Lyr/Tune Req: Piper of Crossbarry

Subject: RE: tune of song wanted
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 02:24 PM

Geoff

I put the link here before I added it to the other thread (so I could put the link from here in with my post there, if you see what I mean).

It's not the same tune that O'Lochlainn gives for his version of the song.

Mick

Subject: Tune Add: THE PIPER OF CROSSBARRY
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 02:17 PM

The tune was requested in this thread: t, presumably by the same person. I'm posting it here, and maybe a mudelf will combine the threads.

The song, as Martin says, is in O'Lochlainn's More Irish Street Ballads as No.58A and is to be sung to the tune of No.58 - Sweet Jenny of the Moor. I've put the words to that tune making (I think only 1) very minor alterations to the tune to fit the words (G3->G2 G on captain; I corrected the penultimate bar given as F E on Jenny in my copy to F2 E to give the bar the correct length).

O'Lochlainn's notes the No.58 are: "The Hackler tune from Irish Street Ballads No. 39, it resembles 'An Spealdóir' or 'Abhrán na Leabhar'. ** From an old ballad collection undated except for the reference to the battle of Alma in the Crimea".

Mick

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X:1
T:The Piper of Crossbarry
B:O'Lochlainn:More Irish Street Ballads No.58A
N:The tune is from No.58 Sweet Jenny of the Moor
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:C Aeo
G|C2 D E2 F|G2 c c2 d|c2 B G2 F|G3-G2
w:The Pip-er of Cross-bar-ry boys, he rose ere morn-ing tide,_
G|C2 D E2 F|G2 G G2 G|F2 G F2 D|B,3- B,2
w:He walked up to his cap-tain bold, his war-pipes laid a-side,_
D|C2 D E2 F|(G2 c) c2 d|e2 c d2 B|c3-c2
w:Says he, "I'm through with pip_ing, I'll fight for lib-er-ty,_
(c/d/)|e2 d c2 B|G2 G G2 G|F2 E C2 C|C3-C2||
w:To_day, please God, we'll hold the sod, and set old Ire-land free."_

Subject: RE: tune of song wanted
From: Geoff Wallis
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 02:02 PM

Hmm, there's no tune in the thread Mick cites.

Is this the tune you need?

T:Down By the Tan-Yard Side
M:6/8
L:1/4
K:Bb
F/2| F F/2D/2-E/2 F/2| B3/2 F D/2| E C/2 B, A,/2| B,3/2- B, F/2| B c/2 d c/2|\
B c/2 F G/2| _A F/2E/2-D/2 E/2| F3/2- F F/4F/4| B c/2 d c/2| B c/2 F G/4G/4|\
_AF/4-E/4 C E/2| F3/2- F E/4E/4| E D/2 E G/4B/4| B A/2 F D/2| E D/2 B, A,/2|\
B,3/2- B,||

Subject: RE: tune of song wanted
From: Mick Pearce (MCP)
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 01:57 PM

I've posted the tune in this thread: Lyr Req: Piper of Crossbarry where the words were requested (presumably by you?).

Mick

(Perhaps a mudelf can combine these threads - MCP).

Subject: tune of song wanted
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 01:28 PM

I am looking for the tune in abc format from the song "the piper of Crossbarry"

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Piper of Crossbarry
From: GUEST,Martin Ryan
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 07:51 AM

It's in Colm O'Lochainn's book "More Irish Street Ballads". I'll scan it if I get a chance.

Regards

Subject: Lyr Req: Piper of Crossbarry
From: GUEST,Guest Ger
Date: 05 Jan 08 - 06:55 AM

I am looking for the words of this song

Lyrics and tune request threads combined.
-Joe Offer-