Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on April 10th 2003 by gian marco.
This tune has been added to 174 tunebooks.
Also known as McFaddens Handsome Daughter.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: McFadden's Handsome Daughter
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amaj
~E3F ABcA|~B3c ecAF|~E3F A2af|1ecBd cBAF:|2ecBd cAA2||
aece faaf|edcA BAF2|~a3e faaf|edcB A2ce|
aece aecA|B2cA BAF2|agfe f2af|edcB ABcd||
~e3f ecac|ecac fB~B2|ce~e2 ceaf|ecBd cAA2|
ce~e2 ceae|ceae fBB2|cefg agaf|eAce aecA|
Source: "Music at Matt Molloy's"
Transcription: g.m.p.
I find it rather tricky.( with the flute )
# Posted on April 10th 2003 by gian marco
Great version...
...of this tune on Four Men and a Dog's "Barking Mad" CD. Cathal Hayden really lets fly on the fiddle.
Conn
# Posted on April 10th 2003 by Conán McDonnell
McFadden's...
I've heard this played more often in the key of G.
# Posted on September 2nd 2004 by Brad Maloney
I've never heard it played in G
# Posted on September 2nd 2004 by Phantom Button
I play the last part slightly differently:
~e3f edcd|ecac bB~B2|ceef ecAF|EFAB cAAc|
~e3f edcd|ecac bB~B2|cefe ~a3f|e2ce aecA||
# Posted on June 6th 2005 by Dow
See also Coming Home From The Bog http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2965.
# Posted on June 6th 2005 by Dow
Origins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter
I was wondering what the ogigins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter were. I need to find out for music class any help would be great. No smart remarks needed.
Thanks,
Geoff Maher
# Posted on March 5th 2007 by AEisenheim
Re: Origins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter
Not intended to be smart.
I have been married to McFadden's Handsome daughter for 34 years-Posters here know I refer to her as 'Herself'.
(some of us say 'she who must be obeyed'!)
I second the question. There are several related pieces (John mcFadden's Reel, Paddy McFaddens) and we have been interested int it.
The McFadden's are the smallest of the Irish Clans (McFaydeen and other variants). They are found primarily in the parishes of Donegal. PRimary center seems to be immediately in and east of Donegal Town.
Several recent posts were asking about music characteristic of specific areas of Ireland (Cork and Galway specifically) but this family is not found anywhere in the south. So the references must be to tunes characteristic in the NOrthwest.
Keep this going because I am interested in it also
Thanks
Damian
# Posted on March 5th 2007 by zippydw
Re: Origins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter
I believe the origins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter can be traced directly to her parents.
# Posted on March 5th 2007 by Phantom Button
Re: Origins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter
Zippy I think your might be missing something there!
Co Mayo still lots of Mc Faddens and variants all round the world!
# Posted on March 5th 2007 by Schlongbow
Re: Origins of McFadden's Handsome Daughter
Har har har!
People have plenty of other names for it too:
McFADDEN'S HANDSOME DAUGHTER (Ingean Datamuil Mic Paidin). AKA and see "Coming Home from the Bog," “Donegal Lasses [1],” "The Gardener's Daughter," “The Groves of Mt. Talbot,” "I Wish I Never Saw You," "Magic Slipper [1]," "Maud(e) Millar [2],” “The Montua,” “Morrison’s (Reel) [2],” “Mrs. Smullen’s,” "Paddy McFadden's [1],” “The Pride of Rockchapel." Irish, Reel. A Major (Miller, O'Neill, Vallely): G Major (Alewine). Standard. ABC (O'Neill, Vallely): AA'B: AABC (Miller). Paddy Killoran recorded the tune on a c. 1950’s 78 RPM recording under the title "My Love is Fair and Handsome [1].” Parts of O’Neill’s three-part tune are similar to parts of the alternate titles named above. “Coming Home from the Bog” is a related tune. Source for notated version: fiddler player John McFadden, originally from near Westport, County Mayo, then living in Chicago, and a musician whose skills at playing and improvisation O’Neill admired [O’Neill].
# Posted on March 5th 2007 by Kevin Rietmann