Coleman's Cross (4)

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Theme code Index	51H51H 47b47b
Also known as	Champion (2), John Kimmel's Jig, Kimmel's Jig (2), Paddy Clancy's, Smash
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Bulmer & Sharpley
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music from Ireland vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 54
Year of publication/Date of MS	1976
Artist	Biography:Bothy Band (The)
Title of recording	Bothy Band '75 (The)
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Mulligan LUN 002
Year recorded	1975
Media
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COLEMAN'S CROSS [4]. AKA and see "Champion (2)," "John Kimmel's Jig," "Kimmel's Jig (2)," "Paddy Clancy's," "Smash." Irish, Jig. E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Coleman's Cross is a placename in County Sligo, a once-popular place for crossroad dances. This is a variant of the last two parts of a four-part piece known as "Champion (2)." It was recorded by The Flanagan Brothers in 1929 on 78 RPM under the title "Smash (The)."

Source for notated version: Sligo/New York fiddler Michael Coleman [Bulmer & Sharpley].

Printed source: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), 1976, vol. 3, No. 54.

Recorded source: Decca 12015 (78 RPM), Michael Coleman (1934. Last in medley of 3 jigs). Mulligan LUN 002, The Bothy Band- "The Bothy Band '75."

Hear Michael Coleman's 1934 recording at the Internet Archive [1]

X: 1
T: Coleman's Cross [4]
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Edor
|:d|B2e efe|~B2e efe|A2d ded|~A2d ded|
B2e efe|B2e g2a|bag agf|gee e2:|
|:f|gdB ~G3|~F3 AFD|GB/2c/2d efg|fdc def|
gdB ~G3|~F3 AFD|GB/2c/2d efg|fdc d2:|