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