Connaughtman (The)

CONNAUGHTMAN [1], THE (Fear Conactac). AKA and see "Boring the Leather [2]," "Come with me now," "Down the Back Lane," "The Humours of Ayle House," "The Kilfinane Jig," "The Shoemaker's Fancy," "When you go home." Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Connaught was one of the five old provinces of Ireland (along with Ulster, Leinster, Meath, and Munster), named for the ancient tribe who lived there, the Connachta. Despite the attribution to James O'Neill in Music of Ireland, the tune appears to have been copied from Levey's 1858 collection.

Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill].

Printed sources: Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 22, p. 7. Levey (Dance Music of Ireland), 1858, No. 55. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 61. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1053, p. 198.

Recorded source: Edison 50692 (78 RPM), John J. Kimmel (N.Y.C. accordion player), 1918.

X:1 T:Connaghtman, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1053 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (d/c/) | BGA B2g | fdd edc | BGA B2g | fdB c2 (d/c/) | BGA B2g | fdc dga | bag fdc | dgf g2 :: (g/a/) | bag a2g | fdc dga | bag a2g | fdf g2 (g/a/) | bag a2g | fdc dga | bag aeg | fdf g2 :||

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X:1
T:Connaughtman, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:Levey - Dance Music of Ireland (1858)
K:G
d/c/|BGA B2g|fdd edc|BGA B2g|fdB c2A|BGA B2g|
fdc d2 g/a/|bag aeg|fdf g2::g/a/|bag a2g|fdc dga|
bag a2g|fdf g2 g/a/|bag a2g|fdc dga|bag aeg|fdf g2:||

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