Annotation:Rambling Laborer (The)

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RAMBLING LABORER, THE (An Spailpin/Spalpeen Fanach). AKA and see "Girl I Left Behind Me (1) (The)," "Brighton Camp,” “Spailpin Fanac(h) [1]." Irish, Air (2/4 time) or Long Dance (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Joyce): AABB (O'Neill/1001). The name comes from one of the songs written in Gaelic to the air. Fr. Henebry (A Handbook of Irish Music, 1928, p. 301) notes that "Girl I left behind me" is "one of the commonist, and certainly the poorest" version of See notes for alternate titles for more information on this popular melody.

Sources for notated versions: "Mr. Flattely of Mayo," via the County Cork musician and collector William Forde (c.1795–1850) [Joyce].

Printed sources: Henebry (A Handbook of Irish Music) 1928; No. 95, p. 291 and p. 301. Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 494, p. 272. Ó Lochlainn, 1939; No. 18. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 299. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 972, p. 167 (appears as "The Spalpeen Fanach").

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