Key signature: Cmajor
Submitted on April 16th 2004 by Aidan Crossey.
This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Morgan Rattler
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Cmaj
c|GFE DEF|EDE C2 c|GFE DEG|A2 G ABc|
GFE DEF|EDE C2 f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2 G ABc:|
c3 ecA|~B3 dBG|c3 ceA|afd efg|
c3 ecA|(B/A/B)c dBG|~c3 BAG|A2 G ABc:|
cBA BAG|cGF EDC|cBA BAG|A2 G ABc|
cBA BAG|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|A2 G ABc:|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|~c3 BGE|A2 G ABc|
c3 c3|ceg dBG|c>cc ceg|afd efg|
cd(e/f/) gfe|dec BAG|~c3 BGE|A2 G ABc|
ceg ceg|ceg dBG|ceg ceg|afd efg|
g/g/ge f/f/fd|e/e/ec d/d/dB|c/c/cA B/B/BG|A2 G ABc:|
GEE CEE|CEE CEE|GEE CEE|A2 G ABc|
GEE CEE|CEE C2 f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|
(c>de/f/) {a}g2 e|a2 f {a}g2 e|(c>de/f/) g2 e|dBG ABc|
(c>de/f/) {a}gfe|dec BAG|~c3 BAG|(A<B)G ABc:|
(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|cGE C2 c|(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|dBG ABc|
(c>de/f/) {a}gdB|cGF EcA|GFE DEG|(A<B)G ABc:|
EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C/C/CC|EDE C/C/CC|A2 G ABc|
EDE C/C/CC|C/C/CC C2 f|e(c/B/c) dBG|A2G ABc:|
C2 c {d}cBc|D2 d {e}dcd|C2 c {d}cBc|A2 G ABc|
C2 c {d}cBc|D2 d def|{a}gfe dcB|A2 G ABc:|
Sorry sorry sorry
This is Henrick Norbeck's transcription of Morgan Rattler (1046) from O'Neill's 1850. I know that not many people are ever going to play this is a session (although one member of the session I play with has been known to give this an airing, albeit transposed to D).
The reason I've posted it is in response to a discussion in the discussion threads where I suggested that this is a "jigathon" in itself. So here you go, Dave, now you can have a wee shuftie and see what you think!
# Posted on April 16th 2004 by Aidan Crossey
Morgan Rattler
This is an extremely popular tune at the moment.Peoplelike Andy Cutting, 422, Jabadaw and the Pack are all blasting it our, often twinning it with Oswestry Rakes.
Its origins are obscure asit has variously been claimed as Irish, Welsh, English and even Northumbrian. Its a sign of a good tune if everyone wants it for their own.
Incidently, up here in the North-east of England,it sometimes gets called the Marsden Rattler after the train that used torun up the coast between Sunderland and Newcastle. This has now been replaced by the Metro.
Noel Jackson
# Posted on April 17th 2004 by noelbats
We play this at just about every gig we do - and I just haven't tired of it! We originally heard it from Spiers and Boden.
# Posted on April 18th 2004 by Tarrantella
48 bar truncated version
Have been playing a 48 bar version of this tune for many years using the first two parts with the last part and in that order but in the key of 'D'. It is one of my favourite jigs and I have put it with Paddy Carey's and Bucks of Westmeath to make up a set for dancing. As far as I can tell neither of the latter two tunes have been submitted to the session so I will contribute them shortly. I use this set for a dance called 'the Trencher Boy'
# Posted on April 26th 2004 by hetty
there's a similar tune (in 9/8) on a Siobhán People's album methinks. totally entrancing! (I forgot the name)
# Posted on September 29th 2006 by birlibirdie
Obviously related to...
The Cordal Jig: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/864
# Posted on September 30th 2006 by slainte
There's a 48 bar version of this in the tune book put together by triple harper Robin Huw Bowen from the manuscripts of John Parry Ddall of Rhiwabon. John Parry Ddall was a blind harper from Nefyn who lived from 1710 - 1782 and is thought to be one of the first in Wales to play the triple harp.
# Posted on August 30th 2009 by garynortheast