Annotation:Wheelwright (1) (The)
X:1 T:Wheelwright [1], The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Briskly" B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 35, p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (F/>A/)|(B>c) (.d.g)|{=efg}(f>_e) .d(B/c/)|{^c}d>=c {d}(c/B/)(G/F/)|(GB){A}B F| (B>c) (.d.g)|{=efg}(f>_e) .d(B/c/)|{^c}d>=c {d}(c/B/)(G/F/)|(GB){A}B|| .f|(g>f)(ga)|(b>a) (gb)|{^fga}(g>=f) (.d.c)|{^c}(dg).g f| {a}(g>f)(.g.a)|(b>a)(.g.b)|{^gab}(a>f)(.d.c)|(df).f (F/>A/)| (B>c) .d.g|{=efg}(f>_e) .d(B/c/)|{Bc}(d>c) {d}(c/B/)(G/F/)|GB{A}!fermata!B||
WHEELWRIGHT [1], THE (An Deileadoir). AKA and see "Penal Days." Irish, Slow Air (2/4 time). A Major (O'Neill's): B Flat Major (Haverty): G Major (O'Sullivan/Bunting). Standard tuning (fiddle). One part (O'Sullivan/Bunting): AAB (O'Neill's). The air and words were first pritned in Edward Bunting's collection, though the melody was afterwords used for Thomas Davis' song entitled "The Penal Days."
"The Wheelwright [1]" was also entered into vol. 4 (p. 151) of the large mid-19th century music manuscript collection of County Cork cleric and uilleann piper James Goodman.
