The Tongs by the Fire
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Tongs by the Fire", in Gaelic, "An T-Ursul Taob Na Teinne", also known as "Come to the Raffle"
is an Irish double jig in G Major. The parts are played AABB.
It was printed in
O'Neill's Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies (1903),
O'Neill's Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907),
O'Neill's O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915) and
Ryan’s Mammoth Collection (1883).
It was recorded by Seamus and Manus McGuire on Humours of Lissadell and
Cherish the Ladies on A Star in the East.
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