Eileen Ni Riordain's

barndance

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on July 17th 2010 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 9 tunebooks.

Also known as Eibhlin Ni Riordain's, Eileen Ní Ríordáin's, Eileen Ní Ríordáin’s, Eileen O'Riordan's, Eileen O’Riordan’s.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Around The World For Sport by Shegui
• Call The Tune: Music For The Sets Volume 4 by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Farewell To Lissycasey: The Traditional Music Of County Clare by Various Artists
• Irish Music by Sualtam
• Irish Traditional Concertina Styles by Various Artists
• Meiteal by Seamus Begley And Stephen Cooney
• With A Lot Of Help From Their Friends by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill

X: 1
T: Eileen Ni Riordain's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: D>E |\
F2 F>F G2 F>G | A2 D2 D2 D>E | F2 (3FFF G2 F>G | A>BA>F (3EFE D>E |
F2 (3FFF G2 F>G | A2 D2 D2 D>E | (3FFF G>F E2 D>E | D2 [A,2F2] D2 :|
|: (3ABc |\
d2 d2 B2 B2 | A>BA>G F2 D>F | A2 G>F E2- E>F | G2 F>E F>DFA |
d2 d2 B2 [B2d2] | A>BA>G F2- F>G | A2 G>F E>GF>E | D2 [A,2F2] D2 :|

"Eileen Ní Ríordáin's Barndance"

Another lovely melody, and hoping it's not a duplication, but if it is I'll move this transcriptions and some others into the 'comments'. This is from the playing of fiddler Mary Custy and friends. I wasn't able to find an alternate title for it, or titles, at least not yet.

Thanks Kenny for supplying the inspiration...

# Posted on July 17th 2010 by ceolachan

"Eileen Ní Ríordáin's Barndance" ~ dinxterless, minus > & (3

X: 2
T: Eileen Ni Riordain's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: DE |\
F2 F2 G2 FG | A2 D2 D2 DE | F2 F2 G2 FG | ABAF E2 DE |
F2 F2 G2 FG | A2 D2 D2 DE | F2 GF E2 DE | D2 F2 D2 :|
|: Bc |\
d2 d2 B2 B2 | ABAG F2 DF | A2 GF E3 F | G2 FE FDFA |
d2 d2 B2 d2 | ABAG F2- FG | A2 GF EGFE | D2 A,2 D2 :|

And at least another take of possibilities will follow... I'll also keep looking to see if I can find out anything more on this one, title-wise or otherwise...

# Posted on July 17th 2010 by ceolachan

The Mudgee Schottische ?

To the player of Aussie trad music, this looks an awful lot like The Mudgee Schottische, which one always suspected was, like so many of our other 'bush tunes' just a re-badged and party altered tune from Irish or English settlers.

Who is Eileen Ni Riordain ? Is she known ? Still around ?

# Posted on July 19th 2010 by Fliúiteadóir

A box player from Coolea, County Cork, source for a number of nameless tunes that have since taken her name, I too would welcome more information...

# Posted on July 20th 2010 by ceolachan

Eileen visited Australia back in the 1980s and she listened keenly to the tunes we were playing. Mudgee Scottische was probably one of them ...

was it the the chicken or the egg that came first?

# Posted on May 11th 2011 by dogbox

"The Mudgee Schottische"

Submitted on June 27th 2011 by malcolmbebb.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/11323

# Posted on June 29th 2011 by ceolachan