Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on October 8th 2008 by Kenny.
This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Thadelo's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
A2 AB AFDE | F2 FE F3G | A2 AB AFDF | GEED E3F |
G2 GG GFEF | G2 GF G2 B2 | ABAG FGFE |1 D2 DE DEFG :|2 D2 DE D4 ||
f2 df e2 ce | d2 A2 A3A | B2 BB B2 ed | c2 Bc ABde |
f2 df e2 ce | d2 A2 A3A | B2 BB c2 Bc |1 e2 d2 d3e :|2 e2 d2 d4 ||
Thadelo...
Details tomorrow.
# Posted on October 8th 2008 by Kenny
Thadelo's...
The first of 2 barndances I’ll post, from the playing of “Any Old Time”. Also recorded by Paudie O’Connor, Johnny Leary and Jimmy Noonan and Chris McGrath on their fine recording “The Maple Leaf”.
# Posted on October 8th 2008 by Kenny
L: 1/4
perhaps?
# Posted on October 9th 2008 by muspc
2?
Missed a 2 out?;
X: 1
T: Thadelo's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
A A/B/ A/F/D/E/ | F F/E/ F>G | A A/B/ A/F/D/F/ | G/E/E/D/ E>F |
G G/G/ G/F/E/F/ | G G/F/ G B | A/B/A/G/ F/G/F/E/ |1 D D/E/ D/E/F/G/ :|2
D D/E/ D2 |
f d/f/ e c/e/ | d A A>A | B B/B/ B e/d/ | c B/c/ A/B/d/e/ |
f d/f/ e c/e/ | d A A>A | B B/B/ c B/c/ |1 e d d>e :|2 e d d2 |
we play it for hornpipe figures in set dancing.
# Posted on October 9th 2008 by tlittlewazzock
Thadelo...
Several recordings, especially those made by musicians from the “Sliabh Luachra” area, include slides, polkas, or barndances named “Thadelo’s”. eg – “Beginish”, “The Monks Of The Screw”, and the others mentioned below.
Thadelo O’Sullivan came from Annaghbeg, Gneeveguilla, and was a great source of tunes for the late Johnny O’Leary. According to various sources on the internet, and mentions on recording sleeve-notes, he played accordion, melodeon, concertina, whistle and fife.
This tune is quite often paired with an “Irish-ified” version of the American dance tune “Turkey In The Straw”. Johnny O’Leary used to play the 2 together as barndances for the hornpipe figure of a set. As well as having been recorded by Johnny O’Leary, the 2 tunes together can be found on CDs by “Any Old Time” from Cork, and also on “The Maple Leaf” by Jimmy Noonan and Chris McGrath. The American duo’s version is noticeably different, being played more like reels, and without the “bounce” or “skip” of the Irish players. I like both versions.
I've inserted the missing "2" - thanks for pointing that out.
The "default" note length for barndances appears to be 1/8.
# Posted on October 10th 2008 by Kenny
"Thadelo's Barndance" ~ another couple of takes
X: 3
T: Thadelo's Barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: D (3EFG |\
A2 A2 A>FD>E | F2 F2 F3 G | A2 A>B A>FD>F | E2 E>^D E2 (3DEF |
G2 G2 G>FE>F | G2 G2 G3 B | A2 A>G F2 (3GFE | D2 d2 D- :|
|: A d>e |\
f2 d>f e2 c>e | d2 A2 A3 d | B2 ^A>B =A>Fd>e | f2 d>f e>A (3cde |
f2 (3def (3efe (3cde | d2 A2 d3 A | B2 ^A>B =A>F (3Bcd | (3efe d2 d :|
& straight ~ minus > & (3
X: 4
T: Thadelo's Barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: DF |\
A2 A2 AFDE | F2 F2 F3 G | A2 AB AFDF | E2 E^D E2 EF |
G2 G2 GFEF | G2 G2 G3 B | A2 AG F2 GE | D2 d2 D2 :|
|: Ad |\
f2 df e2 ce | d2 A2 A3 d | B2 B2 A2 de | f2 df eAce |
f2 df e2 ce | d2 A2 d3 A | B2 B2 AFcd | e2 A2 d2 :|
# Posted on October 10th 2008 by ceolachan
Another transcript ~ "Johnny O'Leary of Sliabh Luachra:
Dance Music from the Cork-Kerry Border"
edited by Terry Moylan
Lilliput Press, Dublin, 1994
page 142, tune #246: "Thadelo's (3)"
~ filed under 'hornpipes' in the index...
N: "I call it Thadelo's. He was Thade Sullivan, a native of Annaghbeg, Kilcummin... I suppose all Sliabh Luachra nearly." ~ Johnny O'Leary
M: 4/4 & L: 1/8 makes sense, as does Terry filing these under 'hornpipes' in this book. 'Barndances' often end up associated with hornpipes because they belong to that family of swing... There is also a strong four counts per measure with such tunes, more so than reels, so ~ M: 4/4 and L: 1/8...
# Posted on October 10th 2008 by ceolachan
M: 4/4 & L: 1/8 ~ 'strong four counts' ~ another way to see this tune...
X: 5
T: Thadelo's Barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: D>F |\
A2 A2 A2 D>E | F2 F2 F2 G2 | A2 A2 A2 D>F | E2 E2 E2 E>F |
G2 G2 G2 E>F | G2 G2 G2 B2 | A2 A2 F2 G>E | D2 D2 D2 :|
|: A>d |\
f2 f2 e2 c>e | d2 A2 A2 d2 | B2 B2 A2 d>e | f2 f2 e2 c>e |
f2 f2 e2 c>e | d2 A2 d2 A2 | B2 B2 A2 c>d | e2 e2 d2 :|
# Posted on October 10th 2008 by ceolachan
If it's 1/8...
then you need to write the note lengths as ceolachan does. Paste in your original ABCs into a converter and you'll see why: you have eighths (quavers) and sixteenths (semiquavers) instead of quarters (crotchets) and eighths (quavers), and the sum of the notes in each measure is only half what the time signature calls for.
It's good tune. Thanks for posting it!
# Posted on October 10th 2008 by muspc