The Cameronian

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 17th 2001 by Will Harmon.

This tune has been added to 243 tunebooks.

Also known as Camaronian, Cameronian, Cameronians, The Cameronion, Carey's Dream, The Pidgeon On The Gate, Roger's Fancy.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Treasury Of Irish Music by Various Artists
• Atlantic Breeze by Shaskeen
• Bridging The Gap by Kevin And Sean Moloney
• Bright Silver Dark Wood by Martin Nolan
• But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
• Claddagh Ring by The Tulla Ceili Band
• Comhaltas On Tour 1983 by Various Artists
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Flowers Of The Burren by Barefield Ceili Band
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• How The West Was Won by De Danann
• May Morning Dew by Mick O'Brien
• Misneach by Misneach
• No Compromise by Andrew MacNamara
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• One And All: The Best Of Cherish The Ladies by Cherish The Ladies
• Osna by Osna
• Out And About by Cherish The Ladies
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• Riches Of Clare by Various Artists
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• Tampa Session Sets, Vol. 1 by Clan Tampa
• Temple House 1 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Bee's Wing by The Turloughmore Ceili Band
• The Fiddle Music Of Donegal - Volume Two by Various Artists
• The Floating Bow (Traditional Fiddle Music From Donegal) by John Doherty
• The Gravel Walks: The Fiddle Music Of Mickey Doherty by Mickey Doherty
• The Mist Covered Mountain by De Danann
• The Morning Mist by Joe Burke
• The Old Wheel Of Fortune by Fidil
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Twentieth Anniversary Collection by Various Artists
• The Very Best Of Sean McGuire by Sean Maguire
• Traditional Irish Music by William Sullivan
• Traditional Music Of Ireland by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Cameronian, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
dB|:A2 FA DAFA|GFEF GBdB|BAFA DAFA|GBAG FDdB|
|AF (3FFF DF (3FFF|GFEF GBdB|BAFA DAFA|GBAG FDDB:|
|:Addc [d3D3] d|cdef gfed|(3cBA eA fAed|(3Bcd ef gfeg|
|faeg faeg|fedc defg|(3agf ge fdec|dBAG FDDB:|

The Cameronian

Another widely played session tune, and rightfully so.

Watch for those back to back Bs when going from measure 2 to 3 and again from 6 to 7. On fiddle, I do these with on one bow stroke with a cut note (flick of the ring finger) to separate them into the two eighth notes. This helps keep the flow going.

# Posted on September 17th 2001 by Will Harmon

Odd b

Sorry, Jeremy. That b in the opening two notes is supposed to be "B," the next octave down. I fixed the abc...hope it isn't too big a job to repair the sheet music and midi....
Thanks,
Will

# Posted on September 17th 2001 by Will Harmon

Rant

I think this tune has is origins (don't they all) in an old Scottish tune, the Cameronian Rant, found in the Atholl Collection. It was obviously adapted to the Irish reel structure, and transposed to D from its original key of F.

# Posted on September 20th 2001 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Here's De Dannan's setting

X:1
T:Cameronian
S:De Dannan "Mist Covered Mountain"
Z:Jack Gilder
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Dmaj
A2 FA DAFA|GE~E2 GBdB|A2 FA DAFA|GBAG FDD B|
AF~F2 DF~F2|GE~E2 GBdB|A2FD ADFA|GBAG FDD B|
A2 FA DAFA|GE~E2 GBdB|A2 FA DAFA|GBAG FDD B|
A2dA eAdA|GE~E2 GBdB|A2FD ADFA|GBAG FDD B||
Addc [d2D2] ed|B/c/d ef gfed|c/B/A eA fAeA|B/c/d ef gfeg|
faea faea|fdec defg|af ge fdec|dBAG FDD B:||

# Posted on February 6th 2005 by Phantom Button

Variation to Last 2 Measures of A Part

A2 FA BCdB|CAGE FDDB|

To my knowledge, that's how most of the people in B-more play it, so I guess it's only a variation depending on how you normally play it.

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Jason G

This tune is in the Gunn Book (Fermanagh 1865) as The Pidgeon on the Gate

# Posted on November 12th 2009 by The Archivist

I love the -very different- sets Mick O'Brien plays and Mary Bergin's recorded w this tune.

# Posted on May 20th 2010 by birlibirdie

Mick O´Brien version

X:1
T:Cameronian
S:De Dannan "Mist Covered Mountain"
Z:Jack Gilder
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Dmaj
|:A2 FA DAFA|GE~E2 GABd|A2 FA DAFA|GBAG FDD F|
|1 A2 FA DAFA|GE~E2 GABd|~A3 B ADFA|BdAG FDD F:|
|2 A ~F3 dFAF|GE~E2 GABd|~A3 B ADFA|BdAG FDD F||
|:A2dc dedA|(3Bcd ef gfed|(3cBA eA fAeA|(3Bcd ef ~g3e|
faeg faeg|fdec defg|af ge fdec|dBAG FDD B:|

# Posted on January 11th 2011 by Manu Novo

John McSherry "Six days in Down"

X:1
T:Cameronian
S:John McSherry "Six days in Down"
Z:Manuel Novo
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:reel
K:Dmaj
||A2 FA DAFA|GE~E2 GBdB|A2 FA DAFA|GBAG FDD B|
| A ~F3 D~F3|G~E3 GBdB|A2FA DAFA|GBAG FDD F||
|: A ~F3 D~F3|G~E3 GBdB|A2FA DAFA|GBAG FDD B:|
|:Addc dddA|(3Bcd ef gfed|(3cBA eA fAeA|(3Bcd ef gfeg|
faeg faeg|fdec defg|af ge fdec|dBAG FDD B:|

# Posted on April 12th 2011 by Manu Novo