Contentment is Wealth (1)

 CONTENTMENT IS WEALTH ("Is Ionmus an Sagarlacd" or "Is Saidbreas an Sastacd). AKA and see "Golden Keyboard (2)." Irish, Double Jig. A Dorian (O'Neill): E Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. Bayard identifies this tune as an offshoot of the old tune "Lumps of Pudding (2)/Lumps of Puddings (2)." As to the title, the Scots national poet Robert Burns wrote a song to the air called "Contented Wi' Little," which may or may not apply. Bruce Olson believes it may have derived from a line in the second verso of the song "(Come) haste to the wedding (ye friends and ye neighbors)," which goes: We boast of no wealth but contentment and health, The melody has been a favourite jig at Irish sessions in New York (where it is played in E Minor) and was recorded by fiddler Hugh Gillespie in the 1930's. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 729, p. 136. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 28, p. 21. Recorded source: Edison 51041 (78 RPM), John J. Kimmel (accordionist from N.Y.C.), 1922. Smithsonian Folkways SFW CD 40481, Brian Conway - "First Through the Gate" (2002. Learned from an old tape of Andy McGann playing solo at an informal New York house session). See also listing at: Hear Hugh Gillespie's 78 RPM recording at Capeirish.com

X:1 T:Contentment is Wealth M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 28 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin A/B/ | c>BA A^de A2c | B>AG Gge | d>cB/A/ G2 a/b/ | c'ba gba | edB g2e | dBG GAB | cAA A2 :| ecA Acd | eag e2d | edc Bcd | cAA A2 :| cBA a^ga | bag a2d | edc Bcd | cAA A2 :||
 * c/d/ |ecA Acd | e^de A2 B/c/ | dBG GBc | d^cd G2 c/d/ |
 * e/d/ | cea cea | cAA A2 d/c/ | Bdg Bdg | BGG G2 e/d/ |

X: 1 T:Contentment is Wealth M:6/8 L:1/8 R:double jig D:Patrick Street 1. H:See also #369 Z:id:hn-jig-11 K:Edor GFG Eed|BAB EFG|FAF DdB|AFD D2f| gfe edB|BAB ~d3|BdB DFA|GED E3:| ede Beg|bge gfe|BdB DFA|GED E3:|
 * ede Beg|bge gfe|dcd Adf|afd fed|