Composer: Larry Mallette
Rhythm: slow air
Key: G
Meter: 4/4
Source: Larry Mallette, Irtrad 7/98
History: Malcolm Smith was a fine fiddler who played Irish music with gusto.
He played several gigs with my wife's band at the Abbey Pub in
Chicago and had shared many tunes with both Therese and myself.
He had a quiet way of making all who knew him appreciate life a bit
more than before. This tune came out of my whistle a few weeks after
he died, in his early 40s, of a hereditary heart problem. He spent
his entire last day among us playing his music for others. I can't
think of a better way to say goodbye. You can hear his playing on
recordings of the groups Cantiga and The New World Renaissance Band
(available at megastores).
Notes: Freely, not in meter.
I usually play it ABABA (actually AA'BB'AA'BB'AA'), or ABA (AA'BB'AA').
Note that the "tags" for AA'BB' are in an ABBA form.

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