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UP SLIGO [2]. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). The second in the pair of jigs recorded under the single title “Up Sligo” in New York by County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945) in 1924. The melody is a version of “Geese in the Bog (2).” The first tune in Coleman's set is also known as Unfortunate Rake (The) and Basket of Turf (See "Up Sligo (1)."

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Recorded sources: Gael Linn/Viva Voce, "Michael Coleman 1891-1945" (1992). Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40481, Brian Conway – “First Through the Gate” (2002).

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [2]

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-'''UP SLIGO [2].''' Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle).  The second in the pair of jigs recorded under the single title “Up Sligo” in New York by Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman. The melody is related to “[[Geese in the Bog (2)]].”
+'''UP SLIGO [2].''' Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle).  The second in the pair of jigs recorded under the single title “Up Sligo” in New York by County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945) in 1924. The melody is a version of “[[Geese in the Bog (2)]].” The first tune in Coleman's set is also known as [[Unfortunate Rake (The)]] and [[Basket of Turf]] (See "[[Up Sligo (1)]]."
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-''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40481, Brian Conway – “First Through the Gate” (2002).</font>
+''Recorded sources'': <font color=teal>Gael Linn/Viva Voce, "Michael Coleman 1891-1945" (1992). Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40481, Brian Conway – “First Through the Gate” (2002).</font>
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