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Cronin's Rambles

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Also known as Triallta Uí Cróinín.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
Echoes Of Sliabh Luachra by Billy Clifford
Happy To Meet by P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
Irish Accordion by Joe Derrane
Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly
Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Airs by Josephine Keegan

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X: 1
T: Cronin's Rambles
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|: (3DEF |\
G>FG>A B>GA>B | c>Bc>e d2 (3def | g>dB>d c2 d>c | B>GA>F D>E (3FED |
G3 A (3BAG A>B | c3 e d>^c (3def | g>dB>d c>AF>A | G2 (3AGF G2 :|
|: (3DEF |\
G>Bd>B g>dB>d | f>ec>e d2 (3def | g>dB>d c2 d>c | B>GA>F D>EF>D |
[1 G2 (3def g>dB>d | f>ec>e d2 (3def | g2 (3d^cd =c>A (3FGA | (3GAG F>A G2 :|
[2 G>FG>A B>GA>B | c2 (3cde d2 (3def | g2 (3Bcd c>AD>F | A>GG>F G2 |]

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Cronin's Rambles sheetmusic

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"Cronin's Rambles" ~ sans > & (3

X: 2
T: Cronin's Rambles
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|: DF |\
GFGA BGAB | cBce d2 ef | gdBd c2 dc | BGAF DEFD |
G3 A B2 AB | c3 e d^cdf | gdBd cAFA | G2 G2 G2 :|
|: EF |\
GBdB gdBd | fece d2 ef | gdBd c2 dc | BGAF DEFD |
[1 GBdf gdBd | fece d2 ef | g2 d2 cAFA | G2 FA G2 :|
[2 GFGA BGAB | c2 ce d2 ef | g2 Bd cADF | AGGF G2 |]

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ the Comhaltas dots

http://comhaltas.ie/
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/cronins_rambles/

http://comhaltas.ie/music/tag/Hornpipe/P60/lang/ga/
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/cronins_hornpipe/

X: 3
T: Cronin's Rambles
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|: (3DEF |\
GFGA BGAB | cBce d2 (3def | gdBd cedc | BGAF DEFD |
GFGA BGAB | cBce d^c (3def | gdBd cAFA | G2 GF G2 :|
|: (3DEF |\
GB (3def gdBd | fece d2 (3def | gdBd cedc | BGAF DEFD |
[1 GB (3def gdBd | fece d2 (3def | gdBd cAFA | G2 GF G2 :|
[2 GFGA BGAB | cBce d2 (3def | gdBd cAFA | G2 GF G2 |]

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ other possibilities with the B-part ~

|: DF | GBdB gdBG | ~

|: D2 | GB (3def gdBd | fecA E2 (3DEF | Gd (3Bcd cAdc | BG (3AGF DEFA | ~

|: (3def | gBdG gd (3Bcd | (3fgf (3ecA E3 e | dg (3Bcd cAEF | G2 (3AGF D4 |

[1 G2 (3Bcd gdBd | ~

[2 G2 (3FGA BGAG | c3 e d3 f | gdGd cA (3DFA | G2 g2 G2 |]

I musn't confuse you with too many choices, but it also bounces along just fine in A Major too, the key in which O'Neill gave it (to follow)... ;-)

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ a bit of the history

X: 4
T: Cronin's rambles
S: "O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies", 1903, page 301, tune #1622
S: "O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems",1907, page 148, tune #855
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: E2 |\
AGAB cABc | dcdf ed (3efg | aecA dfed | cABG EFGE |
AGAB cABc | dcdf ed (3efg | aecA dBGB | A2 A2 A2 :|
|: A2 |\
Aceg aece | gefd efge | aecA dfed | cABG EFGE |
Aceg aecA | gfdf e2 (3efg | aecA dBGB | A2 A2 A2 :|

The Fiddler's Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/CRA_CRON.htm

CRONIN'S RAMBLES (Triallta Uí Cróinín). Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler Edward Cronin, originally from County Tipperary [O’Neill]. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949. O'Neill (1915 ed.), 1987; No. 327, pg. 162. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 179. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1622, pg. 301. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 855, pg. 148.

& guess what, for some reason they have a different take on the B-part ~

K: Amaj
P: B-part
|: cd |\
e2 ce Aece | f2 df Bfdf | e2 ce Aece | dcBA GABc |
e2 ce Aece | dcde fgaf | eagf edcB | AdcB A2 :|

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

Mike Rafferty's Version

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8020

# Posted on December 18th 2008 by slainte

Ed Cronin's Rambles

"& guess what, for some reason they have a different take on the B-part ~"

Hi ceolachan, Seeing as I'm studying Ed Cronin's Rambles at the moment, I looked this up and it appears what happened was that when Andy was transcribing from 1001, his glance must have shifted up to the top of the page.

In 1001 p.148 the top of the page is Coming From the Wedding. This alternate 2nd part e2 ce Aece ... listed on the FC is the 2nd part of Coming From the Wedding, which is #854 in 1001 - first tune of page 148.

The tune directly below that on p.148 is Cronin's Rambles, #855. A small price to pay for the gem of the Fiddler's Companion I'd say.

I also looked up Ed Cronin (because our neighbour's name is also Ed Cronin!) and found that Capt. O'Neill did a biographical sketch on him - and that fiddler Ed Cronin gave Capt. O'Neill a lot of tunes as well as helped with the field work for the tune books, transcribing from the players in Chicago.

Am heading over to Slainte's thread link now to see what's up with the "Weird One" hornpipe ;) lol. - Lesl

# Posted on December 20th 2008 by LH

A nice addition, thanks... :-)

# Posted on June 15th 2009 by ceolachan

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