Annotation:Captain Holmes

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 CAPTAIN HOLMES. AKA and see "Cornelius Curtin's Big Balloon," "Hide and Go Seek." American, Irish; Jig. E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The tune has been identified as a "Hills of Glenorchy" variant. Paul de Grae finds related melodies in the "Apples in Winter [1]" family.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ III), No. 22. Cole (1000 Fiddle Tunes), 1940; p. 70. Ryan's Mammoth Collection, 1883; p. 101.  Recorded sources:

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