back menu
Log in or Sign up

Francie Welsh’s barndance

Francie Welsh’s has been added to 14 tunebooks.

Download ABC

Four settings

1
X: 1
T: Francie Welsh's
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
FG|A2d2 (3DFA d f|edeg B2cB|ABcd eg (3ABc|
(3dfe (3dcB A2FG|A2d2 (3DFA d f|
edeg B2cB|ABcd eg (3ABc|d2dc d2:|
|:^d2|(3ecA (3EAc e2a ^g|(3fdB (3FBd f2af|
(3^gag f2 (3efe d2|(3cec (3BcB (3ABA FG|
(3A^GA d2 (3DFA df|edeg B2cB|ABcd eg (3ABc|d2dc d2:|
2
X: 2
T: Francie Welsh's
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
[F2A2] d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de<g [G2B2] c>B|A>Bc>d e<gB>c|(3dfe (3dcB A2 F>G|
[F2A2] d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de>g [G2B2] c>B|A>Bc>d e<gB>c|1 d2 [F2d2] d2 D/F/G/^G/:|2 d2 [F2d2] d2||
(3ecA (3EAc e2 a>g|(3fdA (3FAd f2 a2|(3^gbg [d2f2] (3efe d2|(3cac B>c A2 F>G|
[F2A2] d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de<g [G2B2] c>B|A>Bc>d e<gB>c|d2 [F2d2] [F2d2]||
A2 d2 DAdf|e^deg B2 cB|ABcd egBc|dfdB A2 FG|
A2 d2 D2 df|e^deg B2 cB|ABcd egBc|d2 d2 d2:|
eAEc e2 ag|fdFd f2 a2|^gb f2 eg d2|caBc A2 FG|
A2 d2 D2 d2|e^deg B2 cB|ABcd egBc|d2 d2 d2||
3
X: 3
T: Francie Welsh's
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de<g B2 e>d|c>de>f g<eB>c|(3dfe (3dcB A2 (3EFG|
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de<g B2 e>d|c>de>f g<eB>c|d2 f2 d2:|
(3ecA (3EAc e2 a>^g|(3fdA (3FAd f2 a2|(3^gbg f2 (3ege d2|(3cec B>^G (3ABA (3EF=G|
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de<g B2 e>d|c2 (3def g<e (3ABc|d2 A2 D2||
4
X: 4
T: Francie Welsh's
R: barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
(3ecA (3EAc e2 a>^g|(3fdA (3FAd f2 a2|(3^gbg f2 (3ege d2|(3cec B>^G (3ABA (3EF=G|
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f|e<^de<g B2 e>d|c2 (3def g<e (3ABc|d2 A2 D2:|

Five comments

Francie Welsh’s Barndance

Transcribed from the CD “Bohola,” played by fiddler Sean Cleland. Also in Feldman & O’Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; pg. 92.

“Francie Welsh’s Barndance” ~ Johnny Doherty

X: 2
T: Francie Welsh’s Barndance
S: Johnny Doherty, 1895-1980
B: “The Northern Fiddler” by Allen Feldman & Eamonn O’Doherty, page 92
N: with corrections, and repeated a second time stripped to ‘bare bones’…
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
F>G |:\
[F2A2] d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de<g [G2B2] c>B | A>Bc>d e<gB>c | (3dfe (3dcB A2 F>G |
[F2A2] d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de>g [G2B2] c>B | A>Bc>d e<gB>c |[1 d2 [F2d2] d2 D/F/G/^G/ :|[2 d2 [F2d2] d2 ||
|: ^d>f |\
(3ecA (3EAc e2 a>g | (3fdA (3FAd f2 a2 | (3^gbg [d2f2] (3efe d2 | (3cac B>c A2 F>G |
[F2A2] d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de<g [G2B2] c>B | A>Bc>d e<gB>c | d2 [F2d2] [F2d2] |]

“~ sans > & < & [-] & (3 ~”
|: FG |\
A2 d2 DAdf | e^deg B2 cB | ABcd egBc | dfdB A2 FG |
A2 d2 D2 df | e^deg B2 cB | ABcd egBc | d2 d2 d2 :|
|: ^df |\
eAEc e2 ag | fdFd f2 a2 | ^gb f2 eg d2 | caBc A2 FG |
A2 d2 D2 d2 | e^deg B2 cB | ABcd egBc | d2 d2 d2 |]

This is a very familiar tune, if slightly different than the versions given here, but as yet I’ve not been able to trace this back, sure I’ve come across it before, possibly in an early collection, 1800s? 😏 I’ll keep looking, including in my own notes. I’ll also try to drag out a version more as I’ve known it in the past.

“Francie Welsh’s Barndance” take 4

X: 4
T: Francie Welsh’s Barndance
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Dmaj
|: F>G |\
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de<g B2 e>d | c>de>f g<eB>c | (3dfe (3dcB A2 (3EFG |
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de<g B2 e>d | c>de>f g<eB>c | d2 f2 d2 :|
|: c>d |\
(3ecA (3EAc e2 a>^g | (3fdA (3FAd f2 a2 | (3^gbg f2 (3ege d2 | (3cec B>^G (3ABA (3EF=G |
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de<g B2 e>d | c2 (3def g<e (3ABc | d2 A2 D2 |]

|: c>d |\
(3ecA (3EAc e2 a>^g | (3fdA (3FAd f2 a2 | (3^gbg f2 (3ege d2 | (3cec B>^G (3ABA (3EF=G |
A2 d2 (3DFA d>f | e<^de<g B2 e>d | c2 (3def g<e (3ABc | d2 A2 D2 :|

Oops! 😛