Roving Bachelor, The Item Info
- Title:
- Roving Bachelor, The
- Sound Cloud:
- Description:
- This tune was played for me by Johnny McGreevy in 1972 on my first visit to Chicago. It may be found in Ryan's Mammoth Collection and in O'Neill's Music of Ireland. My gratitude to Tina Lech for her interpretation of this fine old reel.
- Publisher:
- Séamus Connolly, Boston College Libraries
- Creator:
- Lech, Tina
- Type:
- Some transcriptions are based on historical source recordings. More info.
- Subjects:
- Folk dance music Reels Fiddle tunes McGreevy, Johnny
- Playlist:
- Playlist 05
- Collection:
- Reels
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Lech, Tina, "Roving Bachelor, The", The Séamus Connolly Collection of Irish Music, accessed June 4, 2025, https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/626.html.
- Reference Link:
- https://library.bc.edu/ds/connolly/document/626.html
Rights
- Rights:
- This website was created through a partnership with Séamus Connolly and the Boston College Libraries (2016). All materials on this site may be freely shared and adapted according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.