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The Carraroe

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 16th 2002 by bsykes62.

This tune has been added to 321 tunebooks.

Also known as An Cheathrú Rua, Ballinakill, Carraroe, The Lark On The Strand.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

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X: 1
T: Carraroe, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
DED F2A|dfe d2A|BAF Adf|
afd e2f|DED F2A|dfe d2A|
~B3 AFA|1 dAF E2F:|2 dAF E2D||
dfa afa|bge edB|dfa afa|
bge efe|dfa afa|bge edB|
d2B AFA|1 dAF E2D:|2 dAF E2F||

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The Carraroe sheetmusic
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Goes well with "Over the Ocean"
Trevor

# Posted on August 5th 2003 by Trevor Jennings

"Over the Ocean"? Or "Out on the Ocean"? In either case, I'm not a big fan of Martin Hayes and would rather play Battering Ram after it. Compare "Scotsman Over the Border": http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/548

# Posted on July 11th 2005 by slainte

Carraroe Jig / Out on the Ocean

A set popularised by a 1959 recording All Ireland Champions Violin but a more established set (also with Clare origins, I think, maybe Joe Cooley):

Queen of the Fair / Carraroe

# Posted on June 8th 2007 by 52Paddy

The Carraroe Jig

The oldest recording of this tune was probably done by Ballinakill Traditional Dance Players of East Galway in 1920s or 1930s. http://juneberry78s.com/sounds/ListenToIrishDance.htm

# Posted on June 9th 2007 by slainte

You know slainte, I could nearly kiss you for that link. Thanks very very very much!!

# Posted on June 9th 2007 by 52Paddy

Paddy, I got the link from "ceolachan," so hug and kiss him.

# Posted on June 10th 2007 by slainte

Have you seen the rest of that site? What a resource! Mixture of Irish, Cape Breton, Blues music, etc. Incredible that someone would put all that together.

# Posted on June 10th 2007 by No Cause For Alarm

Juneberry 78s: Early American Roots Music

http://www.juneberry78s.com/

Yes it has come up on site here a lot, also recommended by yours truly, and I had sworn I'd added it to the 'Links', but it isn't there. It is on my 'details' page with some other 78 sources... I'd better go search links again and if it isn't there I'll add it... :-/

# Posted on June 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Damn, I did, but I screwed up and posted it in a way that you can't do a search using 'Juneberry' or '78s'. I'll have to see if Jeremy can remedy it. It doesn't seem to offer an 'edit' feature...

# Posted on June 10th 2007 by ceolachan

Nice one ceolchan ;-)

# Posted on June 10th 2007 by 52Paddy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5oOdCGJHe0
an online collaboration of mine.. :-)

# Posted on January 19th 2010 by chansherly212

The Carraroe

Perhaps stating the obvious, but this tune has an identical 'b' part to 'The Scotchman over the border'.

# Posted on November 5th 2010 by Christina Kelly

The Carraroe

The third tune in this clip of the Mulcahy's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrk78FTY6tQ

# Posted on November 14th 2010 by bogman

The Carraroe

Further Christina's comments -- the A part of this tune seems to be just a sort of variation on the A part of Scotsman Over the Border. Coincidence, perhaps, except that the B part appears essentially identical. I gather Carraroe is a town in County Galway, so maybe that's where this Scotsman ended up after crossing that border!

# Posted on November 20th 2010 by Piper's Joy

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