Key signature: Dmixolydian
Submitted on December 23rd 2001 by Josh Kane.
This tune has been added to 235 tunebooks.
Also known as Rathcrogan, The Rathcrogan, Rathcroghan, The Rathcroghan , The Rathcroghan.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Floating Crowbar, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
|: AD (3FED AD (3FED | AD (3FED A2GF | EG~G2 AGED |
EF{A}GF GABd |AD (3FED AD (3FED | AD (3FED G2FG |
~A3B cd{f}ed |1 cAGE D2dB :|2 cAGE D2 (3EFG ||
|: Ad{e}d^c d2 (3B^cd | ea{b}ag ef{a}ge | ~A3B AG (3EFG |
A2GF EF{A}GE |Add^c d2bd | eaag ef{a}ge |
afge d2ed |1 cAGE D2 (3EFG :|2 cAGE D2dB ||
Floating Crowbar
I believe this tune to be a composition of BRENDAN McGLINCHEY,
the great Co. Armagh fiddler. He recorded it himself on a record he made on the Belfast "Outlet" recording label sometime in the 70s.
# Posted on December 26th 2001 by Kenny
Floating Crowbar
This has also been recorded by the Battlefield Band who say that it was a popular session tune in Scotland in the 80s
# Posted on June 29th 2002 by noelbats
The Floating Crowbar
Arty McGlynn on the album "McGlynn’s Fancy" recorded the version of the tune I am trying to learn.
Before I start, I was wondering does anybody know the following, what guitar tuning he is using? Are there tabs available for this tune? Is it a hard one to master?
All help on this is appreciated, as I don't have much time to learn it.
# Posted on May 19th 2004 by tedtrad
Small error ?
I had a look at this for tedtrad. I think there's a small, but significant typo(?) here - the "b" note in the 5th bar of the 2nd part should be a "B". Otherwise, I think this is an accurate transcription. Difficult on guitar, I would think ( unless you're Arty McGlynn, of course). Incidentally, "McGlynn's Fancy" isn't in the "Recordings" section yet. Maybe someone could remedy that?
# Posted on May 19th 2004 by Kenny
Closer To The Lunasa Version
X: 1
T: Floating Crowbar, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Dmix
|: dB|AD D2 AD D2 | AD D2 A2GF | EG G2 AGcG |EF F2 GABd |
AD D2 AD D2 | AD D2 G2FG |A3B cded |1 cAGE D2 dB :|2 cAGE D2 (3EFG ||
|: Add^c d2 (3B^cd | eaag efga |eA A2 AG (3EFG |A3G EFGE |
Add^c d2 (3B^cd | eaag efge |afge fded |1 cAGE D2 (3EFG :|2 cAGE D2dB ||
|:AD D2 AD D2 | AD D2 A2GF | EG G2 AGcG |EF F2 cBBA |
AD D2 AD D2 | AD D2 G2FG |A3B c4 |c2 cB cBAG ||
|: Add^c d2 (3B^cd | eaag efga |eA A2 AG (3EFG |A3G EFGE |
Add^c d2 (3B^cd | eaag efge |afge fded |1 cAGE D2 (3EFG :|2 cAGE D2dB ||
# Posted on May 4th 2007 by JACKB
Who composed The Floating Crowbar?
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display/29053/comments#comment617830
# Posted on January 3rd 2012 by ain't fluffed
From the other thread...
I spoke to Richie (brother of Finbar) Dwyer who said it's one of Finbarr's compositions. He (Richie) mentioned a Michael McMahon who was present when Finbar composed it.
According to Richie, Finbar has composed around thirty tunes. Some are pretty weird. Michael, another of Richie's brothers, is another composer of "traditional" tunes.
Richie himself seems to sprout tunes.
# Posted on March 4th 2012 by DavidT
The Floating C..
...has a floating C in it (for a mix major / mixolydian mood)
# Posted on April 11th 2012 by birlibirdie