First of May

X:15
T:First of May
% NFF Book 2019
S:collected from Joe Cashmere, Sydney NSW
S:John Meredith Collection, NLA
B:Mister Joe, Pioneer Performer Series, Carrawobitty Press, p45
B:Kerr's Vol 4 No 270
N:Part of a family of tunes based on "Little Beggarman", & "Redhaired Boy"
N:See also "Joe Yates Skillett Pot" and "Colcannon"
O:Australia, NSW, Sydney
R:Reel
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
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First of May - played by Greg O'Leary

Additional Information

Additional information may be available on the following people or organisations associated with the collection of this tune:
| Joe Cashmere | John Meredith Collection |