Annotation:Merry Priest (The)
X:1 T:Merry Priest, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Barn Dance Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G GA | B2 AB e2 dB | d2 cA E2 (FG) | (AG)A(B {d}c)AFA | (GA)BG D2 B,D | B2 AB e2 dB | d2 cA E2 (FG) | (AG)AB (cA)FA |1 (3GFG BA G2 :|2 G2g2g3f || |: e(de)f ({g/a/}gf)ga | b2d2d3(B | c)BAB (cd)ef | g2B2 Bgfg | (ed)e(f {a/g/}g)fga | b2d2d3B | (cB)A(B c)def |1 (3gag fa g2 gf :|2 (3gag fa g2 ||
MERRY PRIEST, THE. AKA and see "Chaffpool Post (1) (The)," "Gannon's," "James Gannon's Barn Dance (2)." Irish, Barn Dance. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA'BB'. See notes under the alternate titles for more on this tune, popularized by the 1927 recording by Sligo fiddler Michael Coleman.
