Annotation:Lilting Fisherman (The)

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LILTING FISHERMAN, THE. AKA and see "Bit of Ginger," "Fisherman (1) (The)," "Fisherman's Lilt (2)," "Joe Derrane's Jig (1)." Irish, Double Jig. G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Mallinson, McNulty): AA'BB' (Tubridy). Perhaps composed by Paddy Killoran (see Annotation:Joe Derrane's Jig (1)).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 37. Mallinson (100 Enduring), 1995; No. 36, p. 15. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 19. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 34.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear the tune played by Frank Dunne (1977) at the Comhaltas Archive [3]
Hear the tune played by Eilís Egan with Seamus Egan at the Comhaltas Archive [4]