Annotation:Powers of Punch (The)

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POWERS OF PUNCH, THE (Cumacta na dig). Irish, Double Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDD. The word 'punch' derives from a Hindi word, panch, meaning ‘five’, because of its five ingredients: spirits, water, lemon-juice, sugar and spices. The word was first recorded in English in 1669.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 352, p. 72.

Recorded sources:

See also listing at:
Hear the tune played at the Comhaltas Archive by the Longridge Céilí Band [1][2] and by Merain on youtube.com [3]



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