Tuesday 23 June 2009
Tune of the Day: Tell Her I Am
Traditional Irish jig
Charlie Piggott, in his book Blooming Meadows, tells a story about the famous Irish fiddler Michael Coleman (1891–1945), then living in New York. One night, while playing, one of his companions was asked by a forward female admirer whether Coleman was married or not. Coleman preceded to play this tune and wryly announced the tune was “Tell Her I Am”.