“ Williamson (1976) says the tune was popular in both Scotland and Ireland, although Hunter (1979) believes it was Irish in origin. Francis O'Neill maintained "it was distinctly Irish in tone and structure." The Northumbrian composer and fiddler James Hill (who was born just across the border in Scotland) is sometimes credited as having composed the tune, apparently on the strength of one assignation to him in an older collection; it remains doubtful he is the composer. Tom Paine's (1737-1809) book, The Rights of Man, was written to refute Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France, and sold a phenomenal (for the time) 200,000 copies in England while causing a furor for its support of the revolution. Paine was burned in effigy on English village greens, and his book was consigned to the flames.”
Played here on a muted banjo ; notice the budget mute on the bridge.....
Edited by - chuckv97 on 09/14/2026 14:22:27
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