The Fairhaired Boy

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on December 10th 2003 by whistlemanhimself.

This tune has been added to 37 tunebooks.

Also known as Fair Haired Boy, The Fair Haired Boy, The Fair-Haired Boy, Micho Russell's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Stone's Throw by Michael Cooney
• áthas by áthas
• Barefoot On The Altar by Chulrua
• Cavan's Lilter by Séamus Fay
• Cooley's House by Conor Keane
• Cork Folk Festival Archive: Celebrating 21 Years by Various Artists
• Darby's Farewell by Josie McDermott
• Dearga by Matt And Shannon Heaton
• Down The Back Lane by Chulrua
• Feadoga Stain by Mary Bergin
• Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
• Foinn Seisiun 3 by Ennis/Dublin Session Group
• From Both Sides by Niamh Ni Charra
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• Inside Out by Mícheál O' Raghallaigh
• Isn't Anyone Going To Stop Them? by The Magic Square
• Keelwest by Paul McGrattan
• Lead The Knave by Arty McGlynn And Nollaig Casey
• Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater Traditional Irish Music by Various Artists
• Master Cape Breton Fiddler by Jerry Holland
• Mosaic by Alan Kelly
• Music Of Dreams by Tony Mac Mahon, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Noel Hill
• Music Of Dreams by Noel Hill And Tony MacMahon With Iarla O Lionaird
• Playing With Fire by Dervish
• Spirit by Dervish
• Sweeter As The Years Roll By by James Keane
• Teada by Teada
• The House I Was Reared In by Christy McNamara
• The Lonely Stranded Band by Charlie Piggott, Miriam Collins And Joe Corcoran
• The Russell Family Of Doolin, County Clare by The Russell Family
• The Thing Itself by Maeve Donnelly And Peadar O'Loughlin
• The Totally Traditional Tin Whistle Tape by Various Artists
• The Wild Keys by Mikie Smyth
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan
• Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare) by Michael Hynes And Dennis Liddy
• Waltz After Circus by Pularí
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan
• Wooden Flute Obsession: Volume 3, Disc 1 by Various Artists
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Fairhaired Boy, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
~A3G FGAB|=cAdc BG~G2|ABAG FAde|fdec Add2:|
~f3d e2de|~f3d ecA2|~f3d e2de|fdec Add2|
~f3d e2de|~f3d edcB|ABcd efge|~a3g fdd2||

Really nice tune, seldom played

I learned this one from the Cathal McConnell pennywhistle course. I think it is associated with the playing of Micho Russell. It's a terrific tune to play at a medium tempo with a bit of lilt. Very satisfying. Triplet figures would also fit quite nicely into a few places to give a little extra bounce, if that suits you. It would probably make a fabulous concertina tune.

# Posted on December 10th 2003 by whistlemanhimself

I just noticed this being played on an old private recording of New York fiddlers Lad O'Bierne and Louis Quinn.

# Posted on April 4th 2005 by Kevin Rietmann

Fair-Haired Boy - the reel

Here's the way Michael Hynes plays it on the recording he made with Dennis Liddy called, 'Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare)'.

X: 1
T: Fair-Haired Boy, The
S: Michael Hynes
Z: Jack Gilder
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
~A3G FGAB|=cAdc BG~G2|ABAG FAdg|fdec Add2:|
~f2df efde|~f2df ecA2|~f2df efde|fdec Add2|
~f2df efde|~f2df ecA^G|ABcd efge|afge fdd2||

# Posted on January 27th 2006 by Phantom Button

This has a similar A-part to Last Night's Joy http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6010.

# Posted on March 26th 2008 by Dow