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Theme code Index
5L111 3565
Also known as
Bunch of Keys (1) , Flowers of Limerick (1) , Half Past Four , Indian Nation (1) , Jenny on the Railroad , Mills are Grinding (The) , Old Town Reel , Paddy on the Handcar , Paddy on the Handlecar , Telephone Reel
Composer/Core Source
Region
United States
Genre/Style
Bluegrass, Old-Time
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/2
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X: 3
P: Paddy on the Turnpike
O: Ohio 1842
S: Cari Fuchs' collection
B: Cole p.23
B: Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883
B: Richmond County, Ohio, musician Ruben Fisher's notebook, 1842
L: 1/8
N: See also "Bunch of Keys", the same tune in G Mixolydian.
Z: 1998 by John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
K: GDor
|: "Gm"DGG^F G2GA | BGdG _eGdG | "F"DFFE F2FG | AFcF dFcF |
| "Gm"DGG^F ~G2GA | BAGA Bcde | "F"fefd cAFA | "D7"BGA^F "Gm"G4 :|
|: "Gm"dgg^f g2ga | baga "C7"bage | "F"dffg ~f2fg | agfg agfe |
| "Gm"dgg^f g2ga | bagf "C7"dcde | "F"fefd cAFA | "D7"BGA^F "Gm"G4 :|