Key signature: Dmajor
Submitted on July 24th 2004 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.
Also known as Ballroom Favorite, The Ballroom Favorite #1, The Ballroom Favorite No.1, The Ballroom Favorite, Ballroom Favourite, The Ballroom Favourite #1, The Ballroom Favourite No.1, Ballroom Favourites, Duncan's, Duncan's Schottische, Rogha An Halla Rince.
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
"The Ballroom Favourite" ~ #1 ~ jumping up an octave +
X: 2
T: Ballroom Favourite, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: (3EFG |\
A2 f2 A>^GA>_B | B2 g2 B2 d>B | c2 (3Bcd e>d (3dcd | (3efe d>B A>G (3EFG |
A2 f2 A>^GA>_B | B2 g2 B4 | c>^Bc>d e2 c>d |[1 e>d (3cde d2 :|
[2 (3efe d>c d3 |]
|: f |\
a2 b>a f2 d2 | c>de>f g2 e>f | g2 g>e c>AA>c | d2 (3efg (3aba f>g |
(3aba b>a f>Ad>A | c>de>f (3gag (3def | g2 (3gfe c2 (3Bcd |[1 e2 d2 d3 :|
[2 (3efe d>c d2 |]
# Posted on June 17th 2009 by ceolachan