Annotation:Kitty's Wedding (2)

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KITTY'S WEDDING [2]. AKA and see "Big Ship Come Over the Bay (The)," "Bouchaleen Buidhe (The)," "Maidens of Tir Eoghain (The)," "McArdle's Fancy," "Off to Donnybrook," "Out on the Ocean (2)," "Paddy the Dandy (1)," "Pride of Leinster," "Ships in Full Sail," "Three Little Drummers (2) (The)." Irish, Jig. A Major (Moylan): G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABBCCDD. Fiddler James Morrison recorded the jig as "Kitty's Wedding" in New York in 1924 for Gennett Records.

Source for notated version: accordion player Johnny O'Leary (Sliabh Luachra region of the Cork-Kerry border) [Moylan].

Printed sources: Moylan (Johnny O'Leary), 1994; No. 193, pp. 111-112.

Recorded sources: Coleman Heritage Center CHC 007, James Morrison - "From Ballymote to Brooklyn" (2002). Gennett 5445 (78 RPM), James Morrison (1924). Green Linnet SIF 1075, John Whelan & Eileen Ivers - "Fresh Takes" (1987. Learned fron Sean Smyth, Straide, Co. Mayo). Shanachie 79018 De Dannann - "Star Spangled Molly" (1981).

See also listings at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2]
Hear James Morrison's 1924 recording at Juneberry 78's [3]