Metal Man waltz

Does anyone here know the origin of this tune? It’s published in The Lewes Favourites, with a picture of the real Metal Man at the entrance to Sligo Harbour. However, as it wasn’t on here already, is it of Irish origin?

don’t know but it’s lovely…..
thankyou….

~ after an iron lighthouse off the coast of County Cork, Ireland.

Courtesy of The Fiddler’s Companion ~ Andrew Kuntz
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/index.html
http://www.ibiblio.org/fiddlers/MER_MIC.htm

Robin Dransfield’s brother Barry Dransfield included Metal Man on his Bowin’ and Scrapin’ record, released in 1978. Unavailable for years, you can download this album now through the wonders of the digital age.

This website says it was written by Robin Dransfield:

http://slowplayers.org/2014/11/04/metal-man-d/

This website says it was written by Robin Dransfield:

http://slowplayers.org/2014/11/04/metal-man-d/


…as does The Fiddler’s Companion listing as noted above

Hill-billy sound maybe?^