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HAPPY DAYS. AKA and see "Let's Dance." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by New York Irish-American musician Larry Redican (1908-1975, born in County Roscommon). It was published in Treoir (the Comhaltas magazine), vol. 2, no. 1 in 1970 from Redican himself and was there titled "Let's Dance." Redican composed the jig, along with "O'Brien's Trip to America," "Forget Me Not (1)," and "Lough Key (2)", in honor of the 1969 trip to America by musician Paddy O'Brien.

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 4; No. 54 (appears untitled). Treoir, vol. 2, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1970; p. 9.

Recorded sources : - Green Linnet SIF 1063, Irish Tradition - "The Times We've Had." Green Linnet GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992. Learned from Brooklyn, New York, born accordion player Billy McComiskey).

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