Annotation:Jolly Tinker (2) (The)

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 JOLLY TINKER [2], THE (An Stanadoir Sugac, An Tincéir Gealgháireach). AKA and see "Timpan Reel," "Timpán Reel (The)." Irish, Reel. A Mixolydian (O'Neill): A Dorian (Harker/Rafferty, Kerr, McNulty). Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD (Kerr): ABCDE (Harker/Rafferty): AA'BBCCDDE (O'Neill/1850 & 1001): AA'BBCCDEDE (McNulty): ABBCDDEE' (O'Neill/Krassen). The melody was recorded in the 78 RPM era by piper Michael Carney (1928) and fiddler Paddy Killoran (1936). Carney, although born into an Irishtown, County Mayo, family that included pipers, himself came late to the instrument. He was originally a flute player who emigrated to New York early in the 20th century where he found employment as a "sandhog" (a worker who helped build the NYC subway and aqueduct systems). When a tunnel collapse left him wheelchair bound he took up the pipes and also became a pipe maker. He was friends with famed Irish piper Patsy Touhey (who made his home in the Bronx), and inherited the master's pipes when Tuohey died in 1923.  Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].  Printed sources: Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 20, p. 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; No. 5, p. 34. Lyth (Bowing Styles in Irish Fiddle Playing, vol. 1), 1981; 67, 68. McNulty (Dance Music of Ireland), 1965; p. 9. O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 158. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 1535, p. 283. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 751, p. 131.  Recorded sources: RCA 09026-60916-2, The Chieftains - "An Irish Evening" (1991). Topic 12T176, Jimmy Power & Jimmy Dunleavy - "Paddy in the Smoke" (1968). Yazoo Records, Paddy Killoran - "The Wheels of the World, vol. 2." See also listings at: Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources Alan Ng's Irishtune.info Hear Michael Carney's 1928 recording at the Comhaltas Archive Hear Paddy Killoran's 1936 recording at the Comhaltas Archive Hear Jimmy Power & Jimmy Dunleavy's 1968 recording at the Comhaltas Archive

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