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X: 1 T:Tinker's Occupation (reel), The T:Johnny Doherty's Jolly Tinker S:McDermott MS F:file ID: cre.4/215tink_o B:CRE4.186 (Ealain an Tinceara) Q:180 L:1/8 M:4/4 R:reel K:Dm Addc AGEC|Dddc A2 GE|Dddc AGED|ECCE G2 GE| "5"Dddc AGEC|Dddc A2 GE|Dddc AGED|ECCE G2 GE|| % part B "9"D2DF ECCE|D2A=B cAGE|D2DF ECCE|GECE G2 GE| "13"D2DF ECCE|D2A=B cAGE|D2DF ECCE|GECE G2 =BG || % part C "17"AD~D2 AGG=B|cD~D2 A2 d=B|cD~D2 AGED|ECCE G2 G=B| "21"AD~D2 AGG=B|cD~D2 A2 d=B|cD~D2 AGED|ECCE G2 GA || % part D K:G "25"dede cece|dede a2 ge|dede cece|(3B^cd ef g2 fe| "29"dede cece|dede a2 ge|dede cece|(3B^cd ef g2 ge || % part E "33"ad~d2 addg|ad~d2 a2ge|ad~d2 agfd|(3Bcd ef g2fg| "37"ad~d2 addg|ad~d2 a2ge|ad~d2 agfd|(3Bcd ef g4 || % part F |:"41"EGAB cBcA|EGAB c2 AG|EGAB cBce|1 gfge d2 AG:|[2 gfge d4|]

TINKER’S OCCUPATION, THE (Ealaín an Tincéara). AKA and see "Donegal Tinker (The)," “Johnny Doherty's Yellow Tinker,” “Jolly Tinker (2) (The).” Irish, Reel. D Dorian/Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCDEFF. The tune is related to O’Neill’s “Jolly Tinker” and “The Yellow Tinker.”

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - the mid-20th century collection of schoolteacher and fiddler Michael ‘Master’ McDermott (Carrickmore, southern County Tyrone), who learned his tunes from local musicians [Breathnach].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉireann, vol. IV), 1996; No. 186, p. 86.

Recorded sources : - Shanachie 34013, Liz Carroll - “A Friend Indeed” (appears as “Johnny Doherty’s Yellow Tinker”).

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

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