Cronin's Rambles

hornpipe

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan.

This tune has been added to 10 tunebooks.

Also known as Triallta Uí Cróinín.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Another Side Of Cape Breton by Johnny Wilmot
• Happy To Meet by P.J. Crotty, Carol Cullinan, James Cullinan
• Irish Accordion by Joe Derrane
• Maeve Donnelly by Maeve Donnelly

X: 1
T: Cronin's Rambles
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|: (3DEF |\
G>FG>A B>GA>B | c>Bc>e d2 (3def | g>dB>d c2 d>c | B>GA>F D>E (3FED |
G3 A (3BAG A>B | c3 e d>^c (3def | g>dB>d c>AF>A | G2 (3AGF G2 :|
|: (3DEF |\
G>Bd>B g>dB>d | f>ec>e d2 (3def | g>dB>d c2 d>c | B>GA>F D>EF>D |
[1 G2 (3def g>dB>d | f>ec>e d2 (3def | g2 (3d^cd =c>A (3FGA | (3GAG F>A G2 :|
[2 G>FG>A B>GA>B | c2 (3cde d2 (3def | g2 (3Bcd c>AD>F | A>GG>F G2 |]

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ sans > & (3

X: 2
T: Cronin's Rambles
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|: DF |\
GFGA BGAB | cBce d2 ef | gdBd c2 dc | BGAF DEFD |
G3 A B2 AB | c3 e d^cdf | gdBd cAFA | G2 G2 G2 :|
|: EF |\
GBdB gdBd | fece d2 ef | gdBd c2 dc | BGAF DEFD |
[1 GBdf gdBd | fece d2 ef | g2 d2 cAFA | G2 FA G2 :|
[2 GFGA BGAB | c2 ce d2 ef | g2 Bd cADF | AGGF G2 |]

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ the Comhaltas dots

http://comhaltas.ie/
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/cronins_rambles/

http://comhaltas.ie/music/tag/Hornpipe/P60/lang/ga/
http://comhaltas.ie/music/detail/cronins_hornpipe/

X: 3
T: Cronin's Rambles
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Gmaj
|: (3DEF |\
GFGA BGAB | cBce d2 (3def | gdBd cedc | BGAF DEFD |
GFGA BGAB | cBce d^c (3def | gdBd cAFA | G2 GF G2 :|
|: (3DEF |\
GB (3def gdBd | fece d2 (3def | gdBd cedc | BGAF DEFD |
[1 GB (3def gdBd | fece d2 (3def | gdBd cAFA | G2 GF G2 :|
[2 GFGA BGAB | cBce d2 (3def | gdBd cAFA | G2 GF G2 |]

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ other possibilities with the B-part ~

|: DF | GBdB gdBG | ~

|: D2 | GB (3def gdBd | fecA E2 (3DEF | Gd (3Bcd cAdc | BG (3AGF DEFA | ~

|: (3def | gBdG gd (3Bcd | (3fgf (3ecA E3 e | dg (3Bcd cAEF | G2 (3AGF D4 |

[1 G2 (3Bcd gdBd | ~

[2 G2 (3FGA BGAG | c3 e d3 f | gdGd cA (3DFA | G2 g2 G2 |]

I musn't confuse you with too many choices, but it also bounces along just fine in A Major too, the key in which O'Neill gave it (to follow)...

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan

"Cronin's Rambles" ~ a bit of the history

X: 4
T: Cronin's rambles
S: "O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies", 1903, page 301, tune #1622
S: "O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems",1907, page 148, tune #855
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: hornpipe
K: Amaj
|: E2 |\
AGAB cABc | dcdf ed (3efg | aecA dfed | cABG EFGE |
AGAB cABc | dcdf ed (3efg | aecA dBGB | A2 A2 A2 :|
|: A2 |\
Aceg aece | gefd efge | aecA dfed | cABG EFGE |
Aceg aecA | gfdf e2 (3efg | aecA dBGB | A2 A2 A2 :|

The Fiddler's Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz

http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/CRA_CRON.htm

CRONIN'S RAMBLES (Triallta Uí Cróinín). Irish, Hornpipe. A Major. Standard tuning. AABB. Source for notated version: Chicago fiddler Edward Cronin, originally from County Tipperary [O’Neill]. O’Brien (Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor), 1949. O'Neill (1915 ed.), 1987; No. 327, pg. 162. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; pg. 179. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903/1979; No. 1622, pg. 301. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907/1986; No. 855, pg. 148.

& guess what, for some reason they have a different take on the B-part ~

K: Amaj
P: B-part
|: cd |\
e2 ce Aece | f2 df Bfdf | e2 ce Aece | dcBA GABc |
e2 ce Aece | dcde fgaf | eagf edcB | AdcB A2 :|

# Posted on July 4th 2008 by ceolachan