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X:1 T:Munster Bacon M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 340 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D G|ABA AFD|dfe d2c|BGB dAF|GEE E2G| AFA dcd|BGB e/f/ge|agf ede|fdd d2:| |:f|afd dfa|bge efg|faf ged|ecA A2G| Fdd cee|dff efg|f/g/af ede|fdd d2:|



MUNSTER BACON (Bagún Muman). AKA and see "Kitty Got a Clinking Coming to the Fair (1)." Irish, Double Jig (6/8 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (O'Neill): AA'BB' (Taylor/Tweed). The first strain has melodic similarities to "Rosemary Lane."


Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Siobhán Canny (née Kennedy) of Dundalk, who may have learned it from button accordion player Paddy O'Brien [Taylor/Tweed].

Printed sources : - O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 340, p. 71. Susan Songer (Portland Collection vol. 3), 2015; p. 143. Taylor (Traditional Irish Music: Karen Tweed's Irish Choice), 1994; p. 11.

Recorded sources : - CDLDL 1215, Craobh Rua - "The More That's Said the Less the Better." Celtic Crossings OWR 0046, Gearóid O hAllmhuráin - "Traditional Music from Clare and Beyond" (1996). Green Linnett GLCD 1087, Seamus Connolly - "Notes from My Mind" (1988). Lochshore CDLDL 1215, Craob Rua - "The More that's Said the Less the Better" (1992). Sharon Shannon - "Sharon Shannon" (1991).

See also listing at :
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [1]



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