Annotation:Sporting Pat (1)
X:1 T:Sporting Pat [1] M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Reel S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Ador (3efg | a2 ag a2 (3efg | aged cA A2 | g2 gf g2 ef | gedc BG G2 | eaag a2 (3efg | aged cA A2 | ABcd efgb | aged cA A2 || (3GGG dG BGdG | G2 dc BAGB | (3AAA eA cAeA | cdef gedB | (3GGG dG BGdG | G2 dc BAGB | ABcd efgb | aged cA A2 ||
SPORTING PAT [1]. Irish, Reel. A Dorian ('A' part) & G Major ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. No relation to “Sporting Paddy” [1] or [2]. The reel is probably cognate with “Copperplate (1) (The)” (despite the difference in tonality in the first strain), albeit with parts reversed. Breathnach (1963) disagrees with O’Neill that it is also a variant of “Rakish Paddy.”
