Annotation:Jackson's Bottle of Brandy

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JACKSON'S BOTTLE OF BRANDY (Proisdeal Brainfiona Micseoin). AKA and see "Bobbing for Eels," "Bottle of Punch (The)," "Bowl of Punch (The)," "Butchers of Bristol (1) (The)," "Dairymaid (6) (The)," "Fishing for Eels," "The Glens of Mayo," "Humors of Milltown (2)," "Íoc an Reicneáil," "Jackson's Jug of Punch," "Jug of Punch (5) (The)," "Old Man's Jig (The)," "Pay the Reckoning." Irish, Jig. G Major (most versions): F Major (Kennedy). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Cole, Kennedy, O'Neill): AABB' (Sullivan). The tune was recorded on 78 RPM by piper Patsy Touhey as "Jackson's Jig."

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - set dance music recorded live at Na Píobairí Uilleann, mid-1980's [Taylor].

Printed sources : - Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 79. Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 76, p. 19. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 40. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 898, p. 167. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 145, p. 39. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 111. Sullivan (Session Tunes, vol. 2); No. 25, p. 12. Taylor (Music for the Sets: Yellow Book), 1995; p. 22.

Recorded sources: -

See also listings at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
See the tune in the Dunn Family manuscript collection [3]

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