Fisherman's Frolic

from Alone on the Wide Wide Sea by Craig Edwards

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Fisherman’s Frolic (1902)
An Irish jig from the collection “O’Neill’s Music of Ireland,” published by the Francis O’Neill, then the Chief of Police for the city of Chicago. The rumor was that if you were Irish and could play Irish music, he’d hire you for the police force. Many of O’Neill’s sources were first-generation immigrants.

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from Alone on the Wide Wide Sea, released August 9, 2022

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Craig Edwards New London, Connecticut

I play American roots music, from Appalachian fiddle and banjo tunes to Zydeco accordion. For nearly four decades i worked as a staff musician at Mystic Seaport Museum, demonstrating the use of chanteys, or sailor work songs, aboard the museum's collection of historic ships. I've plumbed the depths of sailor music, from the African American origins of chanteys to world maritime traditions. ... more

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