Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on April 8th 2003 by granama.
This tune has been added to 193 tunebooks.
Also known as Dominic Rooney's, Dominick Rooney's, Fuiseog Sa Mhaidin, Lark In The Morning, The Old Lark In The Morning.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Lark In The Morning, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
AFA AdB | AFA D3 | DFA gfe | fed edB |
AFA AdB | AFA D2f | gfe fed | edA B/c/dB :|
|:Adf ~a3 | abf ~a3 | Adf ~a2 f | gfe fdB |
Adf ~a3 | abf ~a2f | gfe fed | edA B/c/dB :|
I learnt this tune from West Clare pipes/whistle/flute player Michael Falsey in his whistle class at the Willie Clancy Week, Milltown Malbay. He referred to it as the 'old' version of The Lark in the Morning - it clearly corresponds to the first two parts of the common 4-part version. I have not heard it played by anyone other than Michael, myself and others who have been to his classes, so presumably it has not spread much beyond the West Clare pipers' repertoire.
I was prompted to post this tune by Carrie's request in Discussions for banjo tunes to enter in a fleadh. Although not a typical banjo tune, I felt that the simplicity of this tune would allow plenty of room for variation and expression - and would be a change form the better-known session tunes.
# Posted on April 8th 2003 by granama
Seamus Ennis
This is close to the way that Seamus Ennis played it. Maybe you should have posted it as the "*Old* Lark In The Morning", as it really is a different tune.
# Posted on April 8th 2003 by Mad Baloney
David, I've heard this played before in Sydney - I don't think its range is that limited.
# Posted on April 8th 2003 by Dow
Perhaps I should get out more.
Brad - I agree, it is quite a different tune. But there are plenty of duplicated names here already, so one more won't hurt. Adding 'Old' to the title would constitute changing the name, and I am reluctant to give it any name other than that under which I learnt it.
# Posted on April 9th 2003 by granama
Lark On The Strand?
I'm just reading it here without playing it, but it looks like a variant of the jig I know as The Lark on The Strand; esp. the B part. I think it's on Dervish's Midsummer's Night CD? OK, I'll shut up now ..... cat.
# Posted on April 15th 2003 by cwildeky
Different tune altogether, but there are certainly similarities in terms of rhythm and melody contour. Maybe they'd go well in a set together.
# Posted on November 27th 2004 by Dow
The Old Lark in the Morning
The version based on Paul Smyth's flute playing:
K: Dmaj
~A3 AdB | AFA D3 | AFA gfe | fdB BAF |
~A3 AdB | AFA D2 f | gfe fed | edB BdB :|
Adf ~a3 | abf a3 | Adf a2 f | gfe fdB |
Adf ~a3 | abf a2 f | gfe fed | edB BdB :|
Smyth writes it's been popular in Clare for years. This is also the fourth jig of "Christy Barry's set." The only first two jigs of the set are often played together as "Christy Barry's," but the Clare flute himself actually plays four jigs in a set. I remember he said this is a Connemara setting of "The Lark in the Morning."
# Posted on April 20th 2005 by slainte
Mike Rafferty's setting
X: 1
T: Dominick Rooney's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
D: The Dangerous Reel
K: Dmaj
~A3 AdB|AFA D2 D|daf g{a}ge|fdB BAF|
~A3 AdB|AFA D2 f|g{a}ge fed|edB BAF:|
Adf ~a3|abf a2 z|Adf a2 f|gfe fdB|
Adf ~a3|abf a2 f|g{a}ge fed|edB BAF:|
# Posted on November 23rd 2005 by Will CPT
P.J & Marcus Hernon play it too
This is the tune the Hernons play on track 5 of their album titled Beal A' Mhurlaigh, and they just call it the Lark In The Morning.
# Posted on December 28th 2006 by dogbox
Sean Bui
This seem to be a title given to a tune by Seamus Ennis which was 'related to' The Lark in the morning. I think this is it. Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn recorded it under "Sean Bui" and noted Seamus Ennis as their source and it was also recorded by Liam Farrell and Joe Whelan on "They Sailed Away from Dublin Bay". They just call it "The Lark in the Morning".
Whatever about that, it does seem to fit the banjo quite nicely despite its simplicity.
# Posted on June 27th 2007 by PaddyCmusic
Title
I believe Seamus Ennis himself stated the name of the tune was The Lark's March on 40 years of Irish Piping... However this tune is not the same as the one on that album.
# Posted on October 28th 2007 by tin_whistler
This is also on the Fisherstreet album.
# Posted on May 1st 2008 by Dow
Go here for another transcription http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5225
# Posted on May 5th 2008 by Dow