St. Patrick's Day

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Theme code Index	111H5 236L6L
Also known as	Barbary Bell, Kerry Dance (The), Knight of Saint Patrick Lancers (The), Oh! Erin My Country, Old England For Ever, Old Woman Tossed Up (2), Patrick's Day, Perry's Victory (4), Reel de St-Patrice, St. Patrick's Day in the Morning, Sheelah's Wedding, Though Dark Be Our Sorrows, Though dark be our sorrows
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille, Set Dance
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB, AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 11
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 132-133
Year of publication/Date of MS	1760
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Year recorded
Media	St. Patrick's Day Played by: Leo Rowsome Source: Spotify Image: The Irish Brigade attached to the French forces which helped turn the tide of battle against the English troops at the battle of Fontenoy.
Score (1)	St.Patricks Day

St. Patrick's Day

X:2 T:St. Patrick's Day in ye Morning M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S: William Clark of Lincoln music manuscript collection (1770, No. 33) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="2." [V:1] GAG GAB|ded dBG|BAB BGE|EFE E2D| GAG GAB|ded dBG|BAB BGE|!fermata!E3G3:| def g2e|f2d ecA|def g2e|f2d e3| def g2e|f2d efg|def g2e|f2d e3| dBG GAB|ded dBG|BAB BGE|EFE E2D| GAG GAB|ded dBG|BAB BGE|E3G3||

X:5 T:Patrick's Day M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Set Dance B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 64) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ni' UIallacha'in – "A Hidden Ulster" (2003, p. 453) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C V:1 clef=treble name="5." [V:1] G|cdc cde|gag gec|efe edc|ABA A2G| cdc cde|gag gec|efe edc|A2B c2:| g|gab c'2a|b2g agf|gab c'ba|bag a2g| gab c'ba|bag abc'|gec cde|gag gec|efe edc| ABA A2g|cdc cde|gc'a gec|efe edc|A2B c2||

X:8 T:(St.) Patrick's Day M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:R.M. Levey - First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 104, p. 41) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 clef=treble name="8." [V:1] Od>ed dfg|aba afd|ede fdA|B>cB B2A| d>ed dfg|aba afd|e>de fdA|B2c d2z:| |:abc' d'2b|c'2a b2g|abc' d'e'c'|c'ba b3| abc' d'e'd'|'cba bc'd'O!D.C.!||

X:9 T:Patrick's Day M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Quick" B:P.M. Haverty - One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 85, p. 56) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A V:1 clef=treble name="9." [V:1] (ABA) (Acd)|(efe) (ecA)|(cBc) (AFE)|(FGF) .F2.E| (ABA) (Acd)|(efe) (ecA)|(cBc) (AFE)|(.F2.G .A2)z|| (efg) (.a2f)|(.g2.e) (.f2.d)|(efg) (.a2.f)|(.g2.e) f3| (efg) (agf)|(gfe) (fga)|(ecA) (Acd)|(eaf) (ecA)|(cBc) (AFE)| (FGF) (.F2.E)|(ABA) (Acd)|(eaf) (ecA)|(cBc) (AFE)|(.F2.G .A2)z||

X:10 T:Patrick's Day M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Set Dance B:Hughes - Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 30, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="10." [V:1] G>AG GAB|d>ed dBG|A>BA BGD|E>FE E2D| G>AG GAB|d>ed dBG|A>GA BGD|E2F G3:| d>ef g2e|f2d e2B|def g2e|f2d e3|d>ef g2e| f2d efg|G>A GAB|d>ed dBG|A>GA BGD|E>FE E2D| G>AG GAB|d>ed dBG|A>GA BGD|E2F G2z||

X:11 T:Patrick's Day in the Morning with Variations M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 118. Carolan ms. 2, No. 34. K:G V:1 clef=treble name="11." [V:1] D|GAG GAB|ded dcB|AcB AGF|EFE E2D| GAG GBd|gfe dcB|AcB AGF|1 E2F G2:|2 E2F G3|| |:def gag|fed edB|def gag|fed e3| def gag |fed efg|gdB ecA|1 dBG AGF:|2 dBG AGD|| |:(G/F/)G/A/G (G/F/)G/A/(B/c/)|(d/c/)d/e/d (e/d/)c/B/(A/G/)|(B/A/)B/c/(B/A/) GED| E/F/(GF) .E.Dz| |:(G/F/)G/A/G (G/F/)G/A/(B/c/)|(d/c/)d/e/d (e/d/)c/B/(A/G/)|(B/A/)B/c/(B/A/) GED|E2-F G2z:| |:def (g/a/)g/f/e|(f/g/)f/e/d e2B|def (g/a/)g/f/e|(f/g/)f/e/d e2-f| def (g/a/)g/f/e|(d/e/)f/e/d e2B|def (g/a/)g/f/e|(f/g/)f/e/d efg| (G/F/)G/A/G (G/F/)G/A/(B/c/)|(d/c/)d/e/d (e/d/)c/B/(A/G/)|(B/A/)B/c/(B/A/) GED|E/F/(GF) EDz| (G/F/)G/A/G (G/F/)G/A/(B/c/)|(d/c/)d/e/d (e/d/)c/B/(A/G/)|(B/A/)B/c/(B/A/) GED|(E2F) G2z:| |:.G/.A/.B/.c/.d/.e/ .B/.c/.d/.e/.f/.g/|ded dBG|.B/.A/.B/.c/.d/.c/ .B/.A/.G/.F/.E/.D/|.E/.F/GF EDz| .G/.A/.B/.c/.d/.e/ .B/.c/.d/.e/.f/.g/|ded dBG|.B/.A/.B/.c/.d/.c/ .B/.A/.G/.F/.E/.D/|E2F G2:|]

X:14 T:St. Patrick's Day M:6/8 L:1/8 R:"Special Dance of Quickstep" B:Batt Scanlon - "The Violin Made Easy and Attractive" (San Francisco, 1923, p. 66) N:Scanlon was a student of George Whelan, a North Kerry fiddle player and teacher Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="14." [V:1] D|G"4"AG GAB|dge dBG|(BAB) GED|EFE E2-D| G"4"AG GAB|dge dBG|(B{cB}AB) GED|(E2F) G2: |:B|def g2 g_|fed edB|def gag|fed e2-d| def g2g-|fed efg|G"4"AG GAB|dge dBG|(BAB) GED| EFE E2-D|G"4"AG GAB|dge dBG|(B{cB}AB) GED|E2-F G2:|

X:15 T:St. Patrick's Day in the Morning M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Robbins Collection of 200 Jigs, Reels and Country Dances (NY, 1933, No. 43, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 clef=treble name="15." [V:1] D|:G>AG GAB|ded dBG|AGA BGD|1 E>FE E2D:|2 E2F G2!fermata!|| |:e|def g2e|fed edB|def g2e|fed e2d| def g2e|f2d efg|GAG GAB|ded dBG|AGA BGD|E2F G2!D.C.!:|

St. Patrick's Day