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The Lark In The Morning

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 8th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig.

This tune has been added to 266 tunebooks.

Also known as The Auld Lark In The Morning, Dominic Rooney's, Dominick Rooney's, Fuiseog Sa Mhaidin, Lark In The Morning, The Old Lark In The Morning.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Lark In The Morning, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
AFA AdB | AFA D3 | DFA gfe | fed edB |
AFA AdB | AFA D2f | gfe fed | edA B/c/dB :|
|:Adf ~a3 | abf ~a3 | Adf ~a2 f | gfe fdB |
Adf ~a3 | abf ~a2f | gfe fed | edA B/c/dB :|

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The Lark In The Morning sheetmusic
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I learnt this tune from West Clare pipes/whistle/flute player Michael Falsey in his whistle class at the Willie Clancy Week, Milltown Malbay. He referred to it as the 'old' version of The Lark in the Morning - it clearly corresponds to the first two parts of the common 4-part version. I have not heard it played by anyone other than Michael, myself and others who have been to his classes, so presumably it has not spread much beyond the West Clare pipers' repertoire.

I was prompted to post this tune by Carrie's request in Discussions for banjo tunes to enter in a fleadh. Although not a typical banjo tune, I felt that the simplicity of this tune would allow plenty of room for variation and expression - and would be a change form the better-known session tunes.

# Posted on April 8th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Seamus Ennis

This is close to the way that Seamus Ennis played it. Maybe you should have posted it as the "*Old* Lark In The Morning", as it really is a different tune.

# Posted on April 8th 2003 by Mad Baloney

David, I've heard this played before in Sydney - I don't think its range is that limited.

# Posted on April 8th 2003 by Dr. Dow

Perhaps I should get out more.

Brad - I agree, it is quite a different tune. But there are plenty of duplicated names here already, so one more won't hurt. Adding 'Old' to the title would constitute changing the name, and I am reluctant to give it any name other than that under which I learnt it.

# Posted on April 9th 2003 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Lark On The Strand?

I'm just reading it here without playing it, but it looks like a variant of the jig I know as The Lark on The Strand; esp. the B part. I think it's on Dervish's Midsummer's Night CD? OK, I'll shut up now ..... cat.

# Posted on April 15th 2003 by cwildeky

Different tune altogether, but there are certainly similarities in terms of rhythm and melody contour. Maybe they'd go well in a set together.

# Posted on November 27th 2004 by Dr. Dow

The Old Lark in the Morning

The version based on Paul Smyth's flute playing:

K: Dmaj
~A3 AdB | AFA D3 | AFA gfe | fdB BAF |
~A3 AdB | AFA D2 f | gfe fed | edB BdB :|
Adf ~a3 | abf a3 | Adf a2 f | gfe fdB |
Adf ~a3 | abf a2 f | gfe fed | edB BdB :|

Smyth writes it's been popular in Clare for years. This is also the fourth jig of "Christy Barry's set." The only first two jigs of the set are often played together as "Christy Barry's," but the Clare flute himself actually plays four jigs in a set. I remember he said this is a Connemara setting of "The Lark in the Morning."

# Posted on April 20th 2005 by slainte

Mike Rafferty's setting

X: 1
T: Dominick Rooney's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
D: The Dangerous Reel
K: Dmaj
~A3 AdB|AFA D2 D|daf g{a}ge|fdB BAF|
~A3 AdB|AFA D2 f|g{a}ge fed|edB BAF:|
Adf ~a3|abf a2 z|Adf a2 f|gfe fdB|
Adf ~a3|abf a2 f|g{a}ge fed|edB BAF:|

# Posted on November 23rd 2005 by Will Harmon

P.J & Marcus Hernon play it too

This is the tune the Hernons play on track 5 of their album titled Beal A' Mhurlaigh, and they just call it the Lark In The Morning.

# Posted on December 28th 2006 by dogbox

Sean Bui

This seem to be a title given to a tune by Seamus Ennis which was 'related to' The Lark in the morning. I think this is it. Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn recorded it under "Sean Bui" and noted Seamus Ennis as their source and it was also recorded by Liam Farrell and Joe Whelan on "They Sailed Away from Dublin Bay". They just call it "The Lark in the Morning".

Whatever about that, it does seem to fit the banjo quite nicely despite its simplicity.

# Posted on June 27th 2007 by 52Paddy

Title

I believe Seamus Ennis himself stated the name of the tune was The Lark's March on 40 years of Irish Piping... However this tune is not the same as the one on that album.

# Posted on October 28th 2007 by tin_whistler

This is also on the Fisherstreet album.

# Posted on May 1st 2008 by Dr. Dow

Go here for another transcription http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5225

# Posted on May 5th 2008 by Dr. Dow

Lark in the Morning


I learned this tune on the mandolin (D) in 4 parts and play the same way on the t. banjo (G). But I wonder what the connection of the lively jig that I play is the the stately song with the story of the Lark with "the jewel on her throat.." made popular in the 1970' s by Steeleye Span?

# Posted on April 6th 2009 by Mandolin1944

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