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  • Yeah, it's irish.

    Heard it played in a million irish pubs, not in english.

  • @Beany194508 I've changed my opinion, due to musolo's music knowledge. However your argument holds absolutely no strength. Just because something's played in an Irish pub, does not make it Irish. A lot of English pub sessions have gone awry in recent years, so your statement is no indication.

    Furthermore, a lot of Irish songs have direct origins in English songs. Being played in an Irish pub doesn't mean anything, I'm afraid.

  • Nice playing, but this is an English song.

  • @DefeatedElitist

    It's Irish.

  • @musosolo I have sources citing it as English. Wouldn't be the first time the Irish have falsely claimed an English song.

  • @DefeatedElitist Irish

  • @8ightBitKid Proof? There are many who say it's English. I don't know what it is about the Irish and their absolute refusal to accept that something of theirs may have ties to England. It's a very childish attitude. I hate to break it to you, but a lot of the things people consider culturally "Irish" are, in fact, English in origin.

  • @DefeatedElitist I think you need to cite your sources to be believable DE. Your argument is just hearsay and unjustified.

  • @musosolo My argument was more aimed at the fact people naturally assume this is an Irish tune. Where is the evidence it is? A lot of people say it is English, should that not be enough of a reason to say the source of it is unknown, rather than blindly claiming it to be Irish?

    Furthermore, my point stands about the Irish refusing to acknowledge anything they consider their own to have connections to England. This is a very ignorant and backwards view.

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  • @DefeatedElitist Having spent one day a week for many years listening to tunes recorded by Cecil Sharpe at EFDSS, I heard only one English recording by him from a Northumbrian Clog Morris Side. I listened to many, many Irish versions.

    In the 18th cent droves of Irish came to England, bringing their tunes and songs with them, and much like the origins or hundreds of tunes, the chances are greater that this is Irish. Far fewer English tunes travelled to Ireland, though some did.

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  • @DefeatedElitist

    Check out abcnotation dot co m with a query search for tenpenny bit.

    In the first 30 listings there is only one which gives an English origin. The rest are all Irish with a few where the origin is not provided.

  • @musosolo That's not solid proof. Any number of those listings could have taken their source from the other. You could say it's Irish, someone would read it, think you were right, and repeat that it was Irish to someone else. It only takes one wrong person to change something.

  • @DefeatedElitist

    These listings are from collectors who notate the tune, source and origin.

    It's you that's making the assumptions, not the collectors.

    It's Irish.

    Let it go man.

  • @musosolo How far back does this go? Even if this is the case, you still have not addressed my point about the Irish refusing to acknowledge that something of theirs may have connections to England. There are still very many "Irish" things that are English in origin.

  • @DefeatedElitist

    You just can't stand being wrong, can you DE?

    It's Irish.

  • @musosolo I'm willing to accept that it's Irish, although I still haven't seen you produce solid proof. I'll trust your musical knowledge. However, you still refuse to answer my main point concerning the Irish and their disregard for the English.

  • nice one!!

    

  • It is amazing how you put the camera like that :)

  • Great version and format for learning. Ta!

  • This is great for the intermediate fiddler to learn different tunes. The view is great. My wife Jen thanks you for posting.

  • I can't find the notes for the song... ?

  • Thanks for the new video Rex! Awesome song. Your style is amazing. Would you consider playing Salt creek  and Bill Cheatem on video?

  • Great Video!

  • long time no see Rex! haha

    5* you really nailed the camera angle :)

  • Just a suggestion - perhaps the performance speed should be first? Great video still!

  • I'm first - zero views

  • @MrJoeMax

    Nobody really cares dude....

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