Annotation:Paddy O'Carrol (1)
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PADDY O'CARROL{'S JIG} [1] (Paidin Ua Cearbaill). AKA and see "Bad Luck to this Marching," "Exile's Lament (The)," “Flight of the Wild Geese (3),” "Origin of Ireland." Irish, Scottish, English; Double Jig. D Major (Cole, Kershaw, O'Neill/Krassen, 1001 & 1850): G Major (Kennedy, O’Farrell, O'Neill/1915). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (most versions): AABBCCDD (Kennedy, O’Farrell). The composition is attributed to James Oswald in William Bradbury Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883). An earlier American printing of the tune was in Edward Riley’s Flute Melodies, vol. 2' (New York, 1817). In England, “Paddy O’Carrol” appears in J. Balls’ Gentleman’s Amusement, Book 3 (London, 1815, reprinted in 1830), as well as O’Farrell’s 1808 volume, wherein the tune’s provenance is given as “Scotch”. Country dance directions to “Paddy O’Carrol” appear in Treasures of the Terpsichore: or a Companion for the Ball Room, published in London by W. Calvert in 1808. The jig was included by Wigton area, Cumbria, musician John Rook in his large manuscript collection of 1840. New York City researcher, writer and musician Don Meade identifies the melody as a “piping version of the fiddle tune now best known as ‘Richard Brennan’s Favorite’ (after a Sligo fiddler) from a 78 recording by Michael Coleman.”
Source for notated version: he music manuscript of Joseph Kershaw, a musician from Slackcote, Saddleworth, North West England who began his entries around the year 1820 [Knowles].
Printed sources: Clinton (Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs), 1841; No. 22, p. 11 Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 68. Giblin (Collection of Traditional Irish Dance Music), 1928; 72. Hughes (Gems from the Emerald Isles), London, 1867, No. 22, p. 6. Knowles (Joseph Kershaw Manuscript), 1993; No. 72. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 145, p. 35. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 1), c. 1880’s; No. 4, p. 36. O’Farrell (Pocket Companion, vol. III), c. 1808; p. 59. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 191, p. 104. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 56. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 986, p. 183. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 202, p. 47. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 175. Ryan’s Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 99.
Recorded sources:
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources []
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info []