X: 1
T: Tenpenny Bit #1 / Three Little Drummers (E dorian) / The Ten-Penny Bit / Tenpenny Piece
C: traditional
O: Ireland
R: Double Jig
N: played in A dorian or E dorian
Z: transcribed and arranged by Frank Weber
S: learned from the Ha'Penny Bridge album
N: Chords: | Em -  | D  -  | Em -  | D  -   |
N:         | Em -  | D  -  | D  -  | Bm Em :|
N:         | Em -  | Bm -  | Em -  | Bm -   |
N:         | Em -  | Bm -  | D  -  | Bm Em :|
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
Q: 1/4=170
K: E dorian % 2 sharps
N:
N: Tune only:
N: ==========
N: BEE BEE | FEF DFA | BEE BEE | ABc dcd  |
N: BEE BEE | FEF DEF | ABc dAF | FED E3  :|
N: Bee ede | ~f3 dBA | Bee ede | ~f3 d2A  |
N: Bee ede | ~f3 dBA | ABc dAF | FED E3  :|
N:
N: P: Variation of the second part:
N: Bee ede | fdc dBA | Bee ede | fdc d2c  |
N: Bee ede | fdc dcB | ABc dAF | FED E3  :|
N:
N: Tune with Chords:
N: =================
"Em" BEE BEE | "D"  FEF DFA | "Em" BEE BEE | "D"  ABc      dcd  |
"Em" BEE BEE | "D"  FEF DEF | "D"  ABc dAF | "Bm" FED "Em" E3  :|
"Em" Bee ede | "Bm" ~f3 dBA | "Em" Bee ede | "Bm" ~f3      d2A  |
"Em" Bee ede | "Bm" ~f3 dBA | "D"  ABc dAF | "Bm" FED "Em" E3  :|
N:
P: Variation of the second part:
"Em" Bee ede | "Bm" fdc dBA | "Em" Bee ede | "Bm" fdc      d2c  |
"Em" Bee ede | "Bm" fdc dcB | "D"  ABc dAF | "Bm" FED "Em" E3  :|
N:
D: 1929: Tom Ennis: American Uilleann Piping 1917-1929
D: 1957: Pat Wallace & Seán Dirrane: Songs of Aran - Gaelic Singing from the West of Ireland (Compilation, lilted version, titled 'The Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 1959: Frank Gilligan's Killarney Ceili Band: The Kerry Dances (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 1974: James Kelly (fiddle) & John Kelly (fiddle): Irish Traditional Fiddle Music (titled 'Up Sligo')
D: 1975: Spriguns of Tolgus: Jack with a Feather (titled 'The Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1977: Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen: Banish Misfortune (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 1977: John J. Kimmel (accordion): Early Recordings of Irish Traditional Dance Music (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 1977: Freeland Barbour: Fire in the Hearth (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1978: Ellen Cohn (concertina): Sea Chanties and Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1978: John Feeley: Sreanga Óir (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1978: Ellen Cohn: Sea Chanties and Forecastle Songs at Mystic Seaport (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1979: John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels: John McGettigan and his Irish Minstrels (titled McGettigan's Jig The Three Little Drummers')
D: 1979: The Sands Family: Real Irish Folk (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1980: The Bushwackers Band: Dance Album (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1980: Aileach: Aileach (first and fourth of four tunes in tthe 'Jigs of Aileach 1' set)
D: 1981: The Red Clay Ramblers: Hard Times (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 1983: The Kerry Band: Toss the Feathers (titled 'Tenpenny Piece')
D: 1987: Colin Campbell and his Highland Band A Song for Argyll (Compilation, titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1988: Ayr Pipe Band: A Breath of Ayr (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1988: The Waterboys: Fisherman’s Blues (in song 'When Ye Go Away', second part only)
D: 1990: Bobby Harvey and his Ceilidh Band: Ceilidh Dances (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1990: The Crossing: Look Both Ways / Rise and Go (titled 'Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 1991: The Riverside Ceilidh Band: Horses for Courses (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1992: David Paton: Music from the Mountain (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1992: Virginia Company: Vintage Virginia (titled 'The Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1992: Katherine Rhoda (hammered dulcimer): Katherine Rhoda (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1993: Chicken Feed: An Irish Cocktail (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1994: Belle Stewart: A Beginners Guide to Traditional Scottish Music (song version, titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1994: Belle Stewart: Songs of the Travelling People (Compilation, song version, titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1994: Brother: Pipe Dreams (titled 'The Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1994: Black Velvet Band: We Will Folk You (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1996: Frank Quinn (fiddle): Milestone at the Garden - Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era (Compilation, titled 'The Three Little Drummers / The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1996: Wind that Shakes the Barley: Celtic Field (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1997: Cobblestone: Unpaved Celtic (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1997: Frank Quinn (fiddle) & Joe Maguire (accordion): The Wheels of the World, Vol. 2 (Compilation, recorded in the 1920's, second of two tunes in 'The Rocks of Bawn' set, titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 1997: The Concannon String Quartet: Music Inspired by the Titanic (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1997: Idlewild: Blarney Pilgrim (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 1998: McCuaig: McCuaig (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 1998: David Russell: Message of the Sea - Celtic Music for Guitar (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 1998: Slainte: Live (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 1998: Gaelic Storm: Gaelic Storm (second of two tunes in the 'Road to Liskeard' set, titled 'Cearc Agus Coillach')
D: 1999: Ha' Penny Bridge: Colcannon (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 1999: Makfolk: Then and Now (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2000: David Dunne: Blackwater (titled 'Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 2000: Paddy Westers, Richard Burbank & Don DePoy: Cape Horn Gale - Sea Shanties (titled '10-Penny Bit')
D: 2000: Pooka (NZ): Songs from the Cupboard (titled '10 Penny Bit')
D: 2001: Edsall Road: A Long Time Coming (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2001: The Itinerant Band: Jefferson and Liberty (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2001: Bun' Ber E: Ceilidh (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2001: Ben Edom: Spindrift (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2002: Naomi's Fancy: The Old Bush (first of three tunes in 'The Three Drummers Set')
D: 2002: Trio Gan Ainm: Natural Progression (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2002: Drifthouse: Ertia (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2002: Sticky Fingers: Sticky Fingers (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2002: Eriskay Lilt: Dreaming in the West (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2003: Kilkenny Road: Kilkenny Road (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2003: Fiddlers 3: Encore! (titled '10 Penny Bit')
D: 2003: Marina Meyler: Champions of Ireland - Mandolin (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2003: The Dublin Céilí Band: Champions of Ireland - Céilí Bands (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2003: Dulcimania: Live at Alta Coffee (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2003: Lolly Cross: The Penny Whistler (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2003: Arundo: Tuesday Nights @39a (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2003: Kindermusik International: Henry's Parade (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: Na Fidléiri: From the New Country (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: Tears for Beers: Love Songs (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: Joey Val: This Real Big Kid (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: MccCuaig: Feel Like Getting Live (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: Tané: The Havens (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: Ellen Cohn: Classic Maritime Music (Compilation, titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2004: Jim McGrath & Charlie Woods: Hidden Fermanagh, Vol. 2 (Compilation, titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2005: Patsy Touhey (1965-1923, C# uilleann pipes): The Piping of Patsy Touhey (released 2005, titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2005: FinTan: Black and Tan (titled 'Tenpenny Bit Jig')
D: 2005: Mark Gilston: Dancing with Dulcimers (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2006: A.J. Bashore II: Hands (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2006: Jeanne & Jim Ruff: Penny Whistle Primer (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2007: Paddy-B.: Johnny Jump Up (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2007: Bill Bell: The Vicar's Son (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2007: Aisling: The Pilgrim's Road (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2007: Tullamore Celtic Band: Welcome Home - Se Do Bheatha 'Baile (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2007: Wake the Bard: At It Again (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2007: Morrigan's Wake: Dagda (titled 'The Tenpenny Piece')
D: 2007: Stanley & Grimm: Nikki Engstrom and Sean Brennan (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2007: Peter Miln & Daniel James: Celtic Dance (Compilation, titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2008: The Irish Experience: Green Energy (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2008: Anach Cuan: Syndrome Celtique (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2008: Jill Poulos: Beneth a Jeweled Sky (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2008: FinTan: Rising (titled 'Tenpenny Bit Jig')
D: 2008: Separated at Birth: The (Re)Reunion Tour (titled Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 2008: Les Violinik: 10 Penny Bit (titled '10 Penny Bit')
D: 2009: Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Lord Ronan's Return
D: 2009: Callanish: Callanish (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2009: Moulton Morris Men: Where the Pavement Ends (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2009: Allan Yn Y Fan: Trosnant (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2009: Beer Belly: Paddy's Boots (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2009: Whalebone: Rootsy, Folky, Live and Funky (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2009: Reel of Seven: Dance for Joy! (second of four tunes in 'Kathleen McAdam's Scroll' set)
D: 2010: Lehto & Wright: The Further Adventures of Darling Cory (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2010: Woods Tea Company: 10 for 10 (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2010: Ogham Scottish Folk: MacGregor's Barn (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2010: Redmond O'Toole (guitar): October on Achill / Irish Music, Vol. 1 (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2010: Anthea Lawrence: Fiddlehead (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2010: Bobby MacLeod and his Scottish Dance Band: Tobermory (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2010: Legacy Band: Peacock's Feathers (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2010: The Bing Turkby Ensemble: Heavy Blarney (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2010: Joel McDermott: Wire Work (second of three tunes in the 'Jigs' set)
D: 2011: Derek Warfield: Washington's Irish (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Tasco Comanescu (guitar): Epitaphios (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Baltimore Consort: Gut Wind and Wire (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2011: Johan de Wal: Tenor Banjo, Sets & Tunes - Part A (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Patrick Steinbach: Irish Folk Tunes for Flute, Vol. 1 (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Tasco Comanescu (guitar): Epitaphios (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Baltimore Consort: Gut Wind and Wire (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2011: Johan de Wal: Tenor Banjo, Sets & Tunes - Part A (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Patrick Steinbach: Irish Folk Tunes for Flute, Vol. 1 (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2011: Waltons: Ireland's Best Session Tunes, Vol. 1 (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2012: Emerald Road: It's About Time (titled '3 Little Drummers')
D: 2012: Ben Lahring: My StateD: 2011: Derek Warfield: Washington's Irish (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2012: Attila & Friends: New Home (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2012: Raymond J. Smyth: Irish Mandolin Music (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2012: Dulcimer Dan & The Blue Skies Band: The New Land (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2012: Mark Gilston: The Green Dulcimer (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2012: Ben Lahring: My Stage (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2012: Lana Ross & Andrei Krylov: Celti Folk Harp Guitar Fantasy On Themes of Songs, Jigs, Reels from Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland, Cape Breton and Quebec (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2013: Jingbang Ceilidh Band: Ceilidh Tonight (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2013: Jed Grimes (guitar): Head On (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2013: Irish Bastards: Glorious Bastards (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2013: Celtic Mist: Emerald Dreams (titled Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 2013: Threepenny Bit: Cartography (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2013: Doolin': Live in Lorient (interlude in song 'When We Will Be Married')
D: 2014: Dirk Freymuth: Celtic Christmas (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2014: Aoife Ní Chaoimh (fiddle) & Paudie O'Connor (accordion): Didn't She Dance and Dance - Sliabh Luachra Music on Fiddle and Accordion (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2014: The Hobbits: The Heart of The Hobbits (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2014: John Rea: Traditional Music on the Hammer Dulcimer (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2014: The Waldorf String Band: Revival - Uncovers the Folkin' Hits of the 60's & 70's (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2015: Micho Russell (1915-1994, whistle) & Gussie Russell (whistle): Rarities & Old Favourites 1949-1993 (titled 'The Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 2015: Dale and Darcy: Irish (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2015: Croydon Folk Club / Pete & Chris Fyfe: Croydon Voices - Croydon Folk Club 1965-2015 (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2016: Jesse Smith (fiddle), Sean Gavin (F flute): Music from the Lost Continent (titled 'The Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2016: Mountain Thyme: It's About Mountain Thyme (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2016: Niilo Sirola: Irish Tunes on Mandolin and Banjo (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2016: Arfur Doo and the Toerags: A Bit of a Doo (second of three tunes in the 'Whistle Tunes' set, titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2016: Captain Wyckes and The Tarantellas: Three and Fourpence (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2016: Flute Gerry: No busking (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2016: Davie Rogerson: The Voice of the People - Ranting & Reeling - Dance Music of the North of England (Compilation, titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2017: Celtic Krystal: The Silver Darlings (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2017: Dulcimer Dance: At Christmas Time (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2017: Lazlo Baby: Bodgerama! (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2018: Shane Mulchrone (banjo): Solid Ground (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2018: Celtic Whirl: Origines (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2018: The Ferryboat Musicians: The Ferryboat Musicians (titled 'Tenpenny Bit (Up and Down Again)')
D: 2018: Bass Instincts: Stripper's Waltz (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2019: Will Woodson, Caitlin Finley (fiddle) & Chris Stevens: The Glory Reel (titled 'The Three Little Drummers')
D: 2019: Joe Brown: In Concert (titled 'Tenpenny Piece')
D: 2019: Joe Brown: 60th Anniversary Collection (titled 'Tenpenny Piece')
D: 2019: Johan de Wal: Johan's Tenor Banjo, Album 1 (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2019: Johan de Wal: Johan's Tenor Banjo, Sets & Tunes  Album 1 (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2019: The Wandering Bard: The Lady in Green (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2019: Spud: A Silk Purse (titled 'Tenpenny Piece')
D: 2019: Mark Bedford: Drogheda (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2020: Tri-Tonus: Works (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2020: Celtic Shores: Weathering the Storm (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2020: Edina Balczo: Songs for Spanish and Classical Guitar (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2020: Wyrd Sisters: Live at the Greedy Goose Fayre (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2020: Tom Doherty: Dance Sean Nós (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2020: Nadia Birkenstock: The Tenpenny Bit (single)
D: 2020: Craig M. Johnson: Ten Penny Bit (single)
D: 2020: Faroe Rum: Ten Penny Bit & Kesh Jig & Swallowtail Jig (single)
D: 2021: Barry O'Sullivan (mandolin): Celtic Mandolin - Irish & Scottish Melodies (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2021: Ceol Sona: Celtic Whistles (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2021: John Turner: Nottingham Ale - Tavern Music from Colonial Williamsburg (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2021: Brandon McPhee (accordion): My Tribute to Ireland (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2021: Oka Vanga: Oka Vanga (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2021: Éanna Ó Cróinín (uilleann pipes): Piobaireacht na Mi - The Meath Piping Tradition (titled 'titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2021: Oka Vanga: Oka Vanga (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2022: Grumpy O Sheep: The Man with the Dog (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2022: LHYR: À l'Oreille (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2022: Sheila & Lucile: Golden Hills (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2022: Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira: Rooted (titled 'Ten-Penny Bit')
D: 2022: Kilrush: Kilrush (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2022: W. Ed Harris: Family, Friends, Choices & Memories (titled 'The Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2022: La Madeleine: La Tendresse (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2023: Beltane: Second Spring (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2023: Bluejay (Damaris Rose & Silas Bitterli, CH): Here Today (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2023: Toby Bresnahan: All in Good Time (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2023: Joshua Burnell: Live at The Crescent 2022 (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2023: Nat Brookes (piano accordion): Cormorant (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2023: The Wheat in the Barley: Acres of Clams (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2024: The Marr Street Playhouse Band: Celtic Nights - Live Irish Music & Dance (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2024: Joshua Burnell: Live at Cropredy (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2024: Gretchen & Rebecca Koehler: Parallel Lines (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2025: Nathan Gourley (fiddle), Joey Abarta (B uilleann pipes) & Owen Marshall (bouzouki): Copley Street 2 (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2025: Golden Goat: Irish Experience (last tune in the 'Tenpenny Bit' set)
D: 2025: Brendan Keenan: Across the Atlantic (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2025: Legacy: First Will (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2025: Paula Boulton: Ten Penny Bit (single)
D: 2025: Joshua Burnell: The Road To Horn Fair (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2025: The Fortunes: Lucky 7 (titled 'Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2026: Norman O'Connor: A Collection of Merry Melodies, Vol. 1-5 (titled 'The Tenpenny Bit')
D: 2026: Deen Manning: Fair Play - Traditional Irish Music (titled 'The Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2026: Alexander Jekic: Folklore aus Irland (titled 'Three Little Drummers')
D: 2026: Mary Vanorny: Learning Fiddle with Irish Music - Next Tunes (titled 'Ten Penny Bit')
D: 2026: McAnna's Band: The Tenpenny Bit (single)
N:
N: Title Statistics:
N: 163  Ten Pennx Bit
N:  44  Three Little Drummers