Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on July 24th 2004 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Also known as Ballroom Favorite, The Ballroom Favorite, Ballroom Favourite, Duncan's, Duncan's Schottische.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Ballroom Favourite, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: F>G |
A2 F2 A4 | B2 G2 B4 | c>Bc>d e>dc>d | (3efe d>B A>GF>G |
A2 F2 A4 | B2 G2 B4 | c>Bc>d e>dc>d |1 (3efe d>c d2 :|
2 (3efe d>c d3 ||
|: f |
a2 b>a f2 d2 | c>de>f g4 | g>fg>e c2 A>c | d>ef>g a3 f |
a2 b>a f2 d2 | c>de>f g4 | g>fg>e cA (3Bcd |1 (3efe d>c d3 :|
2 (3efe d>c d2 ||
John McKenna on flute / Michael Gaffney on banjo
Another old 78 - Decca 1934
a pair of 'barndances'
This was also re-released with others of McKenna's great playing, and hopefully still available:
John McKenna - His Original Recordings - John McKenna Traditional Society Cassette 1980
Fluters of Old Erin - Vive Voce 002 Cassettes
For more on the man and his music, including recordings:
http://www.iol.ie/~jfflynn/kenna.htm
http://www.comhaltas.com/archive/billeog/jmckenna.htm
# Posted on July 24th 2004 by ceolachan
- - - MORE on the lads in question - - -
Musical Traditions
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/index.htm
John McKenna
Leitrim's Master of the Concert Flute
http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/mckenna.htm
- with a picture of McKenna & GAffney together (banjolin)
# Posted on July 26th 2004 by ceolachan
McKenna overblows those Bs in the first part into the second octave...brilliant!
Write out the second tune, it's a great one as well.
# Posted on February 14th 2005 by Kevin Rietmann
Ballroom Favourite
Although it has been duly noted that this is a set of 2 barn dances, there's sheet music for only the first one. I'll be pleased to send anyone who wants it the sheet music for the second barndance of the set.
# Posted on November 1st 2007 by rabrams
#2
Already on this site: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3567
# Posted on November 1st 2007 by slainte