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DALKEY ISLAND. American, Jig (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Vermont Irish-style fiddler Brendan Taafe. Dalkey Island is a small island just off the coast of County Dublin, occupied by ancient peoples, and later Vikings and early Christians.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Miller (Fiddler's Throne), 2004; No. 28, p. 29.

Recorded sources: Laughing Rock LR100, Brendan Taaffe - "Come Sit by My Chair" (2003).




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