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JOHN ROCHE'S FAVOURITE. AKA and see "Blue Bonnets," "Frank Roche's Favourite," "Here Awa'," "Lady Ann Hope (1)," "Mike Coen's Fling," "Tiger Hornpipe," "Woodford Fling (1) (The)." Irish, Fling. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The title probably honors the father of compiler and editor Frank Roche. The elder Roche was a dancing master of note and also a classical violinist. The "Woodford Fling" title comes from Jack and Fr. Charlie Coen's album "The Branch Line" (1978), where the tune is the second in a set entitled "Woodford Flings", a reference to flings played in their home town of Woodford, County Galway.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 2), 1912; No. 285, p. 35.

Recorded sources: Green Linnet GLCD 3041, Matt Molloy - "Stony Steps" (1987). Gráinne Hambly - "Between the Showers."

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

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