Annotation:Irishman's Shanty
Tune properties and standard notation
IRISHMAN'S SHANTY, THE. AKA and see "Gallant Sixty-Ninth (The)," "Gals of Sixty-Nine (The)," "Old Tenth (The)." American, Jig. USA, southwestern Pa. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.
Oh say, have you been in an Irishman's shanty
Where the money was scarce and the whiskey was plenty... (Bayard)
Bayard (1981) identifies this melody as one of the "Welcome Home" family of tunes.
Source for notated version: Wilbur Neal (fiddler from Centre County, Pa., 1948) [Bayard].
Printed sources: Bayard (Dance to the Fiddle), 1981; No. 606C, p. 535-536.
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