Annotation:Munster Buttermilk (2)
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MUNSTER BUTTERMILK [2]. AKA and see "Carty's Jig," "Sports of Multyfarnham (The)." Irish, New England; Double Jig. G Major (Harker/Rafferty, Miller & Perron, Mulvihill, Sullivan, Tubridy): D Major (Flaherty, Mulvihill). Standard tuning. AABB (most versions): AA'BB' (Tubridy): AABBCC (Miller & Perron/1977). "Munster Buttermilk (2)" has been identified as the Sliabh Luachra (Cork/Kerry border region) name for "Sports of Multyfarnham (The)." Bronx fiddler Martin Mulvihill gave his G Major version as an alternate accompaniment for the set dance The Seige of Ennis.
Sources for notated versions: flute player James Murray (b. 1947, Ougham, outside Tubbercurry, County Sligo) [Flaherty]; Ned Connell (Lixnaw, County Kerry) [Mulvihill]; a c. 1957 recording of Eugene Leddy's Ceili Band [Miller & Perron]; Seosamh Breathnach [Breathnach]; fiddler Danny O'Donnell (County Donegal) [Feldman & O'Doherty]; accordion player and fiddler John McGrath (d. 1955, New York) [O'Malley].
Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 43, p. 18. Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 16, p. 131. Feldman & O'Doherty (The Northern Fiddler), 1978; p. 186 (appears as second "Untitled Double Jig"). Flaherty (Trip to Sligo), 1990; p. 174. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 242, p. 75. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 3. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 29. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 47. Mulivhill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 4, pg. 65. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 25, p. 124. O'Malley (Luke O'Malley's Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1), 1976; No. 86, p. 43. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 3, No. 2, p. 1. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 33.
Recorded sources: Claddagh CC5, Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford - "The Star Above the Garter." Green Linnet, Patrick Street - "Corner House." Shanachie 79093, Paddy Glackin & Robbie Hannan - "The Whirlwind" (1995. Learned from the playing of Dennis Murphy).
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]