Pay The Girl Her Fourpence

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 21st 2006 by Ptarmigan.

This tune has been added to 29 tunebooks.

Also known as Give The Girl Her Four Pence, Give The Girl Her Fourpence, Pay The Girl Her Four Pence, Ril Na Drithleog.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Brathar Na NÓl by Monks Of The Screw
• Inné Amarach by Teada
• Sunny Spells And Scattered Showers by Solas
• The Ballydesmond Polka by Dan Herlihy And John Drew
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• The Road To Glenlough by James Byrne
• The Russell Family Of Doolin, County Clare by The Russell Family
• The Traditional Music Of Ireland by Seamus Egan
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen

X: 1
T: Pay The Girl Her Fourpence
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
ge|:dB (3BcB dBGB|dBGB (3gag fe|dB (3BcB dBGB|ge (3fed eage|
dB (3BcB dBGB|d2 dB dega|bagb agfa|1gefd eage:|2gefd e2ef||
g2bg faaf|gef/e/d edBd|g2bg faaf|gefd edef|
gbbg fg a/g/f|gefd edfa|g2ge fefg|1afdf e2ef:|2afdf e4||

Pay the Girl her Fourpence

Dan Herlihy got it from the playing of Paddy Cronin who lifted it from one of the O'Neill collections.

# Posted on July 21st 2006 by Ptarmigan

A not uncommon session tune here in Oz. Trouble In The Kitchen recorded it as "Give The Girl Her Fourpence". I presume they got it from the Solas album.

# Posted on July 21st 2006 by Dr. Dow

I think I've heard West Galway versions of this played in D.

# Posted on December 4th 2007 by Larshansen

"Ril Na Drithleog" / "Pay the Girl her Fourpence" ~ rescued duplication

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on November 15th 2008 by sonofrobert.
~ /tunes/display/9086

X: 2
T: Ril Na Drithleog
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: ge |\
dB B2 dBGB | dB({d}BA) Bdge | d(B ~B2) dBG(B | cB)ce agfe |
d(B ~B2) dBG(A | BA)B(d gf)ga | bagb agf(a |[1 gf)ga ba :|[2 gfed Bee(f ||
g2)bg fga(f | ga)fg edBd | g/g/g bg (fg)af | ({a}g)fed Bee(f | g2) bg fga(f |
ga)fg edBd | (gfg)a bga(f |[1{a}gf)ed Bee(f :|[2{a}gf)ed Bd |]

Another James Byrne Classic

The Reel of Sparks from "Road to Glenlough". Rough bow markings included. You really can hear the sparks fly on this one, although one of the many things I admire about James Byrne is that nothing ever seems rushed. May his music live on.

# Posted on November 15th 2008 by sonofrobert

# Posted on November 15th 2008 by ceolachan

I'm giving Google's Chrome a go, but it has some curious differences I haven't yet gotten used to. The following is just a minor readjustment to 4 bar lines, the usual to show relationships and agreement. For some reason the cut-n-paste missed this above... But, as I'm repeating, to avoid that completely, I've simplified the transcript this time.

X: 2
T: Ril Na Drithleog
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: ge |\
dB B2 dBGB | dBBA Bdge | dB B2 dBGB | cBce agfe |
dB B2 dBGA | BABd gfga | bagb agfa |[1 gfga ba :|[2 gfed Beef ||
g2 bg fgaf | gafg edBd | g/g/g bg fgaf | gfed Beef |
g2 bg fgaf | gafg edBd | gfga bga(f |[1gfed Beef :|[2 gfed Bd |]

# Posted on November 15th 2008 by ceolachan