Annotation:Pat Fagan

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PAT FAGAN. English, Jig. C Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The piece sounds like a popular or music hall air of the time. The title may refer to a popular comic song by London singer and songwriter John Labern (c. 1815-c. 1880), published in 1843 called "Paddy's Museum" or "Paddy's Curiosity Shop." The first line sometimes is given as "Have you heard of Pat Fagan's Museum?," however, most published versions go:

Source for notated version: a c. 1847 music manuscript by Ellis Knowles, a musician from Radcliffe, Lancashire, England [Doyle].

Printed sources: Doyle (Plain Brown Tune Book), 1997; p. 16.

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