The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #172925   Message #4193244
Posted By: Steve Gardham
09-Dec-23 - 09:59 AM
Thread Name: Traditional Tune used by John Tams
Subject: RE: Traditional Tune used by John Tams
It has a few similarities. If it's the one I'm thinking of it goes under a variety of titles. It's at least 18th century. My Master Title is 'The Farmer's Toast' but broadsides just title it 'The Farmer' or 'The Social Fellow'. There's a version called 'The Jolly Farmer' in some of Healy's Irish ballad books. The book Marrow Bones has a version called 'The Farmer's Toast'.