Lord Inchiquin

waltz

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 26th 2002 by shanaway.

This tune has been added to 210 tunebooks.

Also known as Lord Inchquin.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Al O'Donnell by Al O'Donnell
• Blowing Through The Reeds by Steve Shaw And Martin Cole
• Carolan's Journey - Volume 1 by Mark Harmer
• Celtic Guitar Dreams by Iris Nevins
• Celtic Guitar Summit by Robin Bullock And Steve Baughman
• Celtic Harp III: Secret Isles by Patrick Ball
• Celtic Harp/O'Carolan's Dream/The Music Of O'Carolan by Aryeh Frankfurter
• Celtic Treasure-the Legacy Of Turlough O'Carolan by Various Artists
• Close To Home by Dónal Clancy
• Close To The White Bear by Dave Swarbrick And Simon Nicol
• Echoes Of Erin by Comhaltas Tour Group 1984
• Fianchetto by Queen's Gambit
• Irish Fiddles And Pipes by Liam Rowsome
• Kids In A Candy Store by Rick May And Gil Yslas
• New Irish Harmonica by Brendan Power
• Northern Light by Valerie Klemetti Blessley
• Song Of The Chanter by Various Artists
• Strayaway Child by Jerry Read Smith
• Sunshine And Showers by Gliondar
• Swarbrick 2 by Dave Swarbrick
• Swingin' From The Lightbulbs by Josh O Loughlin And Mairtin Quigley
• The Ancient Music Of Ireland by Various Artists
• The Belfast Harp Festival by Grainne Yeats
• The Carolan's Album by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• The Chieftains 3 by The Chieftains
• The Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) - Disc 2 by J.J. Sheridan
• The Long Long Note by Deiseal
• The O'Carolan Quartet by The O'Carolan Quartet
• Wake The Dead by Wake The Dead
• Whistle Wizardry by Vinnie Kilduff

X: 1
T: Lord Inchiquin
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
A2|d2 de fe|d2 ed cB|A2 F2 A2|f4 e2|
d2 ed cB|A2 G2 F2|G2 BA GF|E4 ag|
f3e d2|d2 c2 B2|A2 F2 A2|f4 e2|
d2 ed cB|Ad3 F2|E4 D2|D4:|
|:A2|AB cd e2|e2 d2 e2|f2 d2 f2|e4 d2|
de fg a2|a2 b2 g2|f3d f2|e4 d2|
de fg a2|a2 b2 g2|f3g e2|d4 f2|
gf e2 e2|e2 f2 d2|c2 d2 B2|A2 a2 g2|
f3e d2|d2 c2 B2|A2 F2 A2|g4 fe|
d2 ed cB|Ad3 F2|E4 D2|D4:|

Lord Inchiquin

I think this is another O'Carolan composition - it would fit well with tunes like South Wind, Fanny Power, S

# Posted on September 26th 2002 by Bannerman

You're right, this i s an O' Carolan tune.

# Posted on September 26th 2002 by Henk Bos

Great tune, not a waltz

"Lord Inchiquin" was one of the first Carolan tunes I heard and learned, and is still one of my favorites.

I looked "Lord Inchiquin" up in Donal O'Sullivan's book ("Carolan: The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper" Cork, Ireland: Ossian Publications Ltd., 2001 ISBN 1-900428-71-7 for the paperback edition) and found nothing to indicate how Carolan himself intended it to be played. It's played much faster than a waltz on the recordings I've heard, so that's probably why I think of this as a "fast" Carolan tune.

As has been noted on several other Carolan tunes in 3/4 time, Carolan technically didn't compose any waltzes because the waltz hadn't been invented yet. Many of his 3/4 tunes work well as waltzes, but try speeding this one up. I love the ascending scale runs in the B part.

Sarah

# Posted on September 30th 2002 by x

Nice tune. I learned it off a Dubliners album yonks ago

# Posted on May 11th 2009 by jlocky

Deiseal version

Has anyone ever tried writing out Cormac Breathnach's improvisations on this tune?

# Posted on October 4th 2010 by jdicarlo