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|f_annotation='''MY BROTHER TOM''' (Tomás mo dearbratair). Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also "[[Cailleach an Airgid]]," "[[Hag with the Money (The)]]," "[[I was born for sport]]," "[[Wealthy Widow (The)]]." | |f_annotation='''MY BROTHER TOM''' (Tomás mo dearbratair). Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also "[[Cailleach an Airgid]]," "[[Hag with the Money (The)]]," "[[I was born for sport]]," "[[Wealthy Widow (The)]]." "My Brother Tom" is a version of "[[Cailleach an Airgid]]," mistakenly printed by O'Neill in two sharps. | ||
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[[File:irishmusicclub.jpg|700px|thumb|left|Chicago's Irish Music Club, c. 1903. James Kennedy is standing in the last row, extreme right.]] | [[File:irishmusicclub.jpg|700px|thumb|left|Chicago's Irish Music Club, c. 1903. James Kennedy is standing in the last row, extreme right.]] | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version=Chicago fiddler James Kennedy who had the tune from his father, a celebrated local fiddler from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O'Neill]. In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves in 1906 (printed in "A Few Gossipy Notes" in the '''Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society''', London, O'Neill wrote: "James and [sister] Ellen Kennedy, Ballinamore, Leitrim, fine violinists: father a noted player, said to be the best in the country--James is remarkable for his smooth, round tones, and the entire absence of scratching of bow." | |f_source_for_notated_version=Chicago fiddler James Kennedy who had the tune from his father, Peter, a celebrated local fiddler from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O'Neill] (see "[[Peter Kennedy's Fancy]]" for more on him). In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves in 1906 (printed in "A Few Gossipy Notes" in the '''Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society''', London, O'Neill wrote: "James and [sister] Ellen Kennedy, Ballinamore, Leitrim, fine violinists: father a noted player, said to be the best in the country--James is remarkable for his smooth, round tones, and the entire absence of scratching of bow." | ||
|f_printed_sources=O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 50. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 996, p. 185. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1986; No. 211, p. 49. | |f_printed_sources=O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 50. O'Neill ('''Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies'''), 1903; No. 996, p. 185. O'Neill ('''Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems'''), 1986; No. 211, p. 49. | ||
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MY BROTHER TOM (Tomás mo dearbratair). Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also "Cailleach an Airgid," "Hag with the Money (The)," "I was born for sport," "Wealthy Widow (The)." "My Brother Tom" is a version of "Cailleach an Airgid," mistakenly printed by O'Neill in two sharps.
