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'''BOBBING FOR EELS'''. AKA and see "[[Bottle of Punch (The)]]," "[[Bowl of Punch (The)]]," "[[Butchers of Bristol (1) (The)]]," "[[Dairymaid (6) (The)]]," "[[Fishing for Eels]]," "[[Glens of Mayo (The)]]," "[[Groom]]," "[[Humours of Milltown (2) (The)]]," "[[Ioc an Reicneail]]," "[[Jackson's Bottle of Brandy]]," "[[Jackson's Jug of Punch]]," "[[Jackson's Jug of Brandy]]," "[[Jug of Punch (5) (The)]]," "[[Old Man's Jig (The)]]," "[[Pay the Reckoning]]." Irish, Jig. A Major (Cole, Ryan): G Major (Miller). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Credited, impropbably, to one C. Knowlton in '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', although the tune can be found in older collections. Olive Sharkey, in her book '''Old Days Old Ways''' (O'Brien Press, 1985, pg. 170), talks about fishing in Ireland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and explains:
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''Eels were caught illegally with longlines, but a more usual practice was to''
''bait them with balls of worms, a practice called 'bobbing'.''
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''Printed sources:'' Cole ('''1000 Fiddle Tunes'''), 1940; p. 76. Miller ('''Fiddler's Throne'''), 2004; No. 10, p. 19. '''Ryan's Mammoth Collection''', 1883; p. 107.
 
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'''© 1996-2010  Andrew Kuntz. All Rights Reserved.'''
 
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Engraver Valerio M. Pelliccioni
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Revision as of 17:52, 15 August 2014


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 Theme code Index    1524 1523
 Also known as    Bottle of Punch (The), Bowl of Punch (The), Butchers of Bristol (1) (The), Dairymaid (6) (The), Fishing for Eels, Glens of Mayo (The), Groom, Humours of Milltown (2) (The), Ioc an Reicneail, Jackson's Bottle/Jug of Punch, Jackson's Bottle of Brandy, Jackson's Jug of Brandy, Jackson's Jug of Punch, Jug of Punch (5) (The), Old Man's Jig (The), Pay the Reckoning
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland, United States
 Genre/Style    Contra, Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Bradbury Ryan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ryan's Mammoth Collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 107
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1883
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 Title of recording    
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T:Bobbing for Eels
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
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{G}A2a .e(cA) | {c}BAB cde | (fa)f (ec)A |1 {c}BAB A2z :|2 {c}BAB A2 ||
|: e | (ac')a (gb)g | (fa)f e(fg) | aga bc'd' | (c'd')c' (bg)e | (ac')a (gb)g | 
faf efg | agf edc |1 {c}BAB A2 :|2 {c}BAB A2z ||

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