X:1
T:Gartan Mother's Lullaby, The
S:"From: Francs E. Walsh"
N:Francis Walsh was an Irish fiddler from San Francisco who corresponded with Francis
N:O'Neill and submitted a few tunes for his "Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody" (1922).
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Dreamily"
B:Batt Scanlon - "The Violin Made Easy and Attractive" (San Francisco, 1923, p. 47)
N:Scanlon was a student of George Whelan, a North Kerry fiddle player and teacher
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
C2C E(EF)|(G2F) (E2C)|(E2D) (.C2.C)|C3- C2z|vG2G !fermata!d2 (c/B/)|
c3 G2-B|c2c B<(GE)|F3-F2G|c2c d>(cB)|c3 !fermata!(G2.G)|
c2c B<(GE)|F3- F2G|A2A _BGF|EE2 !fermata!C2-E|(FE)E C2C|!fermata!C3-C2z||
GARTAN LULLABY. AKA - "Gartan Mother's Lullaby." Irish, Air or Waltz. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The melody was collected in County Donegal around the turn of the 20th century by Herbert Hughes, to which lyrics were penned by Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil. The song was first published in Songs of Uladh [Ulster] in 1904. Gartan is a place-name in Donegal.
Additional notes
Printed sources : - Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music vol. 3), 1977; No. 68. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 140. Batt Scanlon (The Violin Made Easy and Attractive), San Francisco, 1923; p. 47.
Recorded sources : - Tradition TLP 1024, Mary O'Hara - "Songs of Ireland" (1958).
