Annotation:Game of Love (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
GAME OF LOVE, THE (Cluiche an Ghrá). AKA and see "Aberdeen Lasses," "Bloron's Fancy," "[[Bond's Reel," "Humors of Ballinacarrig," "Humours of Rockstown," "New Custom House (The)," "Paddy the Piper (1)," "Piper's Son," "Pride of Rathmore," "Rory MacNab." Irish, Reel. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. A version is in O'Neill's Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody. Breathnach (1976) says it is called "Aberdeen Lasses" in County Fermanagh. A Scottish version is "Rory McNab," printed by the Gows. "New Custom House (The)" is a related tune. See also the related "Pride of Rathmore" family of tunes.
Source for notated version: flute player and fiddler Peter O'Loughlin, 1966 (Kilmaley, Co. Clare, Ireland) [Breathnach]; manuscripts in the possession of Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, originally from County Down, many of which were from the playing of his father [O'Neill].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 293, pp. 148-149. O'Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 259.
Recorded sources: Gael-Linn CEF-057, "Jackie Daly & Seamus Creagh." Green Linnet 1040, Touchstone - "New Land." Kells Music 9501, Dervish - "Playing with Fire."
See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]