Annotation:Rollicking Skipper (The)

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ROLLICKING SKIPPER, THE (An Caiptín Sultmhar). Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "The Rollicking Skipper" is a jig from the playing of The McNulty Family, who recorded 155 sides on three record labels between 1936 and 1955, although only twelve sets were instrumental tunes. Through their recordings, and a later tour, the McNulty family became very influential on the island of Newfoundland, where Ann "Ma" McNulty's accordion playing was well regarded. According to Evelyn Osborne^[1] the jig has been recorded in Nefoundland "at least thirteen times by as many different artists and is a common tune played by fiddlers."

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Source for notated version : - a 1937 Decca Records recording of the McNulty family, featuring the mother of the family, accordion player Ann ‘Ma’ McNulty (1887-1970) [Breathnach].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. V), 1999; No. 55 p. 27.

Recorded sources : - Avondale Music 02 05529, Shanneyganok - "Set You Free" (2004). BG007, Bobby Gardiner – “The Clare Shout” (1998). Decca 12099-B (78 RPM), The McNulty Family (1937). Ground Swell Records 1 91434, Rawlins Cross - "Celtic Instrumentals" (1997). Bobby Gardiner - "The High Level" (2010).

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↑ Evelyn Osborne, "Change and Stability in Irish-Amerian-Newfoundland fiddle tunes", OngCos go Cluas: From Dancing to Listening, The Ephinstone Institute, Univ. of Aberdeen, 2019.

[1] Evelyn Osborne, "Change and Stability in Irish-Amerian-Newfoundland fiddle tunes", OngCos go Cluas: From Dancing to Listening, The Ephinstone Institute, Univ. of Aberdeen, 2019.

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