Annotation:Hurry the Jug (1)

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 HURRY THE JUG [1] (Cuir Tart an Cruiscin). AKA and see "Once on a morning of sweet recreation." Irish, Set Dance (6/8 time). E Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Joyce): AAB (Roche): AABB (O'Neill): AABC (Kennedy). Learned be Joyce as a boy in Limerick in the 1840's. A later form of the tune is the song/tune "Lanigan's Ball." The 'B' part is twice the length of the 'A'; not untypical for set dances.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Joyce (Old Irish Folk Music and Songs), 1909; No. 82, p. 43. Kennedy (Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 71, p. 18. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 971, p. 167. Roche (Collection of Traditional Irish Music, vol. 3), 1927; No. 95, p. 29.  Recorded sources: Green Linnet GLCD 1015, Eugene O'Donnoll - "Slow Airs and Set Dances" (1978). Bellbridge Records, Bobby Casey - "Casey in the Cowhouse" (1992. Originally recorded 1959). Green Linnet SIF1035, Brian Conway & Tony De Marco - "The Apple in Winter" (1981. Learned from a recording of New York fiddler and banjo player Larry Redican).  See also listing at: Alan Ng's Irishtune.info Hear a recording of the tune at the Comhaltas Archive

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