Annotation:McFadden's Handsome Daughter

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McFADDEN'S HANDSOME DAUGHTER (Ingean Datamuil Mic Paidin). Irish, Reel. A Major (Miller, O'Malley, O'Neill, Vallely): G Major (Alewine). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Malley): ABC (O'Neill, Vallely): AA'B: AABC (Miller). Parts of O'Neill's three-part tune, collected from Chicago fiddler John McFadden, are similar "My Love is Fair and Handsome (2)," as recorded by County Sligo fiddler Paddy Killoran in New York on a c. 1950's 78 RPM recording. "Coming Home from the Bog" is a related tune. "McFadden's Handsome Daughter" was the last commercial recording by fiddler James Morrison [1] (1893‑1947), originally from Ballymote, County Sligo.

Sources for notated versions: fiddler player John McFadden, originally from near Westport, County Mayo, then living in Chicago, and a musician whose skills at playing and improvisation O'Neill admired [O'Neill]; fiddler and accordion player John McGrath (1900-1955) [O'Malley].

Printed sources: Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken's Lips), 1987; p. 25. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 209, p. 130. O'Malley (Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 67, p. 34. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1289, p. 242. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 554, p. 103. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 48, p. 42. Vallely (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 3; 19.

Recorded sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta, CICD 148, Mick Conneely - "Selkie" (2001). Green Linnet GLCD 3009, Kevin Burke - "If the Cap Fits" (1978). Green Linnet SIF 3018, "Molloy/Peoples/Brady." Shanachie SH-78010, Solas - "Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers" (1997). "Music at Matt Molloy's." Four Men and a Dog - "Barking Mad." Matt Molloy & John Carty with Arty McGlynn - "Pathway to the Well" (2008).

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [3]