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BANK OF TURF [1], THE. AKA and see "First Cousin of the Gallant Tipperary Boys (The)," "Pádraig O’Keeffe’s Slide (2)," "Saratoga Lanciers Figure 4," "Tom Billy's Reel (4)." Irish, Slide (12/8 time). Irish, Slide (12/8 or 6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB.
Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Kerry fiddler Denis Murphy [Bulmer & Sharpley].
Printed sources : - Bulmer & Sharpley (Music from Ireland), vol. 4, No. 48. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 5, p. 4. Peoples (Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes), 1986; No. 13. Susan Songer with Clyde Curley (Portland Collection vol. 3), 2015; p. 21. Treoir.
Recorded sources : - Shanachie 79044, Tommy Peoples - "The Iron Man" (1995, appears as "Tom Billy's").
See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]
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This tune probably originates from 19th century quadrille music. Québécois fiddler Lucien Roussin recorded a fancy version of it as the 4th part of his Saratoga Lancers for Starr in 1929. Here's the abc:
X:4 T: 4. Saratoga - Lanciers (Fig. 4) M: 6/8 L: 1/8 C: Lucien Roussin / Starr 15551-B / january 1929 K: D "A"A2B/B/ A^GA | BAF DFA | d2A/A/ e2A/A/ | (f3 f)((3d/e/f/) |g2f g2b | ! afd Adf | e2^d/d/ e2B | c3 B3 | A(3a/a/a/ a2a |! A2B A^GA | BAF DFA | d2A/A/ e2A/A/ | (f3 f)((3d/e/f/) |g2f g2b | ! afd A2B | c2c/c/ cfe | "fine"{c}d3 d>cd ||! "B"e2c/c/ e2g | f>de f2a | ^g>fe dcB | A>ce a>cd | ! e2c/c/ e2g | f>de f2a | ^g>fe ^g>fe | {A}a(3a/a/a/ a3||