Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on July 22nd 2005 by LongNote.
This tune has been added to 18 tunebooks.
Also known as A Winter's Night, A Winter's Night Barndance, Andy Kerrin's Set Dance, The Winter's Night Schottische (Kerr's MM), The Winter's Night.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Andy Kerrin's
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
B2|:E2ED EFGA|B2BA B2e2|B2e2 B2AB|GBFB E2ED|
~E3D EFGA|B2BA B2e2|B2e2 B2AB|GBFB E2 d/e/f|:
g2B2 dBGB|cABG EGFE|DEFG ABcd|e/f/ed ^cd2 d/e/f|
g2B2 dBGB|cABG EGFE|DEFG AcBA|1 G2B2 G2 d/e/f :|2 G2B2 G2||
Not a hornpipe, but a set dance. Another tune from Fermanagh. We don't get many set dances posted, so here is a particularly attractive one from the seemingly infinite repertoire of Cathal McConnell. I learned it from his first solo recording "On Lough Erne Shore" - must have been 1979 or thereabouts. I would think it is fairly close to the recorded version, as I used to learn McConnell's tunes note for note. Unfortunately, I no longer have the LP to check my version against his, so I am unsure about the repeat of the second part. McConnell followed it with a reel which I will post if it comes back to me. Andy Kerrin was from Derrylin, county Fermanagh, but I don't know what instrument he played.
# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by LongNote
Ignore sheet music. A part once, B part twice. At least that's how I remember it.
# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by LongNote
Paddy, this tune is also on Hammy Hamilton's solo recording "The Moneymusk": it's in one of gorgeous flute duet tracks with Paul McGrattan. The notes say the tune comes from Cathal McConnell as you write, but it is named after a different Fermanagh musician Eddie Duffy.
They play it as a hornpipe with a strange structure, something like BBABBABB.
# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by slainte
Slainte, wasn't aware that Hammy had recorded this -- ashamed to admit I don't have a copy of "Moneymusk" though I try to make a point of supporting friends by buying their recordings. I know he put Eddie Duffy's H'pipe on it, but that's a quite different tune. At least I think so. I got a h'pipe called Eddie Duffy's from Hammy once, but have lost most of it. That was a completely different tune, but I don't remember if it is the same as on his solo album. Hammy and I are in irregular contact, but I owe him an email and will ask. Anyway, no matter what the name it's still a grand wee tune. I hope to see McConnell in December as one of my students tells me the Boys of the Lough will be touring the US. Haven't heard them live for many years and am looking forward to it.
# Posted on July 22nd 2005 by LongNote
To clarify, this is the very last tune on H. Hamilton's album "The Moneymusk": the second one in track 18. I learned it some months ago but have completely forgotten about it. I've just checked the track of the recoding and now confirm it's the same tune. Not sure about its title though.
# Posted on July 23rd 2005 by slainte
I tried recording this lovely set dance at: http://slainte.web.infoseek.co.jp/sound_e.html It's the very first take with some rough bits and noises from inside and outside the house. Hope it's good enough as a little tribute to Cathal McConnell.
# Posted on May 31st 2006 by slainte