Annotation:Babes in the Woods (2)

BABES IN THE WOODS [2]. Irish, Polka. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB.

Source for notated version: fiddler Adam McConnell with McConnell's Four Leaf Shamrocks, who recorded the tune in 1924 [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources: Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; pg. 125.

Recorded sources: Green Linnet GLCD 3092, Bernard O'Sullivan & Tommy MacMahon - "Clare Concertinas" (appears as one of "Stack Ryan's Polkas," named for the musician from whom it was learned). Old Hat Music OH!02, "The Old Hat Dance Band" (1992. Learned from Kerry fiddle player Julia Clifford, who has lived in Norfolk for some years). Topic TSCD 602, McConnell's Four Leaf Shamrocks - "Irish Dance Music" (1995. A reissue of the 1924 original).