Annotation:Tumbling down Teady's Acre
X:1 T:Tumbling down Teady’s Acre M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:”From Mr. McDermott” B:Stanford/Petrie (1905, No. 292, p. 72) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D D|BBB A2 B/c/|dAF GFD|FGA GFD|D3 D2D| BBB A2 B/c/|dAF GFD|FGA GFD|D3 D2|| A|Ade fgf|fed dcA|Adf edc|d3 d2 d/c/| BBB A2c|dAF GFD|FGA GFD|D3 D2||
TUMBLING DOWN TEADY'S ACRE. AKA and see "New Lesson (The)," "Reading made Easy (1) (The)." Irish, Air (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This tune, collected in King’s County from a Mr. McDermott, is a variant of "Spailpín Rúin," which itself is a variant of "Blackbird (The)." "Tumbling down Teady's Acre" is also a title in the 6/8 time tune family that includes "Billy McCormick's," "Paddy Cronin's Jig," and "New Lesson (The)."
