Annotation:Jolly Tinker (2) (The)
Tune properties and standard notation
JOLLY TINKER [2], THE (An Stanadoir Sugac, An Tincéir Gealgháireach). AKA and see "Timpan Reel," "Timpán Reel (The)." Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian (O'Neill): A Dorian (Harker/Rafferty, Kerr, McNulty). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD (Kerr): ABCDE (Harker/Rafferty): AA'BBCCDDE (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BBCCDEDE (McNulty): ABBCDDEE' (O'Neill/Krassen). The melody was recorded in the 78 RPM era by piper Michael Carney (1928) and fiddler Paddy Killoran (1936).
Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].
Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 20, p. 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 5, p. 34. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 67, 68. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 9. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 158. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1535, p. 283. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 751, p. 131.
Recorded sources: RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains - "An Irish Evening" (1991). Topic 12T176, Jimmy Power & Jimmy Dunleavy - "Paddy in the Smoke" (1968). Yazoo Records, Paddy Killoran - "The Wheels of the World, vol. 2."
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]