I learned Baby Ben on my mandolin from James Bryant, fiddle, on YouTube. There's a notated version that is exactly what he plays. I think I got that from the Celtic forum -- I can't remember the name of that forum. I hope someone can remember, as it is an excellent source of audio, ABC notation and music notation of a zillion tunes. Anyway, how do I find out if Baby Ben is traditional or composed? If it's composed, then presumably it's copyrighted, and I only play public domain tunes in the jam sessions which I occasionally host in coffeehouses.
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