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LEITRIM TOWN. AKA and see "Back of the Haggard (3)," "Colman's Lantern," "Fisherman's Jig," "Larry Redican's Slip Jig (3)," "Redican's Mother," "Whinny Hills of Leitrim (1) (The)." Irish, Slip Jig. B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Recorded in New York under this title by County Leitrim flute player John McKenna [1] (1880-1947), who recorded many tunes with Leitrim place-names. McKenna is considered the foremost Irish traditional flute player of the 78 RPM era. This tune was paired with the double-jig "Clancy's Dream."

John McKenna & Michael Gaffney



Source for notated version:

Printed sources:

Recorded sources: Columbia Records (78 RPM), John McKenna (1928).

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
Hear McKenna's 1928 recording at the Comhaltas Archive [3]




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