The Broken Lantern jig

There are 8 recordings of this tune.

The Broken Lantern appears in 2 other tune collections.

The Broken Lantern has been added to 1 tune set.

The Broken Lantern has been added to 36 tunebooks.

Two settings

X: 1
T: The Broken Lantern
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Cmaj
|:Gcc cBc|Add d^cd|edB G2G|AGE C2G|
Gcc cBc|Add d^cd|edB GAB|c2e c3:|
|:ecg ceg|efg a2g|fdg ecg|dBg G2g|
ecg ceg|efg a2g|fdg ecg|dBg c2g:||

X: 2
T: The Broken Lantern
R: jig

M: 6/8
L: 1/8
K: Dmaj
A2d dcd | Bee ede | fdB AFA | BAF DFG |
A2d ded | Bee ede | fdB ABc |1 dfe dcB :|2 dfe d2 g ||
fdA dfa | fga b2a | geg fdf | ecA A2g |
fdA dfa | fga b2a | ~g3 ~f3 |1 ecA d2g :|2 ecA dcB ||

Four comments

Re:

I use this tune for teaching, I’ts nice and simple, Ie: no sharps, I’ts a great tune if your pupil dosent think he/she is getting anywhere with their chosen instrument

Trevor’s Source: "New England Fiddler’s Repertoire"

Randy Miller & Jack Perron, 1983:

page 1 ~ "The Broken Lantern"

https://www.fiddlecasebooks.com/
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Re: The Broken Lantern

Catherine McEvoy has a lovely version of this in D

The Broken Lantern, X:2

In D, from album mentioned above.

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