Annotation:Old Joker (The)
X:176 T:Old Joker, The C:Margaret O'Callaghan? M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel B:Deloughery - Sliabh Luachra on Parade (1988, No. 176) N:From the playing of Terry Teahan Z:Patrick Cavanagh K:Edor E2EF GFGA|B/c/B eB dBAd|BGE2 GABc|dBeB dBAF| EDEF G2GA|B/c/B eB dBAd|BGEF GFGB|dBAF GEE2|| eB B/c/B ecef|gfed edBG|BGEF GABc|dedB AFED| E/B/E EF G2GA|B/c/B eB dBAd|BGEF GABc|dBAF GEE2||
OLD JOKER, THE. AKA and see "Gorman's (4)," "Maid I Ne'er Forgot (The)," "Stone Ditch (The)." Irish, Reel (4/4 time). E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is tentatively attributed to Margaret O'Callaghan in Paul Deloughery's Sliabh Luachra on Parade (1988), although a cognate reel was printed by Francis O'Neill (1903) under the title "Maid I Ne'er Forgot (The)."
