Father Brian MacDermott Roe

waltz

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on February 12th 2006 by Grack.

This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.

Also known as Father MacDermott Roe's, MacDermott Roe's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• The Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) - Disc 3 by J.J. Sheridan
• The Fair Hills Of Ireland by Boys Of The Lough

X: 1
T: Father Brian MacDermott Roe
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Gmaj
g3/2e/2|d2cB AG|AG E2G/2E/2D|E2G2G2|G4Bc|
d2cB AG|G4fg|a2gf ed|efg2||
|gf|ed Bd ef|g2g2fg|a2gf ed|efg2gf|
d2cB AG|AG E2G/2E/2D|E2G2G2|G4|]

One of my favorite, lesser known (or at least, not as commonly heard) O'Carolan tunes. There's a very sweet rendition of this on the Boys of the Lough,"The Fair Hills of Ireland" CD - played on the pipes. I find it should be played fairly slowly.

# Posted on February 12th 2006 by Grack