Annotation:Wily Old Bachelor (The): Difference between revisions
(Created page with "=='''Back to [[{{BASEPAGENAME}}]]'''== ---- <p><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"> '''WILY OLD BACHELOR, THE''' (An Seangiolla Criona). AKA and see "Bashful Bachelor (2)...") |
No edit summary |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
--------------- | |||
---- | {{TuneAnnotation | ||
|f_tune_annotation_title= https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Wily_Old_Bachelor_(The) > | |||
'''WILY OLD BACHELOR, THE''' (An Seangiolla Criona). AKA and see "[[Bashful Bachelor (2) (The)]],” “[[Obelisk Hornpipe]],” “[[Shaw's Reel]],” “[[Where Did You Find Her? (2)]]” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first | |f_annotation='''WILY OLD BACHELOR, THE''' (An Seangiolla Criona). AKA and see "[[Bashful Bachelor (2) (The)]],” “[[Obelisk Hornpipe]],” “[[Shaw's Reel]],” "[[Walk Your Chalk]]," “[[Where Did You Find Her? (2)]].” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Wily Old Bachelor" is a hornpipe that has been part of the Irish traditional repertory since the early 78 RPM era to the present day. It was first published with the "Wily Old Bachelor" title by Francis O'Neill, who declined to list a source for the tune. However, versions that predate O'Neill are to be found in William Bradbury Ryan's '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''' (1883) as "[[Shaw's Reel]]" and "[[Obelisk Hornpipe]]." Still earlier, the melody appears in blackface minstrel George H. Coes' '''Coes Album of Jigs and Reels''' (1876) as "[[Walk Your Chalk]]." | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
While Coes is the earliest collection to contain both strains in one tune, it would be premature to conclude an American provenance. In fact, both strains show up in tunes in the (latter) 19th century. The first strain is also shared with “[[Norfolk Hornpipe (1)]],” credited to W.H. Whiddon in '''Ryan’s Mammoth Collection''' (c. 1883), and has similarities to the second strain of “[[Whiddon's Hornpipe]].” | |||
|f_source_for_notated_version= | |||
'' | |f_printed_sources=O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 1751. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1907; No. 923, p. 158. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Coleman Center CD CC004, P.J. Hernon, Donal Hernon, Maria Lynn McHugh – “The Mountain Road” (1999. Various artists. “A Compilation of tunes popular in South Sligo”). Coleman Music Center CHC 009, fiddler Michael Creegan (Cloone, Co. Leitrim, died circa 1980’s) – “The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place” (2005. Various artists). Gael-Linn Records, Johnny Pickering - "Seoltaí Séidte - Setting Sail" (2004). Shanachie 78004, John Carty – “Yeh, That’s All It Is” (2001). Caitlín Nic Gabhann - "Caitlín" (2012). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/2408/]<br> | |||
Hear versions on youtube.com [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1oeIXbgzQ] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn71GjZNF3o]<br> | |||
}} | |||
------------- | |||
<br> | |||
<br> | |||
---- | |||
Latest revision as of 02:21, 1 April 2021
X:1 T:Wily Old Bachelor, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 923 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G DC|B,DGA BGDB,|CEAB cAFD|B,DGA BGc>B|(3ABG (3FGE (3DEC (3B,CA,| B,DGA BGDB,|CEAB cAFD|B,DGB ADEF|G2B2G2:| |:ga|bgeg dgBg|dgBg dgBg|bgeg dgBg|fgab a2 ga| bgeg dgBg|cBAB cdef|gdBG EcAF|G2B2G2:|]
WILY OLD BACHELOR, THE (An Seangiolla Criona). AKA and see "Bashful Bachelor (2) (The),” “Obelisk Hornpipe,” “Shaw's Reel,” "Walk Your Chalk," “Where Did You Find Her? (2).” Irish, Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Wily Old Bachelor" is a hornpipe that has been part of the Irish traditional repertory since the early 78 RPM era to the present day. It was first published with the "Wily Old Bachelor" title by Francis O'Neill, who declined to list a source for the tune. However, versions that predate O'Neill are to be found in William Bradbury Ryan's Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) as "Shaw's Reel" and "Obelisk Hornpipe." Still earlier, the melody appears in blackface minstrel George H. Coes' Coes Album of Jigs and Reels (1876) as "Walk Your Chalk."
While Coes is the earliest collection to contain both strains in one tune, it would be premature to conclude an American provenance. In fact, both strains show up in tunes in the (latter) 19th century. The first strain is also shared with “Norfolk Hornpipe (1),” credited to W.H. Whiddon in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (c. 1883), and has similarities to the second strain of “Whiddon's Hornpipe.”
