The Market Town
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Market Town", in Gaelic "An Baile-Margad" or "Baile an Margaid", also known<br> as "Peter Baillie's Wife" is an Irish double jig in A Major (O'Neill) or G Major<br> (Miller). The parts are played AABB (Miller), AABB' (O'Neill/Krassen & 1850) or<br> AAB (O'Neill/1915).<br> The American melody <br> "Booth Shot Lincoln"<br> is a breakdown setting of this tune.<br> It was printed in Miller's Fiddler's Throne (2004),<br> O'Neill's O'Neill's Irish Music (1915),<br> Krassen's O'Neill's Music of Ireland (1976),<br> O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903),<br> O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907) and<br> Songer's Portland Collection, vol. 2 (2005).<br> It was recorded by Kevin Burke on Portland (1982) and<br> Playing with Fire: the Celtic Fiddle Collection (1989).<br>
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