Annotation:Ladies of Carrick (1) (The)

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LADIES OF CARRICK, THE (Na Mna Uasal/Uaisle Ua/o Carraig). Irish, Double Jig. Ireland, County Donegal. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A popular double jig in County Donegal, recorded by Ceol na dTead. There is a Carrick in County Donegal, but there are also other places with the name (derived from the Irish Carraig, or 'rock') in Ireland. "Mysteries of Knock (The)", also called "Pretty Young Girls of Carrick (The)" is a related tune.

Source for notated version: "Miss Kennedy"--fiddler Nellie Kennedy (Chicago) whose brother, fiddler James Kennedy also contributed to O'Neill's collection, and whose father was a County Leitrim fiddler of local renown from whom she learned this tune [O'Neill]; Francie and Mickey Byrne (County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty].

Printed sources: Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1979; p. 159. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 43. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 934, p. 174. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 164, p. 42.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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