Miss MacDermot

strathspey

Key signature: Eminor

Submitted on May 6th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32.

This tune has been added to 11 tunebooks.

Also known as The Arethusa, Miss McDermot, Miss McDermott, Miss McDermott's, Mrs Mac Dermot, Mrs Mac Dermott, Mrs MacDermot, Mrs MacDermott, Mrs McDermott, Mrs. MacDermot, Mrs. MacDermott, Princess Royal, The Princess Royal.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
• An Traidisiun Beo by Angelina Carberry
• Champions Of Ireland: Harp by Various Artists
• Could Be Worse by Celtic Brew
• Dancing Days by Chris Leslie
• Double Strung by Anne-Marie O'Farrell And Cormac De Barra
• English Fiddle Tunes by Pete Cooper
• Fair Play by Patrick Ball
• Fine® Thank You Very Much by Ashley MacIsaac
• Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
• From Foot Cape by Ian Mac Dougall
• Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
• Irish Fiddle Solos by Pete Cooper
• Jigs To The Moon by Dordan
• Masters Of The Irish Guitar by Various Artists
• Morris On by Morris On
• Musical Journey by Cormac Breatnach And Martin Dunlea
• North-by-NorthWest by Eliot Grasso And Dave Cory
• Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
• That's What You Get by Wendy MacIsaac
• The Bridge Céilí Band by The Bridge Céilí Band
• The Carolan's Album by Maire Ni Chathasaigh And Chris Newman
• The Factory Turn by Damian O'Brien And Oliver Loughlin With Arty McGlynn And Kevin Brehony
• The Jig's Up by Anne-Marie O'Farrell
• The Living Tradition Vol II by All Ireland Champions Tara And Garrai Eion Ceili Bands
• The Princess Royal: Dance Music From South Armagh by The Nine McCusker Brothers And Hugh Savage
• The Salmon's Leap by Randal Bays
• Vanishing Borders by Steve Coulter And Harris Moore
• With Friends Like These by James Keane

X: 1
T: Miss MacDermot
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Emin
|: BA G2 F2 E2 | BA G2 F2 E2 | B2 c2 B2 A2 | dc Bc BA G2 |
B2 AB AG FA | FE DD EF G2 | BA G2 FE GF | ED E2 E2 E2 :|
|: B2 e2 cd e2 | f2 g2 G2 G2 | g2 gf ed cB | AG FG FE D2 |
EF G2 FG A2 | GA B2 B2 e2 | c2 d2 G2 c2 | dc B2 G2 A2 |
BA AG FE DD | EF G2 BA G2 | FE GF ED E2 | E4 E4 :|

It's no strapshey, It's classed as "hors répertoire" I said in French

# Posted on May 6th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32

Miss MacDermot

It's in E minor.

# Posted on May 6th 2007 by lazyhound

I've always known this tune as "Princess Royal". It's attributed to O'Carolan, and there's been words put to it, by composer William Shields and lyrics by Prince Hoare in the Opera "The Lock and Key (1796), under the title "the Arethusa" . Usually I heard it more as a slow air, but definitely not a strathspey...

# Posted on May 6th 2007 by Nikita Pfister

I can only confirm what you say, it's impossible to choose a good tempo for slow airs (I heard it from Filip Masure) ... But it's played sometimes lik a slow reel (?) see on " La harpe à travers les âges" by Armelle Gourlaouën

# Posted on May 6th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32

The Princess Royal / Miss McDermott

I've got four recordings of the tune, each at different rhythms and tempos but as far as the melody, they are all fairly similar by Irish tune standards. And, all of them are quite different from this version, particularly in the B part. I could still say it is the same tune but there is probably two different accepted versions. I really must learn this tune and if I remember, I'll post the alternate version here.

For the record, my recording of the tune are:

*Angelina Carberry: An Tradisiún Beo
She plays it like a hornpipe with a kind of dotted rhythm. With the structure of the tune as it is, I suppose it could be almost called a set dance although this tune was not used for dancing and some bars with crotchets will also go against that as well!
She calls it the Princess Royal.

*James Keane - With Friends Like These
He plays it a lot slower than Carberry and makes it sound more like an old air, which it presumably was originally. He calls it Miss McDermott's

*Paddy and Bridget and their Friends
They play this tune at a close pace to Carberry but not in a dotted rhythm. It seems to flow more like a slow reel but again, with an influence from crotchets, I wouldn't quite classify this version as a slow reel.

*The Music of O'Carolan
This rhythm has an emphasis on certain notes but they don't seem to be in any form. The player (who plays it on acoustic guitar) seems to put himself into the tune and put in the emphasis on the notes which he himself think sounds good. Therefore, I suppose it sounds close enough to an old air but there is still some definite rhythm running through it.

# Posted on May 6th 2007 by PaddyCmusic

"The Princess Royal" / "Miss MacDermott" by Turlough O'Carolan

Key signature: g minor
Submitted on August 19th 2002 by cj.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/905

Discussion: Princess Royal
# Posted on August 19th 2002 by eleyne
http://www.thesession.org/discussions/display.php/798

# Posted on May 6th 2007 by ceolachan

I'd like to say this version is preaferable for whistle (I play it with my low whistle in low D) and it's wonderful!!!!! see on http://p.peyremorte.free.fr . Click on partitions, choose hors répertoire (after downloading a plugin!!!) Then choose "O carolan?" There is the place where I found it.

# Posted on May 7th 2007 by gaitazampogna_32

Shift the barlines?

Is it me, or should the barlines here be shifted one crotchet to the right? It then becomes very like a Morris type tune that's fairly commonly played in Yorkshire (but can't recall its name)

# Posted on May 8th 2007 by domnull

The Princess Royal ~ all in the family

Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on May 27th 2007 by FiddlinViolinin.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7267

# Posted on May 27th 2007 by ceolachan