This tune, “Off She Goes” was popular throughout the British Isles and North America. One unnamed source gives that in the days of sail it was a tradition for the fiddle player to sit on the deck of the ship playing “Off She Goes” as the ship departed harbor. It is played at Irish sessions and Contra dances here in the States. (source: The Session) If you are looking for the notes for the tune, here they are:
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Off She Goes
This tune, “Off She Goes” was popular throughout the British Isles and North America. One unnamed source gives that in the days of sail it was a tradition for the fiddle player to sit on the deck of the ship playing “Off She Goes” as the ship departed harbor. It is played at Irish sessions and Contra dances here in the States. (source: The Session) If you are looking for the notes for the tune, here they are:
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