The Fairyland

waltz

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on March 31st 2009 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as The Fairy, Fairyland, Hugh Crawford's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Treasury Of Irish Music 2 by Various Artists
• Altan by Altan
• An Ph�b by Dicky Deegan
• An Tobar Gl�é by Neil Mulligan
• Around St. James' Well by Carmel Gunning
• Beauty An Oileáin: Music And Song Of The Blasket Islands by Various Artists
• Drimalost And Beyond CD1 by Danny Meehan
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• First Hand by Mairi Rankin
• Heat Of The Moment by Pierre Schryer And Ian Clark
• In Full Spate by Paddy Glackin
• Irish Jigs by Paul Hutchinson, John Hymas And Tony Harris
• Irish Traditional Concertina Styles by Various Artists
• Music For The Sets - Volume 6: Face The Hob by Various Artists
• Portrait Of A Scottish Jew's Harp Player by Lindsay Porteous
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Providence III by Providence
• Return To Droim by Colm Gannon
• Road Map Of Ireland by Tom McGonigle And Robert McGouran
• Shetland Fiddle Music by School Of Scottish Studies, University Of Edinburgh
• Strangest Dream by Popcorn Behavior
• Take To The Floor by Haste To The Wedding
• The Best Of Seamus Tansey by Seamus Tansey
• The Celebrated Recordings by John Doherty
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Hidden Fermanagh by Various Artists
• The High Notes by The High Notes
• The Open Road by Steph Geremia
• The Road Less Traveled by Danu
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Tap Session by Andrea Beaton
• The Tocane Concerts by Various Artists
• Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
• To Meet A Friend by Josephine Marsh & Cyril O'Donoghue
• Traditional Irish Music Played On The Concert Flute by Marcus Hernon
• We'll Seek No More Engagements by Aidan Crossey

X: 1
T: Fairyland, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
cB | A4 F2 | A4 F2 | A2 G3 G | G4 A2 |
e4 A2 | e3 A fe | d3 e fe | (3ded (3cdc (3BcB |
A4 F2 | A2 F2 F2 | A2 G2 F2 | E4 A2 |
e4 A2 | e2 eA fe | d2 de fe | d4 AB ||
c2 B2 A2 | G2 F2 E2 | D<F- F2 A2 | B4 A2 |
c<e- e2 A2 | B4 A2 | d<f- f2 a2 | B4 AB |
c2 (3BcB A2 | (3GAG (3FGF E2 | D<F- F2 A2 | B6 |
c<e- e2 g2 | B4 c2 | d3 e fe | d4 |]

"The Fairy Waltz" ~ other sighting and other ways with it...

"Hidden Fermanagh: Traditional Musicv and Song from County Fermanagh"
Cyril Maguire, transcriptions by Sharon Creasey
Fermanagh Traditional Music Society, 2003
ISBN: 0-9546200-0-3
http://www.fermanaghmusic.com/

Page 125 ~ "The Fairy Waltz" ~ the first in a set of 3 waltzes...

Here, a different transcription, they give the B-part as 16 bars repeated, and as played on the first CD produced in association with the book. Here's another transcription, also different, showing that ~

X: 2
T: Fairy, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
|: d2 c2 B2 |\
A4 F2 | A4 FG | A2 (3GAG F2 | E4 A2 |
e4 A2 | e4 Ac | d2 f2 e2 :|
|: d2 A2 B2 |\
c2 B3 A | G2 F2 E2 | D2 F3 A | B4 A2 |
c2 e3 g | B4 c2 | d2 f2 A2 | B4 AB |
c2 B2 A2 | G3 F E2 | D2 F2 A2 | B6 |
c2 e2 g2 | B4 c2 | d6 :|

# Posted on March 31st 2009 by ceolachan

"The Fairyland Waltz" ~ also played in G & A & with a "trio" too...

I tend to favour 32 bar waltzes, for 32 bar dances, which explains my inclinations with this one, however, it is also played fully doubled, 64 bars, meaning that the A & B parts are 16 bars each, both repeating, and it can also be found played with a "Trio", which can also be doubled, 16 bars and repeated = 32 bars.

# Posted on March 31st 2009 by ceolachan

"The Fairy / Fairyland Waltz" trio ~ going from D Major to G Major

Here it is first as 8-8 and then as 16-16... As I use waltzes like this for 32 bar dances, and prefer the quicker change, or A8-A8-B8-B8 I tend to play them 32 bars, but I also enjoy the longer doubled waltzes too... this will give you more choices than you like, but generally I don't play the trio. I'll chase up an earlier source than me for you to make some comparisons and choices on your own, unless someone beats me to it first...

Here's that trio in G Major ~

K: GMaj
-d2 |:\
D3 E D2 | B4 GA | B4 ^G2 | A6 |
c4 E2 | F3 E FA |[1 G3 F GE | D6 :|[2 G3 B d2 | G4 |]

K: GMaj
-d2 |:\
D3 E D2 | B2 G2 A2 | B4 ^G2 | A6 |
c4 E2 | F3 E FA | G3 F GE | D4 B,C |
D3 E D2 | B3 B B2 | B4 ^G2 | A4 B2 |
c4 E2 | F4 A2 |[1 G2 F2 E2 | D6 :|[2 G2 B2 d2 | G4 |]

# Posted on March 31st 2009 by ceolachan

"The Fairyland Waltz" ~ "Kerr's Merry Melodies"

I'll follow with a transciption of this in G, to make comparisons easier.... Here goes the history bit...

X: 3
T: Fairyland Waltz, The
B: "Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1", 1880’s, page 50
C: C. Warren
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: GMaj
|: d4 B2 | d4 B2 | d3 c c2 | c6 |
a3 a a2 | a2 b2 a2 | g3 g g2 | g2 f2 e2 |
d4 B2 | d4 B2 | d3 c c2 | c6 |
a3 a a2 | a2 b2 a2 | g3 g g2 |[1 g6 :|[2 g4 ||
|: d2 |\
f3 e d2 | c3 B A2 | G2 B2 d2 | e4 d2 |
F2 A2 d2 | e4 d2 | g2 b2 d2 | e4 d2 |
f3 e d2 | c2 B2 A2 | G2 B2 d2 | e4 d2 |
F2 A2 d2 | e4 f2 | g3 g g2 |[1 g4 :|[2 g6 |]
“Trio”
K: CMaj
G3 G G2 | e3 e e2 | e4 ^c2 | d4 e2 |
f4 A2 | B4 d2 | c4 A2 | G6 |
G3 G G2 | e3 e e2 | e4 ^c2 | d4 e2 |
f4 A2 | B4 d2 | c3c c2 | c6 :|

# Posted on March 31st 2009 by ceolachan

"The Fairyland Waltz" ~ "Kerr's Merry Melodies" ~ G & C to D & G

X: 4
T: Fairyland Waltz, The
B: "Kerr's Merry Melodies, vol. 1", 1880’s, page 50
C: C. Warren
N: Transposed from G & C Major to D & G Major
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: DMaj
|: A4 F2 | A4 F2 | A3 G G2 | G6 |
e3 e e2 | e2 f2 e2 | d3 d d2 | d2 c2 B2 |
A4 F2 | A4 F2 | A3 G G2 | G6 |
e3 e e2 | e2 f2 e2 | d3 d d2 |[1 d6 :|[2 d4 ||
|: A2 |\
c3 B A2 | G3 F E2 | D2 F2 A2 | B4 A2 |
C2 E2 A2 | B4 A2 | d2 f2 A2 | B4 A2 |
c3 B A2 | G3 F E2 | D2 F2 A2 | B4 A2 |
C2 E2 A2 | B4 c2 | d3 d d2 |[1 d4 :|[2 d6 |]
“Trio”
K: GMaj
D3 D D2 | B3 B B2 | B4 ^G2 | A4 B2 |
c4 E2 | F4 A2 | G4 E2 | D6 |
D3 D D2 | B3 B B2 | B4 ^G2 | A4 B2 |
c4 E2 | F4 A2 | G3 G G2 | G6 :|

# Posted on March 31st 2009 by ceolachan