Key signature: Amajor
Submitted on March 25th 2004 by Mad Baloney.
This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.
Also known as Farrel O'Gara, Farrel O'Gara's, Killarney Wonder, The Killarney Wonder Highland Fling, The Killarney Wonder Schottische.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Killarney Wonder, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Amaj
|E<AAc (3BcB af | e<cdB c<AFA | E<AAc (3BcB (3agf | e<cdB c<AA2 |
E<AAc (3BcB (3agf | (3efe (3dcB c<AFA | E<AAc (3BcB af | e<cdB c<AA2|
|g<afa e<ace | d<BcA B<AFA | g<afa e<ac'a | b<abc' a2ab|
c'<af<a e<ac<e | d<BcA B<AFA | E<AAc (3BcB af | e<cdB c<AA2|
Killarney Wonder
This is a good one for postions it's not too tricky, but you can get your feet wet. On the fiddle I slide up into second position halfway through the 3rd bar n the second part (on the eac'a bit) using fingers (numbers are fingers the letters are the notes) 0e 1a 3c' 1a etc. Then go back to first position on that f in the 5th bar. 3c' 1a 1f 3a. I've heard this tune for years played by Coleman but became inspired to actually learn it when I heard Jesse Smith play it.
BTW This tune was labelled as a Scottische on the Coleman liner notes, but I think of it as more of a fling or a strathspey with those Scotch snaps.
# Posted on March 25th 2004 by Mad Baloney
Whoah,m this is a single tune, Jeremy put in extra repeats.
# Posted on March 25th 2004 by Mad Baloney
Repeats
Sorry Brad, but you had a repeat at the end of the first part when you submitted the tune so I assumed it was supposed to repeat both parts.
# Posted on March 25th 2004 by Jeremy
Played as a Reel
If memory serves me right, this has been recorded as a reel on the marvellous Daly/ Creagh LP. Can't recall the title.
# Posted on March 26th 2004 by LongNote
Macroom Lasses
Desi Wilkinson used to play this as "The Macroom Lasses", and that's also the title on the Daly/Creagh recording. Kevin Burke's "Open House" had a great version with clarinet on their 1st CD. Seems this can be - and has been recorded as - either a reel, hornpipe, strathspey, schottische or barn dance. A versatile tune indeed.
# Posted on March 26th 2004 by Kenny
An old one
This tune appears several times under different names in Ryan's Mammoth Collection.
# Posted on March 27th 2004 by blarneystar
"The Killarney Wonder" ~ same name, different tune
Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on October 11th 2002 by Trevor Jennings.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/1028
# Posted on December 10th 2005 by ceolachan
"The Killarney Wonder" = 16 bars
Just to emphasis what has already been said above. This tune is given in full in this transcription and does not repeat as shown. The A-part is 4-bars in length, repeated to make 8-bars, as given. The B-part is 4-bars as well and repeated with a second ending to make 8bars, also as written out in full here. The tune is 16 bars in total, not 32...
# Posted on December 15th 2005 by ceolachan
"Kevin Burke: Sweeney's Dream" ~ Track 16: "The Kilarney Wonder Schottisches"
Submitted on August 1st 2002 by kardshark87.
http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/258
Strathspey / Highland Schottische / Highland Fling:
1st tune: "The Killarney Wonder" ~ this transcription
(Not "Gurren Castle")
2nd tune: "The Finnea Lasses"
Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on October 11th 2002 by lazyhound. ( = Trevor Jennings)
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1028
Here is "Gurren Castle"
"Miss Sarah Drummond Of Perth" / "Calum Crùbach" / "Gurren Castle"
(Strathspey / Highland Schottische / Highland Fling)
Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on March 31st 2003 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1556
# Posted on February 7th 2007 by ceolachan
"The Macroom Lasses" / "The Macroom Reel" ~ the reel version
Also known as "Hilary's Choice", "Macroom Lasses", "Macroom Lassies", "The Macroom Lassies".
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on October 14th 2002 by spoon.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1042
# Posted on February 7th 2007 by ceolachan
"Farrel O'Gara's Schottische" ~ closer to how Kevin Burke takes it
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on October 8th 2002 by lazyhound.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1021
# Posted on February 7th 2007 by ceolachan
"The Killarney Wonder" / "Farrel O'Gara" ~ more options in G Major
K: G Major
|: (3GFE |
D2 G>B A2 g>e | d2 (3cBA B<GE>G | D>G (3GGB (3ABA (3gfe |1 d>Bc<A B>G :|2 d>Bc<A B<G G2 ||
g2 e>g d2 B>d | (3cBA (3BAG A>GE<G | d>ge<g d<g (3bag | a2 a>b g2 g>a |
b>g (3efg d>g (3Bcd | c2 B>G A<G E2 | D>GG>B A2 g>e | d>B (3cBA G2 ||
# Posted on February 8th 2007 by ceolachan
You can play the above as given, 16 measures, or double it for 32...
# Posted on February 8th 2007 by ceolachan