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MOTHER'S DELIGHT (Aoibhneas na Máthar). AKA and see "Sean Frank." Irish, Reel. Ireland. D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Breathnach): AABB (Taylor). Recorded by fiddler James (Jim) Clark (1887-1938) of Drumlish, Co. Longford, in October, 1928 in New York. Two of the three parts were notated from Donegal fiddler John Doherty for The Northern Fiddler, though the editors mis-identified it as "The Cameronian."

Though the tune has been associated with Clare fiddlers Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan and John Kelly, Oldtime Records co-founder Emmett Gill reports that their source was the Jim Clark version. The tune has a resemblance to the family of tunes that includes "Colonel McBain", "Sean Frank" and "Johnny's Wedding."

Sources for notated versions: flute player and fiddler Peter O'Loughlin, 1966 (Kilmaley, Co. Clare, Ireland) [Breathnach]; Jim Donoghue (b. 1910, Drimacoo, Monasteraden, County Sligo) [Flaherty].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 240, pp. 124-125. Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 180 (appears as "Unknown"). Taylor (Where's the Crack), 1989; p. 6.

Recorded sources: Gael-Linn CEF060, "Paddy Glackin" (1977). Cois na hAbhna Archive CNH 010 CD, 2015, "Maestro," Bobby Casey and Joe Ryan.

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-'''MOTHER'S DELIGHT''' (Aoibhneas na Máthar). AKA and see "[[Malloy's Favorite]]." Irish, Reel. Ireland, County Donegal. D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Breathnach): AABB (Taylor).  A three-part tune he called "Mother's Delight" was recorded by fiddler James (Jim) Clark (1887-1938) of Drumlish, Co. Longford, in October, 1928 in New York. That version was also recorded by Michael Coleman on a privately made disc. For that tune setting, see the entry for "[[Malloy's Favorite]]." Two of the three parts were notated from Donegal fiddler John Doherty for '''The Northern Fiddler''', though the editors mis-identified it as "The Cameronian.
+'''MOTHER'S DELIGHT''' (Aoibhneas na Máthar). AKA and see "[[Sean Frank]]." Irish, Reel. Ireland. D Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Breathnach): AABB (Taylor). Recorded by fiddler James (Jim) Clark (1887-1938) of Drumlish, Co. Longford, in October, 1928 in New York. Two of the three parts were notated from Donegal fiddler John Doherty for '''The Northern Fiddler''', though the editors mis-identified it as "The Cameronian."
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-A different two-part tune, sharing only a single part with the Coleman/Clark setting, has become known under the "Mother's Delight" name via recordings by Paddy Glackin (on his eponymous first 1977 LP, played on the viola), Bobby Casey and others. All these settings have a resemblance to the family of tunes that includes "[[Colonel McBain]]", "[[Sean Frank]]" and "[[Johnny's Wedding]]."
+Though the tune has been associated with Clare fiddlers Bobby Casey, Joe Ryan and John Kelly, Oldtime Records co-founder Emmett Gill reports that their source was the Jim Clark version. The tune has a resemblance to the family of tunes that includes "[[Colonel McBain]]", "[[Sean Frank]]" and "[[Johnny's Wedding]]."
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