Annotation:Drunken Tailor (1) (The)

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 DRUNKEN TAILOR, THE. AKA and see "Drinking Reel (The)," Scottish, Hornpipe; Irish, Reel. E Dorian. Standard tuning. ABB' (Kerr): ABCD (Mulvihill). The tune was recorded in Dublin by accordionist Michael Grogan (c. 1880's-1959) and Dublin fiddler John Howard in 1946 on a 78 RPM for the Regal Zonophone label. Reg Hall (1995) says Grogan, originally from Winetown, The Downs, near Mullingar, County Westmeath, was a pioneer of the two-row button accordion, lived in Dublin, and recorded and performed on radio from the late 1920's well into the 1940's. See also "Drunken Landlady (The)" for a similar tune.  Source for notated version: Liam Donnelly [Mulvihill].  Printed sources: Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 2; No. 331, p. 36. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 160, p. 44.  Recorded sources: Topic TSCD 602, Michael J. Grogan - "Irish Dance Music" (1995. A reissue of the 1946 original).

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