Annotation:Is It the Priest You Want?
Tune properties and standard notation
IS IT THE PRIEST YOU WANT? (Ne an T-Sagart Ta Uait?). AKA and see "Priest (The)." Irish, Single Jig or Slide (12/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Sullivan/Bunting): AABB (Cole, Kerr, Moylan, O'Neill, Tubridy). A related tune is "Dhonnchadh na Bi Fogarthach (A)" found in both collector Edward Bunting's 1796 collection (No. 20, p. 10) and his 1809 collection (p. 41).
Sources for notated versions: the Irish collector Edward Bunting noted the tune in Ballinrobe in 1792; learned from the influential Kerry musician Din Tarrant by accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region, Kerry), recorded in recital at Na Píobairí Uilleann, February, 1981 [Moylan].
Printed sources: Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 76. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 230, p. 26. Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 46, p. 28. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No 15 in slide section (appears as untitled tune). O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 873, p. 162. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 376, p. 76. O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 116, p. 166. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 108. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 27.
Recorded sources:
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]