Annotation:Around the World for Sport (2)

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X:1 T:Claíomh i Láimh, An T:Sword in Hand T:Around the World for Sport [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel K:Emin EF|: G2 BG FAAF|EBBA BE ~E2|G2 BG FAAB|dBAG FD D2:| |:fd (3gfe dBAF|EBBA BE E2|fd (3gfe dBAF|GBAG FD D2:|]



(A)ROUND THE WORLD FOR SPORT [2]. AKA and see “Conlon’s Dream,” “Little Pig Lamenting the Empty Trough (The),” “Sword in Hand," "Sword in the Hand.” Irish, Reel (whole time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AA’BB. Despite the cadences, the tune "rests" in the key of E minor (some versions in E dorian). The tune was recorded on a cylinder in 1919 by Irish-American piper Patsy Tuohey. See note for "annotation:Around the World for Sport (4)" for background information on the title.


Additional notes



Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rinnce na h-Eirreann, vol. 1), 1963; No. 144. Vallely (Armagh Pipers Club Play 50 Reels), 1982; No. 17, p. 10.

Recorded sources : - Alan Ng’s Irishtune.info [1]




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