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X:1 T:My Brother Tom M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 996 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix D | DED AGE | GAB cBc | DED AGE | GcA GEC | DED AGE | GAB cBc | edc dcA | GcA GED :| |: ABc dcd | edc d2c | ABc d2e | fed cAG | |1 ABc dcd |edc d2c | GAB cBc | GcA GEC :| |2 fed edc | dcA c2A |GAB c2A| GcA GED ||

MY BROTHER TOM (Tomás mo dearbratair). AKA and see "Horse's Leotard (The)," "Stepping Stones (2)." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also "Cailleach an Airgid," "Hag with the Money (The)," "I was born for sport," "Wealthy Widow (The)." "My Brother Tom" may be a distanced version version of "Cailleach an Airgid" (Hag with the Money) mistakenly printed by O'Neill in two sharps (although a mixture of mixolydian/major works as well). Compare also with latter 19th century musician Stephen Grier's untitled "Jig (57)."

Chicago's Irish Music Club, c. 1903. James Kennedy is standing in the last row, extreme right.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Chicago fiddler James Kennedy who had the tune from his father, Peter, a celebrated local fiddler from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O'Neill] (see "Peter Kennedy's Fancy" for more on him). In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves in 1906 (printed in "A Few Gossipy Notes" in the Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, London, O'Neill wrote: "James and [sister] Ellen Kennedy, Ballinamore, Leitrim, fine violinists: father a noted player, said to be the best in the country--James is remarkable for his smooth, round tones, and the entire absence of scratching of bow."

Printed sources : - O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 50. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 996, p. 185. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 211, p. 49.

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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