Annotation:Kerryman's Daughter (1) (The)

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KERRYMAN'S DAUGHTER [1], THE. AKA and see "Cunningham's Fancy," "Fisherman's Lilt (1),""Funny Eye," "You're Right My Love," "Molly What Ails You?" "Pretty Girls of the Village (1) (The)," "Lady Mary Lindsay," "Siege of Ennis (1) (The)." Irish, Reel. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Armagh Pipers): AABB (Brody, Miller & Perron, O'Neill/Krassen). The tune was famously recorded under this title by County Sligo fiddle great Michael Coleman (1891-1945), in New York in 1927, paired with "Bird in the Tree (The)." It is also set as a polka and is familiar as part of the ceili dance "Siege of Ennis (1) (The)." The 'B' part is melodically similar to "Billy in the Lowground (1)." See also the related (in the second parts) "Old John's Jig."

Source for notated version: Jean Carignan (Montreal, Canada) [Brody]; Michael Coleman [Miller & Perron].

Printed sources: Armagh Piper's Club (Play 50 Reels), 1982; No. 3, p. 4. Brody (Fiddler's Fakebook), 1983; p. 156. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 3, No. 5. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 80. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 112.

Recorded sources: Green Linnett 1022, Eileen Ivers and Mick Moloney- "Irish Music: The Living Tradition, vol. 2." Green Linnet SIF 1139, "Eileen Ivers" (1994). IRC Records, Michael Coleman - "The Musical Glory of Old Sligo" (1967). Philo 2001, "Jean Carignan" (appears as first tune in "Bird in the Tree Medley"). Shanachie 33002, Michael Coleman- "The Legacy of Michael Coleman."

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear Jean Carignan's recording of the tune at Slippery Hill [3]