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RABBIT IN THE FIELD. Irish, Jig. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Baltimore B/C accordion player Billy McComiskey, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y. Karen Tweed recorded the tune under the title "Hare in the Corn (8)," a name that is also associated with a number of different triple-time tunes from Ireland and England, some quite old.

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Recorded sources: Green Linnet SIF 1034, Billy McComisky – “Makin’ the Rounds” (1981. Follows “Independent (The),” another of his compositions). Green Linnett GLCD 1119, Cherish the Ladies - "The Back Door" (1992).

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