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Song-Tunes and Tune-Songs
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I have setup this page to gather an index of tune-songs an song-tunes in traditional Irish music. For example, where a tune is regularly played in music sessions that also has lyrics. Or on the other hand, songs that have been sung to a tune.
This is not a paper or a thesis, but an area of interest that I have been thinking about for years but never got around to it!The idea is growing, but basically once I have a list of considerable size, I will attempt to investigate if there are similar patterns between songs and tunes. It might reveal other things like the structure of the tunes that are the result. Most of all the list should be a reference that will be helpful for people thinking of using the material. Acknowledgement of their use should be attributed to Outreach Ethnomusicology
This page will be updated as new finds arrive. Please send a comment below, or a message at our Facebook group here if you can help.
The Frost Is All Over |
What would you do? https://c0383352.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/audio/T3328R06.mp3 |
An Rógaire Dubh https://thesession.org/tunes/1076
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The Haste to the Wedding A jig: https://thesession.org/tunes/582 |
Margaret Barry singing
Another version called: Rural Felicity https://shaysrebellion.stcc.edu/shaysapp/music.do?shortName=rural
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Cailleach an Airgid 'Sí do mhaimeo í, 'sí do mhaimeo í 'Sí do mhaimeo í, 'sí do mhaimeo í
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Na Ceannabháin Bána Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire, Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána, Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire, Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána. Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas ag Sadhbh Sheáin thú, Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí buairthín sa ngleann ort, Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas ag Sadhbh Sheáin thú, Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí buairthín sa ngleann ort. Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire, Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána, Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire, Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána. Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas ag Sadhbh Sheáin thú Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí buairthín sa ngleann ort, Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas chuig Sadhbh Sheáin thú Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí ag sa ngleann ort.
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Beidh Ríl Againn |
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Bruach na Carraige Báine |
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004WB8Q8Q/276-7489789-6028462?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0 |
The Whistling Thief |
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The Leg of the Duck This one has many settings and different lyrics in English and Irish. Over on the session: https://thesession.org/tunes/1388 the following verses are added: I gave it to Kitty because she was pretty, On the right are some verses from the Cork gaeltacht of Cúil Aodha |
5m25s |
Kitty Jones I first heard this reel played by the Murphy family of Carraig-on-Bannow in Wexford. They recorded on the album "The Trip to Cullenstown". Here it is on thesession website: https://thesession.org/tunes/2499 It is also a song from Scotland called "Broch an Lom" |
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Larry O'Gaff's This reference surfaced after listening to an interview from Ceoltóirí Chualann member Éamonn De Buitléar (which can be found in the archive at NUI Galway). He mentions that the original song used to be sung by fishermen in Newfoundland and that it was in use during the 1960's when Seán Ó Riada and Ceoltóirí Chualann were sourcing new tunes. |
A.R. Scammel’s Newfoundland song called Squid Jigging Around
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"Tatter" (Father) Jack Walsh) Another tune that is well known all over Ireland. This jig can be found at: https://thesession.org/tunes/1638 |
Danny Maidhcí Ó Súilleabháin in a "Conversation Song" Also, see: Carraig na Siúire by Seán 'Ac Donnchadha (track 4 on an album called "The Maiden Voyage"). https://www.irishtune.info/album/MV/
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The Red Cross Social A well known tune that starts off as DGGF GABC | dedB C. BC | but no name on it as yet! |
Song on YouTube
(Also to be found on this album: https://www.itma.ie/ga/shop/songs-of-the-irish-travellers as "The Crawfish")
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Chief O'Neill's Hornpipe |
Seán Ó Duibhir an Ghleanna |
The Loughanure tune Tune played by the fiddler Neilidh Boyle. According to Neilidh Boyle, this was originally a lament song which was turned into a reel. |
https://donegalfiddlemusic.bandcamp.com/track/the-loughanure-tune-speech |
Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine
*From CD by Pádraig Mac Donnchadha "This hornpipe (which also goes under the names "Napoleon Crossing the Rhine and "From Galway to Dublin") was recorded by Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band and also by the Flanagan Brothers. It seems to be closely related to the song air "The Star of the County Down", which may explain one of it's alternative titles "From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay, From Galway to Dublin Town..." The name (Also known as The Mountain Lark) appears to be a version of "The Steampacket" and is an old favourite tune of the Tulla Céilí Band.
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Star of the County Down
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An Spealadóir
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The Cuckoo's Nest (Hornpipe) https://thesession.org/tunes/2395
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Pota Mór Fataí |
Pota Mór Fataí |
Táim in Arrears
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Táim in Arrears |
Others?
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire,
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána,
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire,
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána.
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas ag Sadhbh Sheáin thú,
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí buairthín sa ngleann ort,
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas ag Sadhbh Sheáin thú,
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí buairthín sa ngleann ort.
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire,
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána,
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin Micil is Máire,
Goirim péin, goirim péin, goirim péin seo iad na ceannabháin bhána.
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas ag Sadhbh Sheáin thú
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí buairthín sa ngleann ort,
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé suas chuig Sadhbh Sheáin thú
Cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, cuirfidh mé, is cuirfidh sí ag sa ngleann ort.
You will want a few lilts then too... https://thesession.org/discussions/37240
There is the business of "wandering tunes" as well, or "wandering melodies" as Vic Gammon refers to them in THE FOLK HANDBOOK...
https://books.google.ca/books?id=zptMAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=wandering+tunes%22&source=bl&ots=fq8l95GeWF&sig=YaVfSn0tXeORlEkNJ-i2OItf_c0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiH2eDBhpHMAhVB1mMKHbhiBc8Q6AEISTAK#v=onepage&q=wandering%20tunes&f=false