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The Piper's Despair

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on October 22nd 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 105 tunebooks.

Also known as Curly Mike, Piper's Despair, The Piper's Despair, Pipers Despair, Sword In Hand.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America by Various Artists
Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
Here Among Strangers by S�ucra
In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
May Monday by Karen Tweed And Timo Alakotila
Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
Out Of The Blue by Alan Kelly
Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
Rogha Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2007 by Various Artists
Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
Sean Keane by Sean Keane
Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
Tasty Touches CD 1 by Martin Donohoe
The Art Of Traditional Fiddle Playing by Matt Cranitch
The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
The Cook In The Kitchen by John Brosnan
The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
The Fiddle, The Voice by Nancy Conescu And Gerry Harrington
The First Month Of Summer by Buttons And Bows
The Humours Of Derrybeha by Pat O'Connor
The Little Country by Charles De Lint
The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
The Tocane Concerts by Various Artists
Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
Touchdown by Whisht!
Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
Turas Go Tir Na NOg by Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
Who? by Darren Maloney
Wind Dancer by Conor Byrne

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

X: 1
T: Piper's Despair, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|:EFGA BAFA|BdAd dBAD|1 D2FD ADFA|
BdAd dBAF:|2 DEFA dfag|gfed Bcde||
|:e2ge begf|efga bfaf|1 de~f2 af~f2|
df~f2 fedf:|2 ~d3e fggf|gfed Bcde||

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Details ABC Sheetmusic Comments

Pipe notation?

is there notation for bagpipes for this? would be a fun tune to play

# Posted on June 18th 2002 by no longer exists

20 seconds later...

the answer is yes...

# Posted on June 18th 2002 by no longer exists

The Piper's Despair

Here's another setting of the tune, for fiddle.

X: 1
T: Piper's Despair
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: E Dorian
|:EFGA BAFA|B/c/d ec dBAF|D2 F/E/D ADFA|Bdec dBAF|
|EFGA BA A/A/A|B/c/d ec dBAF|D2 FA dfaf|1 gfed Be e2 :|2 gfed Beef||
|e2 g/f/e begf|efga bgaf|d2 fd Adfe|defg afdf|
|e2 ge begf|efga bgaf|~d3f a2 af|1 gfed Beef:|2 gfed Be e2 ||

# Posted on February 3rd 2005 by Miss Lonelyhearts

Also, the name is aptly used to entitle a book about pipe reeds.

# Posted on February 3rd 2005 by Sean Logan

"The Piper's Despair" ~ and another via gian marco

Submitted on December 25th 2005 by gian marco.

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by ceolachan

thanks, "c".

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by gian marco

My Version

X: 1
T: Piper’s Despair, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
|: EFGA BAFA | (3Bcd AB dBAF | DFDF ADFA | A2 FA dBAF |
EFGA BAFA | (3Bcd AB dBAF | DEFG dfaf | gfed Be e2 :||
|:ef (3gfe bege | efga b2 af | df f2 af f2 | df f2 agfd |
ef (3gfe bege | efga b2 af | dcdf a3f | gfed Be e2 :||

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by JACKB

Listen to Roscommon flute player Packie Duignan play this : http://www.lafferty.ca/files/flute-geezers/packie5.mp3
From Rich Lafferty's Flute Geezers page: http://www.lafferty.ca/music/irish/flute-geezers

# Posted on February 9th 2008 by slainte

Piper's Despair

Played by Ronan Ryan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzSMYece0FM&feature=related

# Posted on July 27th 2009 by conscientious objector