GOODNATURED MAN, THE (An fear cinealta). AKA and see "Steamboat Hornpipe (1)," "Tim the Turncoat." Irish, Hornpipe (whole time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The first strain is shared with the early 1ith century English "Steamboat Hornpipe (1)" and Francis O'Neill's "Tim the Turncoat." The first part of the second strain is similar to that of O'Neill's "Twilight Star (The)."
Additional notes
Printed sources : - O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 178. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1620, p. 301. Prior (Fionn Seisiún 3), 2007; p. 30.
Recorded sources : - Green Linnet GLCD 1127, "Martin Hayes" (1993).
See also listing at : Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
