Annotation:Sally Whelan
X:1 % T:Sally Whelan M:3/4 L:1/8 N:”A Joyce country tune.” S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 727 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F (3F/G/A/ Bc/B/ | A>G GG/A/ Bc/B/ | A>F DD/E/ FG/F/ | F>D CC/D/ FF | F3 :|C F/G/A/B/ | cc fd cA/G/ | F>D CG/A/ Bc/B/ | A>F GF/D/ CC | C3 c/{d}d/4e/4 f/e/d/c/ | c>A GG/A/ Bc/B/ | A>F DD/E/ FG/F/ | F>D CC/D/ FF | F3 ||
SALLY WHELAN. AKA - “Sally Phelan.” Irish, Air (3/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Irish painter, musician and antiquary George Petrie (1790-1866) noted this was a “Joyce country tune,” referring to the Irish collector P.W. Joyce who grew up in County Limerick.