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'''WANDERING MINSTREL, THE''' (An Ceoltóir Fánach). AKA and see “[[Cape Breton Jig]],” “[[Dandy Scholar (The)]],” “[[Guiness is Good for You]].” Irish (originally), Canadian; Double Jig. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. D Major. Standard. ABC (Breathnach, Moylan): AABBCC (Miller & Perron, Mulvihill, Tubridy). The tune has been paired with “[[Lark in the Morning (The)]]” largely due to the influence of the great Co. Sligo/New Yorkfiddler James Morrison. Breathnach (1963) finds versions of this jig in the first part of O’Neill’s “[[Willy Walsh’s Jig]]” and “[[Merry Maiden | '''WANDERING MINSTREL, THE''' (An Ceoltóir Fánach). AKA and see “[[Cape Breton Jig]],” “[[Dandy Scholar (The)]],” “[[Guiness is Good for You]].” Irish (originally), Canadian; Double Jig. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. D Major. Standard. ABC (Breathnach, Moylan): AABBCC (Miller & Perron, Mulvihill, Tubridy). The tune has been paired with “[[Lark in the Morning (The)]]” largely due to the influence of the great Co. Sligo/New Yorkfiddler James Morrison. Breathnach (1963) finds versions of this jig in the first part of O’Neill’s “[[Willy Walsh’s Jig]]” and “[[Merry Maiden]],” although he thinks the second strain differs. Famed Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded “Wandering Minstrel” in a medley (with “[[Fasten the Leg in Her]]” and “[[Coleman’s Cross]]”) in New York in 1934. | ||
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Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources | Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []<br> | ||
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info | Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [https://www.irishtune.info/tune/2035/]<br> | ||
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WANDERING MINSTREL, THE (An Ceoltóir Fánach). AKA and see “Cape Breton Jig,” “Dandy Scholar (The),” “Guiness is Good for You.” Irish (originally), Canadian; Double Jig. Canada; Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island. D Major. Standard. ABC (Breathnach, Moylan): AABBCC (Miller & Perron, Mulvihill, Tubridy). The tune has been paired with “Lark in the Morning (The)” largely due to the influence of the great Co. Sligo/New Yorkfiddler James Morrison. Breathnach (1963) finds versions of this jig in the first part of O’Neill’s “Willy Walsh’s Jig” and “Merry Maiden,” although he thinks the second strain differs. Famed Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman recorded “Wandering Minstrel” in a medley (with “Fasten the Leg in Her” and “Coleman’s Cross”) in New York in 1934.
Source for notated version: Chieftains fiddler Tommy Potts (Ireland) [Breathnach]; accordion player Johnny O’Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan]; fiddler Brendan Mulvihill (Baltimore, Md.) [Mulvihill]; Kenny Chaisson (b. c. 1947, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island; now resident of Rollo Bay) [Perlman].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 36, p. 15. Guest (A Hundred Fiddle Tunes in Down East Style), 1980 (appears as “Cape Breton Jig”). Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music, vol. 2), 1977; No. 40 (appears as “Coleman Jig Medley”). Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 42. Moylan (Johnny O’Leary), 1994; No. 187, pp. 108-109. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 84, p. 82. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island) 1996; p. 136. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 36.
Recorded sources: A & M Records 79602 2000-2, Ashley MacIsaac – “Close to the Floor” (1992). Ace of Hearts AH 95, "Irish Dance Party." Cló Iar Chonnachta CICD 165, John Wynne & John McEvoy – “Pride of the West” (2007. Learned from an old recording by flute player and character Packie Duignan 1922-1992, from Arigna, County Roscommon.). Green Linnet SIF 1110, “My Love is in America: The Boston College Irish Fiddle Festival” (1991). Green Linnet GLCD, Billy McComiskey – “Makin’ the Rounds” (1981). Nimbus NI5415, Martin O’Connor – “Across the Waters.” RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains – “An Irish Evening” (1991). Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan – “The Whirlwind” (1995). Topic 12Ts250, Seamus Ennis – “The Wandering Minstrel” (1974). Kitty Hayes & Peter Laban – “They’ll be Good Yet.”
See also listings at:
Alan Snyder’s Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index []
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [1]