An Gasur Mor

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on January 31st 2005 by errik.

This tune has been added to 16 tunebooks.

Also known as An Gasúr Mór, Dwyer's, Prime's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Blackwater by Altan
• Caise Ceoil by Various Artists
• Celtic Dream by Oisin
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• Fluters Of Old Erin: Flute, Piccolo And Whistle Recordings Of The 1920's And 30's by Various Artists
• Folktrax-077 The Jolly Tinker: Michael Gorman, Irish Fiddler by Michael Gorman
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Her Mantle So Green by Margaret Barry And Michael Gorman
• Irish Fiddle Player by Jimmy Power
• Letting Go... by Katherine Irwin Thomas
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Real Reels Of Ireland by Various Artists
• Strange But True... by Takuji Tamura And Yukio Kashiwagi
• Strings Attached by Mick Moloney
• The Best Of Irish Piping by Seamus Ennis
• The Chanter's Tune by Na Fili
• The Galway Rambler by John G. Walsh
• The Leitrim Thrush by Neil Mulligan
• We Won't Go Home 'Til Morning by Brendan Begley
• Whistle Stop by Brian Hughes

X: 1
T: An Gasur Mor
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
A3 G|:F2 D2 D>FE>D|C<E A,2 A,2 A>G|F>GE>F D3 e|f>de>c d>AB>G|
(3FGF D2 D>FE>D|C<E A,2 A,2 A>F|D>FA>d B>GE>C|1(3DED C>E D2 A>G:|2(3DED C>E D2 d>e||
|:f<Bf>g f>dB>d|c>Ae>c d>cB>A|^G>AB>c d>fe>d|(3cdc A2 A2 d>e|
f<Bf>g f>dB>d|c>Ae>c d>cB>A|(3Bcd c>e d>AB>G|1F2 D2 D2 d>e:|2F2 D2 D>EF>G||
|:AF~F2 DF~F2|AF~F2 D>FA>F|GE~E2 CE~E2|GE~E2 C>EA>G|
F>DA>F G>AB>d|(3cBA e>c d>cd>e|f>de>c d>AB>G|1F2 D2 D>EF>G:|2F2 D2 D2||

An Gasur Mor

It seems I can't get enough of Altan these days... a fantastic hornpipe from their 'Blackwater' album. What does the title translate to?

# Posted on January 31st 2005 by errik

Title translation

`The well hung boy`..
-without doubt a cousin of `badly drawn boy!`
aka the BIG boy.

# Posted on January 31st 2005 by cos

Seamus Ennis had a 4-part version. I can't remember what name he had for it ('The 67% Bigger Boy'?).

# Posted on February 1st 2005 by granama

An Gasur Mor

Brilliant tune. I requested this a long time ago, but luckily found the MD from the workshop where I learned it the first time. This version is quite consistent with the one I learned. Anyway, thanx for posting. Now all my friends can learn it as well!

Snorre

# Posted on February 1st 2005 by snorre

Pardon my maths - That should have been 33%.

# Posted on February 2nd 2005 by granama

Francis O'Neill recalled this tune from his youth in Cork. He added a fourth part and printed it (in G) as "Dwyer's" after the fiddler who was his source.

The tune is in the Joyce collection as "Prime's."

The setting given here is as it was played by the Donegal fiddler Johnny Doherty.

# Posted on March 22nd 2005 by Don Meade

"O'Dwyer's"

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on October 27th 2005 by Ptarmigan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/5125

# Posted on February 23rd 2006 by ceolachan