Monthly Archives: October 2016


Key:  D Form:  Reel ABC: X: 1 T: Faroe Rum O: Shetland R: reel S: handwritten MS Z: 2005 John Chambers M: C| L: 1/8 K: D |: "D"A(A2F) ABd(B | "D"AF)FD "A7"E2(FG) | "D"A(A2F) ABde | "A7"fafe "D"d2[f2d2] :| |: "A7"e(AcA) e(AcA) | "D"ABde f2af | "A7"e(AcA) e(AcA) | […]

Faeroe Rum (Faroe Rum)


Key:  D Form:  Reel ABC: X: 1 T:Da Ferrie Reel T:Ferry Reel, The R:reel D:The Silver Bow O:Shetland Z:id:hn-reel-1061 M:C| L:1/8 K:D A2 | d2dA d2d2 | efed c2A2 | BcdB ABAF | G2E2 E3A | d2dA d2d2 | efed c2A2 | BcdB AGFE | D2d2 d2 :| |: e2 […]

da Ferrie Reel


Key:  D Form:  Waltz ABC: X:80 T: River John Sunset Waltz M:3/4 R:waltz L:1/8 C:Florence Killen Z:added by Alf warnock email hidden; JavaScript is required - http://members.rogers.com/alf0 K:D A FE|"D"D3E FG|A2 F2 D2| "G"G3F GB|d4 dB|\ "D"A4 AG|"F#m"F2 G2 F2| "Em"E6-|E3A FE| "D"D3E FG|A2 F2 D2| "G"G3F GB|d4 dB|\ "D"A4 […]

Saint John River Waltz (aka River John Sunset Waltz)



Key: A Form: March? ABC*: X:1 T:Buffalo Gals R:Reel C:Trad. O:Appalachia M:4/4 L:1/8 K:A (3efg |: a2 g2 f2 e2 | fgaf e2 cd | e2 c2 dc3 | B4 B2 (3efg | a2 g2 f2 e2 | fgaf e2 cd | e2 c2 BG3 |1 A6 (3efg :|2 A6 […]

Buffalo Girls*


Key: A Form: Jig ABC: X:155 T: Hundred Pipers S: J. O'Brien: "Irish Folk Dance Music" Z: B.Black M: 6/8 L: 1/8 R: jig K: A B | c2 E EDE | F2 A A2 f | e2 c cBA | BcB BAB | c2 E EDE | F2 A […]

One Hundred Pipers


Key: G Form: Reel ABC:   X: 1 T:Jack Broke da Prison Door R:Reel O:Shetland M:4/4 K:G G2BG BdBG|cBAB dBAB|G2BG BdBG|ABAG E2D2:: g2gd edBG|g2gd eaaf|g2gd edBG|ABAG E2D2:| MP3: Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”.  (Detailed instructions) Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge. To […]

Jack Broke da Prison Door (and went Ska!)*



Key: D & D* Form: Reels* ABC: X: 1 T:-Donald Blue M:4/4 L:1/8 Q:120 F:http://john-chambers.us/~jc/music/abc/mirror/homepages.ihug.co.nz/shetland.abc:/%2537:DONALDBLUE.abc 2022-04-03 005207 UT K:D dBAF AFAB|dBAF E2 D2|dBAF AF- A2|1BBBA B2 e2:|2BBBA B2 d2|:! ABde fafd|fafd ed- B2|ABde fafd|BBBA B2 d2:| MP3: (This is Donald Blue. No MP3 is available yet for Bonnie Isle.  See […]

Donald Blue & Bonnie Isle o’ Whalsey*


Key: G Form: Reel ABC:   X:20 T:Reel de Pere Leon M:4/4 L:1/8 O:French Canadian K:G |:ef | "G"g2gf gedc | B2Ac BGG2 | "Em"B2BB cBAG | "Am"FGAB "D7"A2 ef | "G"g2gf gedc | "Bm"B2Ac "Em"BGG2 | "Am"B2BB cBAG | "D7"FGAF "G"G2 :| |: A2 | "G"B3B cBAG | "Em"BGBd […]

Père Leon


Key: D Form: March ABC:  If you know a source, please contribute ABC notation using the suggestion form. MP3: Download this MP3  If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions) Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge. To download, right-click in enlarged image and "Save as...".      […]

Spiderweb Canyon



Key: D Form: Jig ABC: X:6004 T:Fiery Clock Face T:Coal-hole, The R:Jig C:Trad. Song, 1888 O:Newcastle England M:6/8 L:1/8 Q:3/8=130 K:D A|"D"d2 d D2 E|F2 G A2 B|"C"=c2 =c E2 F|G2 A "A7"B2 c| "D"d2 d D2 E|F2 G A2 A|"G"Bcd "A7"e2 c|"D"d3 d2:| |:d/e/|"D"f2 f def|"G"g2 f e2 d|"A"c2 B […]

Fiery Clock Face, The (aka The Coal-Hole)


Key:  A/D Form: Reel ABC: X: 1 T: the Telephone Tune S: Gerard Lajoie R: reel Z: 2012 John Chambers S: printed MS from Debbie Knight M: 2/4 L: 1/16 K: Amix cd |\ "A"e3e "(E7)"efed | "A"cABc "D"A2F2 | "A"EAAE "(F#m)"AEAB |\ [1,3 "(Bm)"cABc "E7"B2 :|[2,4 "E7"cecB "A"A2 :| […]

Telephone Tune*


Key: G or A* Form: Barn Dance ABC: X: 1 %%withxrefs true T: Great Uncle Henry C:Emma Reid R: barndance M: 4/4 L: 1/8 F:http://kiwifolk.com/dfc/abcweb/abcf/Master%20Melody%20Collection.abc 2021-10-06 195149 UT K:Gmaj |:D GA |"G" B2 BA "C/G"c2 BG |"G" AB G3 G Bd |"C/G" g2 gf e2 dc |"D" d4z :| |: […]

Great Uncle Henry