Key signature: Amixolydian
Submitted on December 26th 2003 by tradivarium.
This tune has been added to 25 tunebooks.
Also known as Ghillie Callum, Ghillie Challum, Gille Calium, Gille Callum, Gille Callum Da Pheighinn, Gille Calum, Gillie Callam, Gillie Callam Da Pheithein, Gillie Callum, Keelum Kallum, Keelum Kallum Taa Fein, The Lad Malcolm, Lasses Gar Your Tails Todle, The Sword Dance, Tail Toddle, Tail Todle.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Sword Dance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: strathspey
K: Amix
A2 c>A d2 B>G|A<e c>A e2 c>A|e2 c>A d2 B>G|A<e c>e d>B e2:|
A2 c>e g2 d>B|A<e c>e a2 e>f|g>a g>e d<g B>G|A<e c>e d>B e2:|
I learned this tune from Marijan Rudel in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He transcribed it from Dave Swarbrick's playing - LP "Smiddyburn" (1981)
# Posted on December 26th 2003 by tradivarium
Sword Dance
This tune is actually called 'Ghillie Challum'... though, yes, it is known to most people as the Sword Dance.
# Posted on February 1st 2004 by Oranaiche
"Lasses Gar Your Tails Todle" / "Tail Toddle" ~ closer to the usual air
Key signature: D Major
Submitted on March 7th 2003 by gian marco.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/1484
# Posted on October 22nd 2006 by ceolachan
"Gille Callum" ~ 1786 ~ in 7 parts
"A Collection of Reels"
Alexander McGlashan
(nicknamed 'King M'Glashan' because of his dress sense)
Published by Neil Stewart, Edinburgh, 1786
K: A Mixolydian
|: A<Ac>e d2 B>G | A<Ac>e d2 c>A |1 E<EG>B d2 B>G | A<Ac>e dB e2 :|
2 BEBe d2 B>G | A<Ac>e B/c/d e2 ||
|: A<Ac>A g2 B>G | A<Ac>A a2 a>e |1 G2 g2 d2 B>G | A<Ac>A dB e2 :|
2 g2 a/g/f/e/ d2 B>G | A<Ac>A B/c/d e2 ||
|: A<Ac>A AgBG | A<Ac>A AacA |1 aefd egBG | A<Ac>e B/c/d e2 |
2 gbeg dgBG | A<Ac>E B/c/d e2 ||
|: A<Ac>A G/G/G BG | A<Ac>A A/A/A c>A | c>ABA G/G/G B>G | A<Ac>A B/c/d e2 :|
|: A<Ac>e dgBG | A<Ac>e AacA | a/g/f/e/ fd gdBG | A<Ac>e B/c/d e2 :|
|: A2 cA BGBG | A2 cA cAcA | cAcA BGBG | A<Ac>A B/c/d e2 :|
|: A<Ac>e AgBG | A<Ac>e AacA | gaeg dgBb | gaeg dg e2 :|
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by ceolachan
Apologies ~ forgot the repeat :| at the end of the four bars for the C-part:
|: A<Ac>A AgBG | A<Ac>A AacA |1 aefd egBG | A<Ac>e B/c/d e2 :|
2 gbeg dgBG | A<Ac>E B/c/d e2 ||
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by ceolachan
"Gille Callum" / "Keellum Kallum"
"Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody"
Captain Frances O'Neill, Chicago, 1922
~ collected from William Walsh, police officer and highland piper
The following is based on that transcription:
K: A Mixolydian
|: A2 c>A d2 B>G | A2 c>A d2 c>A | B2 g>e d2 B>G | A2 c>A d>B e2 :|
A2 c>A g2 B>G | A2 c>A a2 c>A | a2 c>A g2 B>G | A2 c>A d>B e2 |
A2 c>A a2 B>G | A2 c>e a<ea>e | g>a (3gfe d<gB<g | e<a (3efg (3Bcd e2 ||
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by ceolachan
"Gille Callum" ~ without the G#
The following is much more familiar to me, without the G#, very close to "The Athole Collection", 1884, which has G#s in the A-part...
K: A Dorian
|: A<Ac>e d2 B>G | A<Ac>e d2 c>A | B>EB>e d2 B>G | A<Ac>e d>B e2 :|
A<Ac>e g2 B>G | A<Ac>e a2 c>A | a2 c>A g2 B>G | A<Ac>e d>B e2 |
A<Ac>e g2 B>G | A<Ac>e a>ba>f | g>ag>e d/c/B/A/ G2 | A<Ac>e d>B e2 ||
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by ceolachan
A MIXOLYDIAN!!! (= F# & C#)
GOOF! ~ Damn, I need a rest, not A Dorian, the confusion being that "The Athole Collection" transcript I had started in A Major, but the same as all the rest here ~ A Mixolydian...
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by ceolachan
Also a 'note' contributing to the confusion, that the transcript I had for O'Neill's "Waifs and Strays" was given accidental free, or as 'a minor' and the notation given above could be played as that...
# Posted on October 24th 2006 by ceolachan