NEWTOWN BRIDGE. Irish, Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). A composition of County Tipperary button accordion player Paddy O'Brien (1922-1991), who pioneered use of the B/C tuning system in Irish music.
Paddy O'Brien (R) with the Aughrim Slopes Céilí Band
Additional notes
Printed sources : - The Compositions of Paddy O'Brien, 1992; p. 9. Eileen O'Brien (The Definitive Collection of the Compositions of Paddy O'Brien 1922-1991), p. 35; 2009.
Recorded sources : - JAR Productions, John Whelan - "From the Heart" (2002). Eileen O'Brien - "Newtown Bridge" (champion fiddle player, daughter of Paddy O'Brien)
See also listing at : Hear/see the jig played on youtube.com [1]
Alan Ng's Irishtune.info [2]
