Bashful Bachelor (2) (The)
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BASHFUL BACHELOR [2], THE (An Baitsiléir Cúthail). AKA and see "Obelisk Hornpipe," "Shaw's Reel," "Where Did You Find Her? [2]" "The Wily Old Bachelor." Irish (originally), Canadian; Hornpipe. Canada, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A different tune than O'Neill's "Bashful Bachelor [1]." "Where Did You Find Her? [2]" is related to "Bashful Bachelor [2]" only in the second part. See also the related "Men from Ulster."
Sources for notated versions: fiddler Paddy Cronin (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Wilfred Gotell, b. 1927 (Georgetown, Central Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman].
Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 83, pg. 21. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 214, pg. 98. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 60.
Recorded sources: Outlet Records OAS 3002, Paddy Cronin - "Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin" (1977).
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