Key signature: Gmajor
Submitted on April 21st 2002 by Flatseventh.
This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.
Also known as The Irish March, Irish Marche.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Irish March
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
B2 G c2 A | B2 d A3 | B2 d c2 e | B2 d A3 |
B>AB c3 | B>AG A3 | B>AB e>d e | B>AG A2 D |
G>AB c>GA | A>cd A2D | G>AB c>GA | B>cd A3 |
GBG efe | GBG FAF | GBG cec | GBG dAD |
G>AB c>de | de/2f/2g f2 d | G>AB c>de | de/2f/2g f2 d |
GGd c e2 | d g2 f a2 | g2 d e2 c | d2 B c2 A |
G>AB c>dc |B>AG A2 D | GG/2F/2G Eec | BGg f d2 |
B>cd e c2 | dBg f d2 | d>gd e c2 |G>AG F D2 |
G>AG/2B/2 A/2d/2ed/2c/2 | B/2A/2B/2c/2d/2e/2 f/2g/2ag/2f/2| g f/2e/2d edc| Bc/2B/2A/2G/2 F/2E/2F/2G/2A/2F/2 |
G/2A/2B/2c/2d/2B/2 c/2d/2e/2f/2g | G/2A/2B/2c/2d/2e/2 f>ga/2f/2 | g3-g3 | g3 f3 |
Gg/2d/2B/2G/2 c/2B/2c/2d/2c| Aa/2g/2f/2e/2 d/2c/2d/2e/2d | gB/2=c/2d edc |
Bc/2B/2 A/2G/2 F>ED | E>FG F>EF | G6 |
From Planxty "Words & Music". Liner notes attribute it to the 16th century composer William Byrd and a collection called "My Ladye Nevells Book of Virginal Music". It's part of a suite called "The Battell" and likely influenced by a clan march.
I've been totally stymied trying to figure out those 16th notes by ear, and finally found the tune online today. I'm playing it on whistle but I dare say it should be a challenge and excellent practice on any instument. The CD is in perfect tune with my whistle and by tomorrow I should be able to play all the way through at speed if my wife hasn't stuck a grapefruit in my mouth after listening to the same thing for too many (to her) boring hours!
# Posted on April 21st 2002 by Flatseventh
You'll never hear it in a session, but this is nice tune and a demonstration that Liam O Flynn can match the speed demons note for note and chops for chops - when he wants to.
# Posted on July 24th 2003 by Hanley
On yer mate
Good on yer for posting this. I play this in a duo with a guitarrist to give it at least some currency in my home town ( Brisbane Australia).
It has a grand regal feel to it, and deserves to be played more
# Posted on July 20th 2005 by Fliúiteadóir
Fourth bar from the end...
has a C natural marked, when all Cs are already natural. Perhaps that was meant as a C sharp?
# Posted on March 29th 2008 by muspc