A Night At The Fair

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on June 1st 2007 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 22 tunebooks.

Also known as Brian O'Lynn, Night At The Fair, Night Of The Fair, The Night Of The Fair.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• A Musical Trip To Coleman Country by Lynn Saoirse
• After The Break by Planxty
• Beginish by Beginish
• Celebration CD 2 by The Dubliners
• Celtic Sessions by William Coulter
• Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 3 CD Version by Matt Cunningham
• In Good Company by Kevin Crawford
• Irish Dance Music - Folkways LP by Lynn Saoirse
• Irish Piping Tradition by Gay McKeon
• Irish Times by Patrick Street
• It's No Secret by Hammy Hamilton, Seamus Creagh, Con O Drisceoil
• Johnny O'Leary Of Sliabh Luachra by Johnny O'Leary
• McGlynn's Fancy by Arty McGlynn
• Memories Of Ireland by Matt Cunningham
• Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Lynn Saoirse
• Piper's Dream by Jack Brennan
• Piping Hot by Lynn Saoirse
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Lynn Saoirse
• The Best Of Patrick Street by Patrick Street
• The Celts Play Connecticut by Lynn Saoirse
• The False Start by Máirtín De Cógáin
• The Night Of The Fair: Traditional Irish Music From Sliabh Luachra by Dan Herlihy And Friends
• Traditional Irish Accordion by Tony MacMahon
• Troublesome Things by Brendan Ring

X: 1
T: A Night At The Fair
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
A|:B2A GED|EGF G2A|BGG DGG|ABA AGA|
B2A GED|EGF G2A|BeB dBA|1AGF GcA:|2AGF G2||
|:e|efg eaa|egg ged|BGG DGG|ABA ABd|
efg eaa|egg ged|BEB dBA|AGF G2:|

Source: Beginish by Beginish
Transcription: gian marco pietrasanta

# Posted on June 1st 2007 by gian marco

My misyake. The last note should be "G". Sorry for that.

# Posted on June 3rd 2007 by gian marco

Differnt Version

I got this version from Paudi O'Connor.

X: 1
T: A Night At The Fair
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Gmaj
A|:B2A GED|EGG G2A|BGG DGG|BAA ABc|
B2A GED|EGG G2A|BeB dBA|1BGF G2A:|2BGF G||
|:Bd|egg eaa|egg ged|BGG dGG|BAA ABd|
egg eaa|egg ged|BeB dBA|BGF G:|

# Posted on March 21st 2008 by Why Bother?

As "Brian O'Lynn" on a Clare Conscience, track 14.

# Posted on March 31st 2008 by Dow

"A Night at the Fair" ~ some other possibilities

X: 3
T: Night at the Fair, A
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|: A |\
B2 A GED | EGF G2 A | BGG dGG | ABA AGA |
B/c/BA GED | EGF G2 A | BeB dBA | BGG G2 :|
|: d |\
efg eaa | egg ged | BGG dBG | A2 G AB/c/d |
e2 g eaa | e2 g ged | B/d/eB dBA | BGF G2 :|

# Posted on June 7th 2009 by ceolachan

“Hammy Hamilton, Séamus Creagh & Con Ó Drsceoil: It’s no Secret”

http://www.thesession.org/recordings/display/515

Here’s a transcription of “A Night at the Fair” from track 14 of this recording:

X: 4
T: Night at the Fair, A
S: CD “Hammy Hamilton, Séamus Creagh & Con Ó Drsceoil: It’s no Secret”
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G
|: A |\
B2 A GED | EGG G2 d | BGG dBG | BAA AGA |
B2 A GED | EGG G2 A | B2 e dBA | BGG G2 :|
|: d |\
egg eaa | e2 g ged | BGG dBG | [1 BAA ABd |
egg eaa | e2 g ged | B2 G dBA | B/c/BF G2 :|
[2 BAA AGA | B2 A GED | EGG G2 A | B2 e dBA | BGG G2 |]

I quite like the second ending, which is where I’d been wanting to go with it, especially if you pair this up with “The Haunted House”, which also has the same return on it, that second ending returning to the concluding 4 measures of the A-part. However, despite my own inclinations, the earliest records of this old jig do not show a second ending, as is true for any other transcriptions or recordings I’d chased up for it. But since when is this music set in fast drying concrete?

# Posted on July 3rd 2009 by ceolachan

Con Ó Drisceoil ~ apologies to Con, the 'i' kept going missing...

# Posted on July 4th 2009 by ceolachan