Annotation:Cronin's Favorite (2)

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CRONIN'S FAVORITE [2]. AKA and see "Amelia," "Bly's Jig," "Darby the Driver," "Emile LeBlanc's "Mug of Brown Ale"," "Paddy Cronin's Jig (1)." Irish, Canadian; Jig (6/8 time). Canada; Cape Breton, New Brunswick. A Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. An Irish jig with considerable currency among Cape Breton and Maritime fiddlers.

Additional notes
Source for notated version : - Kevin Chaisson (b. 1950, Bear River, North-East Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]; accordion player Paddy O'Brien (originally from County Offaly and Dublin, now of the Mid-West U.S.) at the Pipers' Club in Dublin [Breathnach]; Emile LeBlanc (New Brunswick) [Corfield].

Printed sources : - Breathnach (Ceol Rince na hÉireann vol. V), 1999; No. 43, p. 22. Corfield (Tunes from New Brunswick), 2024, p. 153 (as "Emile LeBlanc's "Mug of Brown Ale","). McGuire & Keegan (Irish Tunes by the 100, vol. 1), 1975; No. 19, p. 5. Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 26, p. 28. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; p. 143.

Recorded sources : - BM-91, Buddy MacMaster - "Glencoe Hall." Nimbus Records NI 5383, Howie MacDonald & John Morris Rankin - "Traditional Music from Cape Breton Island." Nimbus Records NI 7014, Howie MacDonald & John Morris Rankin - "World Music Sampler, vol. 2." Rounder 7021, Natalie MacMaster - "A Compilation."

See also listing at :
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Alan Ng's Irish Traditional Music Tune Index [2].

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