This sweet tune from Newfoundland multi-instrumentalist and singer Keith Murphy is currently popular in various Celtic, Nordic, and contra dance music scenes. Joe learned it from fiddler Mariel Vandersteel’s Hickory album, where she plays it in the key of Bb. Joe teaches the tune in the original key of A, using G fingering with a capo on the second fret. You can hear Keith Murphy and Popcorn Behavior play the tune in that key on their Other Side of the Tracks recording. In this video, Joe teaches the first part of the tune. He also shows a number of ways to embellish the melody with left-hand ornaments, melodic variations, and open drone strings.
