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X:1 T:My Brother Tom M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 996 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmix D | DED AGE | GAB cBc | DED AGE | GcA GEC | DED AGE | GAB cBc | edc dcA | GcA GED :| |: ABc dcd | edc d2c | ABc d2e | fed cAG | |1 ABc dcd |edc d2c | GAB cBc | GcA GEC :| |2 fed edc | dcA c2A |GAB c2A| GcA GED ||

MY BROTHER TOM (Tomás mo dearbratair). Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. See also "Cailleach an Airgid," "Hag with the Money (The)," "I was born for sport," "Wealthy Widow (The)." "My Brother Tom" is a version of "Cailleach an Airgid," mistakenly printed by O'Neill in two sharps (although a mixture of mixolydian/major works as well).

Chicago's Irish Music Club, c. 1903. James Kennedy is standing in the last row, extreme right.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Chicago fiddler James Kennedy who had the tune from his father, Peter, a celebrated local fiddler from Ballinamore, County Leitrim [O'Neill] (see "Peter Kennedy's Fancy" for more on him). In a 1906 letter to Alfred Percival Graves in 1906 (printed in "A Few Gossipy Notes" in the Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, London, O'Neill wrote: "James and [sister] Ellen Kennedy, Ballinamore, Leitrim, fine violinists: father a noted player, said to be the best in the country--James is remarkable for his smooth, round tones, and the entire absence of scratching of bow."

Printed sources : - O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 50. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 996, p. 185. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1986; No. 211, p. 49.

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]

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