The Merry Blacksmith reel

Also known as The Blackened Smith, The Boys Of The Lake, The Corkonian, The Drayman’s Round, Music Of The Forge, Paddy On The Railroad, The Peeler’s Cap, Sleigh Ride.

There are 109 recordings of this tune.

This tune has been recorded together with

The Silver Spear (lots of times),
Speed The Plough (lots of times),
Music In The Glen (lots of times),
Sheehan’s (lots of times) and
The Earl’s Chair (a few times).

The Merry Blacksmith appears in 9 other tune collections.

The Merry Blacksmith has been added to 433 tune sets.

The Merry Blacksmith has been added to 2,074 tunebooks.

Sixteen settings

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