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Cailin Na Gruige Donna waltz

Also known as Cailín Na Gruaige Báine, Cailin Na Gruaige Doinne, Cailin Na Gruige Bhana.

There are 9 recordings of a tune by this name.

Cailin Na Gruige Donna has been added to 56 tunebooks.

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Two settings

X: 1
T: Cailin Na Gruige Donna
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
|:DE/F/|G3A Bc/d/|B2 B2 B2|g3a/g/ f2|d3e e2|
A3d d2|e/d/c/A/ B2 B2|B/A/B/c/ A2 A2|A/G/F G2:|
|:de/f/| g2 g2 g2|a/g/f/g/ a2 a2|fa g2 g2|fd e2 e2|
AB/A/ d2 d2|e/d/c/A/ B2 B2|B/A/B/c/ A2 A2|AG/F/ G2:|
|: DE/F/|G3A Bc/d/|B2 B2 B2|g3a/g/ f2|d3e e2|
A2 d2 d2|e/d/c/A/ B2 B2|B/A/B/c/ A2 A2|AG/F/ G2:|
de/f/| g2 g2 g2|a/g/f/g/ a2 a2|b3a g2|fd e2 e2|
d4 d2|e/d/c/A/ B2 B2|D/G/A/B/ c2 A2|AG/F/ G2:|
# Added by JACKB .
X: 2
T: Cailin Na Gruige Donna
R: waltz
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: Gmaj
z G | G4 ABc d4 B | g2 f4 d e4 A | A2 d4 c Bc A3 | G G8 z2 G |
G4 ABc d4 B | g2 f4 d e4 A |A2 d4 c Bc A3 | G G8 z g2 |
g4 fg a4 fa | g2 f4 d e4 A | A2 d4 c Bc A4 | G G8 z G2 |
G4 ABc d4 B |g2 f4 d e4 A | A2 d4 c AB G4- | G8 z2 |]

Eight comments

Cailin Na Gruige Donna

Obviously not a walotz but an air, (Why can’t we add airs to the menu/)This version is similar to the McGoldrick version on Upside Down. It’s a traditional air with some lovely variations. Have a listen to his version on the CD if you can.

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Why no airs in menu

As I understand it, the tunes are organized according to time signature; airs can be written in several time signatures so one category wouldn”t cover them all.

This air is also played by The Chieftains on their very first album, track # 3.

The same air is as well played by Grada on "Endeavour" track #5 Anto’s Gambit
and by Liam O’Flynn on his "The Given Note" track #13.

Re: Cailin Na Gruige Donna

X:1
T:Cailín na Gruaige Doinne
T:The Girl of the Brown Hair
L:1/8
M:4/4
K:Fmaj
Q:80
K:Gmaj
zG |"slow air" G2 ABc d2 B | g3 fd e2 A | A2 d3 c Bc | A2 AA G2 z G |
G2 ABc d2 B | g2 f2d e2 A | A2 d3 c Bc |A2 AA G2 z g |
g2 fg a2 fa | g2 fd e3 A | A2 d3 c Bc | A2 AA G2 z G |
G2 ABc d2 B | g2 fd e3 A |A d4 c AB | G6|]

Cailin Na Gruige Donna, X:2

A beautiful slow air set in 6/8 time - that flows smoothly on the flute or whistle.

Re: Cailin Na Gruige Donna

My aunt Kathleen would like this one. She played piano (teacher, primary + sec). Famous in K family for dressing as gipsy and telling fortunes at garden fetes. Her pa from West Cork.