Monthly Archives: July 2019


Key: A* Form: March or reel ABC: If you know a source, please contribute ABC notation. MP3: (NOTE: This audio is courtesy of the US Library of Congress and as far as I can determine is only available in the somewhat awkward format below, not as a simple MP3 and not […]

Sweet Sunny South (fiddle tune)


Key: G Form: Reel ABC:  X: 1 T: Gordon's Favourite R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Gmaj D2 | G3 A BABd | edef gdBd | gfge dBGB | ABAG E2 D2 | G3 A BABd | edef g2 ag | fafd egfe | d2 f2 d2 :| z2 […]

Gordon’s Favourite


Key: D Form: Hornpipe ABC:  X: 1 T: Da Sixereen R: hornpipe M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Dmaj ag|:fed<B A2F2|BAG<F E2 AG|F>Ad>A ^G>Be>d|c2 A2 A2 ag| fed<B A2F2| BAG<F E2 AG| F>GA>d A,>CE>G|1F2 D2 D2 ag:|2F2 D2 D2 fg|| aAd<e f2 ef|g<Ac>e g2 fe|d<fB<d ^G>Be>d|c2 A2 A2 fg| a<Ad>e f2 […]

Da Sixereen



Key: Am Form: Jig ABC:  X: 1 T: Price Of My Pig, The M: 6/8 L: 1/8 R: jig K: Amin |:EAA AGA|B3 GAB|c3 B3|AGE E2 D| EAA AGA|B/c/dB GAB|c3 B3|AGE E3:| |:efe ded|c3 B3|c3 B3|AGE E2 D| EAA AGA|B3 GAB|eBc B3|AGE E3:| MP3: Download this MP3  (If it plays, […]

Price of my Pig, The


Key: Em Form: March (Polka?) ABC:  X: 1 T: O'Neill's March R: polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Emin |:Bg fa|eg f/e/d/B/|eg fa|eg f/e/d:| |:ee f/e/d/B/|ee f/e/d/B/:| |:A>B G>B|Ae d/B/A|A>B G>B|Ae z2:| MP3: Download this MP3  (If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different […]

O’Neil’s March


Key: A Form: Reel ABC:  X: 1 T: Half Past Four R: reel M: 4/4 L: 1/8 K: Amaj (3efg | a2 ab aecA | defd ecAe | a2 ab aecA | defg a2 ef | =gaba gfge | defd efed | c2 AB cABA | FABF A2 :| |: […]

Half Past Four



Key: A* Form: Polka ABC:  X: 1 T:Jer the Rigger M:4/4 L:1/8 K:A e2|"A"e2A2e2A2|efed c2A2|"D"d3c defg|"A"a2e2"E7"fece|! "A"e2A2e2A2|efedc2A2|"D"d2fd"A"c2ec|"E7"BABc"A"A2:|]! "A"ce|a2e2fece|a2e2fece|"D"d3c defg|"A"a2e2"E7"fece|! "A"a2e2fece|a2e2fece|"D"d2fd"A"c2ec|"E7"BABc"A"A2:|]! MP3*: Download this MP3  (If it plays, right-click on the page and “Save as”. (Detailed instructions for different browsers). Sheet Music: Click image to enlarge.  Sheet Music in PDF: Jer […]

Jer the Rigger, aka Ger the Rigger**


Key: A* Form: Polka ABC:  X: 1 T: The Cuil Aodha R: polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Amaj Ac EF|A>A Af|ec BA|e/f/e/c/ Bc/B/| Ac EF|A>A Af|ec BA/B/|1 cA AE:|2 cA A|] B|ce ce|a2 af|ec BA|e/f/e/c/ BA| [1 ce ce|a2 af|ec BA/B/|cA A:| [2 Ac EF|A>A Af|ec BA/B/|cA A|] MP3: […]

Cuil Aodha (polka)*


Key: D Form: Polka ABC:  X: 1 T:Leather Away the Wattle O M:C| L:1/8 K:D fe \ |"D" d2A2 F2A2 |d3c d2f2 |"A" e3d c2d2 | (e2f2 g2)fg| | "D"a2f2 e2c2 |"G" dedB "D"A3F |"G" G2B2 "A" ABAG |1"D" F2D2 D2 fe:|2"D" F2D2 D2 z2|| |:"D" f3e f2d2 |"G" g2g2 […]

Leather Away the Wattle O



Key: D (or Edor?) Form: Polka ABC:  X: 1 T: The Ballyvourney R: polka M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Edor |:EF/G/ FE|FD FA|EF/G/ FE|F2 FA| EF/G/ FE|FD FA|B>A B/c/d|1 e2 e2:|2 e2 eB/c/|| |:dA FA|DA FA|c>B GB|A2 AB/c/|dA FA| DA FA|B>A B/c/d|1 e2 f>e:|2 e2 e2|| MP3: Played slowly for […]

Ballyvourney Polka


Key: Dm or F* Form: Waltz ABC:  X:1 T:Lonesome Moonlight Waltz O:Bluegrass B:from mandolin tablature by John Baldry N:http://www.btinternet.com/~john.baldry/mando/tabgif/moonlt/moonlt.html Z:ABC by Moshe Braner R:waltz Q:1/4=110 M:3/4 L:1/8 K:F A2 |\ "Dm"{c}d2-df (3dcA | {c}d2-df dc | "F"A2-Ac (3AGF | "Dm"[A,4F]-[A,F]A | "Dm"{c}d2-df (3dcA | {c}d2-df dA | "G"[G2B]-G^F "E7"G^G | […]

Lonesome Moonlight Waltz