Top the Candle

X:1 T:Top the Candle M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 428 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D DED AzF F2D|c2E EzF G2E|DED AzD F2D|A,2D DzF ED2:| ||f2 g/f/ ezd c2A|Bze ezd c2A|B2 c/B/ AzG F D2|A,2D DzF ED2| f2 g/f/ ezd c2A|Bze ezd c2A|B3 A2G FE2|D/F/z E/G/z F2E||

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X:2 T:Top the Candle M:3/4 L:1/8 R: Hop jig B:Thomas Kiernan MS (c.1844-80, ref LK.034), Co Longford, Ireland B:https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:Thomas Kiernan (c1807-87) was a fiddle player and teacher from N:Drumlish, Co Longford. Kiernan taught Peter Kennedy of Co. Leitrim N: whose son was James Kennedy, Francis O'Neill's informant for N: this tune in MOI (1903) Z:Conor Ward K:Amaj e/d/||:(AB/A/) eA cA|GBBc dB|(AB/A/) eA cA|EAAB cA:|| eaaf ge|fbba ge|afed cA|EAAB cA:||

X:2 T:Top the Candle M:3/4 L:1/8 R: Hop jig B:Patrick O'Farrell MS (c.1860s, ref PF.080), Co Longford, Ireland B:https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:O'Farrell (born c1840s) was a pupil of Thomas Kiernan (c1807-87) N:see Kiernan's other version above transcribed c1845 Z:Conor Ward K:Dmaj D2 (AD) FD|C(EEF) GE|D2 (AD) FD| A,(DDF) ED:|| f2 (ed) cA|B(eed) (cA)|B2 AG FD|A,(DDF) ED:||