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'''FOURPENNY BIT, THE''' (An Tuisduin/Tuistiun). AKA and see "[[Lománach Cross]]." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). | '''FOURPENNY BIT, THE''' (An Tuisduin/Tuistiun). AKA and see "[[Lománach Cross]]," "[[Spinner's Delight]]." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). | ||
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Tune properties and standard notation
FOURPENNY BIT, THE (An Tuisduin/Tuistiun). AKA and see "Lománach Cross," "Spinner's Delight." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen).
Source for notated version: "Fielding" [O'Neill]. The Rev. James K. Fielding was a Chicago priest "widely known as a proponent of traditional Irish pastimes." He was born in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, in the 1860's, where he learned to play the flute. Fielding is credited as the source of a number of tunes in Music of Ireland.
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 148. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 159. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1541, p. 284. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 757, p. 132.
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