Bag of Potatoes (2) (The)

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BAG OF POTATOES [2], THE (An Mála Fataí). AKA and see "The Bag of Spuds," "Eddie Dunne's Favorite," "The Sligo Dandy." Irish, Reel. A Dorian. Standard tuning. AB (Mulvihill): AABB (Sullivan): AABB' (Breathnach). Frequently called "The Bag of Spuds." The tune was called "Eddie Dunne's Favourite" on a 1926 78 RPM recording by Frank Quinn, according to Philippe Varlet, who says it was "a very popular and oft recorded tune in the 1920s." It was recorded by the Laictin Naofa Céilí Band (Junior Crehan, Josie Hayes, Willie Clancy, Jim Ward, P.J. MacMahon and others from the Miltown Malbay, Clare, area). Unrelated to "Bag of Potatoes [1]." Sources for notated versions: piper Matthew Tiernan/Maitiu Mac Tighearnain (Ireland) [Breathnach]; Frank McCollan (Ballycastle, County Antrim) [Mulvihill]; Festy Conlan and Tim Lyons [Sullivan]; New Jersey flute player Mike Rafferty, born in Ballinakill, Co. Galway, in 1926 [Harker]. Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ I), 1963; No. 111, pg. 46. Harker (300 Tunes from Mike Rafferty), 2005; No. 146, pg. 44. Mulvihill (1st Collection'), 1986; No. 109, pg. 29 (appears as "The Bag of Spuds"). O'Neill (Waifs and Strays of Gaelic Melody), 1922; No. 321. Sullivan (Session Tunes, vol. 3); No. 62, pg. 25 (appears as "The Bag of Spuds"). Recorded Sources: Cló Iar-Chonnachta CICD 167, Peter Horan & Gerry Harrington - "The Merry Love to Play" (2007. Appears as "Bag of Spuds"). Coleman Music Center CHC 009, flute player Sonny McDonagh (1925-1991) - "The Coleman Archive, vol. 2: The Home Place" (2005). Green Linnet GLCD 1211, Kevin Crawford - "In Good Company" (2001. Appears as "Bag of Spuds"). Intrepid Records, Michael Coleman - "The Heyday of Michael Coleman" (1973). Talcon Records KG240, Paddy Cronin - "The House in the Glen" (197?). Topic Records, Festy Conlon & Tim Lyons - "The Breeze from Erin." __NORICHEDITOR__