King of the Cannibal Islands

Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?	Bars	8-bar phrase structure	Mode ?
Single jig	32	AABC	D Major

Discography

Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.

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Year Recorded	Track #Tune?	[Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~1952	12#3	[TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. The McCusker Brothers Ceilidh Band.
2002	19#1	[LAC] Tom and Kerry Barrett. Lios A'Cheoil. Traditional Irish Music. Tom Barrett (fiddle), Kerry Barrett (fiddle).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played after	On Albums
I Lost My Love and I Care Not	TDMI

Played before	On Albums
Captain White's	LAC

Bibliography

According to my research, there are zero transcriptions that are musically very similar to this tune anywhere in the indexed books, regardless of tune title. Try my recommended links to other indexes if you need a transcription. To learn to play this tune, simply learn it from another musician or study the recording(s) listed above. See also: Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music.

Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1952

Tune ID#1041 (King of the Cannibal Islands)

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Discography

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Bibliography