Henry McDermott Roe waltz

By Turlough O’Carolan

Also known as Henry MacDermott Roe, Henry McDermot Roe, Henry McDermottroe, Planxty Henry McDermottroe.

There are 9 recordings of this tune.

Henry McDermott Roe has been added to 4 tune sets.

Henry McDermott Roe has been added to 48 tunebooks.

Download ABC

Four settings

1
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
2
Sheet Music
Sheet Music123
Sheet Music3
Sheet Music123
3
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music123
Sheet Music
Sheet Music3
Sheet Music132
4
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music
Sheet Music

Eight comments

Henry MacDermott Roe

This is the first of three airs composed by the blind Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738) all titled “Henry MacDermott Roe” (Tune number 78, page 66, Ossian Publications - Complete Collection of Carolan’s Irish Tunes)

Henry MacDermott Roe (1st air)

Here is the tune according to Ossian Publications:
[marked: Allegro]

X:1
T: Henry McDermott Roe (1st air)
C:Turlough O’Carolan (1679-1738)
L:1/8
Q:150
K:G
M:6/8
D |: GG/A/B/A/ GED | G/F/G/A/B/c/ dBG | c/e/d/c/B/A/ B/d/c/B/A/G/ | AA/B/c/A/ BGE | \
GG/A/B/A/ GED | G/F/G/A/B/c/ dBG | c/e/d/c/B/A/ B/d/g/B/A/c/ |1 BGG G2D :|2 BGG G2(3d/e/f/ | \
|: gg/a/g/f/ edB | ee/f/g/a/ bge | gg/a/g/f/ edB | ee/g/f/a/ g2(3d/e/f/ | gg/a/g/f/ edB | \
|1 e/d/e/f/g/f/ e/d/c/B/A/G/ :|2 c/e/d/c/B/A/ B/d/g/B/A/c/ | BGG G2(3d/e/f/ | BGG G2D | \

Thanks for a follow-up.

Henry McDermott Roe

Beautiful tune. I’ve heard it around now and then, and just recently at a session, and thought I might find it by going through The Session’s list of waltzes in G. I had a hunch it would turn out to be a Carolan tune - it’s gratifying to be proved correct!

Henry McDermott Roe, X:4

A bit of a variation according to fiddler Seamus Creagh and found on his 2009 CD, “Tunes for Practice.”

Re: Henry McDermott Roe

Thank you Larke for simplifying the tune . This enables me to play on flute. Lovely.

Re: St. Michael’s

👏💯🎶