Appears as "Bashful Bachelor" in Allan's Irish Fiddler, and in various other Irish and North American collections under a variety of names. It's known as "The Wily Old Bachelor" in O'Neill's Music of Ireland; it appears twice in 1000 Fiddle Tunes as Obelisk Hornpipe and Shaw's Reel, and it's called "Where Did You Find Her" in the Mulvihill Collection. Notation for the version played here by Wilfred Gotell is in The Fiddle Music of Prince Edward Island.
Bashful Bachelor Hornpipe
Alternate Titles
The Wily Old Bachelor
Obelisk Hornpipe
Shaw's Reel
Where Did You Find Her
Place of Origin
Ireland
Tune Selections
| Bashful Bachelor Hornpipe | Musician: Wilfred Gotell, Recordist: Ken Perlman | Accompanied by: Kevin Gotell, pno | Central Kings | info |