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The Maid On The Green

jig

Key signature: Gmajor

Submitted on July 20th 2003 by gian marco.

This tune has been added to 79 tunebooks.

Also known as Maid On The Green, The Maids On The Green, The Mountain Boy, Tom Greyhan's.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

An Buachaill Dreoite by Joe Ryan
Between The Sets by Barefield Ceili Band
Come To An Irish Dance Party by Laichtín Naofa Céilí Band.
Dance Music Of Ireland: Volume 9 by Matt Cunningham
Down From Bell Harbour by Chris Droney
Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty by Edel Fox And Ronan O'Flaherty
Familiar Footsteps by Dezi Donnelly
Farewell To Ireland CD 3 (Of A Box Set Of 4) by Various Artists
Feadoga Stain 2 by Mary Bergin
Fiddledance by Frank Ferrel And Friends
Fiddler's Fancy by Tommy Peoples
Foinn Seisiun 1 by Ceoltóirí Cultúrlainne
Garden Of Butterflies by Jody's Heaven
Humours Of Highgate by John Blake, Lamond Gillespie And Mick Leahy
Into The Night by Tulca Mor
Ireland's Best Session Tunes CD 2 by Waltons Recording
Irish Dance Music by Various Artists
Kerry Fiddles - Fiddle Music From Sliabh Luachra by Padraig O'Keeffe, Denis Murphy, Julia Clifford
Last Night's Fun by John Carty
Moving Cloud by Moving Cloud
Noonday Feast by Joe Shannon And Johnny McGreevy
On Malbay's Shore by Michael Mahony
One's Own Place by Kevin Henry
Paddy And Bridget And Their Great Friends 2 by Various Artists
Pipeline by Pipeline Dermot Hyde And Tom Hake
Sheridan's Guesthouse by Dave Sheridan
Step Into The Beat: Modern Irish Dance Music by Ellery Klein And Ryan Lacey
That's What You Get by Wendy MacIsaac
The Flute Players Of Roscommon - Vol 1 by Various Artists
The Frost Is All Over by Paul McGrattan
The Gallowglass Ceili Band by The Gallowglass Ceili Band
The Green House by Grey Larsen And Paddy League
The Legendary Angus Fitchet by Angus Fitchet
The Lonely Stranded Band by Charlie Piggott, Miriam Collins And Joe Corcoran
The Music Makers: Celebrating 35 Years Of Comhaltas In Leeds by Leeds CCE
The Piping Of Patsy Touhey by Patsy Touhey
The Rare Stuff by The Rare Stuff
The Silver Spire by Karen Tweed
Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Micho Russell

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The Maid on the Green

Source: Mary Bergin
Transcription: g.m.p.

# Posted on July 20th 2003 by gian marco

The Maid on the Green

Listen to Seamus Tansey playing this tune: http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ceilihouse/rams/24july.ram (starts around 22:50) What a man he is!

# Posted on July 24th 2005 by slainte

The Maid on the Green

The second part of the tune is more often played like this:

# Posted on September 21st 2005 by slainte

The Maid on the Green

I guess there's tons of variations on a tune like this. The version I know is a bit different in both the A and B parts::

# Posted on September 30th 2005 by JonB

Ornaments

As an after thought: I guess you could substitute the same-note triplets in the version I know for the trills that Slainte and Gian Marco have.

# Posted on September 30th 2005 by JonB

Go here for a setting in D: http://thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3202.

# Posted on January 10th 2006 by Dow

"The Blackthorn Stick" ~ more in the same genetic vein

"The Blackthorn Stick"
Key signature: G Major
Submitted on May 27th 2002 by kardshark87.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/702

"Mick McGarry's Jig" (already given just previously by Dow)
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on June 24th 2004 by Dow.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/3202

# Posted on March 8th 2008 by ceolachan

"The Humours Of Bantry"

Key signature: G Major
Submitted on March 8th 2008 by ceolachan.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/8328

# Posted on March 8th 2008 by ceolachan

"The Maid on the Green" ~ another take, with a 2nd ending

# Posted on March 8th 2008 by ceolachan

High c'

[2 bc'b ac'/b/a | gea gdB | GeB dBA | AGF G |]

Huh, I was sure I'd corrected that before posting it... I seem to have missed that second high c'....

# Posted on March 8th 2008 by ceolachan