The Roving Bachelor

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 22nd 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 59 tunebooks.

Also known as The Morning Of The Day, Tommy Peoples, Tommy Peoples', Tommy Peoples' No. 2.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Cheap Present by Birkin Tree
• A Sound Skin by Junior Davey And Friends
• A Tribute To Paddy Cronin... Master Irish Fiddler by Tom Dunne
• Achill Air by Des Cafferkey
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• Altan by Altan
• Altan's Finest by Altan
• Best Of 1987-1993 by Altan
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Broken Hearted I'll Wander by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner And Eamonn Curran
• Ceol Aduaidh by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy
• Ceol Is Piob by TIarnan O Duinnchinn
• Claddagh's Choice: An Anthology Of Irish Traditional Music by Various Artists
• Craic Of Dawn by An Tor
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny
• Drivin' Leitrim Timber by Dave Sheridan
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Farewell To Ireland by Patrick Mangan
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From West To East - Live Sessions by Various Artists
• Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
• Gogarty's Music II: A Decade On by Various Artists
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• In Full Flight by Gavin Whelan
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Inspiration by Oige
• Island Angel by Altan
• John McCusker by John McCusker
• Local Ground by Altan
• Macalla Na H by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Memoire Celte by Broken String
• Morga by Morga
• Music For The Sets - Volume 6: Face The Hob by Various Artists
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Once Again (1987-1993) by Altan
• Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
• Osna by Osna
• Raise The Rafters by Molly's Revenge
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Since Maggie Dooley Learned The Hooley Hooley by The Washington Square Harp And Shamrock Orchestra
• Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
• Sundry by Shane Cook
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Beauties Of Autumn by The Longridge Ceili Band
• The Best Of Altan by Altan
• The Blue Fiddle by Sean Smyth
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Harper's Fancy by Paul Dooley
• The Initiation by Charlene Adzima
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Open Road by Steph Geremia
• The Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Three Shouts From A Hill by Cian
• Tony McManus by Tony McManus
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• Tunes For Practice by Seamus Creagh
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wherever You Go by Wild Asparagus

X: 1
T: Roving Bachelor, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
| B2 BA B2 ge | d2 ge dBGA | B2 BA B2 ge | dBAc BGGA |
B2 BA B2 ge | d2 ge dBGA | B2 BA B2 ge | dBAc BG G2 |
| gfed edBd | gfed e2 ef | gfed efge | afge dfaf |
gfed edBd | gfed e2 ef | gbag fage | d2 ge dBGA |

Roving Bachelor

I owe this one to contributer "slainte". It's the second of the two "Tommy Peoples' " reels on the pre - Altan recording by Frankie Kennedy and Mairead Mooney. I found it quite by accident under this title in one of the "Kerr's " collections of Scottish & Irish tunes. A nice flute tune, I think (as is the first one).

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by Kenny

Thanks Kenny. It's a lovely tune.

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by gian marco

Thanks, Kenny. I've just got a flute, so I'll try this tune on that one.

# Posted on April 23rd 2003 by slainte

Northern version of "Pigtown Fling"?

At least that's what it sounds like to me anyway.

# Posted on July 12th 2004 by Phantom Button

this is how I play this on the banjo.
I learnt it from a Mel Bay 5stringer book and adapted it slighlty for the tenor.
I throw in a couple of low Es in the first part.
and some cheeky c's in the second.

X: 1
T: Roving Bachelor, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: Reel
K: Gmaj
| BEBA BEge | dBge dBGA | BEBA BEge | dBAc BGGA |
BEBA BEge | dBge dBGA | BEBA BEge |dBAc BGef ||
| gfed eB{c}Bd | gfed eBef | gfed efge | afge dfgf |
gfed eB{c}Bd | gfed eBef | gbag fage | dBge dBGA ||

# Posted on May 19th 2007 by DubChieftain

Author

I believe this was written by Jim Noctor - caould anyone confirm this?

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by dobbins

Re tune composer

Hi there, its a tune i know as the pigtown fling ok, but it s not composed by jimmy for sure

# Posted on December 26th 2007 by corncrake

"The Pigtown Fling" ~ the earlier relation

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/80

# Posted on December 26th 2007 by ceolachan