Annotation:Geese in the Bog (3)

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 GEESE IN THE BOG [3]. AKA and see "Bryan O'Lynn (1)," "Goose in the Bog," "Humors of Ballinifad (1) (The)." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian (Harker/Rafferty, Mulvihill, Songer, Sullivan, Tubridy): B Minor (Cranitch). Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody starts on a C Major chord (or D Major chord, in the case of Cranitch's version). The second part of the tune is similar to the second part of "Banks of Lough Gowna (1) (The)."  Source for notated version: New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker].  Printed sources: Cranitch (Irish Fiddle Book), 1996; No. 6, p. 127. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 181, p. 56. Mulvihill (1st Collection), 1986; No. 66, p. 79 (appears as "Goose in the Bog"). Songer (Portland Collection, vol. 2), 2005; p. 69. Sullivan (Session Tunes), vol. 2; No. 35, p. 14. Tubridy (Irish Traditional Music, vol. 1), 1999; p. 31  Recorded sources: Coleman Music Center CHC 009, flute player Paddy Healy (b. 1937, Ballymote) - "The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place" (2005. Various artists. Healy learned the tune from his father, John Martin, also a flute player).  See also listings at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info

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