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 Theme code Index    1155 5555
 Also known as    Croghan Hill (1), Doon Reel (The), Glengarry (3), God Speed the Plough, God Speed the Plow, Naval Pillar (The), Off in the Morning, Reel du laboureur (1)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John Moorehead
 Region    England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, United States
 Genre/Style    Down-East/Maritime, English, Irish, Northumbrian/Borders, Old-Time, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double), Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    IRELAND(Connaught), SCOTLAND(Central Scotland), ENGLAND(North East), ENGLAND(North West), ENGLAND(West Midlands), ENGLAND(East Midlands), ENGLAND(East Anglia), ENGLAND(South Midlands), ENGLAND(London and South East), ENGLAND(South), ENGLAND(Southwest), USA(Upland South), USA(Piedmont), USA(Mid Atlantic), USA(New England), USA(Great Lakes/Northern Tier)
 Structure    AB, AABB, ABB'
 Editor/Compiler    Abraham Mackintosh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Strathspeys Reels Jigs etc.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    after 1797
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Speed the Plow
Played by: Hog-eyed Man
Source: Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/hog-eyed-man/04-speed-the-plow
 Score   (1)   
Speed the plow




Speed the Plough (1): Annotations

X: 1 T:Speed the Plough [1]. WCa.15 T:Speed the Plow [1] M:C L:1/8 Q:1/2=75 S:Wm. Calvert MS, 1812, Leyburn, Yorks. R:.Country Dance O:England A:North Yorkshire Z:vmp.Chris Partington, May 2003 B:Village Music project, Calvert, William %%Mirrorred-From:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/calvert.abc F:http://www.village-music-project.org.uk/abc/calvert.abc K:A A>AA>c e>fe>c|e>ae>c e>fe>c|d>ed>B c>dc>A|FB-BA GBB2|! A>AA>c e>fe>c|e>ae>c e>fe>c|d>ec>d B>cA>B|F>AG>B AAA2:|! |:aaaA aAeA|aAgA fAeA|d>dd>B c>cc>A|F>BB>A G>BB2|! A>AA>c e>fe>c|e>ae>c e>fe>c|d>ec>d B>cA>B|F>AG>B AAA2:|


X:1 T:Speed the Plough [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reek B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 43) 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 Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 447) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G/A/B/c/ d/e/d/B/|d/e/d/B/ d/e/d/B/|c/e/c/A/ B/d/B/G/|E/A/A/G/ F/A/F/D/| G/A/B/c/ d/e/d/B/|d/e/d/B/ d/e/d/B/|c/e/c/A/ B/d/B/G/|E/c/A/F/ G2:| |:GB/d/ gd|gfed|c/e/c/A/ B/d/B/G/|E/A/A/G/ F/A/F/D/| GB/d/ gd|gfed|c/e/c/A/ B/d/B/G/|Ec/A/F/ G2:|


X:1 T:Speed the Plough [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|GGGB (de).d.B|(dg).d.B (de)d.B.|(ce).c.A (Bd).B.G|(AE)(AG) FAAB| (GA).G.B (de).d.B|(dg).d.B dedB|(cd).B.c (AB).G.A|EGFA G2G|| d|.g.g.g.G .g.G.d.G.|(gG).f.G (eG).d.G|.c.c.c.A .B.B.B.G|(EA).A.G (FA).A.d| (B/A/G) (dG) gGdG|(ec).A.e (dB).G.d|(cd).B.c ABGA|EGFA G2G||


X: 1 T:Speed the Plough [1]. GS.052 T:Speed the Plow [1] M:2/2 L:1/8 Q:1/2=100 B:George Spencer m/s, Leeds,1831 R:.Reel O:England A:Leeds N:The date 1831 is written at the end of the tune. H:1831 Z:vmp.Cherri Graebe K:A major z|A2 Ac efec | efec eaec | dfdB cecA | GBBA GB B2 | A2 Ac efec | efec eaec | d2 dB c2cA | GBAG A2 A :| |: e | aaaA aAeA | aAgA fAeA | d2dB c2 cA | GBBA GBBd | cAce aece | fgaf ecAc | dfdB cecA | GBAG A2 A :|


X:2 T:Speed the Plough [1] T:Speed the Plow [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:George P. Knauff – Virginia Reels N:Published in Baltimore by Geo. Willig n.d. (1839) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A (A/B/c/)d/ (e/a/).e/.c/|(e/f/).e/.c/ (e/a/).e/.c/|(d/f/).d/.B/ (c/e/).c/.A/|B/c/B/A/ G/B/E| (A/B/c/)d/ (e/a/).e/.c/|(e/f/).e/.c/ (e/a/).e/.c/|(d/f/).d/.B/ (c/e/).c/.A/|F/B/A/G/ A z:| |:a/A/c/e/ a/e/c/e/|a/A/g/A/ f/A/e/A/|d/f/d/B/ c/e/c/A/|B/c/B/A/ G/B/B| A/A/c/e/ (a/e/c/e/)|(f/d/A/d/) (e/c/A/c/)|(d/f/d/B/) (c/e/c/A/)|F/B/A/G/ A z:||


X:1 T:Suas an Crann T:Speed the Plough [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:William Gunn - The Caledonian Repository of Music B:Adapted for the Bagpipes (Glasgow, 1848, p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix e|AAAc efec|eaec efec|d2 dB c<ccA|B<BBA G<GBG| AAAc efec|eaec efec|d2 dB c<ccA|dBGB AAA|| e|a2 ag aece|a2 ag f2 ef|d<ddB c<ccA|B<BBA GGBG| AAeA fAeA|g2 af efec|d2 dB c<ccA|dBGB AAA||


X:217 T:Speed the Plough [1] O:No 217 Page 107 William Clarke of Feltwell Z:Transcribed by David Dolby 2010 M:4/4 L:1/8 N:Add crotchet rest at end of A8. N:Extra High C crotchet added bar B1. N:Omit 1stD quaver from bar b5 in M.s. K:C ccce gage|gc'ge gage|fffd eeec|Bddc BGG2| ccce gage|gc'ge gage|f2e2d2c2|AcBdc2z2:| |:c'c'c'c'c'2c2|c'2b2a2g2|ffff/e/ eeec|Bddc B/G/G2z| dc gcc'2c2|afda gfBd|f2e2d2c2|AcBdc2z2:|


X:927 T:Speed the Plough [1]. Roose.0927 B:J.Roose, Manchester 1850 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 Z:Village Music Project.Peter Kanssen.2019 K:A ABcd efec | eaec efec | dddB cccA | FBBA GBB2 | ABcd efec | eaec efec | dddB cccA | EAAB cAA2 :| |: aaaa aAeA | aAgA fAeA | dddB cccA | FBBA GBB2 | cAec aece | fgaf ecAe | dddB cccA | FAAB cAA2 :|


X:1 T:Speed the Plough [1] T:Speed the Plow [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Quick Step B:Bruce & Emmett's Drummer's & Fifler's Guide (1862, p. 57) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A ~E|A/B/c/d/ e/a/e/c/|e/a/e/c/ e/a/e/c/|d/f/d/B/ c/e/c/A/|d/c/B/A/ G/B/G/E/| A/B/c/d/ e/a/e/c/|e/a/e/c/ e/a/e/c/|d/f/d/B/ c/e/c/A/|B/A/G/B/ A:| |:~e|aa/g/ a/A/c/e/|ag/a/ f/a/e/a/|d/b/d/b/ c/a/c/a/|d/c/B/A/ G/B/G/E/| A/B/c/d/ e/c/e/a/ |f/d/ (3B/c/d/ e/c (3A/B/c/|d/f/d/B/ c/e/c/A/ |B/A/G/B/ A:|]


X:1 T:Speedy the Plough M:C L:1/8 R:Reel 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. 29. Carolan ms. 1, No. 82 K:A E|AAAc efec|eaec efec|dddB cccA|FBBA GBBc| AAAc efec|eaec efec|dfce BcAB|FAGB A2A:| |:g|aaaa aAeA|aAgA fAeA|dddB cccA|FBBA GB B2| (c/B/A)eA aAeA|fdBf ecAc|dfce BcAB|FAGB A2A:|]


X: 12 T: SPEED THE PLOUGH T:Speed the Plow [1] %R: hornpipe B: Jean White "100 Popular Hornpipes, Reels, Jigs and Country Dances", Boston 1880 p.5 F: http://www.loc.gov/resource/sm1880.09124.0#seq-1 Z: 2014 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu> M: C| L: 1/8 K: A % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E2 |\ (3AAA A>c e>fe>c | e>ae>c e>fe>c |\ d>ed>B c>dc>A | F>Bd>B A>GF>E | (3AAA A>c e>fe>c | e>ae>c e>fe>c |\ d>ed>B c>dc>A | F>AG>B A2 :| |: (3efg |\ a>ga>b a>ec>e | a>ba>g f>ed>c |\ d>ef>d c>de>c | B>AB>c B>ef>g | a>ga>b a>ec>e | a>ga>f e>cA>c |\ d>ec>d B>cA>B | F>AG>B A2 :| % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


X:1 T:God Speed the Plough T:Speed the Plow [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 65, p. 14) B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=13&z=464.1293%2C311.3356%2C2558.7355%2C1028.881 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2 GB dedB|dedB dedB|cecA BdBG|1 EAAF GFED:|2 EAAF G2G2|| G2 Bd gdBd|g2 fg edcB|cecA BdBG|EAAF GFED| G2 Bd gdBd|g2 fg edcB|cecA BdBG|EAAF G2G2| gfgf gdBd|g2 fg edcB|cecA BdBG|EAAF GFED| G2 Bd gdBd|ecAc dBGB|cAed cBAG|FDEF G2G2||


X:1 T:Speed the Plough T:Speed the Plow [1] M:C| L:1/8 S:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson – The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|A2(Ac) efec|(ea)ec efec|df{c}dB cecA|FBT(BA) GABc| ABcd efec|eaga ecAc|decd BcAB|FAGB {cB}A2A|| g|{g}a2 T(ag) {g}aece|{g}aAgA fAec|df{c}dB ce{d}cA|FBT(BA) GABd| {d}cA{d}ce {g}aece|fgaf ecAc|decd BcAB|FAGB {cB}A2A||


X:1 T:Speed the Plow [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:Clinton W. Bisbee (West Sumner, Me., August, 1904) N:The inscription on the front cover indicates the that contents were N:copied from the Dec. 25, 1864, music manuscript of Frank Richardson, N: who lived in a town called Mt. Vernon, Me., later called Canton, Me.. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/c/|e/a/e/c/ e/f/e/c/|dd/B/ cc/A/|BB/A/ G/E/F/G/| A/B/c/d/ e/f/e/c/|e/a/e/c/ e/f/e/c/|dd/B/ cc/A/|BB/G/ A:| |:c|a/g/a/b/ a/e/c/e/|a/b/g/a/ f/g/e/f/|d/e/f/d/ c/d/e/c/|B/c/B/A/ G/E/F/G/| A/B/c/d/ e/A/c/e/|a/g/a/e/ f/e/d/c/|d/f/B/d/ c/e/A/c/|B/E/F/G/ A:|]


X:1 T:Speed the Plow S:Henry Reed (Glen Lyn, southwest Virginia) M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel F:https://www.slippery-hill.com/recording/speed-plow-0 Z:Andrew Kuntz K:G (3DEF|G2B2dedB|dedB dgdB|cecA BdBG|ABAG FDEF| G2B2dedB|dedB dgdB|cecA BdBG|AFED G2:| |:(3def|gagd gagd|gage dcBB|cdA2 cdA2|ceab agfd| gagd gagd|gage dcBc|d2ge dcBA|G2G2G2:|]


X:1 T:Speed the Plow [1] N:From the playing of Carlton Rawlings (Bath County, Ky.) N:1970's field recording by John Harrod M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"Very Fast" N:Few slurs, mostly saw bowing. D:https://soundarchives.berea.edu/items/show/3974 Z:Andrew Kuntz K:G g4 fg f2|efeB dBGB|c2 cc BdBG|ABAF FDEF| G2g2 fafd|efeB dBGB|c2c2 BcBG|AFAF G2G2-| G2g2 f4|efeB dBGB|c4 (Bc{Bc}B2)|ABAG FDEF| GBgd fafd|efeB dBGB|c2c2 BcBG|AFAF G2G2-|| |:G2Bc dedB |dedB dedB| cdcG BcBG |ABAG FDEF| G2Bc dedB |dedB dedB| cdcG BcBG |1AFAF G2G2-:|2AFAF G2g2-||


Speed the Plough (1): Annotations

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