Annotation:Malloy's Favorite

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MALLOY'S FAVORITE (Rogha Uí Mhaolmhuaidh). AKA and see "Mulloy's Reel," "Molloy's Favourite (2)." Irish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Breathnach (1985) notes the tune is related to "Colonel Fraser," one of a family of tunes including "Green Fields of Ireland." See also Donegal fiddler John Doherty's "Cameronian Reel (3) (The)" ("Old Cameronian (The)") and "Mother's Delight (The)," all related tunes ("The Cameronian" consists of the third and second parts of "Malloy's Favorite"). The version called "Mother's Delight" was recorded by fiddler James (Jim) Clark (1887-1938) of Drumlish, Co. Longford, in October, 1928, in New York (Columbia CO 33309F).

Source for notated version: fiddler Michael Coleman (1891-1945, County Sligo, Ireland/New York) [Breathnach].

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 148, p. 69. Feldman & O'Doherty (Northern Fiddler), 1979; p. 167.

Recorded sources: Columbia CO 33309-F (78 RPM), James Clark (1928, as "Mother's Delight"). Shanachie Records, "The Classic Recordings of Michael Coleman" (1992)



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