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Annotation:Ten Penny Money
X:1 T:Ten Penny Money M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Robin Williamson - English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish Fiddle Tunes (1976, p. 86) K:Bmin A|dff cee|def gfe|dff cee|dfe dBA| dff cee|def ~g3|afd JcBA|dfe dBA:| |:AFA Adf|gfe fdB|AFA ABc|dfe dcB| AFA BGB|efe e2g|f/g/af gec|dfe dBA:| fAA eAA|f/g/af gfe|fAA eAA|dfe dBA| fAA eAA|f/g/af ~g2|afd JcBA|dfe dBA| AFA AFA|=c/B/AG FGE|D>ED DFA|dfd {f}edB| {AB}AFA dAF|~G3 EFG|FED DFA|dfd Te2d| ~f3 ~g3|agf gfe|~f3 ~g3|afd ede| ~f3g3|afd cBA|afd cBA|dfe dBA|]
TEN PENNY MONEY. AKA and see "Paddy O'Rafferty (2)." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). B Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody is a variant of "Paddy O'Rafferty (2)." "It was the tune used by street players to charm the biggest tips," remarks Robin Williamson (1976), although by what authority is not known. Certainly, pipers and fiddlers who could spontaneously (or through memorization) play numerous variation sets on a core melody have generally been held in high esteem by audiences and fellow-musicians.
