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'''LEITRIM TOWN.''' AKA and see "[[Back of the Haggard (3)]]," "[[Colman's Lantern]]," "[[Fisherman's Jig]]," "[[Larry Redican's Slip Jig (3)]]," "[[Redican's Mother]]," "[[Whinny Hills of Leitrim (1) (The)]]." Irish, Slip Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Recorded under this title by County Leitrim flute player John McKenna [http://www.johnmckenna.ie/john-mckenna/] (1880-1947), who recorded many tunes with Leitrim place-names. This tune was paired with the double-jig "[[Clancy's Dream]]." | '''LEITRIM TOWN.''' AKA and see "[[Back of the Haggard (3)]]," "[[Colman's Lantern]]," "[[Fisherman's Jig]]," "[[Larry Redican's Slip Jig (3)]]," "[[Redican's Mother]]," "[[Whinny Hills of Leitrim (1) (The)]]." Irish, Slip Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Recorded in New York under this title by County Leitrim flute player John McKenna [http://www.johnmckenna.ie/john-mckenna/] (1880-1947), who recorded many tunes with Leitrim place-names. McKenna is considered the foremost Irish traditional flute player of the 78 RPM era. This tune was paired with the double-jig "[[Clancy's Dream]]." | ||
[[File:mckenna.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John McKenna & Michael Gaffney]] | [[File:mckenna.jpg|200px|thumb|left|John McKenna & Michael Gaffney]] | ||
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LEITRIM TOWN. AKA and see "Back of the Haggard (3)," "Colman's Lantern," "Fisherman's Jig," "Larry Redican's Slip Jig (3)," "Redican's Mother," "Whinny Hills of Leitrim (1) (The)." Irish, Slip Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Recorded in New York under this title by County Leitrim flute player John McKenna [1] (1880-1947), who recorded many tunes with Leitrim place-names. McKenna is considered the foremost Irish traditional flute player of the 78 RPM era. This tune was paired with the double-jig "Clancy's Dream."
Source for notated version:
Printed sources:
Recorded sources: Columbia Records (78 RPM), John McKenna (1928).
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear McKenna's 1928 recording at the Comhaltas Archive [3]
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