X:1
T:Rose Buds in Summer, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Rev. Luke Donnellan – “Oriel Songs and Dances",
S:Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society (vol. II, No. 2, 1909; No. 48)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
BG G/G/G AGGA|cG G/G/G Adde|cG G/G/G AGGc|ABcd edde|
BG G/G/G AGGA|cG G/G/G Adde|cG G/G/G AGED|CDEF GABc||
g(ce)c acac|gcec Adde|gcec gcac|ABcd edde|
g(ce)c acac|gcec Addg|abga egdc|ABcd ed d2||
ROSE BUDS IN SUMMER, THE. AKA - "Rosebuds in Summer, The." AKA and see "First Rose of Summer (The)." Irish, Reel (cut time). G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The title also appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997).
Additional notes Source for notated version : - Rev. Luke Donnellan music manuscript collection [O'Connor].
Printed sources : - Rev. Luke Donnallan, "Oriel Songs and Dances" (Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society vol. II), 1909; No. 49. Gerry O'Connor (The Rose in the Gap), 2018; No. 176, p. 93.
