Annotation:Last Night's Fun (1)
X:1 T:Last Night's Fun [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:Ryan's Mammoth Collection (1883) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A/F/ | E/A/A/c/ B/A/a/f/ | e/c/B/d/ c/A/F/A/ | E/A/A/c/ B/A/a/f/ | e/c/B/c/ AA/F/ | E/A/A/c/ B/A/a/f/ | e/c/B/d/ c/A/F/A/ | E/A/A/c/ B/A/a/f/ | e/c/B/c/ A :: (3e/f/g/ | a/g/a/f/ e/a/c/e/ | d/B/c/A/ B/A/f/g/ | a/g/a/f/ e/a/c'/a/ | b/a/b/c'/ aa/b/ | c'/a/f/a/ e/a/c/e/ | d/B/c/A/ B/A/F/A/ | B/A/e/c/ B/A/a/f/ | e/c/B/c/ A :||
LAST NIGHT'S FUN [1]. AKA and see "Farrell O'Gara's Favorite Reel," "Last Night in Leadville," "Macroom Lasses," "Old Joe Sife's," "Pretty Jane's Reel," "Stick it in the Ashes." Irish, Reel. A Major (Cole, Ryan): G Major (Kerr). Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB (Kerr): AABB (Cole, Ryan). See also "Old Sport" for a similar melody. A different "Last Night's Fun" than is usually played by that title in modern Irish sessions, although there are a number of unrelated tunes bearing the title. The tune is a version of Francis O'Neill's "Macroom Lasses," and better-known under that title. County Sligo fiddle great Michael Coleman (1891-1945) recorded it as a fling as the first tune in his set "Killarney Wonder (1)." Massachusetts fiddler Frank Ferrel notes the tune was a favorite of Cape Breton fiddler Joe Cormier. Ferrel and J.P. Cormier played it at Joe's memorial service.
