Squire Woods Lamentation On Refusal Of His Halfpence

reel

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on February 28th 2007 by JACKB.

This tune has been added to 17 tunebooks.

Also known as Squire Wood's Lamentation, Squire Wood's Lamentation Of The Refusal Of His Half Pence, Squire Wood's Lamentation On The Refusal Of His Halfpence, Squire Wood's Lamentation On Ye Refusal Of His Halfpence, Squire Woods Lamentation.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Carolan's Favourite by Derek Bell
• Celtic Harp III: Secret Isles by Patrick Ball
• Celtic Harp/O'Carolan's Dream/The Music Of O'Carolan by Aryeh Frankfurter
• Helicon by Helicon
• The Art Of Turlough O'Carolan - Piano Arrangements Of The Famous Airs And Laments by J.J. Sheridan
• The Complete Works Of Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) - Disc 8 by J.J. Sheridan
• The O'Carolan Quartet by The O'Carolan Quartet

X: 1
T: Squire Woods Lamentation On Refusal Of His Halfpence
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Gmaj
|: GA | B4 B3g | d2 Bd B2 AG | B4 B3g | e2 de B3g |
e2 dB d2 dA | B2 AG A2 GE | G3A BG dB | A4 G2 :|
|: d2 | ef g2 G2 g2 | ga b/a/g e3d | B2 d2 efgf | e4 d3d |
efga g2 G2 | g2 a2 e3d | BA B2 dB d2 | ed e2 =f4 |
ge g2 ed e2 | dB d2 BG B2 | g3e dg dB | A4 G2 :|

Squire Woods Lamentation on Refusal of His Halfpence

A very long and unusual name for a very wonderful tune. Another tune of Carolan's that has unworldly qualities. The melody is stunningly beautiful whilst portraying great sadness. Carolan lived in the times when the old Irish Gaelic ways were diminishing, I feel this tune is his way of expressing his sadness for the loss of the Irish culture.

# Posted on February 28th 2007 by JACKB