An Droighnean Donn

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on May 25th 2011 by Resodan.

This tune has been added to 6 tunebooks.

Also known as An Droighneán Donn, The Bark Is On The Swelling Shore, The Brown Thorn, The Brown Thorntree, The Sloe Tree, St. Senanus And The Lady, Why Do Lovely Virgins Mourn?.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
Letting Go... by Katherine Irwin Thomas
Lucky In Love by Charlie Lennon And Mick O'Connor
Sean Potts by Sean Potts And Paddy Moloney
The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
The Return From Fingal by Seamus Ennis
The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists
World Library Of Folk And Primitive Music, Vol.2, Ireland by Various Artists

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: An Droighnean Donn
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
c B>c | (d2 B)d ef | (gf/2g/2) dd (ed/2c/2) | B2 GB A>G | G2-Gc Bc |
(d2 B)d ef | (gf/2g/2) dd (ed/2c/2) | B2 GB (~A>G) | G3 ||
c B>c | (d2 B)d ef | g2 b2 {b}(a/2g/2) (f/2e/2) | e4z>d | d3 c B>c |
(d2 B)d ef | g2 dd (ed/2c/2) | B2 GB (~A>G) | G3 ||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Not a Waltz, but an Air

Taken from O'Neill's, #31
Collected by F. O'Neill

See also http://www.irishtune.info/tune/236/

# Posted on May 25th 2011 by Resodan

O'Neill's #32

Collected from J. O'Neill

X: 1
T: An Droighneán Donn
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Dmaj
D-E | (F>E F)(ABc) | d3 c (BA/2F/2) | (~E4D2) | {E}D2z2(AB/2c/2) |
d2 (d>e) (fd) | {f}e2 (d>c) (BA) | F>A B3 c | (B>A) A2 (AB/2c/2) |
d2 (d>e) (fd) | {f}e2 (d>c) (BA) | FA Bd (c/2d/2e/2f/2) | d2z2 (A,>B,) |
(D>E F>E) FA | (Bc) (d>c) (BA/2F/2) | (~E4D2) | ~D4 ||

# Posted on May 25th 2011 by Resodan

O'Neill's #33

Collected from Mrs. Lavin

X: 1
T: An Droighneán Donn
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
D2 | G2 (B/2d/2) (f/2a/2) g2 | f>(e dB/2G/2) A2 | ~B2 {d}(3(cAF) G>G | G4 ||
(de/2f/2) | (g>f) ga (b<g) | (a>f) d3 (f/2a/2) | g>e fd (3(edB) | d4 (de/2f/2) |
(g>f) ga (b<g) | a>f d3 (f/2a/2) | g>e fd (3(edB) | d4 (B>A) |
G2 (B/2d/2) (f/2a/2) g2 | f>(e dB/2G/2) A2 | ~B2 {d}(3(cAF) G>G | G4 ||

# Posted on May 25th 2011 by Resodan

From Petrie's collection

# 451
Original, in Eb:

X:1
T: The Brown Thorn, correctly set"
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
Z: Petrie's #451
K: Eb
ABA|:B2 G Bcd|e2 BB cB/2A/2|G2 FG F>E|E3:|
|:ABA|B2 G Bcd|(e2 e)e fe|d2 Bd cB|B3 ABA|
B2 GB cd|e2 BB cB/2A/2|G2 FG F>E|E3:||

Transposed to D:
X:1
T:The Brown Thorn, correctly set
M:3/4
L:1/8
Z:Petrie's #451
K:Dmaj
GAG|:A2 F ABc|d2 AA BA/2G/2|F2 EF E>D|D3:|
|:GAG|A2 F ABc|(d2 d)d ed|c2 Ac BA|A3 GAG|
A2 FA Bc|d2 AA BA/2G/2|F2 EF E>D|D3:||

# Posted on May 25th 2011 by Resodan