Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on March 28th 2010 by schriltz.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Also known as When Mud Gets In Your Eyes Quickstep.
X: 1
T: When Mud Gets In Your Eyes
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
B|ded BdB|GBG D2 B,|DEF GAB|c3 c2 A|cec AcA|FAF D2 D|DFA dcc|B3 B2 c|
ded BdB|GBG D2 B,|G,B,D GBd|e3 e2 f|gfe dcB|edc BAG|FED cBA|G3 G2 B||
ded BGB|dBd gfe|dBd GBd|c3 c2 A|cec AcA|FAF D2 D|DFA dcc|B3 B2 c|
ded BGB|dBd gfe|dBd gag|e3 e2 f|gfe dcB|edc BAG|ABc def|g3 g2||
When Mud Gets in Your Eyes
This is a fiddle tune by Bert Murray. Pairs nicely with Boston Life
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/10379
There is an example of the pair on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-G_VSGnk_A
# Posted on March 28th 2010 by schriltz
So, is that you ~ k4hx1 ~ playing on YouTube? Nicely done, and the others too, if very short, just once through...
You can also catch a bit of this from this lovely recording, which I wish was still available, cassette or CD:
"Buddy MacMaster: Glencoe Hall"
Track 6: "When Mud Gets in Your Eyes"
# Posted on March 28th 2010 by ceolachan
"When Mud Gets in your Eyes" ~ composed by Bert Murray
http://www.footstompin.com/
http://www.footstompin.com/artists/bert_murray
Bert Murray was born in Aberdeen on January 26, 1913. By the age of nine, Bert began to carry the torch of fiddling passed to him by his grandfather. By age fifteen he was already performing with dance bands and as a soloist. It wasn't long before his skill as a composer was equally recognized with eventually around 800 tunes to his credit. ~
Bert Murray died 23rd June 2003 at the age of ninety.
# Posted on March 28th 2010 by ceolachan
Nope! ~ you're a concertina player...
# Posted on March 28th 2010 by ceolachan
Bert Murray.....
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/4358
Bert was a great character, I enjoyed his company many on many occasions.
# Posted on March 28th 2010 by Kenny
Is there a story behind this one Kenny?
# Posted on March 28th 2010 by ceolachan
Very probably.....
I'm sure there is "c", but we'll maybe never know.
# Posted on March 29th 2010 by Kenny
Hard not to play...
the seventh full measure thusly:
|DFA d^c=c|
# Posted on March 29th 2010 by muspc
"When Mud Gets In Your Eyes"
X: 2
T: When Mud Gets In Your Eyes
C: Bert Murray
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: quickstep
K: Gmaj
B/c/ |\
dgd BdB | GBG D2 B, | DD/E/F GAB | cBc A2 B |
cec AcA | F/G/AF D2 D | DFA d^c=c | BGE D2 B/c/ |
dgd B/c/dB | GBG D2 B, | G,B,D GB/c/d | e3- e2 f |
gfe c2 g | ed^c d2 G | DF/G/A cAF | G3- G2 ||
B |\
dgd BGB | dB/c/d g2 B | GB/c/d GdB | c3- c2 A |
cec Ac/B/A | FAF D2 d | dF/G/A d^c=c | B3- B2 c |
dgd BGB | dBd g2 B | dBd gf=f | e3- e2 f |
gfe c2 g | ed^c d2 G | AA/B/c def | g3- g2 |]
This is great fun, a jolly quickstep tune to play...
# Posted on March 29th 2010 by ceolachan