Nell O’Sullivan’s slide

This tune was taught by Pete Cooper at workshop in Bristol last week. The tune is the first of two tunes used in a set for a dance called the Lancers. Pete Cooper’s source was Matt Cranitch and his band Sliabh Notes. The second tune in the set, which I shall post soon, is The Gullane Polka (which is not the same tune as the one already posted on this website).
Here is a more detailed ABC of "Nell O’Sullivan’s" including ornaments and bowings (for the fiddles) as used by Pete Cooper. The ABC code for bowings is that all notes on one bow are enclosed in parentheses ( ), and a downbow is indicated by "u" and an upbow by "v".

uA2 v(A {d}B)AF [D3A3] v[D2A2]u(A|B)cd (A2F) ~E3 E3|
A2(A {d}B)AF [D3A3] [D2A2](A|B)cd efe d3 d2:|
|:u(e|f)2e d2(f a3) a2(f|{a}g2)(f e2)(f {a}g3) gf(e|
f2)e d2(f a3) a2(f|ef)g f2e d3 d2:||

Trevor

Source: Fonnchaoi by Verena Commins And Julie Langan
Transcription: gmp

A cracking jig from Bridgie Murphy

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on August 11th 2009 by JACKB.

X: 2
T: Bridgie Murphy’s
M: 12/8
L: 1/8
R: slide
K: Dmaj
|: Bcd A2 F A3 A3 | Bcd A2 F E3 E3 |
Bcd A2 F A3 A3 | dcB A2 F D3 D3 :|
|: f2 e d2 f a3 a3 | g2 e c2 e g3 g3|
f2 e d2 f a3 a3 | efg f2 e d3 d3 :|

This was recorded by Martin Mulvihill on his 1978 album Traditional Fiddling from Limerick as "Denis Enright’s":


X:949
T:Denis Enright’s
S:Martin Mulvihill, 1978 Trad Fiddling from Limerick
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
Bcd A2F A3 A3 | B2F A2F E3 E3 | Bcd A2F A3 A3 | dcB A2F d3 d3 :|
f2e d2f a3 a2f | g2f e2f g3 g2e | f2e d2f a3 a3 | efg f2e d3 d3 :|

Submitted on August 11th 2009 by JACKB.

& another transcription in the comments courtesy of Nigel G:

X:949
T:Denis Enright’s
S:Martin Mulvihill, 1978 Trad Fiddling from Limerick
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:12/8
L:1/8
K:D
|: Bcd A2 F A3 A3 | B2 F A2 F E3 E3 |
Bcd A2 F A3 A3 | dcB A2 F d3 d3 :|
|: f2 e d2 f a3 a2 f | g2 f e2 f g3 g2 e |
f2 e d2 f a3 a3 | efg f2 e d3 d3 :|

This was recorded by Martin Mulvihill on his 1978 album Traditional Fiddling from Limerick as "Denis Enright’s":

# Posted on February 18th 2012 by nigelg

I learned this off a recording from Martin Mulvihill under the name "Denis Enright’s":

X:970
T:Denis Enright’s
S:LP, Martin Mulvihill, Trad Fiddling from Limerick (1978)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:12/8
K:D
Bcd A2F A3 A3 | B2F A2F E3 E3 | Bcd A2F A3 A3 |
dcB A2F D3 D3 :: f2e d2f a3 a2f | g2f e2f g3 g2e |
f2e d2f a3 a3 | def f2e d3 d3 :|

I see it’s also here under the title "Bridgie Murphy"

Martin Mulvihill called this tune "Denis Enright’s" after a flute player from Moyvane, County Kerry, from whom he learned the tune.

Here’s C’s post from X:2 before. Looks like there was an ABC translation issue. Some players locally call this Denis McInright’s.

Transcribed from the ‘Pádraig O’Keeffe Manuscripts. Book One. Fiddle’ - available online via the ITMA at https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/manuscript/padraig-okeeffe-manuscripts-book-one

It’s on page 10 of the MSS and must’ve been a good tune to teach beginners. The scanned manuscript shows Pádraig’s bowing and accenting marks, and is a good starting point for anyone wanting to play slides.

Setting from Loretta Egan Murphy & John Brennan.

Here is a link to Padraig O’Keeffe’s setting for a pupil learning the accordion: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/score/padraig-okeeffe-ms-bk-3-26. It’s similar, but not identical, to Smiley’s setting above, X:9