Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on March 4th 2004 by Tusong200.
This tune has been added to 49 tunebooks.
Also known as The Waterford.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Waterford
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
FG|A2 A2 d2|B4 e2|cB AB cA|d2 f2 a2|!
A2 A2 d2|B4 e2|cB AB cA|d4:|!
ef|ge Ac eg|fd Ad Fd|ce ge dc|d2 f2 af|!
ge Ac eg|fd Ad Fd|ce ge dc|d4:|!
FG|Ad Fd Ad|cd Gd Bd|ce ge dc|df af d2|!
Ad Fd Ad|cd Gd Bd|ce ge dc|e2 d2:|!
FG|A2 AB cd|B2 Gf ag|fd ge dc|ed cB AF|!
A2 AB cd|B2 Gf ag|fd ge dc|e2 d2:|!
Waterford waltz
Nice one, Tusong. I'm not a great fan of waltzes but have always liked this one.
# Posted on March 4th 2004 by Kenny
This is in one of the O'Farrell books, printed in the first decade of the 19th century. I've a tape of Waterford piper Tommy Kearney playing it; as in O'Farrell's setting it has another part that goes up to high D, in the third octave. A beautiful tune; where'd it come from?
# Posted on March 11th 2004 by KLR
O’Farrell's Pocket Companion IV, 1810: high c' & d'
K: Dmaj
|: F/G/ |
A A d | B B e | c/B/ A/B/ c/A/ | d f a |
A A d | B B e | c/B/ A/B/ c/A/ | d2 :|
|: e/f/ |
g/e/ A/c/ e/g/ | f/d/ A/d/ f/d/ | c/e/ g/e/ d/c/ | d f a |
g/e/ A/c/ e/g/ | f/d/ A/d/ f/d/ | c/e/ g/e/ d/c/ | d2 :|
|: F/G/ |
A/d/ F/d/ A/d/ | B/d/ G/d/ B/d/ | c/e/ g/e/ d/c/ | d/f/ a/f/ d |
A/d/ F/d/ A/d/ | B/d/ G/d/ B/d/ | c/e/ g/e/ d/c/ | e d :|
|: f/g/ |
a a/b/ c’/d’/ | b g g | f/d/ g/e/ f/d/ | e/d/ c/B/ A/>f/ |
a a/b/ c’/d’/ | b g g | f/d/ g/e/ d/c/ | e d :|
# Posted on May 20th 2005 by ceolachan
Waterford Waltz
Here's the very basic version of the tune I learnt at the flute workshop with Harry Bradley around 2 years ago.
K: Dmaj
FG|A2 A2 d2|B2 B2 e2|cB AB ce|d2 f2 a2|
A2 A2 d2|B2 B2 e2|cB AB ce|d4:|
fa|ge Ac eg|fd Ad fd|ce ge dc|d2 f2 a2|
ge Ac eg|fd Ad fd|ce ge dc|d4:|
FG|Ad fd Ad|Bd gd Bd|cB AB ce|d2 f2 a2|
Ad fd Ad|Bd gd Bd|cB AB ce|d4:|
fg|a2 a2 d'2|b2 g2 g2|fd ge fd|ed cB AF|
a2 a2 d'2|b2 g2 g2|fd ge dc|d4:|
# Posted on June 7th 2007 by slainte
It's hard to find good traditional waltzes that speak to. This one does it. Thanks for the add.
# Posted on June 8th 2011 by Mark the Fiddler
Waterford waltz
Tommy Kearney plays the tune on the lp Óró Damhnagh (Gael-lin CEF 056) which als ofeatures Meehawl, Nóirín Ní Riain, Tommy Keane, John Dwyer and Matt Fahey.
# Posted on June 8th 2011 by Prof. Prlwytzkofski
O’Farrell's Pocket Companion IV, 1810: high c' & d' - adjusted
From the above given L: 1/4, mea culpa, slapping my wrist, now adjusted for L: 1/8...
X: 2
T: Waterford, The
O’Farrell's Pocket Companion IV, 1810
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
|: FG |\
A2 A2 d2 | B2 B2 e2 | cB AB cA | d2 f2 a2 |
A2 A2 d2 | B2 B2 e2 | cB AB cA | d4 :|
|: ef |\
ge Ac eg | fd Ad fd | ce ge dc | d2 f2 a2 |
ge Ac eg | fd Ad fd | ce ge dc | d4 :|
|: FG |\
Ad Fd Ad | Bd Gd Bd | ce ge dc | df af d2 |
Ad Fd Ad | Bd Gd Bd | ce ge dc | e2 d2 :|
|: fg |\
a2 ab c’d’ | b2 g2 g2 | fd ge fd | ed cB A>f |
a2 ab c’d’ | b2 g2 g2 | fd ge dc | e2 d2 :|
# Posted on June 8th 2011 by ceolachan