X:1
T:Silver Mines [2], The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:The ‘c’ note in the last measure of the 2nd strain may be
N:played as a ‘c#’.
N:George Petrie obtained the tune from fellow collector P.W. Joyce
B:Stanford/Petrie – Complete Collection (1905, No. 913, p. 231)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
AG|F3G A2 BG|A2 GG AG^FD|F3G A2 AG|Adde d^cAG|
F3GA2 BG|A2 BG AGFD|F3G A2 AG|Add^c d3||
e|f3g e2 d^c|A2 BG A2 BG|f3g e2 dc|Add^c d3e|
f3g e2 d^c|A2 BG A2 BG|f3g e2 d^c|Addc d3||
SILVER MINES [2], THE. AKA and see “Connacht Heifers.” Irish, Reel (whole time). D Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Breathnach (1963) calls this a faulty version of “Connacht Heifers.” See also the related “Silvermines (1).”
Additional notes
Source for notated version: - “From (the Irish collector) Mr. Joyce” [Stanford/Petrie].
