The Maid In The Meadow

jig

Key signature: Dmixolydian

Submitted on August 31st 2002 by Bryce.

This tune has been added to 64 tunebooks.

Also known as The Green Fields Of America, Jimmy O'Brien's, O'Brien's, The Stone In The Field.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 40th Anniversary 1946 - 1986 by The Tulla Ceili Band
• A Few Tunes by John Skelton
• A Tribute To Andy McGann by Joe Burke, Brian Conway And Felix Dolan
• A Tribute To John McKenna by Mick Woods
• Another Time by Gavin Whelan
• Archives #1 by Jean Carignan And Gilles Losier
• Celtic Passion by John Williams, Dean Magraw
• Concertina Music From West Clare by Elizabeth Crotty
• Crossroads by Joe Ryan, Eddie Clark
• Cuisle by Angela Deane
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Jigs And Reels by Various Artists
• Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 5 by Matt Cunningham
• Different State by Paudie O'Connor
• Drops Of Brandy by Sean McAloon And John Rea
• Far From The Shamrock Shore by Mick Moloney
• Flower Of The Red Mill by Sarah Blair
• Foinn Seisiun 2 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
• Forgotten Days by Davy Spillane And Kevin Glackin
• Frankie Goes To Town by Frankie Gavin
• From Leitrim To London by Brian Rooney
• Galway's Own by Joe Burke
• Give Us Another by Joe Derrane
• Green Fields by Robin Bullock
• Hidden Ground by Paddy Glackin, Jolyon Jackson
• Hives Of Honeyed Sound by Padraic Mac Mathuna
• Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 1 by Waltons Recording
• Irish Traditional Music by Paddy Carty
• Irish Traditional Music (on Uilleann Pipes, Hammered Dulcimer, Fiddle, Flute And Whistle) by Various Artists
• Kitty From Ballinamore by Ash Plant
• Leitrim's Hidden Treasure by McNamara Family
• Live Recordings From The William Kennedy Piping Festival by Various Artists
• P.J. Hernon by P.J. And Marcus Hernon
• Past Masters Of Irish Fiddle Music by Various Artists
• Pigtown Fling by Randal Bays And Joel Bernstein
• Piping Hot by Various Artists
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Ragairne Revelling At Night by Seamus Begley
• Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh by Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill
• Set Dances Of Ireland, Volume II by Various Artists
• Set Dances Of Ireland: Music For Listening And Dancing by Various Artists
• Sets In The City by Tipsy House
• Sporting Nell by Tommy McCarthy
• That's The Spirit by James Keane
• The Best Ever Traditional Irish Pub Session Volume Two by Various Artists
• The Blackberry Blossom by Mary MacNamara
• The Celtic Harp by The Chieftains
• The Dangerous Reel by Mike And Mary Rafferty
• The Enduring Magic by Michael Coleman
• The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
• The Good Ear by Dougal Adams And Ormonde Waters
• The Irish Low Whistle by Joe McKenna
• The Kitchen Recordings by Seán O'Driscoll And Larry Egan
• The Last House In Ballymakea by Junior Crehan
• The Maid At The Well by Tony O'Rourke
• The Master Pipers Volume 2 by Tommy Kearney
• The More That's Said The Less The Better by Craobh Rua
• The Quiet Glen by Tommy Peoples
• The Schoolmaster's House by Mike McHale
• The Stone In The Field by Tommy Reck
• The Wandering Minstrel by Seamus Ennis
• The Ways Of The World by Mary Custy And Eoin O'Neill
• The Week Before Easter by Kevin Conneff
• The Wynd You Know by Ronan Browne
• Tom McHale: All Ireland Whistling Champion At Boyle by Tom McHale
• Tracin' by Gearóid Ó HAllmhuráin And Patrick Ourceau
• Traditional Fiddle Music From The Glens Of Antrim by Dominic McNabb
• Traditional Music From The Legendary East Clare Fiddler by Paddy Canny
• Traditional Music Of Ireland, Vol. 1 by Sean Ryan And P. J. Moloney
• Up In The Air by Danu
• Wish You Were Here by Boys Of The Lough
• Yvonne Casey by Yvonne Casey

X: 1
T: Maid In The Meadow, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmix
|:cec BdB|AGA AGE|DEG AGA|BdB AGE|
c3 BdB|ABA AGE|DEG AGA|1 AGF GAB:|2 AGF G2 D||
|:GBd gfg|ede gdB|GBd gdB|AGA AGE|
GBd gfg|ede gdB|GAB AGA|AGF G3:|

Maid in the meadow

The jig version of "The Green Fields Of America" - or is it the other way round?

# Posted on September 1st 2002 by Kenny

Maid in the meadow

I know 'maid in the meadow' reel, any relation to this jig?

# Posted on September 1st 2002 by bb

Mode

Looks like G Major to me, not D Mix.

# Posted on February 13th 2004 by GaryAMartin

"The Maid in the Meadow" ~ "The Green Fields of America"

http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/695

# Posted on November 26th 2005 by ceolachan

I leared this one slightly different...

X:1
T:Greenfields of America, The
T:Maid In The Meadow, The
S:Tracin'
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
K:G
AB |:~c3 ~B3|AGA BGE|D (3EFG AGA|BdB A2B|
~c3 ~B3|AGA BGE|D (3EFG AGA|1 BGF GAB:|2 BGF G2 D||
|:GBd g (3ddd|ede gdB|GBd gdB|ABA AGE|
GBd ~g3|ede gdB|~G2B AGA|BGF G2D:|

# Posted on February 18th 2007 by FiddleMeThis

The Maid In The Meadow

Padraig O'Keeffe used to teach this tune, which can be found in his manuscript of tunes in his fiddle tablature:

X:339
T:Maid In the Meadow, The
T:Stone In the Field, The
S:Padraig O'Keeffe MS, via 'Music from Sliabh Luachra'
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:6/8
K:G
B | cBA BdB | AGA BGE | DEG AGA | BdB AGE |
cBA BdB | AGA BGE | DEG AGA | BGG G2 :|
D | GBd gdd | edd gdB | GBd gdB | AGA BGE |
GBd gfg |e/f/ge fdB | GBB AGA | BGG G2 :|]

# Posted on June 24th 2007 by nigelg

The Maid In the Meadow

I have also seen it called "The Stone In the Field".

# Posted on June 24th 2007 by nigelg

"Morrison's Jig" ~ duplication

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on October 30th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa.
~ /tunes/display/7917

X: 4
T: Morrison's
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: G Major
|: z |
c3 B3 | AGA BGE | DEG AGA | BdB AGE |
c3 B3 | AGA BGE | DEG AGA | BGF G2 :|
|: D |
GBd gdd | edd gdB | GBd gdB | AGA BGE |
GBd gdd | ede gdB | GAB AGA | BGF G2 :|

Morrison's Jig (2) by Mary Custy and Eoin O'Neill

From "Mary Custy and Eoin O'Neill: The ways of the world" album (track 9) you can find 2 Morrison's jigs, the 1st is the Em famous one, the 2nd is this one.

# Posted on October 30th 2007 by OsvaldoLaviosa

# Posted on October 30th 2007 by ceolachan