Annotation:Paddy Clancy's

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PADDY CLANCY’S. AKA – “Clancy’s Jig.” AKA and see "Ah Surely (2)," “Buttermilk Mary (3),” “Coleman’s Favourite,” “Fond of the Ladies,” “Frolicksome Dame (The),” “Health to the Ladies (A),” “Irishman's Heart to the Ladies,” “Irishman's Love (1) (An),” “Móinín Jig,” “Mountain Road (2) (The),” “Mountainy Boy (The),” “Night of the Wedding (The),” “O’Mahony’s Jig,” “Over the Callows,” "Peadar Clancy's," “Pat Beirne’s Favourite,” “Queenstown Jig (The),” “Saddle the Pony (2),” “Sweet Biddy Daly,” "Thrush in the Meadow," “To the Ladies.” Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune was recorded in 1936 in New York by County Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman as "Paddy Clancy's," and by flute player John McKenna (1880-1947) in 1928 as “Clancy's Dream.” The titles may honor County Tipperary fiddler Patrick Clancy, who recorded early in the 78 RPM era, around 1910.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland, vol. 2), 1974; No. 38. Mallinson (100 Essential), 1995; No. 85, p. 37. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; No. 43.

Recorded sources: Decca 12076 (78 RPM), Michael Coleman (1936. Paired with "Trip to the Cottage").

See also listing at:
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
Hear John McKenna's 1928 recording on youtube.com [2]
Hear Michael Coleman's 1936 recording at the Internet Archive [3] [4]