Father Brian MacDermott Roe waltz

Also known as Father MacDermott Roe’s, MacDermott Roe’s.

There are 2 recordings of this tune.

Father Brian MacDermott Roe has been added to 15 tunebooks.

One setting

X: 1
T: Father Brian MacDermott Roe
R: waltz

M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
g3/2e/|d2cB AG|AG E2G/E/D|E2G2G2|G4Bc|
d2cB AG|G4fg|a2gf ed|efg2||
gf|ed Bd ef|g2g2fg|a2gf ed|efg2gf|
d2cB AG|AG E2G/E/D|E2G2G2|G4||

Two comments

One of my favorite, lesser known (or at least, not as commonly heard) O’Carolan tunes. There’s a very sweet rendition of this on the Boys of the Lough,“The Fair Hills of Ireland” CD - played on the pipes. I find it should be played fairly slowly.

Re: Father Brian MacDermott Roe

Father Brian MacDermott Roe & Henry MacDermott Roe on Fiddle, English Concertina, Tenor Guitar & Hammered Dulcimer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCkxBtRg6Gc

play video

Cheers,
Dick

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