Queen Of The Fair

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on June 16th 2002 by bsykes62.

This tune has been added to 104 tunebooks.

Also known as The Queen Of The Fair.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• A Tribute To Joe Cooley by Frankie Gavin, Paul Brock, Charlie Lennon
• American Special by Stockton's Wing
• At The Racket by At The Racket
• But Why, Johnny? by John Halloran
• Cooley by Joe Cooley
• Donkey's Years by The Roaring Donkey Sessions
• Draw The Bow by Malachy Bourke
• Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Give Us A Penny And Let Us Be Gone by Teada
• Hell For Leather by Swallow's Tail Céilí Band
• Instrumental by The Dubliners
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• Master Irish Fiddle Player by Tommy Peoples
• My Love Is In America by Shaskeen
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Pay The Piper: Music For The Sets Volume 3 by Various Artists
• Plays The Irish Tenor Banjo by Kieran Hanrahan
• Rattle The Boards by John Nugent, Benny McCarthy And Pat Ryan
• Reunion Concert: Fleadh Nua 2001 by All-Ireland Céilí Band Champions
• River Reel by Begley,Glackin And O'Brien
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• Set On Stone by The Kilfenora Ceili Band
• Stockton's Wing by Stockton's Wing
• Sunday After Mass by Denis O Connor And Con Moynihan
• Take The Bull By The Horns by Tom Doherty
• The Groves by Laurel Martin
• The High Part Of The Road by Tommy Peoples And Paul Brady
• The Mason's Apron by The Madden Brothers
• The Michael Sexton Ceili Band by The Michael Sexton Ceili Band
• The Seventh Veil by Theresa Kavanagh
• Traditional Irish Fiddling From County Limerick by Martin Mulvihill With Mick Moloney
• Up And Coming - Ó Ghlúin Go Glúin by Oisín And Conal Hernon

X: 1
T: Queen Of The Fair
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
~F3 DA,A,|DFA dAF|~G3 FGA|BAG FGE|
~F3 DA,A,|DFA dAF|~G3 EAG|1 FDD D2E:|2 FDD D2g||
|:fdf ece|dAG FEF|~D3 dAF|GFG E2g|
fdf ece|dAG FED|EFG BAG|1 FDD D2g:|2 FDD D3||
|:Add fdd|add fdd|Ace ~g3|~f3 ecA|
[1 Add fdd|add fdd|EFG BAG|FDD D3:|
[2 ~a3 geg|fdf ecA|EFG BAG|FGE D2E||

Another recording - Dubliners

I have a recording of this on a Dubliners compilation CD, mysteriously entitled "Waltzing Matilda". (The song on the CD to which the title refers is actually Eric Bogle's "And the band played Waltzing Matilda".) The tune is titled "Queens of the fair" and is followed by another that I don't know the name of.

# Posted on April 4th 2005 by JenniK

Queen of the Fair / Tongs by the Fire

Maybe I'm making a big deal about something that's not but both the Dubliners and Kieran Hanrahan (on his solo album) have recorded the Queen of the Fair and played the Tongs by the Fire after it. According to the recordings section, there is another album which has the same set but I can't remember which one it was.

I'm wondering if there is an old source to this tune or was it by coincidence that these three albums have the same paired jigs? Or was it The Dubliners who would have been Kieran's influence in selecting the set for his album?

Its been on my mind for a while and I'm just curious to see if there happens to be any kind of explanation involved.

# Posted on February 21st 2007 by 52Paddy

Nothing or nobody comes come close to Joe Cooley playing this followed by the Carraroe jig

# Posted on March 6th 2007 by murcu

Two-Part Version?

The Morning Lark: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/2060

# Posted on March 7th 2007 by slainte

Similar Version

X: 1
T: Queen Of The Fair
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:FEF D3|DFA dAF|G3 FGA|BGE EAG|
FEF D3|DFA dAF|GFG EFG|1 FDD D2E:|2 FDD D2g||
|:fdf ece|dAG FED|DFA dAF|GFG E2g|
fdf ece|dAG FED|DFd EFG|1 FDD D2g:|2 FDD D3||
|:Add fdd|add fdd|Ace g3|fdf ecA|
a3 geg|fdf ecA|EFG BAG|1 FGE D2E:|2 FDD D3||

# Posted on August 6th 2007 by JACKB