Thirteen comments
Killarney Wonder
This is a good one for postions it’s not too tricky, but you can get your feet wet. On the fiddle I slide up into second position halfway through the 3rd bar n the second part (on the eac’a bit) using fingers (numbers are fingers the letters are the notes) 0e 1a 3c’ 1a etc. Then go back to first position on that f in the 5th bar. 3c’ 1a 1f 3a. I’ve heard this tune for years played by Coleman but became inspired to actually learn it when I heard Jesse Smith play it.
BTW This tune was labelled as a Scottische on the Coleman liner notes, but I think of it as more of a fling or a strathspey with those Scotch snaps.
Whoah,m this is a single tune, Jeremy put in extra repeats.
Repeats
Sorry Brad, but you had a repeat at the end of the first part when you submitted the tune so I assumed it was supposed to repeat both parts.
Played as a Reel
If memory serves me right, this has been recorded as a reel on the marvellous Daly/ Creagh LP. Can’t recall the title.
Macroom Lasses
Desi Wilkinson used to play this as "The Macroom Lasses", and that’s also the title on the Daly/Creagh recording. Kevin Burke’s "Open House" had a great version with clarinet on their 1st CD. Seems this can be - and has been recorded as - either a reel, hornpipe, strathspey, schottische or barn dance. A versatile tune indeed.
An old one
This tune appears several times under different names in Ryan’s Mammoth Collection.
“The Killarney Wonder” ~ same name, different tune
Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on October 11th 2002 by Trevor Jennings.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1028
“The Killarney Wonder” = 16 bars
Just to emphasis what has already been said above. This tune is given in full in this transcription and does not repeat as shown. The A-part is 4-bars in length, repeated to make 8-bars, as given. The B-part is 4-bars as well and repeated with a second ending to make 8bars, also as written out in full here. The tune is 16 bars in total, not 32…
“Kevin Burke: Sweeney’s Dream” ~ Track 16: “The Kilarney Wonder Schottisches”
Submitted on August 1st 2002 by kardshark87.
https://thesession.org/recordings/display/258
Strathspey / Highland Schottische / Highland Fling:
1st tune: "The Killarney Wonder" ~ this transcription
(Not "Gurren Castle")
2nd tune: "The Finnea Lasses"
Key signature: A Dorian
Submitted on October 11th 2002 by lazyhound. ( = Trevor Jennings)
https://thesession.org/tunes/1028
Here is "Gurren Castle"
"Miss Sarah Drummond Of Perth" / "Calum Crùbach" / "Gurren Castle"
(Strathspey / Highland Schottische / Highland Fling)
Key signature: A Mixolydian
Submitted on March 31st 2003 by gian marco.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1556
“The Macroom Lasses” / “The Macroom Reel” ~ the reel version
Also known as "Hilary’s Choice", "Macroom Lasses", "Macroom Lassies", "The Macroom Lassies".
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on October 14th 2002 by spoon.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1042
“Farrel O’Gara’s Schottische” ~ closer to how Kevin Burke takes it
Key signature: A Major
Submitted on October 8th 2002 by lazyhound.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1021
“The Killarney Wonder” / “Farrel O’Gara” ~ more options in G Major
K: G Major
|: (3GFE |
D2 G>B A2 g>e | d2 (3cBA B<GE>G | D>G (3GGB (3ABA (3gfe |1 d>Bc<A B>G :|2 d>Bc<A B<G G2 ||
g2 e>g d2 B>d | (3cBA (3BAG A>GE<G | d>ge<g d<g (3bag | a2 a>b g2 g>a |
b>g (3efg d>g (3Bcd | c2 B>G A<G E2 | D>GG>B A2 g>e | d>B (3cBA G2 ||
You can play the above as given, 16 measures, or double it for 32…