Carolan's Receipt

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on March 9th 2003 by Atanos.

This tune has been added to 61 tunebooks.

Also known as Carolan's Receipt For Drinking, Dr. John Stafford, Or Carolan's Receipt, O'Carolan's Receipt, O'Carolan's Receipt For Drinking, Planxty John Stafford.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Splendid Notion by Luke Plumb
• Carolan's Harp by Andrew Lawrence-King And The Harp Consort
• Carolan's Receipt by Derek Bell
• Celtic Harp/O'Carolan's Dream/The Music Of O'Carolan by Aryeh Frankfurter
• Cláirseach Na HÉireann, The Harp Of Ireland by Siobhán Armstrong
• Inishkeeragh by Brenda McCann
• Josephine Marsh by Josephine Marsh
• Northern Lights by Steve Coulter And Harris Moore
• The Belfast Harp Festival by Grainne Yeats
• The Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) - Disc 6 by J.J. Sheridan
• The Music Of Turlough O'Carolan by Patrick Ball
• The O'Carolan Quartet by The O'Carolan Quartet
• The Rights Of Man The Concert For Joseph Doherty by Various Artists

X: 1
T: Carolan's Receipt
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|g>f | edcB cBAG | E2 G>A G2 g>f | edcB cBcd | e2 AB A2 Bc |
dBde d2 ef | g2 fe d2 BA | BAGE AGED | E2 GA G2 ||
Bc | dBde dBAG | EFGA G2 Bc | dBde d2 Bd | e4 e3 g |
G2 G/2A/2B A2 AB/2c/2 | B2 c/2d/2e d3 d | efgf edBd | e4 e2 ga |
babg agae | gfgd edcB | cBcd efgf | edeB A4 |
BcBA G2 eg | dgBA G3 A | BAGE AGED | E2 GA G2 ||

Carolan's Receipt

The story goes that Carolan drank too much and this made him ill. His doctor took him off drinking. But now Carolan felt even worse, so off he goes for a second opinion about his ilness. Enter Dr. John Stafford. The good old Doc's receipt ( or prescription as we now refer to it ) was too have a drink ! Happily, Carolan's spirits were lifted !
Derek Bell of the Chieftans play this peice on a CD of the same name. This CD, Carolan's Receipt along with his CD Carolan's Favourite, are devoted to the music of Carolan. Fantastic listening.

# Posted on March 9th 2003 by Atanos

In part 2, bar 6, the last "C" semi quaver before the end of the bar shouldn,t be a "Middle C " but an octave higher sitting in the middle of the staff . Sorry. I'm New to ABC stuff.

# Posted on March 9th 2003 by Atanos