X: 1 T: The Piper's Despair (D dorian) / Crá Croí an Phíobaire C: traditional O: Ireland R: Reel N: usually played in E dorian Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber S: leaerned from the 'Pride of the West' album D: 1985: Matt Molloy & Sean Keane: Contentment is Wealth D: 1986: Music for the Sets - Round the House D: 1992: Eileen Ivers: Dear Old Erin's Isle - Irish & Cape Breton Traditional Music - Irish Traditional Music from America (Compilation) D: 1993: Matt Cranitch: The Irish Fiddle Book Demonstration CD D: 1994: Karen Tweed: Drops of Springwater D: 1995: Denis Murphy: Music from Sliabh Luachra (rec. 1948-69, rel. 1995) D: 1995: Liz Carroll & Tommy Maguire: Kiss Me Kate (named 'Curly Mike') D: 1996: Alan Kelly: Out of the Blue D: 1996: Denis Murphy: Milestone at the Garden (Compilation) D: 1998: Séamus Egan: In your Ear D: 1998: Conor Byrne: Wind Dancer D: 1999: Buttons and Bows: First Month of Summer D: 1999: Eileen Ivers: From a Distant Shore (Compilation) D: 2001: Kim Robertson: Dance to your Shadow D: 2002: Seamus & Manus McGuire & Gerry O'Briain: Tocane Concerts D: 2002: Aidan McMahon & Anthony Quigney: A Clare Conscience D: 2002: John Whelan: Celtic Roots - Spirit of Dance D: 2002: John Regan: Let Down the Blade D: 2003: Darren Moloney, John McCartan & Danny McGovern: Comhaltas Live #257-6 D: 2004: Mike Rafferty: Speed 78 D: 2004: Denis Murphy: Seoltaí Séidte - Setting Sail (Compilation) D: 2004: Robin Flower & Libby McLaren: Steelhead in the Riffles D: 2004: Nikki Lynn Ragsdale: Seansaol Na Haislinge - Old Life of the Dream D: 2004: Dreamcraft: Wombat Shuffle D: 2005: Gary MacLeman: Celtic Fusion (Compilation) D: 2006: Pat O'Connor: The Humours of Derrybeha D: 2006: Buttons and Bows: The First Month of Summer D: 2007: John Wynne & John McEvoy: Pride of the West D: 2007: The Columba Minstrels: St. Patrick's Day D: 2008: Gudrun Walther, Jürgen Treyz & Claus Steinort: Spirit of the Celtic Dance D: 2008: Ronan Ryan: Comhaltas Live #260-2 D: 2008: My Darling Asleep: My Darling Asleep D: 2009: Jason O'Rourke: The Bunch of Keys D: 2009: Ogham: The Gold Ring D: 2009: Irish Rose: Roses' Dream D: 2010: Liz Kane, Yvonne Kane, Breda Smyth: Comhaltas Live #312-1 D: 2011: Lilt: Onward D: 2011: Wicker Bones: The Martry Sessions D: 2012: John Cronin & Daithí Kearney: Midleton Rare D: 2014: Rose Flanagan & Laura Byrne: Forget Me Not D: 2014: Crosswind: Swift as a Swallow D: 2017: Bernadette Nic Gabhann: Here to Play D: 2017: Tommy Guihen: The Torn Jacket D: 2018: West of Mabou: The Bridge D: 2019: Pete Strickler & Charlie Branch: Some Assembly Required D: 2020: The Blackwater Céilí Band: Music in the Valley D: 2020-2023: Matt & Shannon Heaton: Virtual Guided Sessions N: Chords: | Dm - | Dm - | C - | Am C | N: | Dm - | Dm - | C - | Am Dm :| N: | Dm - | Dm - | C - | C Am | N: | Dm - | Dm - | C - | Am Dm :| N: Last line to finish: N: | Dm - | Dm - | C - | Am Dm | Dm - |] M: 4/4 L: 1/8 Q: 1/4=180 K: D dorian % no sharps N: N: Tune only: N: ========== N: DE FG AGEG | A/B/c GA cAGE | C2~C2 GC EG | A/B/c GA cA GE | N: DE FG AGEG | A/B/c GA cAGA | cB ce g2 ge | fe dc Ad d/d/d :| N: d2 f/e/d adfd | de fg agge | c2 ce ge~e2 | ce ~e2 ce ge | N: d2 f/e/d adfd | de fg agge | cB ce g2 ge | fe dc Ad d/d/d :| N: N: P: Last line to finish: N: d2 f/e/d adfd | de fg agge | cB ce g2 ge | fe dc Ad dc | d8 |] N: N: P: Variations: N: DE FG AGEG | A/B/c GA cAGE | C2~C2 GC EG | A/B/c GA cA GE | N: DE FG AGEG | A/B/c GA cAGA | CD EG ce ge | [1 fe dc Ad d/d/d :| N: [2 fe dc AB c/B/A |] N: d2 f/e/d adfe | de fg aege | ce~e2 ge~e2 | ce ~e2 dc Ac | N: d2 f/e/d adfe | de fg agge | cB ce g2 ge | [1 fe dc AB c/B/A :| N: [2 fe dc Ad d/d/d |] N: N: Tune with Chords: N: ================= "Dm" DE FG AGEG | "Dm" A/B/c GA cAGE | "C" C2~C2 GC EG | "Am" A/B/c GA "C" cA GE | "Dm" DE FG AGEG | "Dm" A/B/c GA cAGA | "C" cB ce g2 ge | "Am" fe dc "Dm" Ad d/d/d :| "Dm" d2 f/e/d adfd | "Dm" de fg agge | "C" c2 ce ge~e2 | "C" ce ~e2 "Am" ce ge | "Dm" d2 f/e/d adfd | "Dm" de fg agge | "C" cB ce g2 ge | "Am" fe dc "Dm" Ad d/d/d :| N: P: Last line to finish: "Dm" d2 f/e/d adfd | "Dm" de fg agge | "C" cB ce g2 ge | "Am" fe dc "Dm" Ad dc | "Dm" d8 |] N: P: Variations: "Dm" DE FG AGEG | "Dm" A/B/c GA cAGE | "C" C2~C2 GC EG | "Am" A/B/c GA "C" cA GE | "Dm" DE FG AGEG | "Dm" A/B/c GA cAGA | "C" CD EG ce ge | [1 "Am" fe dc "Dm" Ad d/d/d :| [2 "Am" fe dc "Dm" AB c/B/A |] "Dm" d2 f/e/d adfe | "Dm" de fg aege | "C" ce~e2 ge~e2 | "C" ce ~e2 "Am" dc Ac | "Dm" d2 f/e/d adfe | "Dm" de fg agge | "C" cB ce g2 ge | [1 "Am" fe dc "Dm" AB c/B/A :| [2 "Am" fe dc "Dm" Ad d/d/d |]