First of May (1)

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 Theme code Index    5L13b3b 5565
 Also known as    Mayday Hornpipe (The), 1st of May (The), Lady Harrington's Reel
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Hornpipe/Clog
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Dorian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 76
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1883
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The Mayday Hornpipe

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 Score   (1)   
The First of May




X:1 T:First of May [1], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:Rev. James Goodman music manuscript collection (vol. 2, p. 159) N:Canon Goodman was a uilleann piper and cleric who collected primarily N:in County Cork in the mid-19th century F:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=162&z=1037.4805%2C1327.9149%2C6879.4707%2C2393.4042 F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin AG|EAAA cAAA|dcde f2 ef|gfed defd|dcAF G2z2| EAAA cAAA|dcde f2 ef|gfed cAdc|A2 AA A2:| |:fg|agfa afeg|fedf e2d2|cdef gfed|dcAF G2 z2| EAAA cAAA|dcde f2 ef|gfed cAdc|A2 AA A2||


X:1 T:Hornpipe N:c.f. First of May [1], Lady Harrington’s Reel M:C L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 70, p. 27) B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=26&z=102.5717%2C368.9328%2C2858.2362%2C1075.3574 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D AG|EAAB cBcA|dcdf e2 fa|gfec defd|ecAF GBAG| EAAB cBcA|dcdf e2 fa|gfec dfec|A2 AB A2:| |:fg|a2 af g2ge|f2 fd e2 ed|cdef gfed|ecAF GBAG| EAAB cBcA|dcdf e2 fa|gfec dfec|A2 AB A2:|]


X:1 T:First of May [1] M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 899 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Ador AG|EAAB cBcA|dcde f2 ef|gedc dfed|cAGF G2G2| EAAB cBcA|dcde f2 ef|gedc dfec|A2 AA A2:| |:fg|a2 af g2 ge|fgfd e2 ed|cdef gfed|cAGF G2G2| EAAB cBcA|dcde f2 ef|gedc dfec|A2 AA A2:||


X:2 T:1st of May [1], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 1 (1881-1885, p. 44) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin E2|E>AA>B c2 B>A|d2 e>^f g2 f>g|a>^fg>e d>fe>d|c>AG>^F G2 G>F| E>AA>B c2 B>A|d2 e>^f g2 f>g|a>^fg>e d>fe>d|^c2A2A2:| |:(3e/^f/^g/|a2 a>^f g2 g>e|^c>de>^f g2 f>g|a>^fg>e d>fe>d|c>AG>^F G2 G>F| E>AA>B c2 B>A|d2 e>^f g2 f>g|a>^fg>e d>fe>d|^c2A2A2:||


X:1 T:1st of May, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Rev. Luke Donnellan music manuscript collection (c. 1909, Oreil B:region, south Ulster) K:Ador EAAB cBcA|dcdf e2 ef|gf....