Bashful Bachelor (2) (The)

X: 1 T:The Bashful Batchelor [2] M:4/4 L:1/8 K:G D>C|B,>DG>A B>GD>B,|C>EA>B c>AF>D|B,>DG>A B>Gc>B|(3ABA (3GFE (3DED (3CB,A,| G,>B,D>G B>GD>B,|C>EA>B c>AF>D|B,>DG>B A>DE>F|G2B2G2:| b>ge>g d>gB>d|c>BA>B c>de>g|g>dB>G E>cA>F|G2B2G2:||
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BASHFUL BACHELOR [2], THE (An Baitsiléir Cúthail). AKA and see "Obelisk Hornpipe," "Shaw's Reel," "Where Did You Find Her? (2)" "Wily Old Bachelor (The)." Irish (originally), Canadian; Hornpipe. Canada, Prince Edward Island. G Major. Standard tuning. AABB. A different tune than O'Neill's "Bashful Bachelor (1) (The)." "Where Did You Find Her? [2]" is related to "Bashful Bachelor (2)" only in the second part. See also the related "Men from Ulster." "Doucette's Reel", from Prince Edward Island, also seems related. Sources for notated versions: fiddler Paddy Cronin (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Wilfred Gotell, b. 1927 (Georgetown, Central Kings County, Prince Edward Island) [Perlman]. Printed sources: Allan's Irish Fiddler, No. 83, pg. 21. Breathnach (CRÉ III), 1985; No. 214, pg. 98. Perlman (The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island), 1996; pg. 60. Recorded sources: Outlet Records OAS 3002, Paddy Cronin - "Kerry's Own Paddy Cronin" (1977).

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