Annotation:Drag Her Around the Road (1)
Tune properties and standard notation
DRAG HER AROUND THE ROAD (Tarraing thar timpeall an Bhóthair í). AKA and see "The Pullet," "The Pullet and the Cock," "Shores of Loch Graney," "Shores of Lough Graney." Irish, Reel. E Minor ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The alternate titles are from Stanford/Petrie's Complete Collection (1905). The title "Drag Her Around the Road" a reference to the former Irish custom of holding dances at crossroads. The group Cherish the Ladies recorded the tune as "The Pullet." According to Bill Black, a local New York City name for the tune is "Bunratty Boys," named for a Bronx Irish bar that hosted sessions with Andy McGann and other famous Bronx players.
Source for notated version: flutist Éamonn de Stabaltún (Ireland) [Breathnach].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 112, p. 47.
Recorded sources:
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info []