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"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 The Humours of Lissadell and Cherish the Ladies on A Star in the East. |