Annotation:Siege of Ennis (2) (The)
X:1 T:Siege of Ennis [2], The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka B:McDermott - Allan's Irish Fiddler (c. 1920's, No. 118) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion P:(Bog down in the valley-o) K:D f2 (f>e)|dB Bd|Ad (d/c/)d/e/|fe ea| f2 (f>e)|dB Bd|Aa af|ed d>e:| |:fd ed|fd e(d/e/)|fa af|ed e>e| fd ed|fd e(d/e/)|fa af|1 ed d>e:|2ed d|| P:(Farewell to Whiskey) K:G (G/E/)|DG B(A/G/)|AE EG|DG B(A/G/)|dB Bd| eg dB|(c/B/)A/G/ AB|D>G (B/A/)G/A/|BG G:| |:(B/c/)|dB gB|(c/B/)A/G/ A(B/c/)|dB gd|eg g>d| eg dB|(c/B/)A/G/ AB|D>G B/A/G/A/|BG G:| P:(Spanish Lady) K:D AF A(B/c/)|dd d(e/f/)|ge fd|BA A/B/A/G/| FA A(B/c/)|dd d(e/f/)|ge fd|BA A2:| |:fa (a/b/)a/f/|ed de|fa (a/b/)a/f/|be e>g| fa (a/b/)a/f/|ed d(e/f/)|ge fd |BA A2:|]
SIEGE OF ENNIS [2], THE. AKA - "Siege of Ennis (The)." Irish, Set Dance (2/4 time). D Major ('A', 'B','E', and 'F' parts) & G Major ('C' and 'D' parts). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEEFF. The first parts of the tune are recognizable as the melody popularly sung to “High-Ho, the Rattlin’ Bog” (“Bog Down in the Valley-O”) while the next two parts are the Scottish tune “Farewell to Whiskey (1),” followed by the tune used for “Spanish Lady.” Since the “Siege of Ennis” is the name of a dance rather than a tune, several tunes have been employed as vehicles for the steps.