John O'Connor
X:1 T:Plangsty Connor—In the Poor Solider M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air C:Carolan B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 15, p. 10) N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2G FED|E2F G2A|B2G c2A|B2G c2A| Bcd EFG|ABG FED|EFG AFD|G3 G3:|| |:d2d def|g3 g3|c2c cdc|e3g3| dcB c2e|dBd D2D|EFG AFD|G3 G3:|| |:BGE EGE|AFD DFD|EFG ABG|{G}F3 D3| ded dBG|efe efg|dcB AGF|G3 G3:|]
X:1
T:Planxty Connor
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. 1 (c. 1805)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D | GAG FED | E2F G2A | B2G c2A | B2G c2A |
Bcd E2E | ABG FED | EFE AGF | G3 G2 :|
|: c | B2d def | g3g3 | BcB Bcd | e2e efg |
dBG c2A | Bcd D2D | EFE AGF | G3G2 :|
|: c | BGE EGE | AFD DED | E2F GAG | FEF D3 |
d2d dcB | efe efg | dBG cAF | G3G2 :|
X:1
T:Plangsty Connor
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 86)
N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in
N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a
N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little
N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands.
B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 461)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2 G FED|E2F G2A|B2G c2A|B2G c2A|
Bcd EFG|ABG FED|EFG AFD|G3 G3||
d2d def|g3 g3|c2c cdc|e3g3|dcB c2 e|dBd D2D|
EFG AFD|G3 G3||BGE EGE|AFD DFD|EFG ABG|
GF2 D3|ded dBG|efe efg|dcB AGF|G3 G3||
X:1
T:Planxty Conner
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:”Allegro Motto”
B:William Forde – 300 National Melodies of the British Isles (c. 1841, p. 26, No. 85)
B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/text/300-national-melodies-of-the-british-isles.-vol.-3-100.-irish-airs
N:William Forde (c.1795–1850) was a musician, music collector and scholar from County Cork
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
cdc BAG|A2B c2d|e2c f2d|e2c f2d|
efg ABc|dec BAG|ABc dBG|c3 c3||
efe efg|a3 a3|ded def|g3 g3|
gfe fga|g^fg G2G|ABc dBG|c3 c3||
X:1
T:Planxty Connor
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
S:James Goodman music manuscript collection (mid-19th cent., County Cork, p. 92)
F:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-one#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=95&z=3170.9068%2C2027.9321%2C3822.8306%2C2315.52
F:at Trinity College Dublin / Irish Traditional Music Archive goodman.itma.ie
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
D|GAG FED|E2F G2A|B2G c2A|B2G c2A|
Bcd EFE|ABG FED|EFE AGF|G3 G2:|
|:c|B2d def|g3 g3|BcB Bcd|e2 e efg|
dBG c2A|Bcd D2D|EFE AGF|G3 G2:|
|:c|BGE EFE|AFD DED|E2F GAG|FEF E3|
d2d dcB|efe efg|dBG dAF|G3 G2:|
X:1
T:Untitled
N:c.f. John O’Connor, Planxty Conor, Bob in the Bed, What true felicity I shall find
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 3, c. 1883, No. 149,
B:p. 49 and No. 188, p. 58)
B: http://grier.itma.ie/book-three#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=48&z=-303.1439%2C303.4213%2C3718.5972%2C1548.5147
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:G
D2|GAG FED|E2F G2A|BcB BAG|A2B c2A|
Bcd E2E|AFD D2D|EFG AGF|G3 G2:|
|:c|B2d def|g3 g2B|cBc ABc|d3 def|
gfe dcB|cBc D2D|EFG AGF|G3 G2:|
X:1
T:Planxty Mrs. O’Conor
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Spirited"
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 666
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G2G FED|E2F G2A|B2G c2A|B2G c2A|
Bcd EFG|ABG FED|EFG AFD|G3 G2A|
Bcd EFG|ABG FED|EFG AFD|G3 G2z||
d2d def|g3g3|B2B Bcd|e3e3|
dcB c2e|d^cd D2D|EFG AFD|G3G2z|
dcB c2e|d^cd D2D|EFG AFD|G3G3||
BGE EGE|AFD DFD|EFG ABG|F3D3|
ded dBG|efe efg|dcB AGF|G3 G2z|
ded dBG|efe efg|dcB AGF|G3 G2z||