Annotation:East at Glendart

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 EAST AT GLENDART (An Oir Air Gleanndearta). AKA - "East of Glendart." AKA and see "Cashel Jig (The)," "Custom House," "Darby Gallagher's (1)," "Humors of Glendart," "Humors of Glendart," "Julia Clifford's," "Shins Around the Fireside (2)," "Tim the Piper." Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Glandart is near compiler Captain Francis O'Neill's birthplace of Tralibane, west Cork. The tune is usually known nowadays as "Humors of Glendart." Donegal fiddler Hugh Gillespie (1906-1986) recorded the tune in the 78 RPM era under the title of "Finley's."  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 719, p. 134.  Recorded sources: Tara 3001, Planxty - "After the Break." Tara Records 4008, "Josephine Marsh" (1996).  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index Hear the 78 RPM recording by Hugh Gillespie at Capeirish.com (appears a "Finley's", the 2nd tune in a medley with "Contentment is Wealth").

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