Key signature: Dminor
Submitted on August 2nd 2008 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 8 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Roland's Return
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmin
|: E |\
F2 G A2 F | cFF AGF | G2 A Bcd | f2 d cGE |
F2 G AFF | cFF AGF | G2 A BA^G | AFD D2 :|
|: A |\
d2 e f2 d | e^cA AA/=B/c | d2 e fed | a2 f gfe |
[1 d2 e fd/e/f | e^cA AGF | G2 A BA^G | AFD D2 :|
[2 agf g2 e | ff/e/d cAF | G2 A BA^G | AFD D2 |]
Roche I, page 41, tune #92 ~ "Roland's Return!"
"The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume I", 1912
Double Jigs ~ pages 37 - 53
K: Dmin
|: D/E/ |\
FEF AFF | cFF AFF | G2 A Bcd | fed cAG |
FEF AFF | cFF AGF | G2 A BAG | AFD D2 :|
(3A/=B/^c/ |\
d2 e fed | e^cA A=Bc | d2 e fed | agf gfe |
d2 e fed | e^cA AGF | G2 A BAG | AFD D2 A |
d2 e fed | e^cA A=Bc | d2 e fef | afd def |
agf gfe | fed cAF | g2 A BAG | AFD D2 |]
# Posted on August 2nd 2008 by ceolachan
"The Rambling Pitchfork" ~ all in the family
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on May 25th 2001 by Jeremy.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/89
& in the comments ~ "Roland's U-Turn"
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/89/comments
# Posted on August 2nd 2008 by ceolachan
"Roland's Return!" ~ sorry forgot the headers, Dow will never forgive me
X: 2
T: Roland's Return
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmin
|: D/E/ |\
FEF AFF | cFF AFF | G2 A Bcd | fed cAG |
FEF AFF | cFF AGF | G2 A BAG | AFD D2 :|
(3A/=B/^c/ |\
d2 e fed | e^cA A=Bc | d2 e fed | agf gfe |
d2 e fed | e^cA AGF | G2 A BAG | AFD D2 A |
d2 e fed | e^cA A=Bc | d2 e fef | afd def |
agf gfe | fed cAF | g2 A BAG | AFD D2 |]
Here is the same a step up to e minor
X: 3
T: Roland's Return
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Emin
|: E/F/ |\
GFG BGG | dGG BGG | A2 B cde | gfe dBA |
GFG BGG | dGG BAG | A2 B cBA | BGE E2 :|
(3B/c/^d/ |\
e2 f gfe | f^dB Bcd | e2 f gfe | bag agf |
e2 f gfe | f^dB BAG | A2 B cBA | BGE E2 B |
e2 f gfe | f^dB Bcd | e2 f gfg | bge efg |
bag agf | gfe dBG | a2 B cBA | BGE E2 |]
# Posted on August 2nd 2008 by ceolachan
"Roland's Return" ~ a considerably different take on this one
Key signature: F Major (d minor)
Submitted on April 6th 2007 by joesmith.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7046
# Posted on August 2nd 2008 by ceolachan
"Roland's Return" ~ another transcription for comparison
X: 181178
T: Roland's Return
S: "Ace and Deuce" (C.McCarthy, A.McCormack, E.O Donoghue)
Z: B. Black
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmin
CDF FAF | cAF AGF | G2 A Bfd | cAF GFD |
CDF FAF | cAF AGF | G2 A BAG | AFD DED |
CDF FAF | cAF AGF | G2 A Bcd | fdc AGF |
DFF CFF | B,FF A,FF | DGA BAG | AFD DFA ||
d2 d fed | efe A=B^c | d2 e fef | agf gec |
d2 d fed | efe AG^F | G2 A BAG | AFD DED |
d2 d fed | efe A=B^c | d2 e fef | aga def |
afd gec | fed cAF | G2 A BAG | AFD D3 |]
# Posted on August 2nd 2008 by ceolachan
'c', I posted a similar tune about a year ago.
The Humours of Castlelyons: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7581
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by slainte
"The Humours of Castlelyons" ~ another member of the family
Key signature: e minor
Submitted on August 5th 2007 by slainte.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/7581
Yes, e minor and definitely a relative... I missed it. Thanks for the link Hiro. I believe the old Roche collection had a greater influence than some folks give it credit for. I saw a number of the old individual volumes, I, II & III, in the possession of some very influential musicians, including members of ceili bands...
Don't forget to change the key, it ain't resolving on G and isn't Major...
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by ceolachan
"The Humours of Castlelyons" ~ G Major it is...
Still semi-conscious... Apologies... Now to shake out the cobwebs and reconsider the rest...
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by ceolachan
Roche I, page 41, tune #92 ~ "Roland's Return!" ~ Corrections
B-parts, next to the last bar, a mistake of one note raised an octave in the ABCs ~
K: Dmin ~ | G2 A BAG | AFD D2 |]
K: Emin ~ | A2 B cBA | BGE E2 |]
Admitting I'm in a mood that is decidedly minor, the tune and transcriptions here still ring as minor to my ears. The transcript I've given resolves for me on d, and if I push it to F it feels incomplete, unresolved. It does tend to float between modes, this I realize. The Roche settings finish final bars of both parts on D, and for me the F (or G in the transposition) doesn't give the melody a satisfactory resolution... I did consider this when I kept finding others had been listing this tune as F Major.
It has been a pretty crazy week as I experiment with tendonitis and trying to get past my avoidance of considering the other option, the opinion of a doctor... Yes, I'm stubborn. Probably more that than shy. Are you surprised? Hey, at least twice in my life a doctor came close to killing me, once with an overdose, so maybe I have reasons for being reticent... So, maybe it is 'shy' rather than 'stubborn'? It may have a lot to do with why I don't like chemical solutions... Drugs should be a last resort, don't you think?
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by ceolachan
Nice transcription slainte / Hiro!
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by ceolachan
"Patrick Maloney's Favorite" - another member of the family?
'c', there's another tune for you.
Patrick Maloney's Favorite: http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3627
Submitted on October 1st 2004 by gian marco.
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by slainte
There's also, I believe, a hornpipe related to this somewhere... Let's see if you can find that...
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by ceolachan
"Note on Irish Dancing" by Frank Roche, complete, pages v - vii
""The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music, Volume III", 1927
Scroll down to find it...
http://www.thesession.org/members/display/11705
# Posted on August 3rd 2008 by ceolachan