Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on July 20th 2006 by Tipperaryharper.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Also known as Blithesome Bridal, The Blythesome Bridal, The Bridal, Come Fy, Let’s A’ To The Bridal, Come To The Bridal, I'm The Boy For Bewitching Her, Is Misi An Buacaill Do Meallfad Iad, Is Misi An Buacaill Le Na Meallad, The Jolly Pedlar’s , The Jolly Pedler’s , Let Us Awa To The Wedding, Let Us Away To The Wedding, Let Us Waa To The Wedding.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: I'm The Boy For Bewitching Them
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: Gmaj
|:B|G>AG G<ge dBG|A>BA ABd e2g|
G>AG gfe dBG|A>Bc BAB E2:|
d|g>dg gag fed|efe efg a2b|gdg gag fed|
gfe dcB A2d|g>dg gag fed|efe efg a2g/a/|
bgb afa gfe|def gdB A2"_D. C."|]
"I'm The Boy for Bewitching Them" ~ ripped off the Internet via O'Neill
B: "O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies", 1903; page 217, tune #1151
B: "O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems", 1907/1986; page 85, tune #432
B: "O’Neill's Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody", tune #212
I find it sad and disrespectful that people can't be bothered to comment or to credit their sources. But then, whoever contributed this just took it off the Internet anyway, another cut-and-paste job. Why? Do you actually play it or did you just not have anything better to do that day? Maybe, if you do play it, you'll wander back here someday and give us your own personal take on it? ~ probably not...
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan
"I'm The Boy For Bewitching Them" ~ a bit of fun
X: 2
T: I'm The Boy For Bewitching Them
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: slip jig
K: G Major
|: F |\
G>AG G<ge dBG | A>BA A<Bd e2 g |
GAG gfe dB/A/G | A>Bc B^AB E2 :|
|: f |\
g>dg gag f2 d | e>fe ee/f/g a2 f |
[1 gdg gag fed | g>fe dd/c/B A2 :|
[2 bg/a/b afa gfe | d>ef g<dB A2 |]
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan
A few relatives, 1782 - 1883
The Fiddler's Companion ~ Andew Kuntz
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan
“Come to the Bridal”
X: 1
T: Come to the Bridal
S: “James Aird’s Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs”, 1782-97
B: O’Neill’s Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody”, 1922; tune #195
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
K: G Major
|: D | GAG Gge dBG | ABA ABd e2 g | GAG gfe dBG | ABc BAG E2 :|
|: d | gdg gag fed | edB gab a2 b | gab abg fed | efg dBG A2 :|
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan
“Let Us Waa to the Wedding”
X: 2
T: Let Us Waa to the Wedding
S: O’Farrell’s – Pocket Companion, vol. II”, 1806, page 97
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: Slip Jig
K: G Major
|: DE | GAG Gge dBG | ABA ABd e3 | GAB gfe dcB | ABA BAG E2 :|
|: d | gdg g/a/bg fed | edB (gab) a3 | bag g/a/bg fed |[1 e/f/ge dcA A2 :|
[2 e/f/gf edB AGE ||
|: GGG Gge dBG | AAA ABc e3 | GAB ga/g/f/e/ dcB | ABA BAG E2 :|
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan
“Come Fy, Lets a’ to the Bridal”
X: 3
T: Come Fy, Lets a’ to the Bridal
S: “Kerr's Third Collection of Merry Melodies for the Violin”, 1870s; page 26, tune #232
L: 1/8
M: 9/8
R: slip jig
K: A Major
|: A2 A A2 f ecA | B2 B Bce f2 a | A2 A A2 f ecA | B2 B cBc F3 :|
|: a2 a aba gfe | c2 e efc efg | a2 a aba gfe | c2 f fg^e f3 :|
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan
“The Jolly Pedler’s”
X: 4
T: Jolly Pedler’s, The
S: “Ryan’s Mammoth Collection”, 1883, page 105
S: = “Cole’s 1000 Fiddle Tunes”, 1940, page 74
M: 9/8
L: 1/8
R: Slip Jig
K: G Major
|: G | GAG Gge dBG | A2 G ABd e2 g | GAG Gge dBG | ABc BAG E2 :|
g | gdg gag fed | edB gab a2 f | gab abg fed | ege dBG A2 G |
GAG Gge dBG | A2 G ABd e2 g | GAG Gge dBG | ABc BAG E2 ||
# Posted on November 30th 2007 by ceolachan