The Rambler jig

This tune is also known as father harneys. as far as i know he is the composer and a fine box player too.

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Played in G on "Moneymusk".

For another transcription go here: https://thesession.org/tunes/510

For another transcription go here: https://thesession.org/tunes/3614

The James Morrison recording of this is the one that oiginally caught my attention. It’s great and has some impressive bowing that’s worth hearing. The version is notably different than the one given here.

K: C Major
|: A |
GEG G2 c | AGE G2 g | age cde | dec dcA |
GEG G2 c | AGE G2 g | age cde | dcB c2 :|
|: a |
geg ceg | c’aa ac’a | g3 age | d^cd GBd |
gee ceg | c’2 a ac’a | geg age | dcB c2 :|

Here’s a version based on Hammy Hamilton and Paul Smyth’s flute playing:

K: G
E|DED D2G|~E3 D2d|edB GAB|~A3 AGE|
DED D2G|~E3 D2d|edB GAB|AGF G2:|
B|dBA GBd|~g3 ege|ded edB|~A3 ABc|
dBA GBd|~g3 age|dBd edB|AGF G2:|

Teviot Bridge: https://thesession.org/tunes/5467

According to Jerry O’Brien in his Accordion Instructor, this jig was composed by Tommy Sullivan of Springfield, Massachusetts.

X:1
T:Father Hanley’s
C:Tommy Sullivan, Springfield, Mass
S:Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor (1949)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
C/E/ | FEC E2A | FEC E2 c/e/ | fec ABc | BAF AFD |
FEC E2A | FEC E2 c/e/ | fec ABc | BAA A2 :|
c/d/ | ece Ace | afa faf | ece fec | BcB Bcd |
ece Ace | afa faf | ece fec | ABA A2 :|

According to Jerry O’Brien in his Accordion Instructor, this jig was composed by Tommy Sullivan of Springfield, Massachusetts.

X:1
T:Father Hanley’s
C:Tommy Sullivan, Springfield, Mass
S:Jerry O’Brien’s Accordion Instructor (1949)
Z:Nigel Gatherer
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:A
C/E/ | FEC E2A | FEC E2 c/e/ | fec ABc | BAF AFD |
FEC E2A | FEC E2 c/e/ | fec ABc | BAA A2 :|
c/d/ | ece Ace | afa faf | ece fec | BcB Bcd |
ece Ace | afa faf | ece fec | ABA A2 :|

Father Hanley’s, and I believe ‘Bit O’ Ginger’ jigs were contributed to the collection. It is doubtful but possible that Tommy Sullivan did compose it. I have never seen it in any older collection. (Bit O Ginger was contributed by Paddy Killoran)

Note how this tune sounds ‘Major’ though there is no g (the 7th) in it…

X: 2
T: Rambler, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: CMaj
|: A |\
GEG G2 c | AGE G2 g | age cde | dec dcA |
GEG G2 c | AGE G2 g | age cde | dcB c2 :|
|: a |\
geg ceg | c’aa ac’a | g3 age | d^cd GB/c/d |
gee ceg | c’2 a ac’a | ge/f/g age | dcB c2 :|

# Posted on November 29th 2005 by ceolachan

X: 3
T: Rambler, The
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: GMaj
|: E |\
DED D2 G | ~E3 D2 d | edB GAB | ~A3 AGE |
DED D2 G | ~E3 D2 d | edB GAB | AGF G2 :|
|: B |\
dBA GBd | ~g3 ege | ded edB | ~A3 ABc |
dBA GBd | ~g3 age | dBd edB | AGF G2 :|

# Posted on January 26th 2006 by slainte

"It is doubtful but possible that Tommy Sullivan did compose it…"

Why is it doubtful?

Second tune….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SmrPpH04Bk

play video

I wish someone would post sheet music of a version closer to Stephen & Cathal Hayden, Brid Harper. I am not very good at playing by ear.

I found this version and it is very close with just a few obvious changes:
http://www.celticorbis.co.uk/tunerambler.htm

This is a version I learned at a local session from fiddler Billy Henry. He called it The Rover, but I haven’t found it under that title on any recordings, so I’m not adding it as an alternate title at this point (muckin’ up the database and all that).