The Piper's Despair

reel

Key signature: Edorian

Submitted on October 22nd 2001 by martin t.

This tune has been added to 80 tunebooks.

Also known as Curly Mike, Piper's Despair, The Piper's Despair, Pipers Despair, Sword In Hand.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• 20th Feakle Festival: Reeling Through The Years by Various Artists
• A Clare Conscience by Aidan McMahon And Anthony Quigney
• Contentment Is Wealth by Matt Molloy And Sean Keane
• Dear Old Erin's Isle: Irish Traditional Music From America by Various Artists
• Devenish by Mick Heffernan, Niall O'Callanain, Brid Donnelly And Cillian O'Briann
• Drops Of Springwater by Karen Tweed
• Here Among Strangers by SÍucra
• In Your Ear by Seamus Egan
• Kiss Me Kate by Liz Carroll And Tommy Maguire
• Lios A 'Cheoil by Tom And Kerry Barrett
• May Monday by Karen Tweed And Timo Alakotila
• Milestone At The Garden by Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era
• Mind The Dresser: Music For The Sets Volume 2 by Various Artists
• Music From Sliabh Luachra by Denis Murphy
• Out Of The Blue by Alan Kelly
• Pride Of The West by John Wynne And John McEvoy
• Round The House: Music For The Sets Volume 1 by Various Artists
• Sean Keane by Sean Keane
• Seoltai Seidte (Setting Sail) by Various Artists
• Speed 78 by Mike Rafferty
• The Bunch Of Keys by Jason O'Rourke
• The Cook In The Kitchen by John Brosnan
• The Dear Little Isle by Inishbofin Ceili Band
• The Fiddle, The Voice by Nancy Conescu And Gerry Harrington
• The First Month Of Summer by Buttons And Bows
• The Humours Of Derrybeha by Pat O'Connor
• The Little Country by Charles De Lint
• The Piper's Rest by Jimmy Morrison
• Touch Me If You Dare by Ronan Browne And Peter O'Loughlin
• Touchdown by Whisht!
• Traditional Irish Music From County Clare by Martin Vaughan
• Turas Go Tir Na NOg by Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh
• When The World Was Wide by Trouble In The Kitchen
• Who? by Darren Maloney
• Wind Dancer by Conor Byrne

X: 1
T: Piper's Despair, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Edor
|:EFGA BAFA|BdAd dBAD|1 D2FD ADFA|
BdAd dBAF:|2 DEFA dfag|gfed Bcde||
|:e2ge begf|efga bfaf|1 de~f2 af~f2|
df~f2 fedf:|2 ~d3e fggf|gfed Bcde||

Pipe notation?

is there notation for bagpipes for this? would be a fun tune to play

# Posted on June 18th 2002 by no longer exists

20 seconds later...

the answer is yes...

# Posted on June 18th 2002 by no longer exists

The Piper's Despair

Here's another setting of the tune, for fiddle.

X: 1
T: Piper's Despair
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: E Dorian
|:EFGA BAFA|B/c/d ec dBAF|D2 F/E/D ADFA|Bdec dBAF|
|EFGA BA A/A/A|B/c/d ec dBAF|D2 FA dfaf|1 gfed Be e2 :|2 gfed Beef||
|e2 g/f/e begf|efga bgaf|d2 fd Adfe|defg afdf|
|e2 ge begf|efga bgaf|~d3f a2 af|1 gfed Beef:|2 gfed Be e2 ||

# Posted on February 3rd 2005 by Will CPT

Also, the name is aptly used to entitle a book about pipe reeds.

# Posted on February 3rd 2005 by Sean Logan

"The Piper's Despair" ~ and another via gian marco

K: Edor
EFGA BAFA|~B3c dBAF|D2BD ADF/G/A|Bdce dBAF|
EFGA BAFA|B/c/d ec dBAF|DAFA dfaf|gfed Beed:|:
efge bege|bege befe|d2d/d/d aded|Bd d/d/d fgfd|
eBB/B/B bBgf|efga bgaf|defd gaaf|gfed Beed:|

Submitted on December 25th 2005 by gian marco.

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by ceolachan

thanks, "c".

# Posted on December 25th 2005 by gian marco

My Version

X: 1
T: Piper’s Despair, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Amix
|: EFGA BAFA | (3Bcd AB dBAF | DFDF ADFA | A2 FA dBAF |
EFGA BAFA | (3Bcd AB dBAF | DEFG dfaf | gfed Be e2 :||
|:ef (3gfe bege | efga b2 af | df f2 af f2 | df f2 agfd |
ef (3gfe bege | efga b2 af | dcdf a3f | gfed Be e2 :||

# Posted on May 25th 2007 by JACKB

Listen to Roscommon flute player Packie Duignan play this : http://www.lafferty.ca/files/flute-geezers/packie5.mp3
From Rich Lafferty's Flute Geezers page: http://www.lafferty.ca/music/irish/flute-geezers

# Posted on February 9th 2008 by slainte