Bag of Potatoes (2) (The)

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Theme code Index	1515 1354
Also known as	Mála Fataí (An), Bag of Spuds (The), Eddie Dunne's Favourite, Sligo Dandy (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Dorian
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody
Tune and/or Page number	No. 321
Year of publication/Date of MS	1922
Artist	Biography:Paddy Cronin
Title of recording	House in the Glen (The)
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Talcon Records KG240
Year recorded	197?
Media
Score ()

X:1
T:The Bag of Potatoes [2]
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Session tape Augusta 2000, James Kelly, Tony Smith, Mick O'Connor
R:Reel
Z:Transcribed by Steve Bennett
K:Ador
A2eA A2eA|ABcd ecdB|G2BG AGBG|GB (3BBB GBdB|
A2eA A2eA|ABcd ecdB|ABcd efge|dBGA BAGB:||
|:a2ea ageg|agbg agef|gedc BGBd|gfga bgeg|a2ea ageg|
agbg ageg|dBde gage|dBGB BAA2:||

BAG OF POTATOES [2], THE (An Mála Fataí). AKA and see "Bag of Spuds (The)," "Eddie Dunne's Favourite," "Sligo Dandy (The)." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Mulvihill): AABB (Sullivan): AABB' (Breathnach). Frequently called "Bag of Spuds (The)." The tune was called "Eddie Dunne's Favourite" on a 1926 78 RPM recording by Frank Quinn, according to Philippe Varlet, who says it was "a very popular and oft recorded tune in the 1920s." It was recorded by the Laictin Naofa Céilí Band (Junior Crehan, Josie Hayes, Willie Clancy, Jim Ward, P.J. MacMahon and others from the Miltown Malbay, Clare, area). Unrelated to "Bag of Potatoes (1) (The)."

Sources for notated versions: piper Matthew Tiernan/Maitiu Mac Tighearnain (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Frank McCollan (Ballycastle, County Antrim) [Mulvihill]; Festy Conlan and Tim Lyons [Sullivan]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 111, p. 46. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 146, p. 44. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 109, p. 29 (appears as "The Bag of Spuds"). O'Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 321. Sullivan (Session Tunes, vol. 3); No. 62, p. 25 (appears as "The Bag of Spuds").

Recorded Sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington - "The Merry Love to Play" (2007. Appears as "Bag of Spuds"). Coleman Music Center CHC 009, flute player Sonny McDonagh (1925-1991) - "The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place" (2005). Columbia A3679 (79 RPM), piper Tom Ennis & fiddler James Morrison (1922). Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford - "In Good Company" (2001. Appears as "Bag of Spuds"). Intrepid Records, Michael Coleman - "The Heyday of Michael Coleman" (1973). Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin - "The House in the Glen" (197?). Topic Records, Festy Conlon & Tim Lyons - "The Breeze from Erin."

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info []
Hear the 1922 recording by Tom Ennis and James Morrison at the Internet Archive [1] [2] (Medley of "Bag of Potatoes," "Templehouse Reel," "Pigeon on the Gate")

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