Annotation:McFadden's Handsome Daughter

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McFADDEN'S HANDSOME DAUGHTER (Ingean Datamuil Mic Paidin). Irish, Reel. A Major (Miller, O'Malley, O'Neill, Vallely): G Major (Alewine). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Malley): ABC (O'Neill, Vallely): AA'B: AABC (Miller). Paddy Killoran recorded the tune on a c. 1950's 78 RPM recording under the title "My Love is Fair and Handsome (1)." Luke O'Malley says John McGrath also called the tune by the same title as Killoran. Parts of O'Neill's three-part tune are similar to parts of the alternate titles named above. "Coming Home from the Bog" is a related tune.

Sources for notated versions: fiddler player John McFadden, originally from near Westport, County Mayo, then living in Chicago, and a musician whose skills at playing and improvisation O'Neill admired [O'Neill]; fiddler and accordion player John McGrath (1900-1955) [O'Malley].

Printed sources: Alewine (Maid that Cut Off the Chicken's Lips), 1987; p. 25. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 209, p. 130. O'Malley (Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 67, p. 34. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1289, p. 242. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 554, p. 103. Vallely (Learn to Play the Fiddle with Armagh Pipers Club), 197?; No. 48, p. 42. Vallely (Learn to Play the Tin Whistle with the Armagh Pipers Club), vol. 3; 19.

Recorded sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta, CICD 148, Mick Conneely - "Selkie" (2001). Green Linnet GLCD 3009, Kevin Burke - "If the Cap Fits" (1978). Green Linnet SIF 3018, "Molloy/Peoples/Brady." Shanachie SH-78010, Solas - "Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers" (1997). "Music at Matt Molloy's." Four Men and a Dog - "Barking Mad."

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]