Ride a Mile

X:1
T:Ride a Mile
T:Riding a Mile (1)
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
N:Parts reversed from some other versions
B:Finnegan/Curtin Manuscript  (Sliabh Luachra, Co. Cork, mid-19th century, No. 22, p. 9)
B:  https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/manuscript/finnegan-curtin-manuscript
N:The ms. predates the introduction of quadrille-based polkas and slides that
N:now characterize the music of Sliabh Luachra region, thought to have been
N:introduced in the latter 19th century.
S:Breandán Breathnach (1912-85) obtained the ms. from  E. Finnegan, who had it
S:from D. Curtin of Stagmount, Rockchapel, Co Cork.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
ge|:dBG G2G G2e|dBG G2g gfe|dBG G2 G G2B|c2A A2B cBA:|
|:def g2g fed|g2B B2d cBA|GBd g2 g fed|1 e2A A2B cBA:|2 efg agf gfe||

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