Annotation:Merry Merchant (2) (The)

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MERRY MERCHANT [2], THE' (An Ceannaide Sugac). AKA and see "Bright Sun's Glorious Ray," "Canny Sugach," "Jolly Merchant," "Merchant's Daughter (The)," "Who'll Buy My Besoms," "World is Turned Upside Down." Irish, March (4/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. O'Neill (1913) states there was a special dance performed to this melody which required particular agility; "for nothing more complimentary could be said of a young man's activity than to remark 'he could dance the Canny Sugach." A rollicking song was also sung to the air at least as late as the middle of the 19th century (O'Neill, 1913).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1843, p. 347. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 993, p. 171. O'Neill (;;;Irish Minstrels and Musicians), 1913; p. 430.

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