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I was given the old title of this from John Kelly, who left me with a firm reminder that I was never to call it anything else. It was first recorded on one of Michael Coleman’s 78 rpms, but my introduction to learning it was while playing with fiddler Sean Ryan when we were practicing selections in preparation for our 1968 American tour.
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