Annotation:I Have No Money
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I HAVE NO MONEY ("Níl Aen Airgiod Agam," or "Táim gan Airgead"). AKA and see "Miss Hamilton (2)." Irish, Reel. C Major (O'Neill): D Major (Breathnach). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): ABB' (O'Neill/Krassen). “Quinn’s Reel (2)” is a related tune.
Sources for notated versions: whistle player Mick Crehan, 1971 (Co's. Clare and Kildare, Ireland) [Breathnach/CRÉ II]; from the playing of piper Séamus Ennis (Dublin), who learned them from his father, a piper taught by Nicholas Markey who in turn had been taught by the renowned piper and pipemaker Billy Taylor of Drogheda and later Philadelphia [Breathnach/Ceol].
Printed sources: Breathnach (Ceol V, No. 2), 1982. Breathnach (The Man and His Music), 1997; No. 6, p. 73. Breathnach (CRÉ II), 1976; No. 137 [1], p. 74. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 124. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1356, p. 253. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 610, p. 111.
Recorded sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 148, Mick Conneely – “Selkie” (2001). Globestyle Irish CDORBD 085, Jackie Daly - “The Rushy Mountain” (1994. Reissue of Topic recordings). Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992. Learned from Chicago fiddler Liz Carroll). Green Linnet GLCD 1187, Cherish the Ladies – “One and All: the best of Cherish the Ladies” (1998).
See also listings at:
Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [2]