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The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore

reel

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on April 19th 2004 by Dow.

This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.

Also known as The Maid Of Mullaghmore, The Maids Of Mullach, The Maids Of Mullagh.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

A Fig For A Kiss by Providence
Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny

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X: 1
T: Mermaid Of Mullaghmore, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmaj
FDDF ABAF|GAAF GFED|FGAF D2 (3efg|1 fdec dBBG:|2 fdec defg||
a2fa dafa|g2e=c Gceg|a2fa dafa|g2ag fdd2|
a2fa dafa|g2e=c Gceg|fage fdec|dBBG FDD2||

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The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore

I have transcribed this from the Donal Lunny live album, where it is entitled "The Maids Of Mullach". This is the pipes setting. The flute setting is slightly different - the 1st couple of bars are
FEDF ABAG|FGAF GFED|...
and the |a2fa dafa| phrases in the B-part get played |a2fd Adfa|.
Mullaghmore is in County Sligo. Mullagh is in County Clare. According to net sources, John Doherty had the original title as "The Mermaid Of Mullaghmore" and a story to go with it about a mermaid being spotted in Mullaghmore harbour on Mayday morning.

# Posted on April 19th 2004 by Dow

I meant to transcribe bar 5 of the B-part as a2fa dafa. abc has been updated.

# Posted on April 19th 2004 by Dow

Hmmm...anyone besides myself hear a strong resemblance to Crib of Perches?

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Will CPT

In the B part, definitely, less strongly in the A.

Or maybe it's more like Out on the Ocean? *smirk*

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Zina Lee

Out on the Ocean

Every tune is 'Out on the Ocean'... just the notes are all re-arranged. *smirk*

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Phantom Button

LOL -- bad boy, Jack. Down. Sit. Stay. NO biscuit. LOL Were your ears burning this weekend, Jack? We talked about you at Richard and Aimee's, and then again last night out at David Migoya's while Emily was trying out flute after flute after incredibly ancient flute...my god, how do fluters find the face to twig fiddlers about *our* technical talk? Embouchures and touches and pads and head joints and, definitely not last, bores... ;)

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Zina Lee

Tommy Peoples plays the following setting on 'The Iron Man', with the title, 'Johnny Doherty's Fancy':

L:1/8
M:4/4
K:D

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by granama

No Will it sounds nothing like the Crib Of Perches, and no Zina it doesn't sound anything like Out On The Ocean. If I ever hear you say that again I will kill you :-)

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Dow

Did Tanya move to Oz?

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Will CPT

It does so sound like Crib of Perches, but only in the B part. Ptthhhlllbbbbbblllllt. And I say so, so it must be true and there's no more use talking about it. So there.

*smirk*

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Zina Lee

Flute condoms out on the ocean.

So you got an ear-full of flute talk eh? "Embouchures and touches and pads and head joints and, definitely not last, bores" You mean they didn't discuss flute condoms? I guess way out in Montana they play flute without protection. It's probably because all that single-malt scotch they drink washes away their good sense and better judgement.

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Phantom Button

LOL -- no, David Migoya maintains his shop at his lovely house in Denver. But still no flute condoms. What the heck is a flute condom? Wait, never mind, I don't want to know...

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Zina Lee

ok ok... to get back to the tune (sorry Jeremy) *ahem* ... it sounds like Paddy Taylor's reel.

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Phantom Button

I don't think it sounds like Paddy Taylor's at all, except for the first bar. I totally disagree with all of you, totally.

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Dow

Well that's what I meant -- in the first bar. So I totally disagree that you totally disagree with me. :-)

# Posted on April 20th 2004 by Phantom Button

I heard Paddy Glackin play this tune after the Cup of Tea on the radio. The track was probably taken from this recording: http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/629

# Posted on February 15th 2006 by slainte