The Orange Rogue

jig

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on August 16th 2002 by KDJ.

This tune has been added to 50 tunebooks.

Also known as Defence Of Wexford, The Orange Rogue, Trip To Gorey.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Carolan's Dream by Patrick Ball
• Chords And Beryls by Edel Fox
• Fiona's Folly by Mickie Zekley And Elizabeth Clark
• In Safe Hands by Various Artists
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Remember Des Donnelly by Des Donnelly
• The Funny Reel by Joe Burke, Andy McGann And Felix Dolan
• The Gallowglass Ceili Band - Volume 2 by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
• The Irish Folk Festival '01 by Various Artists
• The Princess Royal: Dance Music From South Armagh by The Nine McCusker Brothers And Hugh Savage
• Traditional Irish Dance Rhythms by Various Artists
• Traditional Irish Tunes Played On The Tin Whistle (2/2) by Geraldine Cotter

X: 1
T: Orange Rogue, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
|:B|ege dBA|GEF G2 A|BGB def|g2 b agf|
ege dBA|GEF G2 A|BGB def|e3 e3 :|
|gfe agf|g2 B B2 f |gfe agf| g2 B B2 f |
g2 b agf|gfe fed|B2 B def|g2 b agf |

The Orange Rogue

This is a great little tune, one of the first I ever learned to play. There are actually many sixteenth notes in there in various places, but I wasn't quite sure how to tell the computer that. So, if you really want to know, just ask me. Other than that, have fun with it!

# Posted on August 16th 2002 by KDJ

Another Set Dance

This is another one of those set dances ( See "Hurry the Jug"). It would be played a lot slower than a double jig.
There seems to be 8 bars missing off the end off the end of this tune.
Jeremy, perhaps there should be a separate category for Set Dances. (also Airs,Mazurkas??)

Chris

# Posted on August 16th 2002 by milesnagopaleen

It's a nice tune as it is, but if you want to add in those extra notes, it's really not difficult. To halve the note duration, just place a slash ( / ) after it.

For example: A/B/cd will give two 16th notes and two 8th notes.

# Posted on August 16th 2002 by CreadurMawnOrganig

Who else performed...

I don't understand why almost no one recorded this beautiful tune called The Orange Rouge.

if I search Tunes, I find only 2.... and one of them I heard allready.

Maybe this tune is not so known or something ?

# Posted on March 14th 2004 by Trip-

Re: Who else performed...

Lots of ceili bands have recorded this jig over the years as its from O`Neill`s book.It`s just that none of these recordings are listed in the `recordings`section of this website,yet.For example if you come across an Ed Reavy tune on this site like `The Hunter`s House`,or `love at the endings`,I`ll bet Ed`s own recording of it isn`t listed-Yet!

# Posted on March 14th 2004 by cos

My mistake-I think!

The Orange Rogue is actually a set dance-An Rogaire Bui and I have several recordings of it including one made by Sean Mcguire for Gael Linn in Dublin in 1958.

# Posted on March 14th 2004 by cos

Re: Who else performed...

Joe Burke and Andy McGann played the orange rogue on their shanachie album -The Funny Reel.

# Posted on March 14th 2004 by cos

If there are other names for this excellent tune, please be welcome to point them.

# Posted on March 14th 2004 by Trip-

Orange Rogue...another name(?)

I have it on good counsel from reliable sources that this set dance is also known as "Defence of Wexford",but has since kinda lost that name. How it got the name in the first place is anyone's guess!

# Posted on December 4th 2007 by Ceilt101

This is the 2nd in the "Baile na bPoc" set on Michelle O'Brien/Aogan Lynch/Gavin Ralston, track 7.

# Posted on March 26th 2008 by Dr. Dow