Mick Carr's

strathspey

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on February 3rd 2005 by Pontus Adefjord.

This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.

Also known as John Barron's, Mick Carr's Fling, Mick Carr's Highland, Mick Carr's Highland Fling.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• A Letter Home by Athena Tergis
• Ceol A'Ghleanna by Ciarán Ó Maonaigh
• Jack In The Box Irish Session by Tionol
• The Road To Glenlough by James Byrne
• Within A Mile Of Dublin by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Paul McGrattan

X: 1
T: Mick Carr's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Dmaj
F2FD GAGD | F2FF GECE | F2FD G2FG | Addc dBAG |
F2FD GAGD | F2FF GECE | F2FD G2FG | Addc dfed ||
c<AAG F<GAB | =c<AAG F<DD2 | d2AF G2FG | Addc dfed |
c<AAG F<GAB | =c<AAG F<DD2 | d2AF G2FG | Addc dBAG |]

Highland I got from a fiddle teacher when I started. He used to do double stops in the first part, like this:

[A,2F2][A,F][A,D] [G,G][G,A][G,G][G,D] | [A,2F2][A,F][A,F] [A,G][A,E][CE][A,E] | [A,2F2][A,F][A,D] [G,2G2]FG | Addc dBAG |
[A,2F2][A,F][A,D] [G,G][G,A][G,G][G,D] | [A,2F2][A,F][A,F] [A,G][A,E][CE][A,E] | [A,2F2][A,F][A,D] [G,2G2]FG | Addc dfed ||

Doing that makes it very fun to play.

# Posted on February 3rd 2005 by Pontus Adefjord

But it's impossible to read... Oh, well, you get the point, I guess.

# Posted on February 8th 2005 by Pontus Adefjord

"Mick Carr's Highland Fling"

Here's my take on this, but trying to keep close to the contribution here, in two keys and with more of the classic 2-bar second ending for the B-Part, which helps the dance in it. The asterisks used for 'alternative' places for a 'snap' are just that, possibilities, and asterisks because, as some of you will know, the less-than sign does funny things in this area of the site... Here's the take, simple and in an alternate key:

K: G Major
|: d>c |
B2 B>G c>dc<G | B2 B>G c*AF>A | B2 B>G c2 B>c | d*gg>f g2 :|
|: (3bag |
f2 d*c B>cd*e | =f*dd>c B*G G2 |1 g2 d*B c2 B>c | d*gg>f g2 :|
2 B2 (3BAG c2 (3ABc | d*gg>f g2 ||

# Posted on January 5th 2006 by ceolachan

John Barron's Highland

Paul O'Shaughnessy and Harry Bradley recorded a fantastic version of this tune. It goes like this:

K: Dmin
DE|:F2FD G^FGE|F2FA GECE|F2FA G2FG|1 Add^c d=cAG:|2 Add^c d2ed|]
K: Dmaj
cAAG FGAB|cAAG FDD2|cAAF G2FG|1 Addc d2ed:|2 Addc d=cAG|]

# Posted on January 31st 2006 by slainte