Annotation:Jack's the Lad (1)

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JACK'S THE LAD [1] ('Se Sean/Seagan an Buacaill). AKA and see "College Hornpipe (The)," "Lancashire Hornpipe (1)," "McNeile's Hornpipe," "Sailor's Hornpipe (1)." Irish, English; Hornpipe. B Flat Major (Baty): D Major (O'Neill). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Jack's the Lad" was entered into the mid-19th century music manuscript collection formerly owned by Northumbrian musician John Batty (p. 31). The title appears in a list of tunes in his repertoire brought by Philip Goodman, the last professional and traditional piper in Farney, Louth, to the Feis Ceoil in Belfast in 1898 (Breathnach, 1997).

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1737, p. 323. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 915, p. 157.

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