Madame Maxwell

hornpipe

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on October 17th 2005 by Bill Reeder.

This tune has been added to 31 tunebooks.

Also known as Father Roche, Madam Maxwell, Planxty Madame Maxwell.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Baker's Well by Baker's Well
• Bakerswell by Bakerswell
• Carolan's Receipt by Derek Bell
• Consider The Source by Brian Conway
• Irish Music For The Mandolin by Kevin McElroy
• Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
• Live In by Baker's Well
• My Lagan Love by Anne-Marie O'Farrell
• Seanchairde by Dermy Diamond, Tara Diamond, Dáithí Sproule
• The Belfast Harp Festival by Grainne Yeats
• The New Strung Harp by Maire Ni Chathasaigh
• The Wyndy Turn by Dan Healy And Ciaran O'Raghallaigh
• Traditional Irish Music On Flute And Guitar by Jack And Jimmy Coen
• Uilleann Pipes And Whistles - Traditional Music From Co. Monaghan by Martin McCormack
• When The Party's Over by Brian Finnegan

X: 1
T: Madame Maxwell
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Dmaj
AB A2 AF D2|F2 A2 A3 d|cd e2 de f2|ef g2 f3 e|
d2 A2 GFED|G2 B2 B3 d|c2 BA e2 dc|d2 D2 D4:|
a2 d2 a2 d2|g2 b2 b2 ag|f2 d2 a2 gf|g2 e2 e3 g|
fg a2 ga b2|a3 g f3 e|d2 d2 e3 d|c2 A2 A2 Bc|
d2 d2 cBAG|F2 D2 D3 d|cd e2 fe d2|c2 A2 A2 Bc|
dcBA BAGF|G2 B2 B3 A|BAGF AGFE|D2 D2 D4:|

An O'Carolan march rather than a hornpipe, I think. I think I first heard this on a John Whelan recording with Jerry O'Sullivan playing pipes. the transcription is based on this if I recall correctly.

# Posted on October 17th 2005 by Bill Reeder

Madame Maxwell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yywl9zFm6H4&feature=rec-fresh+div

Very nicely played by John Wynne and John Mc Evoy

# Posted on November 10th 2009 by bogman