with the Irish tradition, some tunes have been brought back from Canada and the States and have been absorbed into the local repertoire. There is also a connection with France due to its relative proximity, and some people play stuff like bourees. The Nancy Kerr-James Fagan partnership has helped forge musical links with Australia too I think. The northeast is an interesting area for music, and the people there should be proud of the fact that, like traditional Irish and Scottish music, the musical culture has been robust enough to absorb outside influences like a sponge, whilst at the same time remaining capable of maintaining a conservative element that keeps the local music alive.

The exciting thing about the repertoire of this area - well, I think anyway - is that the local tunes appear in old manuscripts from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, and it's often possible to date the tunes roughly by looking at which ones appear in which manuscripts. It's also possible to trace how the tunes have developed over the centuries to the present day by comparing the different settings that appear in the manuscripts and on modern sound recordings, and how some tunes have been passed back and forth across the Scottish border and between Britain and Ireland. Go here to view some of the manuscripts: http://www.asaplive.com/Archive/browse_by_collection.asp. Matt Seattle http://www.thesession.org/members/display/14605 deserves credit for his commentary on this material.
I can spend hours browsing through these looking for exotic-sounding tunes. As I'm playing I like to think that if it were possible to travel back in time, I could be playing exactly the same tune with someone who looks like those people in the English period dramas on the telly.

Also have a look at the Northumbrian Minstrelsy, which is available online in abc and pdf format. The original file was compiled by piper Henry Ford http://www.thesession.org/members/display/11036, but recently updated and corrected by Robin Beech http://www.thesession.org/members/display/10054. Thanks to both of them for their work:

You can access a web listing of the tunes in alphabetical order here:
http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/music/minstrelsy.html

The abc file can be downloaded here
http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/assets/abc/minstrelsy.abc

The pdf file of all the tunes can be downloaded here
http://music.gordfisch.net/oregans/assets/pdf/minstrelsy.pdf

People say that English traditional music is dying out, but I reckon it's just gone underground. People out there are still playing the tunes (and I don't mean just morris tunes - I'm talking about tunes for snobs like me - like obscure hornpipes in ridiculous keys, and modal, ancient-sounding 3/2s, 9/4s and 6/4s), but the tradition has not been subjected to the pressures of commercialization as Irish music has. I think that soon the music's going to grow into something bigger than it is at the moment thanks to the internet and the recent comeback made by the 3 local types of bagpipe: the Northumbrian smallpipes, the Border pipes and the Scottish smallpipes (for a description of these go here: http://www.nspipes.co.uk/nsp/ww11glos.htm). I hope it happens in my lifetime.

For the tunes that I've submitted here, I've tried as much as possible to research the history of each tune, and include abc transcriptions of some manuscript settings and sheetmusic from my own collection, and also transcriptions of sound recordings made by some well-known musicians. I hope that people can use it as a resource. There are some really good tunes in the Northumbrian repertoire which are fully compatible for use in a set of Irish tunes, and I'd like to pick out the best of them and provide easy web access to different versions in abc, so that people who can't read dots can download the abc files and play them as midi files or whatever. I believe that if you want a tune, you should simply be able to google search it and get some transcriptions and as much historical info as you need at the click of a button. This website is ideal for that purpose because google seems to like it. If you're a tune addict like me, you don't want to have to faff around looking for tunes that should be just there for you to feed upon :-)

That said, I don't claim to be an expert. All I'm doing is putting all the snippets of info into one place. I also have to admit to knowing nothing about dancing - I've only ever played the tunes, so I'm not very good with tune genres. If you spot a mistake, write and let me know. Here is a list of some of the tunes in my repertoire:

NORTHUMBRIAN/BORDERS TUNES

DOUBLE REELS (32-BAR) [notice they're mostly modern compositions - influence of Irish music??]

SINGLE REELS (16-BAR) [notice they're all trad, hmmm...]

DOUBLE JIGS (32-BAR)

48-BAR JIGS

Elsie Marley (Gmix) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1186
Random Notes [James Hill] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1254

OTHER JIGs/VARIATIONS/SIX-FOURS

Bill Charlton's Fancy (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3669
Hoop Her And Gird Her (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4992
The Keelman Ower Land (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6185
Christine Taylor's [Willy Taylor] (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6775
Cheviot Blast [Ian Hardie] (Amix) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7903

QUICKSTEP MARCHES (COMPOUND DUPLE 6/8)

Bonny Woodside [Billy Pigg] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1853
93 Not Out [Will Atkinson] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4239
Kerry's Welcome To The Dene [Willy Taylor] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4790
Alistair J. Sim [Willy Taylor] (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6974

SINGLE JIGS (SOME OF THESE CAN WORK AS SLIDES OR FLINGS)

Cut The File (Ador) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1271
The Green Brechans O' Branton (Bphr) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1217
Peacock's Fancy (Emin) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4260
Me Mother's Jig [Robert Whinham] (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3588
The Fiery Clock Face [Robert Nunn] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6728

SLIP JIGS

HORNPIPES (a lot of these, but never enough!)

NB: I have serious doubts that James Hill was the author of "The Rights Of Man", which I don't think sounds like his style of composition at all. In fact I think it sounds rather like a parody of his style, with all those descending triplets. It is known to have been in Hill's repertoire though. There's not much evidence to suggest that either tune was written by Hill, only maybe an attribution in a single manuscript, but bear in mind that people just assumed he wrote the tunes because he was so prolific. Musicologists have ascertained that a few of the tunes that were previously thought to have been written by Hill, like "The Stoney Steps Hornpipe" and "Blaydon Flats", were not actually his compositions. There are probably more examples like this which might be uncovered in the future.

I could be persuaded that James Hill wrote the Golden Eagle, though. Those arpeggios are a hallmark of his style, and in fact, the first two bars are almost identical to a tune of his called Proudlock's Fancy. He often reused "riffs", and the same patterns keep appearing throughout his body of work, sometimes note for note.

STRATHSPEYS

The Earl Grey [James Hill] (Amaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4678

FLINGS

The Keel Row (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3637
Bob Thompson's (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5633

BARNDANCE SCHOTTISCHES (apparently pronounced "SHOT-ish")

Farewell To The Dene [Willy Taylor] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3249
The Old Drove Road [Billy Pigg] (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8286

BALLROOM POLKAS (2/4 or 2/2 if you like)

Willy Taylor's Polka [Willy Taylor] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3470
The Hawk Polka [James Hill] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4649

THREE-TWOS

SLIP REELS

The Flaming Drones [Nancy Kerr] (Amaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7201

RANTS/REELS SUITABLE FOR RANTING
(See comments section of "Jock Wilson O' Fenton" for details of tempo and rhythm)

MARCHES (SIMPLE DUPLE 2/2 or 2/4) + THOSE SUITABLE FOR RANTING, AKA THE DAG CORNER
(Like polkas taken at a brisk walking pace)

4/4 MARCHES

The Cambo (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6389

WALTZES

Elsey's [Archie Dagg] (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6552
The Warksburn [Robert Whinham?] (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6800
Brafferton Village [Kathryn Tickell] (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3987
Rory Gentle [Kathryn Tickell] (Ddor) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4037

MAZURKAS

The Cambo (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3692

AIRS

BORDERS TUNES THAT HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME DEPENDING WHAT SIDE OF THE BORDER YOU'RE ON

Newcastle Bridge [Abraham Mackintosh] (Amaj) (Double Jig; "Colonel Ridley's Quickstep" [Sc.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3406
Jamie Allen (Gmaj) (Dmaj; "The Reel of Tullochgorum" [Sc.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6354

BORDERS EXPORT TUNES THAT ADOPTED A DIFFERENT NAME/STYLE/SETTING UPON ENTERING OTHER TRADITIONS

The South Shore [James Hill?] (Dmaj) (Double Reel/Hornpipe; "The Scholar" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1752
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/94
Miss Brandling Of Gosforth's [Abraham Mackintosh] (Amaj) (Single Reel; "Colonel Rodney's" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3212
Go To The Devil And Shake Yourself [Abraham Mackintosh] (Dmaj) (Double Jig; "When Sick Is It Tea You Want?" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/427
The Cooper O' Stannerton Heugh (Gmaj) (Double Jig; "The Mist On The Meadows" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4656
The Peacock Followed The Hen (Ador) (Slip Jig; "Brose And Butter" [Sc.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1145
The Omnibus [James Hill] (Gmaj) (Hornpipe; "The Stage" [Ir.])
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2019
(See also Kielder Jock's http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1249)
The Steamboat [James Hill?] (Gmaj) (Hornpipe; "The Good-natured Man" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/312
Andrew Carr (Dmaj/Gmaj) (Slip Jig; "Andrew Kerr" [Sc.], "The Tipperary Hills" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3244
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1714
Durham Rangers (Dmaj) (Double Reel/Rant [Borders], Barndance/German Schottische [Ir. Co.Donegal]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3376
Roxburgh Castle (Amaj) (Sailor's Hornpipe/Double Reel/Hornpipe; "McCarthy's Hornpipe" [Ir.], "Blanchard's Hornpipe" [Amer.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4628

UNIQUE NORTHUMBRIAN SETTINGS OF TUNES THAT HAVE THEIR ANCESTRAL ROOTS ELSEWHERE

The Morpeth Lasses (Amin) (Scottish Single Reel; "Marry Me Now") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1501
The Holey Ha'penny (Gmaj) (Irish? Jig; "The Kilfenora" [Ir.], "The Chorus Jig" [Sc.])
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1521
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/949
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/5314
Lewis Proudlock's (Gmaj) (English Morris Tune; "General Monk's March") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2734
Mitford Galloway (Gmaj) (Scottish Slip Jig; "Rattlin' Roarin' Willie") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1757
Border Fray (Gmaj) (Scottish Strathspey/March; "Stumpie" [Sc.], "Buttered Peas" [En.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3526
Because He Was A Bonny Lad (Gmaj) (Scottish Strathspey/Reel/March) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3748
Cuckold Come Out Of The Amrey (Ador) (Scottish Strathspey; "Struan Robertson's Rant") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7116
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4043

TUNES IMPORTED FROM ELSEWHERE THAT ADOPTED A DIFFERENT NAME UPON ENTERING THE NORTHUMBRIAN TRADITION

The Blanchland Races (Amaj) (Scottish Double Reel; "Timour The Tartar" [Sc.], "Peter Street" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1171
Newburn Lads / The Braw Lads Of Jedburgh (Glyd) (Scottish Double Reel; "The Bob Of Fettercairn") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5873
Drive Hawkie Through The Water (Cmaj) (Scottish Strathspey; "Lord Elphinston") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3478
Little Wot Ye Wha's Coming (Dmaj) (Scottish Single Reel; "Tail Toddle") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1484
Small Coals An' Little Money (Ador/Bdor) (Scottish Single Reel; "Sleepy Maggie") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/787
The Hexham Races (Gmaj) (Scottish Double Jig; "Kenmure's Up And Awa'" [Sc.], "I Will If I Can" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1248
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1595
The Hexham Quadrille (Gmaj) (Scottish Double Jig; "I'll Get Wedded In My Auld Claes") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2179
The Lass And The Money Is All My Own (Gmaj) (Scottish Double Jig; "Port Patrick") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1201
The Roman Wall (Gmaj) (Irish? Double Jig; "The Eavesdropper" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4802
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/389
Polly The Lass (Dmaj) (Scottish Slip Jig; "Dolly's The Girl For Me", "The Sailor Lassie") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7861
The Lads Of North Tyne (Dmaj) (Irish Hornpipe; "The Boys Of Bluehill") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/651
Silver Street Lasses (Ador) (Scottish Reel/Hornpipe; "Loch Leven Caste" [Sc.], "Tomgraney Castle" [Ir.]) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1927
Bob And Joan (Ador) (Scottish Three-two; "Bobbin' John") http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3663

TUNES IMPORTED FROM NORTH AMERICA THAT HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED IN THE TRADITION

President Garfield's Hornpipe [Harry Carleton] (Bbmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/419
Wade Hampton's Hornpipe [Frank Livingstone] (Bbmaj/Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7526
The Lemonville Jig (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3323
The Mouth Of The Tobique (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/423
La Grande Chaine (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3489

I also love to compose tunes, and there are some of my compositions and arrangements on the thesession.org database. I have finally got round to digging them all out and writing a list. Here they are, listed in the order in which they were written for each genre:

SOME OF MY OWN COMPOSITIONS

REELS

JIGS

SLIP JIGS

The Hostile Winds Of Controversy (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3136

HORNPIPES

Roddam Dene (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4109
The Peacocks At Clennell Hall (Fmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/4163
Hawick Playground (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8477

FLINGS

The One Night Fling (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3538

SOME OF MY OWN ARRANGEMENTS

REELS

Peter O'Leary's (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5646
Tune The Flute (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/6000
Joanie’s (Dmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/6053

SLIP JIGS

Bach's Frolics (Gmaj) http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6908

OTHER NEW COMPOSITIONS FROM FELLOW ENTHUSIASTS @ THESESSION.ORG

Check out the compositions of Nicholas from Durham, who has a list in his profile here: http://www.thesession.org/members/display/27102.

TRANSCRIPTIONS OF MY OWN VERSIONS OF SOME REALLY ANCIENT OBSCURE TUNES WHICH I DON'T PLAY IN SESSIONS

SCRAPBOOK

K: Edor
EF|G2FG EG (3FED|B,CEC GCEC|D2FD ADFA|GEED ~E3F|
G2FG EG (3FED|B,CEC GCEC|D2FD ADFD|1 GBAF GEEF:|2 GBAF GEGB||
|:eB~B2 GBFB|EBFB GABc|dA~A2 ~d3e|fd (3fga gfed|
eB~B2 GBFB|EBFB GFEB,|CB,CD EDEF|1 GBAF GEGB:|2 GB (3AGF GBef||
|:ge~e2 BAGF|EFGA Bcde|fd~d2 fdad|fdfa bagf|
~g3a bagf|gfed BGEB,|CB,CD EDEF|1 GB (3AGF GBef:|2 GBAF GEEF||

X: 1
T: John Kelly's Concertina
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
D |:G3F GABG |AGEG GABd |(3ddd gd edBd|(3ddd ed {e}dBAE |
G3F GABG |AGEG GABd|(3ddd gd edBG |1A2 G2 GEDE:|2A2 G2 GABd||
e3e edBd |d3d dBAB| c2ec B2dB |BAAG AGEG|
G3F GABG |AGEG GABd|(3ddd gd edBG|A2 G2 GABd:|

John Kelly's Concertina

Lovely simple reel. I first heard it played by Paddy Glackin. But i don't know anything about the tune's story.

# Posted on May 2nd 2007 by Washoo

X: 1
T: Marcus Hernon's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
EAGB A3G|EGDG EGDG|EAAG A2(3Bcd|egag gedB:||\
eagb a2ba|gede gedg|eaab a2ga|b2ga baag|\
eagb a2ba|gedB dega|b2ba gaag|(3efg dg egag||

Submitted on May 8th 2007 by Exa.

Submitted on May 8th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32.

X: 1
T: Rainy Day, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
S: The Bothy Band
K: A Dorian
EAAG ~A3G|(3Bcd ed gedc|BGGF G2dG|~G2dG eGdG|
EAAG ~A3G|BA~A2 (3Bcd ef|~g3e dBGA|1 B2dB A3G:|2 B2dB A3d||
|:eaag ~a3g|ba~a2 bgag|eggf ~g3a|bg~g2 bgag|
ea~a2 aged|(3Bcd ef g2ag|eaag egdG|1 B2dB A3d:|2 B2dB A3G||

X: 1
T: Gan Ainm
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amin
E2~A2 cED2|E2cd BABd|e2de GAc2|dBed BAAG|
~E3A cED2|E2cd BABd|e2de GAce|dBed BAA2||
geed cdE2|c2d2 gedc|eAcG EDD2|E2cd BABd|
geed cdE2|c2d2 gedc|e2de ceBe|cBed BAAG||

First time through, bar 7 of the B-part is |e2de A2GA|

http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/4239

X: 1
T: Gan Ainm
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
AG | FD (3DDD FDAF | EA, (3A,A,A, EA,(3A,A,A, | FD (3DDD FDFA | (3Bcd ec d2 :|| (3ABc | d2 eg fd (3ddd | ec (3ccc dcBA |1 d2 eg fd (3ddd | ec (3ccc d2 :|2 ~a2 af gfeg | (3fgf ec dB |

T: The Broken Bridge
L: 1/8
M: 4/4
R: Reel
K: D
FD (3DDD FD (3DDD | EA, (3A,A,A, EA, (3A,A,A, | FD (3DDD FAdA |1 (3Bcd ec dBAG :|2 (3Bcd ec d2 || de | fdeg fded | cA (3Bcd cAFA | d2 (3efg fafd | egec d2 (3ABc | d2 eg fafd | egec dcBA | a^gaf gfed | (3f^ga ec dBAG ||

"Rattlin', Roarin' Willy(ie)" ~ played in D, G & A Mixolydian

Yes, I know, so hold off Dow, slainte and the rest of ye buzzards... This carcase is a fresh kill...both barrells, in two keys... 8-)

I will be adding more, a bit of history and links to relatives, as well as a slew of alternate names. However, I am expecting, or hoping, that someone Northumbrian way, or Dow, will do justice to another relative in 9/4... It deserves that consideration don't yuh think?

# Posted on October 7th 2007 by ceolachan
D Mixolydian, take 1 ~ Discussion: What One Octave Tunes in D exist?

# Posted on September 19th 2007 by Sarah the Flute
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/15202

# Posted on October 7th 2007 by ceolachan
Lyrics

O rattlin’, roarin’ Willie O he held tae the fair
For tae sell his fiddle and buy some other ware,
But partin’ with his fiddle a salt tear blin’t his eye.
Rattlin’, roarin’ Willie you’re welcome home tae me.

O, Willie come sell your fiddle, O sell your fiddle sae fine.
Willie come sell your fiddle and buy a pint o’ wine.
“If I should sell my fiddle the world would think I was mad
For many a rantin’ day my fiddle and I hae had.”

As I came by Crochallan, I cannily keekit ben,
Rattlin’, roarin’ Willie was sitting at yon board en’.
Sitting at yon board-en’ amang guid company.
Rattlin’ roarin’ Willie ye’re welcome home tae me.

I believe the first verse/ chorus are traditional, then Robbie Burns added the last verse.

# Posted on October 8th 2007 by treecipitation

Malynn's Fancy

From the new Patrick Street CD On the Fly - the notes say it was first recorded by Packie Dolan

# Posted on December 7th 2007 by airport

Bold Doherty

This is the jig version of the song recorded by Dervish, amongst others (for a clip, go here http://www.mp3sale.ru/track.php?ms_trackid=118032). There's a similar tune here already which is probably based on the same song, but there are significant differences in the B-part to warrant a separate posting, I think http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2680. The version I've posted is based on the setting on Angelina Carberry's "An Traidisiun Beo".

Here's the version I recorded at a session when I first heard the tune a few years ago, before I heard Angelina Carberry's recording:

X: 1
T: Bold Doherty
S: Session recording, Durty Nelly's, Sydney NSW
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
EFG ~A3|B2E GAB|c2B BAG|AGE E2B|
EFG~A3|G2E GAB|cBA BAG|AGE E2B|
EFG ~A3|~B3 BAB|~c3 BAG|AGD E2B|
EFG~A3|G2E GAB|cBA BAG|AGE E2A||
B2e ede|dBA AGD|B2e ede|dBA AGD|
B2e ede|dBA AGA|cBA BAG|AGE E2A|
B2e ede|dBA AGD|B2e ede|dBA AGd|
~g3 gfe|dBA GAB|cBA BAG|AGD E2B||

Other versions I've found online are below (edited a bit by me for easy comparison):

X: 1
T: Bold Doherty
S: Session tape, Doolin 1987
D: Josephine Marsh "Bold Doherty"
N: Josephine Marsh said: "I heard this well-known folk song played as a
N: jig at the Willie Clancy festival and liked the eery feeling it created."
Z: Bernie Stocks
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
F: http://www.trad-music.com/retreat-jigs2.abc
K: Emin
EFG ABc|B2E FGA|cBA BdB|AGE E2B|
EFG A2A|BEF GAB|cBA BdB|AGE E3:|
Bee edB|dBA GAe|Bee edB|dBA A3|
Bee edB|dBA GAe|cBA BdB|AGE E3|
Bee edB|dBA GAe|Bee edB|dBA A3|
G2g dee|dBA GAc|cBA BdB|AGE E3||

X: 1
T: Bold Doherty
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R:jig
F:http://www.irishtradmusic.org/100jigsreels.ABC
K: Emin
EFG ABc|B2E GAB|c2A BcB|AGE EB,E|
EFG ABc|B2E GAB|c2A BcB|1 AGE E2B:|2 AGE E2A||
B2e edB|dBG ABc|B2e edB|dBA A2A|
B2e edB|dBA GAB|c2A BcB|AGE E2A|
B2e edB|dBG ABc|B2e edB|dBA A2A|
G2g gfe|dBA GAB|c2A BcB|AGE E2B||

Tunes in Dow's tunebook: 1492

The Tosson March	jig	May 12th 2008
Joe Hutton's March	barndance	May 7th 2008
Seamus Thompson's	reel	May 2nd 2008
Mrs Capron's	reel	April 28th 2008
The Silver Slipper	slip jig	April 24th 2008

The Good Ear	Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters	December 21st 2006
Syncopace	Syncopace	June 2nd 2006
Live In Concert	Brid Harper And Dermot Byrne	December 31st 2004
Harmony Hill	Dervish	February 9th 2003
Donal Lunny	Donal Lunny	January 19th 2003

Fights after sessions II	April 9th 2008
Fights after sessions	March 18th 2008
Sorry, another "name this tune" thread	March 12th 2008
Common polkas + sources	March 6th 2008
Common slides + sources	March 6th 2008

Tunes		May 14th 2008
Tunes		May 14th 2008
Tunes		May 13th 2008
Discussions	Re: Workflow in practicing	May 13th 2008
Discussions	Re: Does your partner get in the way of your music?	May 13th 2008

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Name	Type	Key
A Fair Wind	reel	Eminor
A Fig For A Kiss	slip jig	Edorian
A Fish Out Of Water	reel	Emixolydian
A Good Night's Sleep	jig	Bmixolydian
A Kerry	reel	Eminor
A Punch In The Dark	reel	Bdorian
A Trip To The Cottage	jig	Gmajor
A Tune For Frankie	jig	Gmixolydian
Aandowin' At Da Bow	reel	Gmajor
Aaron's Key	jig	Bminor
The Abbey	reel	Adorian
Abbeyleix	reel	Ddorian
The Absent-minded Man	jig	Gmajor
The Absent-minded Woman	reel	Gmajor
The Achonry Lasses	reel	Gmajor
Across The Hill	jig	Dmixolydian
Across The Rooftops	reel	Amajor
After The Battle Of Aughrim	polka	Adorian
Aggie Whyte's	reel	Gmajor
Ah Surely	reel	Gmajor
Aherne's Egg	jig	Emixolydian
Aine's Invitation	reel	Gmajor
The Ale Is Dear	reel	Bminor
Alice's	reel	Eminor
All Round The Room	reel	Dmajor
All The Night I Lay With Jockey	three-two	Gmajor
The Almost	reel	Bminor
Alston Flower Show	hornpipe	Gmajor
Always Welcome	hornpipe	Amajor
Ambrose Moloney's	reel	Gmajor
Amhr�n A Leabhair	waltz	Edorian
An Buachaillin Dreoite	jig	Gmajor
An Comhra Donn	hornpipe	Dmajor
An Gasur Mor	hornpipe	Dmajor
An Grianan	jig	Aminor
An Phis Fhliuch	slip jig	Gmajor
And So To Ennis	jig	Emajor
Anderson's	reel	Dmajor
Andrew Carr	slip jig	Dmajor
Andy Broon's	reel	Fmajor
Andy De Jarlis'	jig	Emajor
Andy McGann's	reel	Cmajor
The Angry Peeler	jig	Gmajor
The Anniversary	reel	Dmajor
Another Jig Will Do	slip jig	Dmajor
Anthony Frawley's	jig	Gmajor
The Antrim Rose	reel	Dmajor
Anything For John Joe?	reel	Dmajor
Apples In Winter	jig	Edorian
Are You Ready Yet?	reel	Eminor
The Argosy	reel	Eminor
Arianna's Tower	reel	Adorian
Arkle Mountain	reel	Gmajor
Around The Fairy Fort	barndance	Dmajor
Around The World For Sport	reel	Eminor
Around The World For Sport	jig	Eminor
Arran Boat Song	jig	Edorian
Arthur Darley's	jig	Amixolydian
Ashmolean House	reel	Dmajor
Ashokan Farewell	waltz	Dmajor
The Ashplant	reel	Edorian
Ask My Father	slide	Gmajor
The Atholl Highlanders	jig	Amajor
The Atlantic Wave	reel	Gmajor
The Aughacashel	reel	Gmajor
Aughamore	reel	Dmajor
Australian Waters	jig	Dmajor
Autumn Child	reel	Edorian
Bach's Frolics	slip jig	Gmajor
The Back Of The Haggard	hornpipe	Dmajor
Bad Boy, No Biscuit	reel	Gmajor
The Bag Of Spuds	reel	Gmajor
The Bag Of Spuds	reel	Adorian
Ballinamore	reel	Edorian
The Ballydesmond	polka	Adorian
The Ballydesmond	polka	Adorian
The Ballydesmond	polka	Gmajor
Ballyket Courthouse	reel	Gmajor
The Baltimore Salute	reel	Gmajor
Banana Feet	reel	Dmixolydian
Banish Misfortune	jig	Dmixolydian
The Bank Of Ireland	reel	Dmixolydian
The Bank Of Turf	jig	Dmajor
The Banks Of Allan	jig	Dmajor
The Banks Of Lough Gowna	jig	Bminor
The Banks Of Newfoundland	jig	Gmajor
The Banks Of The Illen	reel	Dmajor
The Banshee's Wail Over The Mangle Pit	jig	Edorian
The Banshee	reel	Gmajor
The Barge Inn	reel	Gdorian
Barney Brannigan	slip jig	Dmajor
Barrowburn	reel	Dmajor
The Battering Ram	jig	Dmajor
Bean An Ti� Ar La�r	reel	Dmajor
Beare Island	reel	Edorian
The Beauty Spot	reel	Dmixolydian
Because He Was A Bonny Lad	polka	Gmajor
The Bee's Wing	hornpipe	Gmajor
The Beech Tree	reel	Bminor
Beehive	reel	Dmajor
Behind The Bush In The Garden	jig	Adorian
Behind The Haystack	jig	Dmajor
The Belfast	hornpipe	Dmajor
The Belharbour	reel	Gmajor
The Belles Of Tipperary	reel	Dmajor
Bellingham Boat	jig	Gmajor
Bencroy	reel	Adorian
Berwick Billy	three-two	Gmajor
Biddy The Bold	jig	Amajor
Big John McNeil	reel	Amajor
Big John's	reel	Dmajor
Bill Harte's	reel	Dmixolydian
Bill Harte's	jig	Dmixolydian
Bill McEvoy's	reel	Gmixolydian
Bill Nicholson's 67th	jig	Gmajor
Bill Sullivan's	polka	Amajor
Billy Brocker's	reel	Dmajor
Billy McCormack's	jig	Gmajor
Billy's	jig	Dmajor
The Bird In The Bush	reel	Gmajor
The Bird's Nest	reel	Adorian
The Birmingham	reel	Gmajor
The Birthday	reel	Gdorian
The Black Cock O' Whickham	reel	Gmajor
Black Pat's	reel	Fmajor
The Black Rogue	jig	Adorian
The Black Squirrels Of Letchworth	jig	Dmajor
The Blackberry Blossom	reel	Gmajor
The Blackbird	reel	Dmajor
The Blackbird	hornpipe	Adorian
The Blackhaired Lass	reel	Adorian
The Blacksmith's	reel	Gmajor
The Blackthorn Stick	jig	Gmajor
The Blackthorne Stick	reel	Dmixolydian
The Blarney Pilgrim	jig	Dmixolydian
Blaydon Flats	reel	Dmajor
The Bloom Of Youth	reel	Gmajor
The Blue Idol	jig	Adorian
The Bluebell Polka	barndance	Gmajor
The Bob Of Fettercairn	reel	Gmajor
Bobbin' John	three-two	Adorian
Bobby Casey's	reel	Dmajor
Bog An Lochan	strathspey	Bminor
Bohola	jig	Dmajor
Boil The Breakfast Early	reel	Gmajor
Boil The Kettle Early	reel	Amajor
Bold Doherty	jig	Eminor
Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine	hornpipe	Adorian
The Bond Store	reel	Gmajor
Bonnie Anne	reel	Gmajor
Bonnie Kate	reel	Dmajor
Bonnie Woodside	jig	Dmajor
Bonny Anne	reel	Dmajor
Bonny At Morn	waltz	Eminor
The Boogie	reel	Dmajor
The Bottom Of The Punchbowl	reel	Dmajor
The Boy In The Boat	reel	Dmajor
The Boy In The Gap	reel	Dmixolydian
The Boyne Hunt	reel	Dmajor
The Boys Of Ballinahinch	reel	Dmajor
The Boys Of Ballisodare	slip jig	Gmajor
The Boys Of Ballysodare	reel	Gmajor
The Boys Of Belfast	reel	Amixolydian
The Boys Of Bluehill	hornpipe	Dmajor
The Boys Of Coomanore	jig	Dmajor
The Boys Of Lough Gowna	jig	Gmajor
The Boys Of Malin	reel	Amajor
The Boys Of Portaferry	reel	Gmajor
The Boys Of The Lough	reel	Dmajor
The Boys Of The Town	jig	Gmajor
The Boys Of The Town	jig	Gmajor
The Boys On The Hilltop	reel	Adorian
Brady's	jig	Dmixolydian
The Braes Of Glendochart	reel	Dmixolydian
Branohm	reel	Adorian
Branohm	reel	Adorian
Brenda Stubbert's	reel	Adorian
Brendan McMahon's	reel	Eminor
Brian Boru's March	jig	Aminor
Brian O'Lynn	jig	Adorian
Brid Harper's	jig	Eminor
Brid Harper's	reel	Cmajor
The Bridal	jig	Gmajor
The Bride's Favourite	jig	Gmajor
The Britches Full Of Stitches	polka	Dmajor
The Broken Pledge	reel	Ddorian
The Broken-legged Chicken	three-two	Gmajor
Brosna	slide	Gmajor
Buckley's Fancy	reel	Gmajor
The Bucks Of Oranmore	reel	Dmajor
Bulgarian Red	reel	Aminor
The Bunch Of Currants	reel	Edorian
The Bunch Of Green Rushes	reel	Dmixolydian
The Bunch Of Keys	reel	Gdorian
Bunker Hill	reel	Dmixolydian
The Bunny's Hat	reel	Bminor
The Burnt Old Man	jig	Dmajor
The Burren	reel	Dmajor
The Bush In Bloom	reel	Gmajor
The Bush On The Hill	jig	Amajor
The Butcher's Fancy	jig	Gmajor
The Butterfly	slip jig	Eminor
By Golly	jig	Amixolydian
The Cabin Hunter	reel	Edorian
Caddam Woods	polka	Gmajor
The Cage	hornpipe	Gmajor
Caher Rua	reel	Dmajor
Caitriona's Fancy	jig	Gmajor
Callaghan's	reel	Dmajor
Calliope House	jig	Dmajor
Calum's Road	strathspey	Dmajor
The Camber Lasses	reel	Gmajor
The Cameron Highlander	barndance	Dmajor
The Cameronian	reel	Dmajor
The Cape Breton Fiddler's Welcome To Shetland	reel	Amajor
Captain Kelly	reel	Gmajor
Carolan's Concerto	reel	Dmajor
Carolan's Draught	reel	Gmajor
The Carraroe	jig	Dmajor
The Cashmere Shawl	reel	Adorian
Castle Kelly	reel	Aminor
Castletown Connors	jig	Edorian
The Cat In The Corner	jig	Dmixolydian
The Cat In The Cupboard	jig	Cmajor
The Cat On The Roof	reel	Dmajor
The Cat Rambles To The Child's Saucepan	slide	Dmajor
Catharsis	reel	Gminor
The Catterthun	reel	Gmajor
The Cedars Of Lebanon	reel	Dmajor
Chanter's Song	polka	Dmixolydian
Charlie Harris's	polka	Dmajor
Charlie Lennon's	reel	Dmajor
Charlie Mulvihill's	hornpipe	Gmajor
Charlie O'Neill's	reel	Eminor
Cheviot Blast	jig	Amixolydian
The Cheviot Rant	reel	Dmajor
The Chicago	reel	Adorian
The Chicago	jig	Gmajor
Chief O'Neill's Favourite	hornpipe	Dmajor
Chips And Shavings	reel	Dmajor
The Chorus	jig	Dmajor
Christmas Eve	reel	Gmajor
Christy Barry's	jig	Gmajor
Christy Barry's	jig	Gmajor
The Clapton	jig	Adorian
Clean Pease Strae	reel	Dmixolydian
Cleveland Park	jig	Aminor
The Clicking Chickens	reel	Dmajor
The Cliffs Of Moher	jig	Adorian
The Cliffs Of Moher	jig	Edorian
The Cliffs	hornpipe	Dmajor
Cloch Na Ceithre Mhile	reel	Adorian
The Clogger's Quilt	reel	Fmajor
The Cloone	reel	Cmajor
The Clumsy Lover	reel	Amajor
The Coachman's Whip	reel	Gmajor
The Coalminer's	reel	Gmajor
Coast River	reel	Edorian
Cock O' The North	jig	Amixolydian
Cock Your Pistol Charlie	slide	Edorian
Coket Side	reel	Gmajor
Coleman's Cross	jig	Edorian
The Coleraine	jig	Aminor
Colleen's Delight	reel	Gmajor
The College Groves	reel	Dmajor
The Colliers'	reel	Dmixolydian
Colonel Fraser's	reel	Gmajor
Come Upstairs With Me	slip jig	Gmajor
Come West Along The Road	reel	Gmajor
Coming Home From The Bog	reel	Gmajor
The Commodore	reel	Dmajor
Con Carthy's Favourite	slide	Dmajor
Con Cassidy's	jig	Gmajor
Con Cassidy's	jig	Gmajor
Con Cassidy's Highland	hornpipe	Adorian
The Concert	reel	Adorian
The Concertina	reel	Dmajor
Condon's Frolics	jig	Adorian
The Congress	reel	Adorian
Conlagh's Big Day	reel	Bminor
The Connaught Heifers	reel	Dmajor
The Connaughtman's Rambles	jig	Dmajor
Connemara Stockings	reel	Gmajor
Contentment Is Wealth	jig	Edorian
The Contradiction	reel	Amajor
The Controversial	reel	Gmajor
The Convenience	reel	Dmajor
The Cook In The Kitchen	jig	Gmajor
Cooley's	reel	Eminor
Coppers And Brass	jig	Gmajor
The Cordal	jig	Dmajor
The Corner House	reel	Adorian
The Corner House	jig	Dmajor
Corney Is Coming	reel	Dmajor
The Cottage In The Glen	reel	Edorian
Counting The Coppers	reel	Dmajor
The Cow That Ate The Blanket	jig	Gmajor
The Crib Of Perches	reel	Dmixolydian
The Crock Of Gold	reel	Gmajor
Cronin's	hornpipe	Gmajor
Cronin's	reel	Cmajor
The Crooked Road To Dublin	reel	Gmajor
Cros An Lomanaigh	reel	Gmajor
The Crosses Of Annagh	reel	Adorian
Crossing The Shannon	reel	Dmajor
Crowley's	reel	Dmajor
Crowley's	reel	Dmajor
The Crucaharan Cross	polka	Gmajor
Cucanandy	slip jig	Gmajor
Cuckold Come Out Of The Amrey	polka	Adorian
The Cuil Aodha	slide	Dmajor
The Cuil Aodha	jig	Gmajor
Cuilinn � Chaoimh	jig	Dmajor
The Culfadda	reel	Fmajor
The Cup Of Tea	reel	Edorian
The Curlew	reel	Bminor
The Curragh Races	reel	Adorian
The Curragh	jig	Dmajor
Cut The File	jig	Adorian
Da Boannie Polka	barndance	Dmajor
Da Ferry	reel	Dmajor
Da Full Rigged Ship	jig	Aminor
Da New Rigged Ship	reel	Adorian
Da Rodd Ta Houll	reel	Dmajor
Da Seven Step Polka	barndance	Gmajor
Da Slockit Light	reel	Dmajor
The Dairy Maid	reel	Dmajor
Dan Breen's	reel	Gmajor
Dan Sullivan's Father's	jig	Dmajor
The Dance Of Ganesh	jig	Amixolydian
The Dance Of The Honeybees	barndance	Dmajor
Dance Ti' Thy Daddy	three-two	Dmajor
Dancing Eyes	jig	Gmajor
Daniel Of The Sun	jig	Dmajor
Danny Meehan's	reel	Dmajor
Darby Gallagher's	jig	Amixolydian
The Dark Island	waltz	Gmajor
Dash To Portobello	reel	Eminor
The Dashing White Sergeant	polka	Dmajor
Dave Collins	jig	Fmajor
Davy Maguire's	reel	Dmajor
Davy-Davy Knick-Knack	reel	Gmajor
The Dawn	reel	Amajor
Delia Crowley's	reel	Emixolydian
Denis Murphy's	slide	Dmajor
Dennis Doody's	polka	Eminor
Dennis Murphy's	polka	Dmajor
Dermot Byrne's	reel	Gmajor
Derry Craig Wood	reel	Gmajor
The Destitution	reel	Eminor
Devanny's Goat	reel	Dmajor
Dever The Dancer	slip jig	Eminor
The Devil's Dream	hornpipe	Amajor
Devils Of Dublin	reel	Dmajor
Dick Gossip's	reel	Dmajor
The Dingle Regatta	slide	Dmajor
Dinkey's	reel	Amixolydian
Dinny Delaney's	slide	Dmixolydian
Dinny Delaney's	jig	Gmajor
Dinny O'Brien's	reel	Dmixolydian
Doctor O'Neill	jig	Dmajor
Dog Leap Stairs	three-two	Gmajor
The Dogs Among The Bushes	reel	Gmajor
The Dolphin	jig	Gmajor
Donald Blue	reel	Dmajor
The Donegal Lass	jig	Dmajor
The Donegal	reel	Dmajor
Donkey Riding	polka	Gmajor
Donnelly's	reel	Dmajor
Donnybrook Fair	jig	Gmajor
Doodely Doodely Dank	slip jig	Dmajor
The Doon	reel	Dmajor
The Doon	reel	Gmajor
The Dorrington Lads	slip jig	Gmajor
Dorrus Mill	jig	Eminor
The Double Rise	jig	Amixolydian
Dowd's Favourite	reel	Gdorian
Dowd's Number Nine	reel	Dmajor
Down The Broom	reel	Adorian
Down The Glen	hornpipe	Dmajor
The Dowry	reel	Dmajor
Dr. Gilbert's	reel	Eminor
Dr. McPhail's	reel	Amixolydian
Drag Her Round The Road	reel	Eminor
Drive Hawkie Through The Water	reel	Cmajor
The Drops Of Brandy	slip jig	Dmajor
Drowsy Maggie	reel	Edorian
Drummond Castle	jig	Aminor
The Drummond Lasses	reel	Gmajor
The Drunken Landlady	reel	Edorian
The Drunken Piper	reel	Amixolydian
The Drunken Sailor's	hornpipe	Gdorian
The Drunken Tinker	reel	Amixolydian
Dublin Porter	reel	Gmajor
The Dublin	reel	Dmajor
The Duke Of Leinster	reel	Gmajor
The Duke Of Perth	reel	Gmajor
The Dunmore Lasses	reel	Eminor
The Duple Triple	jig	Adorian
The Durham Rangers	reel	Dmajor
Dusty Miller	three-two	Gmajor
The Dusty Miller	slip jig	Gmajor
The Dusty Windowsills	jig	Adorian
Dwyer's	reel	Adorian
Eamonn Coyne's	reel	Gmajor
Eanach Mhic Coilin	reel	Eminor
The Earl's Chair	reel	Dmajor
East Clare	reel	Ddorian
East Winds	reel	Eminor
Eastern	reel	Edorian
The Eavesdropper	jig	Gmajor