Annotation:Young Arthur Daly
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YOUNG ARTHUR DALY (Art óg ua dalaig). AKA and see "Wide Awake Reel." Irish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle) . AAB. "Young Arthur Daly" would appear to be a borrowing by O'Neill of a reel that goes by several titles in Boston publisher Elias Howe's publications; "Peggy Whiffle's," "Evansville (2)," "Clem Titus Jig." It may ultimately be sourced to a minstrel-era performer named Clem Titus, who contributed a few tunes to Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883). See also the related “Rat-Catcher’s Reel.”
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Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 135. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1422, p. 264. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 659, p. 118.
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