Broken Lantern (The)

 BROKEN LANTERN, THE (An Lóchrann Briste). American, New England; Jig. C Major (most versions): D Major (Breathnach). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The jig is popular in Ireland, Cape Breton, and among U.S. contra musicians. Source for notated version: a recording of New York fiddler Larry Redican along with Bronx flute player Jack Coen (originally from County Galway) [Breathnach]. Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ V), 1999; No. 45, p. 23. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 71. Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 253, p. 92. Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 124. Miller & Perron (New England Fiddlers Repertoire), 1983; No. 1. Tolman (Nelson Music Collection), 1969; p. 5. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 103. White's Unique Collection, 1896; No. 23, p. 4. Recorded source: RC2000, George Wilson - "Royal Circus" (2000). See also listing at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index, Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources , Alan Ng's Irishtune.info X:1 T:Broken Lantern M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 23 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C Gcc {d}cBc | Add {e}d^cd | edB G2G | AGE C2G | Gcc {d}cBc | A2d {e}d^cd | edB GAB | c2e c2 :: g | ecg ceg | efg (a2g) | fdg ecg | (dB)g G2g | ecg ceg | efg (a2g) | fdg ecg | (dB)g c2:||

X:2 T:The Broken Lantern R:Jig S:Catherine McEvoy's record M:6/8 K:D B | A2 d ded | B2 e ede | fdB AFA | BAF DFG | A2 d ded | B2 e ede | fdB ABc | dfe d2 :| a | fdB Adf | dfa b2 a | geg fdf | ecA A2 a | fdB Adf | dfa b2 a | geg fdf | ecA d2 :||

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