The Maids Of Ardagh

polka

Key signature: Amixolydian

Submitted on December 28th 2001 by Musicalbison.

This tune has been added to 131 tunebooks.

Also known as Back O' The Haggard, Back Of The Haggard, The Back Of The Haggard, Back Of The Haggart, The Back Of The Haggart, The Ballydehob, Ballyscadden, I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue, Johnny Leary's, Liberton Pipe Band, The Maid Of Ardagh, Maids Of Ardagh, Maids Of Ardath, The Maids Of Ardath, Sliabh Mhachaire, Toormore, Toormore Polka #2, Tourmore Polka 2, Tuar Mor No. 2, Tuar Mór Polkas 2.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• ...And They Danced All Night by North Cregg
• ...Born For Sport by Paul O'Shaughnessy And Harry Bradley
• 40th Anniversary Album by Armagh Pipers Club
• A Breath Of Fresh Air by Kevin Crawford
• Around The World For Sport by Shegui
• Beauty An Oileáin: Music And Song Of The Blasket Islands by Various Artists
• Best Of Irish Ceili Music by Various Artists
• Bohola by Bohola
• Bruach An TSuláin by The Abbey Céilí Band
• Bruscar Bán by The Culchies
• Ceilidh by Bun' Ber E
• Celtic Contraband by Michel Bonamy
• Ceol As Sliabh Luachra by Julia Clifford And Billy Clifford
• Cronin And Burke by Johnny Cronin And Joe Burke
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 10 by Matt Cunningham
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 9 by Matt Cunningham
• Disgrace Notes by Seamus Begley And Tim Edey
• Eavesdropper by Kevin Burke And Jackie Daly
• Eclection by Gabe McVarish
• éirí Go Lá by Seamus Begley And Jim Murray
• Farewell To Lissycasey: The Traditional Music Of County Clare by Various Artists
• Fermanagh Ceili by Pride Of Erin Ceili Band
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• For As Many As Will by Haste To The Wedding
• Happy To Meet Sorry To Part by Various Artists
• Intermediate Irish Fiddle by Martin Mulvihill
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Irish Traditional Concertina Styles by Various Artists
• Irish Traditional Music Of County Clare by Bernard O'Sullivan And Tommy McMahon
• Irish Women Musicians Of America by Cherish The Ladies
• Jack In The Box Irish Session by Tionol
• Kennedy's Kitchen by Kennedy's Kitchen
• La Harpe Irlandaise - The Irish Harp by Katrien Delavier
• Learning Irish Fiddle by Paul McNevin
• Meiteal by Seamus Begley And Stephen Cooney
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Jackie Daly
• Nine Fine Irishmen's Sin E Ri-Ra by Sin E Ri-Ra
• Out And About by Cherish The Ladies
• Overneath by Slide
• Phoenix: Traditional Music From Cork And Beyond by Any Old Time
• Rince: Complete Irish Dancing Set - First Steps And Beyond by Various Artists
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume I by Various Artists
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• Sounds From The Atlantic by Innisheer
• Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
• Sunshine And Showers by Gliondar
• Temple House 2 by Temple House Ceili Band
• The Best Of De Danann by De Danann
• The Eagle's Whistle by Michael Tubridy
• The Heather Breeze by Heathery Breeze Ceili Band
• The Man Behind The Box by Joe Derrane
• The Man Of The House by Tom Moran
• The Parish Platform by Rattle The Boards
• The Rushy Mountain: Classic Music From Sliabh Luachra 1952-77 by Various Artists
• The Swallow by The Boys In The Gap
• The Uilleann Pipes Of Ireland by Jean-Yves Le Pape
• Think Before You Think by Danu
• Through The Round Window by Eamonn Coyne
• Tri by Far From Home
• Trip To Fanore by Eugene Lambe
• Waifs And Strays (Traditional Irish Music From County Clare) by Michael Hynes And Dennis Liddy
• Who? by Darren Maloney

X: 1
T: Maids Of Ardagh, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Amix
F>A BA|de f2|fe/f/ gc|ed BA|F>A BA|de f2|fe/f/ gc|ed d2:|
ef/e/ ce|fe a2|ef/e/ ce|fe c/B/A|ef/e/ ce|fe a2|ef/e/ dB|BA A2:|

Family resemblance - in the genes:

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3631

This particular second part got around...
X or Y chromosome?

# Posted on October 2nd 2004 by ceolachan

ef/e/ ce|fe a2|ef/e/ ce|fe c/B/A|
ef/e/ ce|fe a2|ef/e/ cB|1 BA A2:|2 BA AG||FA BA|de f2|fe/f/ gc|ed BA|
FA BA|de f2|fe/f/ gc|ed d2:|

This is the way that my teacher, Jimmy Devine, taught me!

This way, it sounds more like one tune, the other way around it kind of sounds like two different tunes, an ending to one and a beginning to one, oh well!

Cheers and Veteran's Day Off,
Armand

# Posted on November 11th 2004 by armandale

Liberton Pipe Band

This tune is a version of the Scottish "LIberton Pipe Band", and a close relation of "Captain Maquire".

# Posted on March 11th 2006 by pipheath

Maids of Ardagh

Like a lot of these Kerry polkas, a corruption of the Scottish pipe tunes Kilberry Ball/Liberton Pipe Band. Played at twice the speed of course.

# Posted on July 10th 2007 by Free Reed

"The Maids of Ardagh" ~ another rescued duplication, with corrections

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on February 3rd 2008 by tracywag.
~ /tunes/display/8212

X: 2
T: Maids of Ardagh, The
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Dmaj
|: F/G/A BA | de f2 | fe/f/ gc | ed BA |
F/G/A BA | de f2 | fe/f/ gc | ed d2 :|
|: ef/e/ ce | fe a2 | ef/e/ ce | fe c/B/A |
ef/e/ ce | fe a2 | ef/e/ dB | BA A2 :|

I learned it at a workshop last summer taught by Kathy Selby. She learned it in a pub session in Ballydehob.

# Posted on February 3rd 2008 by tracywag

# Posted on February 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"The Ballydehob Polka" ~ surviving here too

"The Ballydehob Polka"
Submitted on February 3rd 2008 by tracywag.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8212

# Posted on July 13th 2010 by ceolachan

Crrringe tune:
The nasty little 1st part, especially when the tune runs back to Dmajor from the 2nd part in A pentatonic, ruins the whole tune!
Arghh! Someone should come up with tonal / modal 'rules of the 'rerun' and 'runs into'' and make sure they're adhered to!
What's the Garda Ceolanna doin?
A prize goes to the person who'll find a suitable alternative to that 1st part. Let me know!

# Posted on April 11th 2012 by birlibirdie