Miss Galvin’s (hornpipe) on The Session

Also known as Garrai Na Saileog, Gavin’s, Miss Galvin, Miss Galvin’s Highland Fling, Mrs Galvin, Mrs. Galvin’s, Mrs. Galvin’s Highland Fling, Woodford Fling, Woodford Fling No. 2.

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Five settings

X: 1
T: Miss Galvin's
R: hornpipe

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
d2cA GEFE|D2FA D2FA|d2cA GEFA|1 cdef ~g3B:|2 (3Bcd ec d3z||
fgaf ~d3e|fgaf ~g3e|fgaf ~d3d|=cdef ~g2fg|
fgaf ~d3e|fgaf ~g3e|fAeA dcAG|=cdef ~g2fg:|

X: 2
T: Miss Galvin's
R: hornpipe

X: 3
T: Miss Galvin's
R: hornpipe

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
|:d2cA GEFE|D2FA DAFA|d2cA GE~E2|1 (3Bcd eg fdef:|2 (3Bcd ec d3e||
faaf ~d3e|faaf ~g3a|fgaf dcA2|(3Bcd ef g2ag|
faaf dcde|fzaf g2ag|fAeA dcA2|(3Bcd ef g2fe||

X: 4
T: Miss Galvin's
R: hornpipe

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Amix
|:A2 eA (3Bcd ed|BG~G2 dGBG|EA ce a2 ed|1 c/d/e dB BAAG:|2 c/d/e dB BAce||
a2 ea~a2 ba|g~e3 ~g3b|a~e3 aged|(3Bcd GA B~A3|
a~e3 agef|g~B3 ~g3a|~b3 a~g3f (3gfe|dged BGA2||

X: 5
T: Miss Galvin's
R: hornpipe

M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
(3gfe|:d2 cB AGFE|DAFA DAFA|cdcA GFGG|cdeg fdec|
d2 cB AGFE|DAFA DAFA|cdec AGAA|cdec d4|
fgaf d4|fgaf gbag|fgaf dcAA|cdef g2 fe|
fgaf d4|fgaf gbag|1 fgaf dcAA|cdef g2 fe:|
[2 fAeA dcAA|cdef g2 fe|f2 ed cBAG|F2 E2 D4||

Twenty-two comments

Miss Galvin’s

A nice little hornpipe, not very hard & you can get your teeth into it.

PS watch out for those pesky C naturals in the ends of the high bar.

I play it a bit differently, without the c-naturals - I may just hae misremembered it, as I don’t hear it played very often. It is a lovely tune, and unusual among hornpipes in that it only has 8 bars per strain, like a single reel, as opposed to the usual 16 bars.Less is more.

Those C naturals are 6 of each & a half dozen of the other, I often forego them & play it with C#’s. This is the setting I got of it & thought it was nice.

And here’s a setting from my local session:
|:d2cA GEFE|D2FA DAFA|d2cA GE~E2|1 (3Bcd eg fdef:|2 (3Bcd ec d3e||
faaf ~d3e|faaf ~g3a|fgaf dcA2|(3Bcd ef g2ag|
faaf dcde|fzaf g2ag|fAeA dcA2|(3Bcd ef g2fe||

Fling - Highland - Highland Fling = 16 Bars

Well, what can I say. No, the second part doesn’t repeat; no, it isn’t a hornpipe; yes, there are specific dances that accompany this form; and yes, I’ve no doubt that these are being dumped under ‘hornpipes’. Since there’s no place for the form, the nearest thing would probably be ‘barndance’, though the deserve their own category.

Damn dog, get up will you and do some howling. Where did all these maggots come from and these damn bot flies?

Click my name for a clear apology -

Apologies: I hadn’t meant ‘SHOUTING’ in the use of capitals, my inexperience. Rereading this one it sounds pretty judgemental, but my mind set wasn’t there, again apologies if it was taken that way. I can see how this one would be. I now know and will curb this tendency to capitalize headers and the like, and will watch my tendency toward bluntness. The capitalized header was part of an experiment that didn’t work, trying with three examples of highlands to find some way to search out that tune form on site, that might help others who would like to see them under the ‘collective’ term. They make damned nice ‘single reels’ too, and better that they survive that way or in whatever form someone makes of them, than that they die out all together…

Garrai Na Saileog (highland)

The alternative title of the tune should be *Mrs.* Galvin’s. According to Pat Mitchell, she was Thade Carthy’s sister and her maiden name was Nell McCarthy.

“Mrs. Galvin’s Hornpipe” ~ married & different

Key signature: D Major
Submitted on December 21st 2002 by quirl.
https://thesession.org/tunes/1234

This is the first of “Two Woodford Flings” Jack and Charlie Coen recorded on “The Branch Line.”

Also recorded by Andrew MacNamara, who calls it “Mary Bergin’s”.

“Mrs. Galvin’s Highland Fling”

X: 1134
T: Mrs. Galvin’s Highland Fling
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: highland fling
K: D Major
|: (3edc |
(3ddd c>A G>EF>E | D2 F>A D>A (3FGA |
d2 c>A G>E (3EEE |[1 (3Bcd e>g f>d :|[2 (3Bcd e>c d3 A ||
f>g (3agf dcdA | f>ga>f g>ba>g |
f>ga>f d2 d>A | (3Bcd e>f g2 (3gfe |
f>ga>f (3ddd d>A | f>ga>f g2 (3bag |
f>d (3edc d>BA>d | (3Bcd e>f g2 |]

Miss Lonely Heart’s

Tim Benson version’s B part is fantastic! I’m so glad I’ve stumbled across it--Thanks so much for posting it!

“Mrs. Galvin’s Highland Fling”

X: 5
T: Mrs. Galvin’s Highland Fling
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: highland fling
K: D Major
(3gfe |:\
d2 c>A G>EF>E | D2 F>A D>AF>A |
d2 c>A G>E E2 |[1 (3Bcd e>g f>d (3edc :|[2 (3Bcd e>c d3 A ||
f>ga>f d2- d>A | f>ga>f g>ba>g |
f>ga>f d>BA>d | (3Bcd e>f g2 g>e |
f>ga>f d2- d>A | f>ga>f g>ba>g |
f>Ae>A d>BA>d | (3Bcd e>f g2 |]

Happy little carefree melody!
I like the cascading opening notes: d2 cA GEFE ! with that c# in an unusual ‘early’ position!

Mcsherry´s version Mary Bergins or Miss Galvin´s

Mcsherry´s version
X: 1
T:Mary Bergin´s
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:John McSherry “Soma”
R:reel
Z:M.Novo
K:Amix
|:A2 eA (3Bcd ed | BG~G2 dGBG | EA ce a2 ed |1 c/d/e dB BAAG :|2 c/d/e dB BAce ||
a2 ea~a2 ba|g~e3 ~g3b|a~e3 aged|(3Bcd GA B~A3|
a~e3 agef|g~B3 ~g3a|~b3 a~g3f (3gfe| dged BGA2||

And golly here I am, learning about this tune online, when I could have just asked my husband sitting several feet away for his version.

Oh what a time to be alive 😛

First bar sounds like…

d2 cA GEF <=> dcAG EF~F2 |
the second element here is also a 1st bar, it is the 1st bar of Teampall An Ghleanntáin https://thesession.org/tunes/1988 , albeit less cascading and more rolling.
What a lovely starting run for a tune, one could almost leave these tunes at that, beautifullly suspended!