The Roving Bachelor

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on April 22nd 2003 by Kenny.

This tune has been added to 41 tunebooks.

Also known as The Morning Of The Day, Tommy Peoples, Tommy Peoples'.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• A Cheap Present by Birkin Tree
• A Sound Skin by Junior Davey And Friends
• A Tribute To Paddy Cronin... Master Irish Fiddler by Tom Dunne
• Across The Waters - Irish Traditional Music From England by Various Artists
• Altan by Altan
• Altan's Finest by Altan
• Best Of 1987-1993 by Altan
• Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
• Brian Kelly by Brian Kelly
• Broken Hearted I'll Wander by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner And Eamonn Curran
• Ceol Aduaidh by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh And Frankie Kennedy
• Ceol Is Piob by TIarnan O Duinnchinn
• Craic Of Dawn by An Tor
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 11 by Matt Cunningham
• Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny
• Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
• Farewell To Ireland by Patrick Mangan
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• From West To East - Live Sessions by Various Artists
• Gavin Whelan by Gavin Whelan
• Gogarty's Music II: A Decade On by Various Artists
• Gusty's Frolicks by Sean Keane
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• In The Tradition by Boys Of The Lough
• Island Angel by Altan
• John McCusker by John McCusker
• Local Ground by Altan
• Macalla Na HÓige by Hugh Healy And Colm Healy
• Memoire Celte by Broken String
• Ocean View by Shanachie
• On Oiche Go Maidin by O'aces
• Once Again (1987-1993) by Altan
• Open Road by Boys Of The Lough
• Osna by Osna
• Raise The Rafters by Molly's Revenge
• Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings by Shantalla
• Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
• Standing Room Only by Eliot Grasso
• Sundry by Shane Cook
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Best Of Altan by Altan
• The Blue Fiddle by Sean Smyth
• The First Ten Years: 1986 - 1995 by Altan
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Plain Of Jars by Brian Kelly
• The Rough Guide To Irish Music by Various Artists
• The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
• The Story So Far by John Creavan
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Three Shouts From A Hill by Cian
• Tony McManus by Tony McManus
• Traditional Irish Music From Doolin Co. Clare by Terry Bingham
• Traditional Music On Fiddle, Banjo, And Harp by Oisin MacDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald, And Michael O Ruanaigh
• Two For Two by Laurence Nugent
• Waiting For A Call by Tommy Peoples
• Wherever You Go by Wild Asparagus

X: 1
T: Roving Bachelor, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
| B2 BA B2 ge | d2 ge dBGA | B2 BA B2 ge | dBAc BGGA |
B2 BA B2 ge | d2 ge dBGA | B2 BA B2 ge | dBAc BG G2 |
| gfed edBd | gfed e2 ef | gfed efge | afge dfaf |
gfed edBd | gfed e2 ef | gbag fage | d2 ge dBGA |

Roving Bachelor

I owe this one to contributer "slainte". It's the second of the two "Tommy Peoples' " reels on the pre - Altan recording by Frankie Kennedy and Mairead Mooney. I found it quite by accident under this title in one of the "Kerr's " collections of Scottish & Irish tunes. A nice flute tune, I think (as is the first one).

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by Kenny

Thanks Kenny. It's a lovely tune.

# Posted on April 22nd 2003 by gian marco

Thanks, Kenny. I've just got a flute, so I'll try this tune on that one.

# Posted on April 23rd 2003 by slainte

Northern version of "Pigtown Fling"?

At least that's what it sounds like to me anyway.

# Posted on July 12th 2004 by Phantom Button

this is how I play this on the banjo.
I learnt it from a Mel Bay 5stringer book and adapted it slighlty for the tenor.
I throw in a couple of low Es in the first part.
and some cheeky c's in the second.

X: 1
T: Roving Bachelor, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: Reel
K: Gmaj
| BEBA BEge | dBge dBGA | BEBA BEge | dBAc BGGA |
BEBA BEge | dBge dBGA | BEBA BEge |dBAc BGef ||
| gfed eB{c}Bd | gfed eBef | gfed efge | afge dfgf |
gfed eB{c}Bd | gfed eBef | gbag fage | dBge dBGA ||

# Posted on May 19th 2007 by DubChieftain

Author

I believe this was written by Jim Noctor - caould anyone confirm this?

# Posted on November 13th 2007 by tmccar

Re tune composer

Hi there, its a tune i know as the pigtown fling ok, but it s not composed by jimmy for sure

# Posted on December 26th 2007 by corncrake

"The Pigtown Fling" ~ the earlier relation

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/80

# Posted on December 26th 2007 by ceolachan